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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is finally hitting theaters today after what seems like years of hearing about it.  I’ve got to say that whatever optimism I had about the quality of this film is dwindling by the minute.  Most critics weren’t allowed to see the movie since the studio thought it might be a bad idea (that’s a majorly bad sign!) and then what few reviews that have trickled out aren’t great.

image: Paramount Pictures

So here’s the thing, I’ve written about this movie several times.  At first I was optimistic but then my hope began to fade.  Even during my interview with Brett and Ellen from Rotten Tomatoes, Ellen said that G.I. Joe is for people who “want to look at one computer-animated object attack another computer-animated object.”  The first Transformers movie felt like a real action film with great effects, the second one just looked like frenzied pieces of metal flying around the screen.  I get the feeling that Joe is going to be similar but with an entire squadron of terrible acting.

Will I still give it a chance?  Yes!  Did the studio lower my expectations by not even screening the film for critics?  Hell yes!  Hopefully, this movie will prove everyone wrong when it becomes this summer’s big blockbuster.  Okay, that’s not likely to happen but I can dream, right?