tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post257136842869220029..comments2023-12-24T19:38:00.242-08:00Comments on Mendelson's Memos: G.I. Joe Retaliation gets a 'realistic' trailer, for better or worse.Scott Mendelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08131426080984100749noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-49887313306950827402011-12-13T07:51:42.109-08:002011-12-13T07:51:42.109-08:00I'm also of two minds on this one. On one hand...I'm also of two minds on this one. On one hand I hate everything this movie has become because it's nothing like the first one, and I love "Rise of Cobra" immensely. On the other hand, I want to like it because of how much I love the first one and I want to remain a supporter of the franchise. I'm still shaking my head in confusion as to why so much of the original cast is missing, why and how Chu got hired, how the hell is Storm Shadow alive again, and why does the trailer make Channing Tatum look like the worst actor alive, when he's clearly just a little better than that??? The one thing I definitely love, like you said, is that they're continuing with the 'Cobra has infiltrated the White House' twist from the first movie, but other than that I have no reason to be excited. Even I can come up with a better sequence than that cliff scene. Sorry, Chu. You're no Sommers, and that Paris scene will always be unbeatable.<br /><br />"Perhaps, at the very least it hopefully won't shoot itself in the foot during its final 20 minutes in order to neuter its major villain."<br /><br />I didn't really see it as shooting iself in the foot. I felt there was an added emotional weight with having Baroness reconcile with Duke, which eventually helped them to foil and capture Commander and Destro. Without it, the movie just becomes strictly a good vs. evil cartoonish parable, but instead there was that added bonus of "we'll see how they turn out after this" being there for a a potential sequel. Too bad this sequel won't get into that, which I was looking forward to very much.obthavariablenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-51972200780421297132011-12-13T01:24:12.003-08:002011-12-13T01:24:12.003-08:00I agree that the first one was basically just camp...I agree that the first one was basically just camp, but it just boggled my mind where the $175 million dollars went when the effects of the movie were so terrible. The desert looked like a CGI cut scene from some video game. This movie looks polished and got me interested. I love that the fixed Snake Eyes, he looks so much better now.Liam_Honoreply@blogger.com