Joe feeling cheesier than it needed to be at points. It did for Transformers, and this helps keep G.I. With much of theĪction and scenery depending on special effects and CGI work, it's more than apparent that ILM didn't work on G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra pales in comparison when it comes to quality. And while the latter may be something that both Transformersįilms thrive on immensely, G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra is an adrenaline rush and action film that's light on story andīelievability, but heavy on action, destruction, and eye candy. My age who grew up on the cartoons and the toys, and both play to the inner child still residing within us late-twenty-somethings/Įarly-thirty 'man-boys.' G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra measure up?' Sadly, it's about the same.

Joe: The Rise Of Cobra is everything you mightĮxpect from Sommers, but more entertaining than one would assume.įirst off, for those reading this and thinking, 'So the Transformers films have been anything but kid friendly,

That Sommers could deliver a credible film. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra, no one really had much faith As far as I and a lot of summer blockbuster movie fans were concerned, Sommers was a one-hit-wonder.Īnd with a blase trailer issued for his latest venture, G.I. It was anything but better and this lust for excess also brought down the 2004 Hugh Jackman vehicle, In the film's sequel, Sommers didn't hold back and opted for 'bigger' Which spawned his 2001 follow-up, The Mummy Returns. Stephen Sommers shot to fame with the success of his 1999 film The Mummy, starring Brendan Fraser and Arnold Vosloo, That the giant robot franchise also received.įor a director that knows nothing about restraint or subtlety, I suppose the G.I. Movie treatment in 1987 in a straight-to-video form, but it suffered some of the similar slash-n-burn rebooting of the series

Of many children at the time, no such movie materialized. To my disappointment, and to the disappointment Joe toyĬommercials that seemed to hint at the idea of a live action movie coming to light. I remember being somewhere in my pre-teens and seeing live action G.I. Would finally get a live action movie treatment. With the success of 2007's Transformers live action movie, it's no surprise that another Hasbro brand, G.I.

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