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Early ‘G.I. Joe’ Reviews are… Good?

Published by Jeff Leins on: July 30th, 2009

GI JoeWhen Paramount started assembling the “international task force” for G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra, I couldn’t help but throw more than a few jabs in their direction.  Earlier this week, USA Today wrote a piece saying the August release will have to overcome plenty of bad buzz to become successful.  Let’s take a look at where the problems started:

The trailers have failed to impress and the endless supply of posters hasn’t gotten me any more excited about another toy movie.  Stephen Sommers isn’t exactly the most proven director either.  Plus Marlon Wayans?  Really?  To top it off, the studio isn’t holding press screenings before the release, which is typically a bad omen in the business.

However, in the last few days early reviews have been making their way to the web and they’re surprisingly favorable.  Harry Knowles at Ain’t It Cool News said he was “really stunned” and enjoyed it.  His cohort Capone backed him up.  Then El Guapo from LatinoReview piled on with some love and says he can’t wait for a sequel.  Robert Sanchez at IESB says it doesn’t “dissapoint” (sic).

So there you have it.  A few trusted names in Internet movie news have said they had fun.  Maybe it’s the fault of the unwatchable Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, but I’m still skeptical.  Hopefully a cartwheeling Channing Tatum can turn me around next week.

  • Rick Rock
    Trusted names? Not to me. I take anything and everything from those whores at AICN with a grain of salt. A tiny, tiny, tiny grain. I have no reason at all not to believe Harry and his BS crew are getting plenty of behind-the-scenes love from Paramount for playing nice... Meanwhile, the crappy spelling from the IESB reviewer doesn't help his case. Latino Review has a little more credibility, IMHO, but not enough to sell me until I've heard more.

    I'm not saying G.I. Joe might not turn out better than expected (how on earth could it be worse), but I'll wait for some more objective, non-virtual-fanboy reports before I'll be convinced.
  • jeffleins
    I guess I should clarify. I mean "trusted" in that they were honest about how bad Transformers 2 was when many of the fanboys were kissing its bloated ass.
  • malcolmking
    O.K. first off, how old are you Jeff Leins ? Because obviously you don't have a clue to the excitement of a loved toy line and the adapted cartoon that has been finally turn into a live action film....not to mention the slogan "Knowing is half the battle." Seriously, you might want to talk to someone who's between 28-35 and then comment..." And if you are between that age, then I guess your parents didn't let you play with them or watch the cartoon..so...so sad. I guess the saying goes " Ignorance is truly bliss."
  • jeffleins
    I'm between those ages, watched the cartoon, and played with the toys as a child. Any other generalizations about me? What's it like to be blissful all day?

    Also, if you're going to use "first off" try to have more than one point. While you're at it, try to make it valid next time.
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