I admit it, I had my hopes up for G.I. Joe: Retaliation when I saw the previews. But then there was the almost-year delay to convert it to 3D. Seriously? Did they do it because they knew this movie would suck? I will admit this movie is better than the first, but that's really not saying much. The basic plot is ok and could have worked had it not been marred by horrible dialog. I could stand the cheesy jokes, but some of the dialog was just plain stupid. The HISS tanks were cool, but where the hell are all the cool Joe vehicles from when I was a kid? They did finally get Cobra Commander to look right, and Firefly's outfit was done some justice. But it's a real shame that the rest of the cast was unrecognizable as being from G.I. Joe. They had some potential when the Joes met up with General Colton, but they wasted it on a bunch of old guys in the back that had no relation to G.I. Joe. General Coton, who the hell is that? Where is General Hawk? C'mon Hollywood, you can do this right so easily! And what the hell was up with the odd cut from the scene where Lady Jaye and the senator were crossing the street to being inside the SUV? I felt like I missed a minute of the movie. Speaking of Lady Jaye (Adrianne Palicki), she and her sexy outfits were the only saving grace to this movie besides the credits roll. Bottom line for action movie lovers: see something else. If you were a fan of the G.I. Joe franchise, see it, but don't expect it to be the G.I. Joe you remember and loved when you were a kid.
MOVIEDOOD RATES IT: BAH.
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