I just finished watching the newest released trailer for G.I Joe: Retaliation, the sequel to 2009's G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra. To be honest, I really wasn't impressed. It was cool and all, and the story seemed stronger than first presented to us, but they didn't show alot of anything new in the trailer, at least to me. It just showed us the same trailer with a couple of new scenes in my opinion. It didn't get me as excited for the new film as I was hoping for, here I will list what I thought was good and what has me excited for the film.
1: Well it has been confirmed basically through the latest trailer the Duke does indeed die in this film. Which to me I find interesting where they'll take the Roadblock character in this film. It also brings me to my favorite part of the trailer in a arguement between Flint and Roadblock where Roadblock says "I wasn't gonna bury anymore Joes!" To me it's an intense part of the trailer and definately gonna be an intense part of the film and the trailer get's me excited and interested in what's going to happen as the characters progress from there and how the cope (I doubt I spelled that right.) With the losses that they've suffered.
2: We get an extended part of the fight on the mountain between a bunch of Cobra ninjas vs. Jinx and Snake Eyes. It was a very cool scene and probably one of the better action scenes of the film.
3: Another part of the trailer that really got me excited but for the trailer as a whole leaving me disappointed was when a city literally just starts exploding like it's the end of the world (exaggeration.) It's gonna be the highlight of the film like in the first film where the Eiffel Tower falls. It's a very interesting part of the trailer and in all honesty, it's clear that, that will be a very important part of the film.
Final thoughts: I know I only listed three things, but in reality there wasn't much in the trailer to be excited for. I know it was a theatrical trailer so therefore it was more story focused and less on the action but something new could've been nice. I am gonna get alot of hate for this but I really like Channing Tatum and I think he is a great actor and made a great Duke and I am really sad that their killing him off in this film. Pretty much their explanation for where are all the Joes from movie 1 is well, we decided to kill all but one Joe and a couple of Cobra characters and the rest are new characters. Again, the story is presented in a much stronger and more intesne and exciting form than what we have seen or heard. Overall this film isn't nor has it ever been in my top 10 movies to see this year, but I am gonna give it a shot with the intense story and the look of the film. It looks to POSSIBLY outdo it's predecessor in the drama and story and possibly the action. The trailer does not have me anymore excited than when they first announced the trailer but I hope that many of you enjoyed it and are looking forward to it as well as it's getting my money.
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