First, since '82 GI Joe has essentially been a collection of trademarks that Hasbro can license out and profit from (comics, cartoons, etc). There's nothing wrong with that (well maybe by v10000 of certain characters there are). So in the broadest sense, there is nothing wrong with trying to make a live action movie.

The problem from everything I've read about it (avoiding plot spoilers) from production stories, to test audiance results, to people involved say that this will not be a movie I enjoy. It's going to be a bad movie because it'll have such a convoluted plot that is given little to no explanation given it's team of writers/director/producers. It has nothing to do with changing what GI Joe or certain characters are because they are just names for Hasbro to push product in the grand scheme.

Also, it'll suffer from the "too big and too interconnected cast/plot phenomena" that many multistorried or team based movies suffer from. I've only seen two movies made in 50 years (i'm much younger, just saying, TCM that's all) pull off a cast larger than 4 that is all interconnected. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World and Love Actually. All others have failed in the area of plot or character development, and they never live up to the hype.

Some people say, lighten up, it's a pop corn movie. Sure, but they should at minimally try to have a story that makes sense or isn't so predictable, that it could be written by a Hills wanna be celebutard. It doesn't have to win an Academy Award, but it shouldn't automatically go for a Razzie either.

Cynical, yep, but I only got so much $$$ to spend on things like movies, toys, books, etc that the spouse has no input on. You know, 30 something with his own allowance. I waste it on a terrible film, that's one less figure or Star Wars book (another collecting hobby of mine) that can't be purchased.

Maybe, just maybe this time of thing should be done as a TV miniseries or something. 2 hours just isn't enough time to pull off the complexity that they're obviously aiming for and probably going to miss.

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