Wait, Wait, Wait -- Can It Be That I Actually WANT To See This!?

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[his_spiffyness]

Well, it looks like G.I. Joe, not Team America: The Unfunny Live Action Version

[aulayan]

I liked MOST of this trailer. But the non-subtlety of the Cobra flags and banners around the White House? It lost me then. Even Willis didn't save me from that.

[deidre_]

I know. I think this looks like fun. I hope it doesn't matter that I didn't see the first one and don't intend to do so.

Spoiler Alert

[alverant]

It does. But if you really don't intend to see the first one I'll give you the spoiler:

***Spoiler Alert***
In the first movie, the main plot was actually a distraction to get Zartan to replace the President. That's why the President ordered the termination of GIJoe with extreme prejudice.
***Spoiler Alert***

[alverant]

I liked the first movie. It was best described as owning a whole bunch of the toys and playing with them like you were making a good old fashion James Bond movie. The second movie doesn't really do that. I can't see a "destroyed GIJoe base" playset for example.

I'm not big on the government betrayal though and the wholesale slaughter of Joes (reducing the team the cliche squad). Not a big fan of Willis either coming in like a deux ex machina (and if I'm right he plays the original general infantryman named Joe).

But I will probably see it in a first run theater because the only theater I like going to only shows first run movies and they have the best chairs (not seats).

[fmh]

Was that Jinx? :)