Ave, Josephus!

[bewareofgeek]

So, I took my sister to see GI JOE today. And as usual, some thoughts:

• "In the not too-distant future." Next Sunday, AD?
• Neither Wayans nor Gordon-Levitt were problems, really. Ripcord was a character with a sense of humor, not a humorous character. And the Doctor brought back no memories of "3rd Rock From the Son"
• Oddly, though, the Commander's voice reminded me more of cartoon Destro. Probably for the best, since few can do a good Chris Latta.
• The suits... a big part of the advertising, a very small part of the movie. And oddly ineffective. If it were up to me, I'd stic them in a closet for the inevitable sequel.
• Snake Eyes rocked. Even as a child. While his origin is different (and reminiscent of Richard Dragon's) it works for the movie.
• Nice Brendan Fraser cameo. I guess Alex O'Connell's daughter married a guy named Stone.
• If I had one negative, it would be that the movie was 50% Duke/Ana, 30% Ripcord/Scarlett, 10% Snake Eyes, and 10% everyone else.

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All in all, a decent popcorn flick.

"For he's a jolly good fellow..."

Comments

[mdg1.livejournal.com]

We don't HAVE any second-run theatres anymore. *shrug*

If you want to kill a couple of hours (including trailers) it's decent entertainment. But if you prefer something meatier... nothing wrong with waiting until later.

[dewline.livejournal.com]

My town still seems somewhat blessed. No more drive-in theatres, mind you, but second-run movie houses still have several places in Ottawa. Mayfair in the Glebe, Bytowne in the ByWard Market/Sandy Hill area(capitalization of that neighbourhood's name intended), the local Rainbow multi-screen complex in the basement of the St. Laurent Mall. I'm hoping to see a six-screen operation about 10-15 minutes by bus from the house similarly converted once its current owners get their big 24-screen house set up elsewhere in the neighbourhood.