OMG it was Ray Park.

[sff_corgi_lj]

Debbie treated me to GI Joe today (probably the only non-parent adults in the auditorium, or at least the only female ones) - and yeah, it's pretty strictly for the eye candy. The CGI is impressive and nearly seamless; the editing suffers from a touch of closeupitis in action scenes instead of letting us appreciate the choreography before it hurries off to another angle, but on the whole - it's pretty. This includes a very shiny cast - Christopher Eccleston, all Scottishy; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, formerly of Third Rock From the Sun in his callow youth; Jonathan Pryce as the President of the United States (woohoo, the Welsh take over again!) and OMG RAY PARK.

I repeat: OMG RAY PARK, WHO IS PLAYING SNAKE EYES.

Natually, they don't let him talk, because I dunno, two Scots accents in one American movie Not Braveheart or Rob Roy is too many, or his voice will cause glass to shatter like in a Russell Mulcahy movie or something. But OMG IT'S RAY PARK. And I... [hangs head] was not watching with sufficient devotion. (They also have two boys in flashbacks, actual martial artist kids, who are not half awesome with the action.)

Oh, and that WAS Brendan Fraser! My goodness, I thought I was seeing things. (It's nearly a Mummy reunion - Kevin J. O'Connor is in a flashback and Arnold Vosloo is a secondary blackhat.)

Two Scots, a Cymro, Brendan Fraser and a Gaelic codeword - muahahahaha.

(Thank you, Debbie!)

Comments

[barsukthom.livejournal.com]

Then I guess the GI stands for Gaelic Invasion?

[ladyfox7oaks.livejournal.com]

They have THAT much HAWT in one movie? ... Dear gods, and the screen didn't ignite?

Yeah, got it BAD for Brendan Fraser, and though Vosloo was pretty good looking, for playing and ancient undead Egyptian, And Chris Eccles... need I say anything more? AND Ray Park- Mr Smooth moves with the quarterstaff- himself?
GAH!

[spin1978.livejournal.com]

Well, to be fair, Snake Eyes canonically doesn't make much with the talking, so I don't think it was a concern about too many Scots accents in a single movie. But I totally agree on the movie being a blast of pure pop sugar - maybe not that filling, but it does strike the eye candy craving to a tee for both men and women. ;)

FWIW, the same guy who directed the Mummy movies also directed GI Joe. In case you didn't know.....

[h311ybean]

Whoa! I guess I must see this movie, then - if only for the nostalgia and CGI eye candy!

[knivesofawesome.livejournal.com]

You should watch Heroes... He SPEAKS in it... A LOT!