These are what we call the 'YMMV items.' Things that some people find in this work. We call them 'your mileage might vary' because not everyone sees these things in the same way. This starts discussions in the trope lists, a thing we don't want. Please use the discussion page if you'd like to discuss any of these items.
YMMV: G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Even Better Sequel / Surprisingly Improved Sequel: Better actors, no cheap gimmicks, the costumes of Cobra Commander and Snake Eyes were impressive, the effects were really good, all around it made more of an effort to be a GI Joe movie this time around.
Fridge Logic: So COBRA has infiltrated the US government and used it to wipe out the Joes? Smart plan and all except...Why is the original president still alive? If he's dead, then the world will never know that Zartan was impersonating him because there's no original to discover and save!
Then again, if Zartan's discovered, who better to hold hostage than the Commander-in-Chief?
It's more shown than explained but Cobra requires the real President's (probably alive) retina scan to access the nuclear arsenal.
It's also shown that they're tortuing him to get information such as the location of the prison Cobra Commander is being held.
An insane brilliant well-funded criminal mastermind with legions of loyal troops and hi-tech gadgets. Where else are you going to put him except the most secure, top-secret prison ever?
Ensemble Dark Horse: Zartan, Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow steal all the scenes they're in.
What, no love for Firefly?
Internet Backdraft: Oh boy, the internet practically exploded in rage when the film's delay and 3-D conversion were announced, a petition and a Facebook page have already started over this.
That said, the backdraft calmed down a little when it emerged that another part of the delay was to add more scenes with Character Development for Duke & Roadblock.
If you think the fans were pissed, imagine Hasbro. The toys had been on the shelves for about two weeks, with more set to ship soon after. They had to take a massive loss by rearranging the shipping schedule. More Avengers and Amazing Spider-Man toys had to be put out to fill up the allotted space on many shelves, and a combination of a product glut and a lack of new products led to a decline in profits in 2012.
Narm: RZA as the Blind Master. The awkward expositioning ruins what would have been some otherwise pretty cool scenes.
Nightmare Fuel: London, England getting destroyed. No mushroom cloud, just the buildings actually jumping in the air and shattering. See just what I mean.
One-Scene Wonder: Walton Goggins as the Warden of Cobra Commander and Destro's prison, who utilizes every second of his screentime.
Screwed By The Film Studio: The film was postponed nine months on almost the exact week that the toys went out on the shelves, which (as explained above) in turn screwed up toy shelves for the rest of 2012.
