"G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra"

Premise: An elite military team takes on a group of terrorists determined to take control of the world. Really, did anyone not know this already...

The Pros:

1. The action sequences are really good. Plenty of hand-to-hand combat, explosions and gun fights can be found in this movie.
2. The cast looks good and the costumes are much better than the 80's cartoon version.
3. Snake Eyes rocks! Of course he is a masked and silent character so it is really hard to screw that up.

The Cons:

1. Stephen Sommers had a difficult task of laying the ground work/back story for a lot of characters. Not only do we learn a lot about Duke (Channing Tatum), but also Storm Shadow (Byung-hun Lee) and Snake Eyes (Ray Park), Destro (Christopher Eccleston) and the Doctor (Joseph Gordon Levitt). This required a ton of flashbacks and left less time to see what was going on in the present.
2. If you are a die hard G.I. Joe fan, then this movie is going to bother you. It takes a lot of liberties with the characters' story lines. If you are ignorant to the franchise, what you don't know, won't hurt you (despite want General Hawk may say).
3. There is a lot of humor in the movie, but it falls a bit flat. I rolled my eyes more than anything.

The Verdict: If you are looking for a movie doesn't require you to spend too much time thinking about, then this movie is for you. There will most likely be sequels and hopefully this film will lay the necessary groundwork to have a real blockbuster in the future. If you have surround sound at home, wait until it comes out on DVD and save yourself a few bucks!