'G.I. Joe' Might Really, Really Suck

Rumors of the abrupt firing of 'Rise of Cobra' director Stephen Sommers appear to be false, but all the chit-chat and damage control undertaken by Paramount in the last 24 hours only increases the likelihood that the movie will suck.  Usually if some internet nerds start a B.S. rumor that quickly gets debunked, a movie studio will simply ignore it and continue with their work.  But an army of studio hacks apparently feel it necessary to litter the blogosphere with talk of 'good' audience testing and how much faith they have in their director.

Conclusion: this movie might be epically terrible.  And you don't need rumors to figure that.  The only thing Sommers ever did that was remotely watchable was 'The Mummy'.  Then he made 'Van Helsing'.  You can tell from the trailers that 'G.I. Joe' will have all the steady poise and narrative cohesion of a monster truck commercial made by Tony Scott after downing a speedball.  But leaked portions of a God-awful script and the apparent reluctance of many of the cast members to even discuss the project point to a potential disaster of Battlefield Earth proportions.