Ok, finally got through the "long wait" queue on Netflix and was able to watch this. Definitely better than Rise of Cobra. Although considering they took the time to add more scenes with Duke in, he really was still barely in it. So I'm not exactly sure what they added other than maybe the scene of him & Roadblock playing Xbox. RZA as blind master was just weird, and while I'm glad they kept the whole origin of Snake Eyes & Storm Shadows rivalry along with the reveal that
it was really Zartan who killed the master
, I wish they hadn't just blown through that in a matter of about 60 seconds since that would have been really cool to flesh out in a later movie.
And while they ended up killing off a ton of the main guys on both sides there's still PLENTY of cannon-fodder to choose from down the line. Although
killing Zartan might make bringing in the Dreadnoks a little odd but not impossible since you could have Zarana & Roadpig leading them
.
Anyway, I enjoyed it. I really want to see the extended version that Best Buy has as an exclusive to see the extra scenes, but I don't have the cash to pick it up. *edit* Actually here's a review of the differences:
http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=723200I didn't realize the head secret service/Cobra guy was named Havoc. (Why use that name? That's the name of a Joe vehicle.)
Topic: G.I. Joe: Retaliation (Read 9410 times)
