G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Reflects Hollywood’s True Political Leaning

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What! They forgot to represent the vision impaired trans gendered gay mulatto quadraduple amputee single parent ? Diane Frank-Fenstein is on the way!

John of Houston of TX 10:23AM August 12, 2009

The movie was not screened in advance by critics in L.A. Instead it was stealthily screened in Kansas City, where Paramount planted company-friendly critics. I wonder why. The studio knew that its multinational-coalition heroes would be terrible enough on their own without the stink of liberalism to further degrade the movies quality and irritate the movies "target-market."

Ugh of CA 11:56PM August 11, 2009

sells in Red States and all over the world. Its nice to know that all of humanity likes a movie with a really georgeous woman in a raven-haired wig, clad in leather, and wielding a hand-cannon.
As we think about the ideological divisions that split liberals from conservatives, industrialized nations from lesser-developed ones, traditional cultures from secular ones, its nice to know that Sienna "The Baroness" Miller is a unifying force for all humanity.

William of TX 2:57PM August 11, 2009

You guys and gals and everyone one that is complaining about this movie...if you don't like it then go make your own...or don't go to see it. Critcs can never have fun and just enjoy it. This movie is a fragment from a person who thinks he knows like yesterday. Of course it is not but it is still fun never the less. as all movies are for the past 50 years.
J

J of CA 1:07PM August 11, 2009

Your ignorant commentary here is way off base, and GI Joe has come up way short of expectations given its massive budget. Reviews and buzz have been horrible, and Paramount is likely to lose money on this film in the long run.

Anonymous of VA 5:43PM August 10, 2009

They couldn't make a 1960's era GIJoe movie because it would be too violent for kids, so they made a 1980's vintage GIJoe movie where Joe was fighting Cobra instead of the Germans or VietCong. Must everything be about politics?

Fred of NH 5:03PM August 10, 2009