As to why I went, well, I wouldn’t have gone on my own, but I tagged along with a group of friends, and we all had fun – well, most of us had fun – tearing the movie to pieces afterwards. (The GI Joe fan was sad.)

Clint – point about the release date, although I don’t think that necessarily dooms all films released in August/September. I loved Serenity, for example, and went to it in September, dragging my best friend along, even though I’d already seen the sneak preview for it in June. I liked Tropic Thunder, released in August of last year – not a great film but entertaining.

Look at Serenity. It was a September release and really only drew crowds that were fans of Firefly. G.I. Joe could have opened the same month as Transformers, but it sucked rocks (even compared to Transformers), so there ya go.

I’m a little worried about 9 when it comes out, but the title of the movie and the release date are more likely to be a marketing gimmick, rather than an indication of suck.

Another good indication. Solomon Kane. The release date keeps getting bumped and I predict when it is done and in theatres, we are looking at October or February. Two incredibly slow months for movies.

Now, this does not include what are determined to be Oscar picks, since they tend to release those in fall and winter because they are closer to the Academy Awards and have built in advertising once the Golden Globes start noticing what will get Oscar Nods. Tent pole movies seldom get Oscars (unless it’s special effects), but they won’t dump a lot of money into a movie that will suck. So the movies used as tent poles are usually pretty good. G.I. Joe is not a tent pole.

You simply can’t go to a movie like this and expect an emmy award winning masterpiece, I’m sorry! To do so and then write about how terrible it was afterwards with such blatant ‘I was expecting more’-sarcasm is pathetic. I mean, really! What the heck were you expecting??? LOL!

But here’s the thing: I see no reason why the movie had to be this awful just because the cartoon was bad (I’m taking your word for it, since I have pretty much zilch memories of the cartoon – I know it was occasionally on since my brother liked it, but I can’t remember it).

2. I left before the end of the credits, so I’m guessing no. I swear there was a “knowing is half the battle” line thrown in there, though.

1) Where the hell is Cobra Commander in all this?
2) Was there a PSA at the end of the movie?