There is also the quintessential white and black cop pair with the former (Channing Tatum) being serious and the latter (Marlon Wayans) cracking jokes. Well, all of this does carry a 'been there seen that' feel.

Still, the entire plot revolving around nanotechnology based weapons of mass destruction does keep interest alive in this thrill-a-minute saga. None of that is really original or out of the box stuff, but the credit must go to the entire special effects team that makes 'G.I. Joe....' a visually spectacular affair.

This is one of those films that are made for the big screen and in no way should be compromised by giving it a small screen watch.

So there are good soldiers versus bad people (read scientists, global terrorists, their accomplices and some specially designed mutants/robots that are almost super humans).

Among the ladies, there is a 'forever cleavage displaying' bad girl and a sweet and smart good girl (Rachel Nichols), both of whom always manage to gather attention whenever they appear on frame.

So far there have been countless such franchise movies in the form of 'Spiderman', 'Harry Potter', 'Lord of the Rings', 'Transformers', 'X-Men' etc. Same is the case with 'G.I. Joe.....' which not just leaves an open end for a definite sequel but also promises many in the series in the years to come.