Ever had one of your favorite childhood memories ruined? It happened to me this weekend. You see, my brother and I grew up watching the classic G.I. Joe cartoon from the 80′s. We had most of the action figures (Recondo was my favorite). My best friend had the aircraft carrier. We even had a G.I. Joe train set. Put simply, G.I. Joe was our favorite toy.
Well, I finally rented the new G.I. Joe movie. Now, I knew the reviews from last summer were bad. Thus, I had reasonably low expectations going into this. Somehow, the movie still underperformed. It was that bad. Everything sucked: acting, special effects, plot, casting…they all sucked.
What really upsets me is that this could have been a successful reboot of a franchise – - similar to what was done for 007 and Batman. There was so much potential with the G.I. Joe story, but the film completely dropped the ball.
Do yourself a favor: don’t rent this movie.
I’m sorry [Manly Dad]. This is yet another benefit I enjoy from not watching too many movies.
I need to make a list of Manly Dad’s must see movies just for you.