G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

This is a fun popcorn action film with loads of action, great banter, and a ridiculous plot. Fifteen minutes into the film the G.I. Joes are enemies of the world and the president is an imposter. The Joes must rekindle old alliances and friendships to save the world from the evil-doers.The film incorporates advances in science, miniature drones, and nanotechnology to the extreme. Bruce Willis is added to the mix and James Carvel plays himself in a cameo. The most incredible scene is the mountain fighting which happens about midway. The film appears to be designed for an action game, one in which my character would die in the first 20 minutes. Worth a view on the big screen if all you crave is action.Parental Guide: No f-bombs, sex, or nudity. Plenty of killing

The question I would like to ask, is how is it that the comic book version of G.I. Joe dating back to the 80's inspired so much depth and character loyalty, yet was discarded for such a weak and unoriginal replacement? Based on the comic book this could have been parked out into many equals/prequels. The Snake Eyes/Storm Shadow story, Snake Eyes alone; the story behind his disfigurement, his romantic involvement with Scarlett leading up to it... it's gold, but instead was replaced with explosions, CGI and the plot of an after school special. Five out of ten, solely by the grace of production quality alone.

Just a remark: I was programming and had this film running in the background on TV when at the very end I suddenly noticed that "The Rock" took a pistol out of a box by grabbing it from its trigger.Come on!!!I do love (some) US action movies, but especially for stuff targeted towards kids (as in this case) I do expect the actors to feel at least a little bit responsible for what they do/show, meaning that they should at least take some firearms training before showing others how to deal with them.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation is a brutal movie with a very poorly developed plot and a cast that seem to have no interest beyond getting their paycheck. It really had nothing that grabbed me in anyway beyond the charisma of Dwayne Johnson, who steals every scene as a result of being the only performer who seemed passionate about this project. Joining The Rock are the likes of Channing Tatum, Walton Goggins, Adrianne Palicki and Bruce Willis, all delivering some of their worse work. There really is nothing about this movie that worked out practically, the visual effects are completely ineffective, looking lazily rendered and thrown together. As well as that, the action sequences are completely uninspired, without anything unique or unexpected occurring throughout. In terms of plot, it did not have a high standard to follow after Rise of the Cobra, and yet it still managed to pass it out in terms of poor quality writing. Nothing happens in the story throughout that surprised me in any way, each plot point is predictable and the dialogue is simply cringe to listen to on several occasions. Unexceptional from start to finish. Partially saved by Dwayne Johnson's natural screen presence, but he deserved so much better than this, G.I. Joe: Retaliation should be avoided by everyone. An imposter posing as the US President tries to wipe out the GI Joe soldiers. Best Performance: Dwayne Johnson / Worst Performance: Bruce Willis