Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Hollywood have a problem with toy movies. Yes the movie is a bit better then the 1st : the interaction of the characters is ok but as Joe fan i miss the deph and a story of the real american hero elite comic from the 80's

'G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)' may not be quite as dumb as its predecessor but that comes at a cost, a sense of self-seriousness that isn't matched by the plot's credibility or fluctuating tone. As such, the piece sits in the uncomfortable middle ground of being too straight-forward to be 'turn-your-brain-off', tongue-in-cheek fun that knows what it is and relishes it, but also not being quite silly enough to avoid seeming like a poor attempt at a gritty, realistic realisation of the beloved brand. There are all sorts of issues peppered throughout the brisk but seemingly brief plot. These include a bizarre 'ninja mountain' aside that goes on far far too long without being connected enough to the main narrative, some odd retroactive tweaking that comes across as nothing other as stupid, a sense of disconnection from its predecessor but enough attachment to the franchise that the omissions feel strange while the hold-ons feel daft and some real problematic moments portraying its main female 'Joe', wherein the character is blatantly sexualised usually just after or during scenes in which she talks about feeling like she often comes 'second place' to her male counter-parts, scenes in which those same men tend to assure her that is certainly not the case. Overall, though, it is difficult to care enough about any of the schlock to really get down about it. Admittedly, there's fleeting enjoyment when the filmmakers stop trying to make a story and just focus on their limited spectacle instead. 5/10

The question I would like to ask, is how is it that the comic book version of G.I. Joe dating back to the 80's inspired so much depth and character loyalty, yet was discarded for such a weak and unoriginal replacement? Based on the comic book this could have been parked out into many equals/prequels. The Snake Eyes/Storm Shadow story, Snake Eyes alone; the story behind his disfigurement, his romantic involvement with Scarlett leading up to it... it's gold, but instead was replaced with explosions, CGI and the plot of an after school special. Five out of ten, solely by the grace of production quality alone.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick took more than a few cues from the wildly popular G.I. Joe cartoon from the 1980s when they were crafting the script for this ante- upping sequel. An occasionally schizophrenic blend of prodigal-son kung-fu film and testosterone-fueled men-on-a-mission romp, G.I. Joe: Retaliation is the kind of large-scale action movie in which the entire world is the stage, the laws of physics don't apply, and every implausible plot development is giddily pursued without a glimmer of irony. Opening with character introductions inspired by the "file cards" that came with the original action figures, it knows exactly what audiences expect of it and pulls out all the stops to deliver. Meanwhile, the entire cast go for broke, with Ray Stevenson and Jonathan Pryce in particular obviously having a blast, and fun cameos by Walton Goggins and RZA add some energy to the incidental scenes. The ending is what we all expect. G.I. Joe: Retaliation is a simply fun thrill ride not to be taken too serious.