The plot is overly simplistic; Cobra (the evil terrorist organization), hatches a plan to destroy the GI Joe's then attempts to take over the world. Bullets fly and explosions light up the screen. The characters on both sides are cartoonish in their portrayals, with the Cobra Commander being my personal favorite because of his voice. The special effects and visuals of the different locations shown around the world were excellent. The stunt work and choreography were also very entertaining - possibly made better by the 3D. My favorite stunt scene is the oft-advertised fight on the side of a mountain involving Snake Eyes (Ray Park). Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is the lead actor as Roadblock, and Bruce Willis shows up about 2/3 of the way through, but there was nothing outstanding about their portrayals or dialouge. Ray Park and Byung-hun Lee (who portrays Storm Shadow) were the most noticeable actors for their martial-artistry and stunts.
**spoiler**
The lovable character Duke (Channing Tatum), dies.
Despite the odds, Roadblock, Flint, Lady Jaye, and Snake Eyes foil Cobra's plans and save the world.
Recommendation: This looks and feels like a big budget summer movie, so the release in March was a bit of surprise. A bit of reading revealed that this movie was to release last summer, however, it was held to convert to 3D - which as I noted did work well.
As a purely adolescent action/thriller based on the toys/comic book/ cartoon GI Joe: Retaliation delivers.
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