Yeah, I used to watch G.I. Joe cartoons when I was a kid, but I don't remember anything about them. It's probably a good thing, too, because I couldn't have enjoyed G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra if I was spending the whole time nit-picking about the differences. And I did thoroughly enjoy it!
Of course it is important to manage your expectations when walking into an action movie based on a long-dead franchise. Like the Transformers movies, you're not going to see any Oscar nominations for G.I. Joe. But if that's what you are looking for when you walk into the theater, you have serious issues. What you should be looking for is a series of escalating action sequences, some cool gadgets and special effects, and some good looking actors who can deliver their lines without stumbling too much. And for this, G.I. Joe delivers. And it does it in a way that is slick, creative, and a lot of fun to watch.
One thing I do remember about the original cartoon: nobody ever died. There was lots of gunfire and explosions, but heroes and villains alike always got up to regroup and start the fight again in the next episode. They even had people parachuting out of exploding helicopters! That is not how the movie works, and thank goodness! High tech weaponry has deadly consequences, and the movie doesn't flinch from the many brutal ways those cartoonish weapons will tear a person apart. Take note kids, guns really do kill people. Don't try this at home.
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