So, I actually saw this movie Monday night, but have only now finally digested everything I saw on the ‘ol silver screen. Much like the Transformers movie, I didn’t go in thinking I was watching the next classic movie. I knew it would be action packed with some punchy one-liners and cool cgi.

On that level, the movie holds up. Another mild concern was how serious they were going to take this movie. As anyone who has every seen any 80’s G.I. Joe cartoon, the closing segment to each episode had a safety tip – “Knowing is half the battle”. That phrase has become somewhat of a punchline and I was waiting for it to appear in the film – which it did. Not under those conditions, but I liked the way the fit it in, even if it was a bit cheesy.

Overall, I liked some of the back stories told – specifically Snake Eyes. While the story was “gut genug” (German for good enough), at some points, it was a feeling of showing off some really cool move by a character or weapon.

So, they are already in the works for a sequel which means we get to see more of the Joes. Hopefully the next one will focus more on story instead of special effects.