華麗的冒險

So I was extremely bored on Wednesday 8/19. Therefore I decided to go to Movie Theater and watch some movie. Unfortunately Star Trek was no longer showing and I wasn’t in the usual mood for some horror. Out of boredom I picked to watch G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.

No, I am not a true G.I. Joe fan. I mean, I heard of it. There used to be a cartoon show in Taiwan about G.I. Joe. And I’ve seen their toy franchise in the toy store from time to time. They also have pretty big advertisement whenever a new line of toy came out. But that’s all I know about the franchise. Heck, I didn’t even know which Ninja is the bad guy. (I kept thinking the ninja dress with black robe is the bad guy.)

So enough about me! This movie is about G.I. Joe and some action. Yes the plot isn’t that great. In fact I’d even go to the point and say the plot of movie is horrible. There are many scenes where the character has memory flash back which provides their background story. However, the transition is very poor. There should be a better way to link their past to their present, yet this movie used the cheapest way to show audience why he became evil, why she got heartbroken, what’s the deal with those two…etc.

Another bad part about this movie is the Baroness. I always enjoy a movie where there’s an evil women. I said evil, but not bitchy. There’s a difference. If you recall the 007 movie “The World if Not Enough”, the main villain in the movie turned out to be working for Elektra King, which was portrayed by Sophie Marceau. Now one must admit that you NEVER saw that coming. And that’s the best part I like about that movie. Nowadays villains are all male who want world domination. How many movies you saw is about a smart, beautiful, and powerful women want to control the world? The Baroness in G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra showed promise at the beginning of the movie. She kick ass, she has the brain, and she toy with man like they’re her little puppets. It looks like she’s getting closer to her goal. I wouldn’t be surprised if she backstabs the Cobra commander dude and that pompous French arms dealer. Then she turned out to be the real mastermind behind the whole scheme. That’d be cool! Unfortunately, the movie took the traditional approach and killed my anticipation. It turned out the Baroness was being controlled by nano-robot and her actions were against her free will. BOOOOOooooo~

In short, if you’re a fan of G.I. Joe, or if you just want to enjoy a movie with lots of action, go for it. You will definitely see a lot of high tech gadget, explosion, and some kungfu fighting.