7:24:21 PM | 5/30/2013 | Thursday
Retaliation, the second G.I. Joe film made
by the Hasbro toys alongside Paramount Pictures, , promises to bring another
bunch of excitement by being one of the most promising and “must-watch” action
movies of the year 2013.
Nah, are you serious?
Well, honestly I liked some parts of the
movie. It has quite a clear (though not totally clear) vision of the plot lines.
The armed forces’ crew got back from its feet after being framed up as the present-day
“fugitives” or “terrorist. Only to found out that the United States president
fooled the world by proclaiming the world news and triggered a world war by means
of launching their nuclear powers.
Though I wonder why Channing Tatum’s
portrayal of Duke has to go on a much shorter exposure in this picture. They
got a good chemistry right there with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Bruce
Willis. Seems like Duke lasted for less than half-hour of the movie,
considering that he supposedly got a heavy role right there (or maybe there
will be another G.I. Joe episode, which he will live and return by surprise).
Some plots seemed to have not got a quite
enough exposure either. Fight scenes are supposed to be tough fight scenes even
if one of the opponents went down over The Rock’s signature move in the
entertainment sequences known as “choke slam.” Though I personally liked the
ninja’s clash at the Himalayan mountains, especially if we’re talking about those
stunt moves and cinematography techniques.
I’m not surprised though that this movie
has been less-welcomed and have less hype than the other action-adventure
genre, based on the fiction character (be it a toy or a cartoon character) type
of movie. And perhaps, maybe it’s because the prequel of the latest G.I. Joe
installment had been badly criticized by some of its movie reviewers.
Overall, it’s good for one-time viewing
only. Do have your playback at your own risk, but maybe its replay value will
diminish after you saw it again for the second time (or even first).
The verdict: 7 (grade out of 10)
Author: slickmaster | © 2013 september
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