Written by: Chris Morgan, with characters by Gary Scott Thompson.
Starring: Vinn Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Johnson, Tyrere Gibson (gasp for breath) Ludacris, Jordana Brewster, Elsa Pataki, Sung Kang, Jason Statham, Kurt Russell, Lucas Black and Bow Wow.
They made a sixth movie?! I can remember back when TOKYO DRIFT happened and hearing all the mummers and disgruntled reactions, I was sure the series would die or be sanctioned to direct-to-DVD releases. But leave it to this balls out, fast, crazy, action film to keep on going.
After the crazy success of FAST FIVE, it seemed the series was revitalized. Now, the gang is back for FAST & FURIOUS 6, and don't you worry your little heads, it seems that the seventh film is already in the works for next summer.
Here's a synopsis:
After the events of FAST FIVE, professional criminal Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his crew are wealthy, but their criminal records prevent them from returning to their home country. Following his attempts to apprehend them, Diplomatic Security Services (DSS) agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) is forced to offer the crew a deal; he will give them all full pardons for their crimes if they will help him take down a lethally skilled mercenary organization led by a former British special forces officer turned criminal mastermind Owen Shaw and his ruthless second-in-command, Dominic's thought-dead lover, Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez).
Michael Bay only works in certain modes, for me. whenever he tries to go beyond raunchy humor and ridiculous action, he fails. Look at all but the first TRANSFORMERS movies as an example. But in PAIN & GAIN, he appears to be just going back to that silly, violent and "humourous" type of action movie he is known for. Check out this red-band, totes NSFW trailer after the break.
Guys. In less than two months, the greatest sequel of last year will finally be released... G.I. JOE: RETALIATION. We'veseenmultipletrailers over the past year and half, and now in the final months leading up to the release, it seems the marketing department has started a viral campaign.
So which side will you choose? Are you a Joe? or a Cobra?
G.I. JOE: RETALIATION will be released March 29, 2013, is directed by John Chu, and stars Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, Adrianne Palicki, Byung-hun Lee, and Channing Tatum
I'm not going to lie, I've actually disliked most of the FAST & FURIOUS franchise up until FAST FIVE. But 2011's FAST FIVE was such a cool thematic reboot of the series and it was probably one of my favorite movies of the year. It's no surprise that the Rock was called to GI JOE to revitalize the franchise since he was able to do so for with this franchise. Now, thanks to Hulu, we have the new trailer of director Justin Lin's FAST & FURIOUS SIX or as the COOL kids call it, FAST SIX. Check out the trailer as well as the movie's synopsis below.
The first G.I. JOE film did not interest me. At all. It looked silly and boring. However, after much persuasion, my cohort convinced me to watch it, and man was I shocked at how fun the film was and how much I ended up enjoying it. When the sequel was announced, there was excitement all around the blog. While seeing MISSION: POSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL in IMAX, we saw this trailer and nearly jumped out of our seats with excitement.
Unfortunately, to everyone's dismay, the film got pushed back from a June 2012 release to March 2013. Studios initially said it was to up-convert to 3D; a decision I would assume one would make before releasing a bunch of trailers or a multi-million dollar Super Bowl spot. Then reports came out that producers wanted to cash in on the success of Channing Tatum and expand his part in the second film. That, I can agree with.
But now we're in the home stretch to find out if delaying RETALIATION almost a year will be worth it. Javi seems to think so. This film is one of his most anticipated of 2013.
Thanks to Break.com, we have a new trailer for the film which features more ninjas and Bruce Willis.
Michael Bay is anything but subtle. This PAIN & GAIN trailer definitely shows us this and this is supposed to be his "indie" movie. Anyway, the movie deals with body building bros being bros and watching too many Coen Bros. movies. Just like with a Coen Bros. movie, everything goes wrong when the trio of bodybuilding bros kidnaps and robs a crime lord. Check out Mark Wahlberg looking wayyyyyyy too buff for his own good in the trailer below which comes via IGN.
I'm of two minds regarding his movie. Back when the first trailer showed up, I was really into it. It seems that they were going to be killing of the world's most charming potato, Channing Tatum, pretty early on in the film to make way for a new team. Right before the release, the studio delayed the movie by a year for an up-conversion to 3D, supposedly. This trailer shows off the real reason for the delay.
Now, this new trailer show Tatum's Duke in an expanded role along with the Rock. I will say I'm a little disappointed that they weren't bold enough to kill off Duke. So while I'm still excited for this movie, I liked the idea of having a series of GI JOE movies that replace the team with each outing since they're really the most boring characters of the franchise compared the Cobra group. But see for yourself and tell me what you think! Check out the new trailer below thanks to Yahoo! Screen via Film School Rejects.
Javi here. Not going to lie, I think I am more excited for G.I.JOE: RETALIATION more than any other movie this summer. That's not to say that this will be better than THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, but part of me is freaking out that the Bat has been hyped up too much, and the movie will never live up to it. This movie, on the other hand, can only go up. I'm a G.I. JOE: RISE OF COBRA apologists. I believe it was the movie goofy and ridiculous movie that TRANSFORMERS should have been. And now with director John Chu's insane looking, ninja-filled actionfest, I am just ecstatic. Now, thanks to Machinima and via Badass Digest, we have the newest trailer. about it. You can see the trailer after the break.
The Super Bowl is this Sunday, and whether or not you're a football fan, you may just tune in for the funny commercials. And even if those can't wet your whistle, there are always several spots for the summer blockbusters. Usually the spots will be live Sunday, but some are already appearing.
Here's the quick spot for G.I JOE RETALIATION that will air.
Now we've already seen the first trailer back in December, and now with this, we get our first glimpse of Cobra Commander. And of course more ninjas. Also, when did Jay Z's words become immortal? Doesn't really matter. Even though the first film didn't take too well with the critics, though we loved it here, this one looks like balls to the wall action.
G.I. JOE: RETALIATION will be released June 29, 2012 starring Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, and Bruce Willis.
Jonesy here. Okay. I admit I did not see the first G.I. JOE in theaters. It looked silly and boring. However, I was proven wrong when Javi sat me down and made me watch it once it came on Netflix Instant.
So, we have been excited for the upcoming sequel from The Rock and Bruce Willis casting to being directed by one of our favorite darlings, Jon Chu (STEP UP 3D).....until the big casting news that Joseph Gordon Levitt would NOT be reprising his role as Cobra Commander (and really, he pretty much made the first film).
Now we have our first look at the upcoming sequel (via Machinima):
Okay. I am in no way familiar with the show, toys or comics; however, it appears the campy fun of the first movie is back! Ninja fight on a mountain side? I'm in! Since the first movie received less than stellar love from audiences, it seems the studio is banking Bruce Willis to draw in crowds for this film. With next summer being jam packed with "highly anticipated" movies, it'll be interesting to see how this will fair being released a week after BRAVE and ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER and days before THE AMAZING SPIDER MAN.
Javi: Just wanted to chime in real quick with some thoughts. To preface for those not cool and in the know, I loved the crap out of the first one for basically being a live cartoon. It was campy as all hell, cheesy, and I mean people called each other by their code names without an ounce of irony; you try calling someone Storm Shadow without wanting to laugh. But regardless, it was just ridiculous fun. With this trailer, my first reaction was that I was so bummed that Joseph Gordon Levitt and Christopher Eccleston would not be returning as Cobra Commander and Destro respectively, then while talking to Twitter's own @T16Skyhopp and @GeneralTekno, I realized that I was more attached to JGL being The Doctor "Rex" Lewis than I was for him being Cobra Commander.
But this trailer does have some fun stuff if you look carefully. Let's break them down!
Cheesy Dwayne Johnson being cheesy
Channing Tatum is back? But he disappears after the attack. Is he dead/kidnapped? How awesome would it be if every subsequent movie the entire Joe cast gets killed and replaced by a different one?
Zartan President is an awesome concept
Cobra Commander has much more recognizable costume this time around a much needed improvement over the last costume.
Apparently GI Joe is a publicly known entity? I didn't know that. RE: The "President's" speech.
More cheesy Dwayne Johnson being cheesy.
OK, so apparently Storm Shadow is back...nope, I still wanted Destro more.
COBRA WHITE HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!
Ummmm... no to whoever remixed "Seven Nation Army"
Snake Eyes doesn't have that dumb mouth piece thing anymore.
Ninjas.
Lady ninjas, not sure who they are. I'm not 100% versed in GI Joe lore.
BFG!!!
Apparently Storm Shadow is still a dick, killing tons of dudes.
Who is that Jessica Rabbit-wannabe? She's with Cobra, right?
Ninjas.
Ninjas by a mountain.
Flying ninjas.
Is that Mortal Kombat's own Scorpion? Do I smell a cross over?
Seriously, no dub-step remixes of White Stripes ever again!
Willis seems to be playing the same character from RED. Great.
So there it is some random stuff I noticed, and honestly, I'm still wanting JGL and Eccleston, but unlike say, BATTLESHIP or another TRANSFORMERS movie, I'm actually not dreading this movie.
G.I. JOE: RETALIATION will be released June 29, 2012 starring Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, and Bruce Willis.
