G.I. JOE: RETALIATION Spoiler Filled Review: Javi and Jonesy's Take

G.I. JOE: RETALIATION

Directed by: John M. Chu

Written by: Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick

Starring: Channing Tatum, Dwayne Johnson, Byung-hun Lee, Ray Stevenson, D.J. Cotrona, Adrianne Palicki, and Jonathan Pryce

Synopsis: After being almost wiped out, the Joes must come up with a plan to take down the Cobras before they take over the world.

Warning: the discussion below is spoiler filled and should be read after you've seen the film, or if you just don't care about spoilers. 

For Funsies: Join the Cobra Special Forces Team!

Guys. In less than two months, the greatest sequel of last year will finally be released... G.I. JOE: RETALIATION. We've seen multiple trailers 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.

Up first is a recruiting video to join the evil Cobra Special Forces.






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

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New G.I. JOE RETALIATION Trailer Drops!

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.

2nd GI JOE RETALIATION Trailer Drops! Now with 75% More Tatum!

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.

Cobra Hates On European Capitals In The New GI: JOE - RETALIATION Trailer

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.