G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra, 2009

Director Stephen Sommers
Stars: Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans

Last night Matt and I were browsing through Netflix, trying to find something to watch. You know those days when you just want to watch a movie you've never seen before? I suggested an episode of Bones, or "You Only Live Twice" (because sometimes I just want to watch a Bond film). But no. We finally agreed on G.I Joe: Rise of the Cobra.

Wow. We expected to make fun of it the whole time, and we were definitely not disappointed, in that respect. Fans of Mystery Science Theater (and we are) will love this film.

As we watched G.I Joe, it felt like we were watching several action movies. It was almost like it took features from all kinds of action movies and tv shows and brought them together. Just a few of the movies that it brought to mind:
-Star Trek
-martial arts films, since it was full of martial arts
-Superman (there was a place in the Arctic surrounded by snow and ice, it just felt like a fortress of solitude)
-Independence Day
-Top Gun
-Doctor Who (one of the bad guys was the Doctor, played by Christopher Eccleston; I was really expecting the Daleks to come around the corner, crying, "Exterminate! Exterminate!")
-Every single Star Wars film, but especially-
-Star Wars Episode 1 (it even had Ray Park, who played Darth Maul)
-The Mummy (heck, it even had the guy who plays the MUMMY!!!!)

That is something worth mentioning- the cast was truly an all-star cast! I had no idea Dennis Quaid was in the movie, and he is always fun to watch, of course. It was very interesting to see who else popped up (we had to look up quite a few people as we watched, including Ray Park, since he apparently plays roles with masks or paint on his face, does anyone know what Ray Park actually looks like in real life?). Joseph Gordon Levitt, that guy who plays the Mummy in the Mummy (Arnold Vosloo), and ---this was the best part of the WHOLE movie---Brendon Fraser!!!!! His part lasted about 15 seconds, but that truly made the movie for me.

Bottom line, if you want to make fun of a movie with friends, this one is perfect!