Not saying you’re wrong, but I just personally couldn’t get on with GI Joe.

If you’re seriously complaining about a a funeral sequence seeming unrealistic in a movie with robotic ninjas, you went in with the wrong mindset. These same complaints could be applied to make the movie Crank seem bad, and if you’re going to tell me Crank is a bad movie then it seems obvious you’re expecting a little too much from these types of films.

I went to see this expecting an average action film to just kick back and watch with a few friends. But they failed to even do that.

For one thing, the ham fisted attempt at a romantic subplot. Why, oh why. I understand them wanting to add character depth but it could literally be ripped off the screenplay and the characters wouldn’t change a single jot.

My personal favourite part of this movie was the funeral scene, I laughed so hard when during a -FUNERAL- the main character drives by in full motorcycle leathers and shades. Shades, might I add, that he is wearing when it’s fucking raining. And then he just drives off!

In my head I narrated this silent scene as; “Oh hey, what’s this, a chance at character development? Never! Duke AWAY!”

Even the action wasn’t up to par, throughout the film there was a complete lack of suspense or tension in a way that is so Michael Bay I would say this film is the most Bay a film can be without involving Bay.

And you know what’s really infuriating? This was directed by Steven Sommers. (I think, If I’ve got that wrong I’ll feel stupid) And he directed the first two Mummy films. Now, those films weren’t masterpeices but they were FUN. They were enjoyable adventures that entertained and could draw the viewer in. And now look at G.I. Joe. Low quality action when this director can do so much better.

I agree with the one star in every way.

And to what Artie said; I appreciate what you’re saying, but I can’t give this film a free ride because it was meant to be low quality. In fact, the set out to make a subpar action film and stumbled upon something worse.

As an action flick its great, theres plenty of humor, and action sequences to keep your retinas pleased. There was a lot of action in the first half, not sure what movie you saw, but it wasn’t GI Joe.