Every time I see a new G.I. Joe 2 trailer all I can think is “why didn’t they do this with the first movie!?!” If you took the story, director and actors of G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and added a few of the characters from the first film I truly believe you’d have the perfect live action G.I. Joe movie. I haven’t even seen it yet, but all you need is more Duke and some Scarlett to make every G.I. Joe fan’s dream come true. At least this time they got Cobra Commander and Zartan right (have you seen the Zartan action figure yet?).
My only complaint with this film is the weird billing for G.I. Joe 2. Have you noticed the website and all of the trailers have it starring Byung-Hun Lee with Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson? Really??? How does Byung-Hun Lee get top billing over Willis and The Rock? From the two trailers I’ve seen so far, this seems to be The Rock’s film with some awesome ninja scenes mixed in. But what do I know?
G.I. Joe: Retaliation storms theaters on June 29, 2012.