G.I. Joe: Retaliation

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G.I. Joe: Retaliation

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G.I. Joe: Retaliation

D.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun Lee, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce

In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. -- (C) Paramount

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  • FiLmCrAzY
    May 13, 2013
    FiLmCrAzY
    A forgettable movie with forgettable acting.
    Not even this action packed drival will keep you entertained!
  • allan913
    May 6, 2013
    allan913
    It's better than the first movie, way better and keeps you on the edge of your seat all the way to the end. A big, high-octane and adrenaline-soaked action-packed thrill-ride that's just a total blast. An explosively exciting, wickedly funny and tremendously entertaining adventur... read moree. A spectacular and awesome action movie that delivers the goods in every way you want it. An exhilarating and incredibly fun film that improves over the original film. It has a more impressive style and more interesting approach toward the characters and has a more realistic tone. Director, Jon M. Chu crafts a stylish, hard-rocking and impressively cool action flick. Dwayne Johnson is excellent, he proves to keep his action hero crown on tight and show some great character stuff in his performance. Johnson is one of the true action heroes. Dwayne Johnson and Channing Tatum are fantastic together, they have great and very funny chemistry in their scenes together and prove to be some of the best scenes in the film. Ray Park shows great physical ability as Snake Eyes. Ray Stevenson is excellent. Bruce Willis is terrific, he proves a great combination to the cast, a true action legend mentoring this young group of talent who all manage to stand their ground and have a great time. This is one hell of an explosive and ultra-cool movie. It's wonderfully over the top with suspense, humor and non-stop action.
  • skactopus
    April 14, 2013
    skactopus
    Jon M. Chu's G.I. Joe: Retaliation is an action packed movie with very little entertainment value.

    The 90+ minute story does tie into the first film and yet it doesn't, since certain story explanations are missing. The existing characters and story elements that carry o

    ... read morever do not have any new buildup, while the new characters don't get enough. All this leads to plot details that turn this picture into a bore-fest.

    The action is a plenty and the CG is good. Unfortunately, it isn't enough to turn this film into a memorable action classic.

    The acting is passable. Dwayne Johnson is good enough to lead the Joes and Adrianne Palicki provides excellent viewing. There isn't much else to say about the rest of the cast, except that RZA is completely out of place.

    G.I. Joe: Retaliation has its share of action, but not much else. Pass.
  • fb100001048934982
    April 13, 2013
    fb100001048934982
    The newest installment in the G.I. Joe franchise has plenty wrong with it. A boring story that loses its viewer, a waste of its best character, even Bruce Willis' presence was slightly wasted on what could've been an awesome cameo. Only some of the action sequences help the movie... read more in any way. But the script was too bad to be ignored. Did Cobra Commander seriously just say 'You're out of the band' before dropping another baddie from his team? I mean, I sincerely hope that was supposed to be laughable.
  • fb674646753
    April 5, 2013
    fb674646753
    One spectacular Roller Coaster of pure action. While this movie suffers from an overly complicated script, it makes up for it in every way with Ninja scenes beyond those seen in a very long time, and great acting from the likes of Dwayne Johnson and Ray Park (Who plays Snake Eyes... read more spectacularly without muttering a word). If you go to see this movie expecting an oscar contender you will be very disappointed, but if you just want an explosive, non-stop action movie, you've come to the right place.
  • fb100000145236770
    April 4, 2013
    fb100000145236770
    The first time I watched the first G.I. Joe movie I thought "they will never make a sequel to this because it was so bad". Enter the Rock and you instantly turn a franchise around. This sequel ignores a lot of the first movie and moves into a new direction. It continues most o... read moref the story that was set up, but forgets things like the blond girl and Marlon Wayans altogether. Here, the new group battles Cobra and threats within our own government. The Rock instantly makes this franchise better, and at one point I literally said to my buddy "The Rock is such a badass". He is what was missing from the first movie. Plus, you through in Bruce Willis and you have a great combination for an action movie. This movie has a lot of humor, the action is great, and while the story isn't the best and there are a lot of "hokey" type moments, it's very entertaining. This was originally supposed to come out last Summer, and I'm glad they moved it. This isn't really up there with the big Summer action movies, but it's a great appetizer for movies to come. Good, enjoyable action movie. Hopefully, if they make more it's like this and not like the first movie. If they do that, this franchise could have some legs in the coming years.
  • xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    April 3, 2013
    xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    Action packed!

    Very good action movie! G.I. Joe: Retaliation is burdened by cleaning out the closet of the previous film's story-line. A terrorist group called Cobra have an operative impersonating The President and reeking havoc on the Joes and the world. A team of surviving Jo... read morees must clear their names and take down Cobra before its too late. Simple. Director Jon M. Chu seemed to have done his research on what failed in the first film and done research on the material in general. It shows in the little nuances Joe fans would notice. A faceplate for Cobra Commander, an Uzi for Snake Eyes, an Australian accent for Firefly, a blindfold for Jinx. Its those little things that show me he actually cares about the material and doesn't just want to use the property as a bridge to show off his directorial talent. It comes across that the Joes in this film seem to actually be capable soldiers with varying skills, the way the show was intended. That as apposed to the bumbling, excelerator suit wearing, dummies in the previous film. Men and women who seemed to be working for Maxwell Smart instead of the United States Armed Services. Overall, if you're looking for a fun night and a fun and entertaining film with awesome actors and visually great action sequences with a half-ass thin and predictable plot and low expectations, then see this. You wont be disappointed!

    Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by the President's order, and the surviving team members face off against Zartan, his accomplices, and the world leaders he has under his influence.
  • fb535316333
    April 3, 2013
    fb535316333
    TESTOSTERONEEEEEEE! But seriously Bruce Willis needed more screentime. The ninjas were tacky and lame as usual and surprisingly? The action wasn't as good as I thought it'd be. Unsurprising note, the plot was one hell of a joke.

    It should be worth mentioning that there were some... read more charming... "human" moments that the first film lacked but then they dropped the over-use of CGI and special effects that the first film had which I missed! I mean, when I pay for a GI Joe ticket I'm expecting Michael-Bay-Transformers-Visuals... I was disappointed to see them tone it all down.

    I think the very premise/concept of a GI Joe live-action movie is just.... incredibly hard to pull off without a proper script that seamlessly balances realism, charm and action. I wouldn't say impossible because somehow Marvel pulled it off with the Avengers.

    Bottom line? In a sea of shitty loud action movies I would choose the Transformers or The Expendables over this rubbish any day.
  • matertenebraum
    April 1, 2013
    matertenebraum
    As a kid I was a huge fan of the G.I. Joe cartoons and had a vast collection of the action figures, but I never thought it was a very good idea to bring the franchise to the big screen. I did not like the first film despite all the great special effects because the entire concept... read more was just way too silly, and I did not like this film all that much either despite the fact it had a better story and some more interesting characters. What really saved this film for me was a ten minute action scene in the mountains which was pretty amazing and made the entire movie worthwhile. It was one of the best action scenes I have seen all year. This second film was directed by Jon M. Chu (Justin Bieber Never Say Never and Step Up 2) and the screenplay co-written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Zombieland), but very few actors are back from the original movie (only five) so this felt like a totally different movie. Retaliation is much better than Rise of Cobra but it still felt a little light due to the nonstop action. It's one of those movies you can enjoy for two hours but forget about once it's over. What it does have going for it is that is includes better action stars like The Rock and Bruce Willis. The Rock is probably one of the best contemporary action stars and he already brought the Fast and Furious franchise back alive again. He does not quite do the same with GI Joe, but he still makes this movie a little more enjoyable than the original one. Despite all the cheesiness of the plot I still had some fun, and the producers knew that the premise could not be taken seriously so they just played around with it.
  • cosmo313
    March 30, 2013
    cosmo313
    It took long enough for this one to get released, but it at least finally happened.

    And, the end result is a movie that, while not great, is marginally entertaining. The best way to describe it is sit-throughable.

    Picking up sometime after the first left off, the movie basical... read morely deals with the scenario of what if COBRA basically won, and the Joes found themselves basically wiped off the map? It's as simple as that. I liked this idea. It took some chances and raised some stakes.

    The execution could have been better though, of course. For one thing, the film doesn't feel as epic and urgent as it should, and the situation is quite dire, but it doesn't feel that way. Basically, the script needed a lot of work. However, given that it's based off of a toy line, it's works well enough, and feels more like a G.I. Joe movie than the previous one did.

    I liked that the director is far less known, but at the same time ,the film doesn't really stand out. It's slightly above average, and the effects are decently serviceable ,but the action is slightly more choppy than I would have liked. There's at least a lot of it though, and the film is good about not really dragging.Heck, there's even a few moments that are genuinely kind of clever.

    This isn't really new ground for a lot of the cast, with some major check cashing going on for Tatum and Willis, but, Johnson is fine, and I enjoyed Ray Park returning as Snake Eyes. RZA's appearance was odd, but it amused me, if only because of the casting. Probably the best part would be Ray Stevenson as Firefly, who clearly is having a lot of scenery chewing fun, despite being underutilized.

    All in all, it's a pretty typical popcorn action movie. It's not terrible, but not really memorable. But sometimes fleeting fun is all you want, and in this regard, regard the movie does okay.
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