hey guys jimmy o from joblo about to dig into the gi joe origin story snake eyes now look it all
started fine with the occasionally entertaining gi joe the rise of the cobra directed by stephen
sommers and that was way back in 2009 things got a little better with the release of the 2013
gi joe retaliation with a little help from dwayne johnson the sequel directed by john m chu
maintained some of the original's clear but slight charms and added a well more satisfying action
element and now paramount has yet another offering in the gi joe universe now instead of taking on a
group of characters this particular origin story places focus on the titular character snake eyes
considering there was a slight improvement between the first rise of the cobra and retaliation
at least for this viewer you'd hope that a few years of preparation a popular actor like henry
golding could create an action-packed sequel and at least be entertaining well unfortunately
the robert schrentke directed sequel takes the franchise down a couple of notches the film begins
with the introduction of a young boy and his father stephen alareck who are staying at a cabin
deep in the woods when it becomes clear that the two are in danger the father attempts to hide his
son only to face his own demise the boy survives years later that young man grows up to look a
lot like henry golding and we meet snake eyes soon vape brings him to an ancient japanese clan called
the arashikagi after he saves the life of their heir apparent hopefully i got the name right on
that now once he arrives in japan he's trained and tested to be a part of this ancient clan
however there is a darker desire for him a need for vengeance for what happened to his father
will he betray those that trusted him or will this iconic character find a place with the joes
who knows you gotta watch the movie guys now the trailer for snake eyes give
a little bit of promise here you hire solid actors like golding samara weaving ursula cabrero as the
baroness andrew koji as storm shadow iko weiss as hard master peter mensah as blind master and
more there are more than a few tales that could have been told about snake eyes within this world
yet this first origin story is lackluster in nearly every single way while golding is a
good actor the script didn't do him any favors if you want the goofy little one-liners that
didn't quite work you've got them in spades now what you don't get however is a truly
satisfying exploration of snake eyes and it doesn't do much for the other popular gi joe
characters making an appearance here as well there's very little to get inspired by in this
unexceptional world the filmmakers and studios have created it's hard not to see this as a bit
of a missed opportunity the first major action sequence involves snake eyes in a no holds barred
cage match the scene is muddy and messy and the shaky camera work is a bit frustrating to watch
perhaps it was simply that the director wanted you to feel what it was like to be in the ring
now it's not at all like that the action sequences in the whole film are spilled with close-up shaky
cam camera constantly moving as you try to get a glimpse of what's going on what's even
more frustrating there are truly some inspired images on display some that come so very close to
bringing life to this lesson spectacular feature ironically it is the softer moments that are the
most impactful that's when we get a little more insight into snake eyes and the struggles he faces
oh and are you ready for weird cgi beasts well that's here too you see to earn his place with
the clan he must face off against three challenges one of them involves massive snakes and it may
be one of the weirdest moments in gi joe feature history that i've seen perhaps a bit more of this
weird may have made this movie feel a bit more intriguing of a exploration of the character a
little more personality wouldn't hurt either the new flick rarely goes anywhere past generic fight
scenes and corny dialogue well maybe there's a little hope for a better film in there this
however is not it if you enjoyed the trailer for this film the trailer alone may likely be far more
satisfying than the entire film itself and if you didn't like the trailer well i'd probably
recommend that you see something else this weekend snake eyes is a massive disappointment there are
good ideas here much of the imagery on display was quite gorgeous and the score had a fun kind
of electronic feel yet even with the star of the moment henry golding and a strong supporting cast
the first gi joe origin story fails to ignite a spark look i've certainly appreciated swentke's
work before but perhaps his talents aren't as well suited for an action blockbuster such as this
what's even more frustrating is that you can see there was something there but the constantly
shaking camerawork the generic script and a would-be villain that kinda looks like lisa loeb
doesn't give the dice much of a spin perhaps you'll appreciate this more than i did but
ultimately snake eyes is just a bland continuation that failed to explore the mystique of a character
well that's far more intriguing than the film given his name this is jimeo from joe blow and
i'm giving snake eyes a four out of ten and that's no lie now we know and knowing is half the battle
you've saved my life
why i'm not a murderer i looked into your eyes and i saw honor
i owe you
what is it exactly you do for 600 years our ninja have brought peace to the world
but things have changed i need more years like you to become the future of the crowd
it's yours if you want it let's go can't change your past
i can offer you something more important
a home
i came to make you enough for tummy call me stomp shadow in the gi joe comics snake eyes is one of
those characters that's had kind of a mysterious past it was famously known as the silent ninja
this is morning night larry hammer really blossomed the character
within an issue called the silent interlude which had no words just pictures when i did the comic
i made it character-centric i came up with the backstory of storm shadow take snake eyes into the
clan larry hama created the modern day version of what we know gi joe to be we try to find a balance
between what is pre-existing gi joe law but also finding a way of updating it giving people more
that opened up a world of opportunity let's do the origin story before he's lost his voice
let's go shooting in japan was super important for driving a story
when you go to japan there's some energy that you pick up from actually being there
i'm super excited for people to see what we're building this is
literally a stepping stone into the gi joe universe
the relationship between snake guys and storm shot is probably one of the greatest
relationships ever created
larry hammer being on board gave us the stamper of approval we've all loved his work for
an entire generation when i did the comic was completely character-driven
the readers would come back to spend more time with characters they liked i came up
with the backstory about snake eyes and storm shadow being comrades do it snake eye saves him
he brings him back to train him up anytime you're ready snake eyes and storm shadow or the brother
loyalty story i can offer you a purpose it's very yin and yang the ninja in black and indian white
you're the only brother i've ever known i would pay you back with my life if i had to it was so
important for us to get that relationship right in this movie larry gave us creative license
to be able to tell a story beyond the comics and launch this brand new universe for giojo
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