One thing is for sure, the summer of 2012 isn’t going to be short on action movies. Between THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN and THE AVENGERS, audiences will have their share of big screen explosions and chases, mixed in with some intense gunplay. But one film that looks to be pulling out all the stops is the sequel to G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA… this time we’ve got a different director, bigger stars, and from the looks of it some spectacular battle scenes. The second full trailer for G.I. JOE: RETAILIATION has premiered sequel via YouTube user Machinima, and you can see it below. Being a fan of the popular toy franchise from my younger days, I think I can safely say this looks like the G.I. JOE movie I always wanted to see. Let’s hope the trailers are indicative of what we can expect from the finished film. Oh, and there’s also the hot new Lady Jaye (played by Adrianne Palicki) theatrical poster which you can see above… I want one, now.
Snake Eyes (Ray Park) and Roadblock (Dwayne Johnson) face off.
G.I. JOE 2: RETALIATION is directed by Jon Chu from a script by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick and stars Channing Tatum, Ray Park, Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, Elodie Yung, RZA, DJ Cotrona, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Stevenson, Joseph Mazzello, Walton Goggins and DeRay Davis.
G.I. JOE 2: RETALIATION is set to hit theaters on June 29, 2012.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
Ray Park’s Snake-Eyes stood out more in the 2nd film than in the 1st one, because this time he was the sole member of the Joe team to be wearing all black.
Secondly, Byung-hun Lee’s Storm Shadow and Park’s Snake-Eyes characters were the only characters to have a continuing storyline of substance in both films. The producers should have just made a separate film with these 2 characters (Brothers growing up and being trained together; seeking revenge for the death of Hard Master, etc.) with the Joes and Cobras as more of supporting characters, much like the way OCP, Boddicker’s gang, and the police were supporting the character of RoboCop in the 1987 allegorical sci-fi action film.
That personally would have made for a much better storyline for the 2nd film.