Paramount won't show 'G.I. Joe' to critics

LA Times ^ | August 5, 2009 | By Ben Fritz

[Perdogg]

With more than $300 million in production and marketing spending on the line for the opening of "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" on Friday, Paramount has a message for critics: Go see the movie with everyone else.

A spokesperson for the studio confirmed that there would be no screenings for reviewers at print and broadcast media outlets, meaning if they want to see the film, they will have to go Friday along with regular moviegoers.

[Texas resident]

No actually I haven’t been to a movie theater since Forrest Gump came out.

[vpintheak]

Thanks, I’ll have to give that one a look.

[Melas]

So I guess you loved Ishtar since the critics hated it?

[Texas resident]

Don’t know that one.