Meh, I didn't see anything "awesome" about that Viral Video. The Animation was pretty clunky. As for the reviews, I'm not surprised honestly. Hopefully it Rise of Cobra just turns out to be an entertaining Mid-Summer Action film Like I expect it to be.
I'm quite looking forward to it myself. I'm not particuarly attached to GI Joe so I have little to compare it to.
Well, RotF is proof that trailers need to be taken with a grain of salt, however, given the overwhelming early response to the trailers, I'd be very hesitant about early reviews. Paramount is surely anxious to create some positive buzz, and is likely to plant some good reviews to that effect.