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Based on Hasbro’s immensely popular action figures, G.I. Joe is the ultimate elite fighting force, engaged in an extraordinary action-adventure matchup of good versus evil! In G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the G.I. Joe team, armed with the coolest hi-tech gadgets and weapons, travels the world from the Egyptian desert to the polar ice caps in a high stakes pursuit of Cobra, an evil international organization threatening to use a technology that could bring the world to its knees. more info
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Yo, No!
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
“Weaponize the warheads.” That’s all you need to know about this film. At least three separate characters say this at least three separate times throughout the movie. “Weaponize the warheads.” And how do they accomplish this? By sticking them under a particle accelerator that happens to be owned by a billionaire French baron. I’m no nuclear physicist, nor am I an arms and ballistics expert but “warheads,” by their very nature of being warheads, are, at all times, “weaponized.” Otherwise, they are “paperweights.” Even Michael Bay wouldn’t be so ridiculous as to put in a scene where someone is particle-accelerating a paperweight to advance their twisted desire for world-domination.
I’m sure that if one were covered from head to toe in black leather, such a statement would have a more profound, unsettling effect on the intended audience. Think about it – you’re a billionaire in charge of an atom smasher. You’re kicking it in your lab, accelerating the hell out of everything you can get your hands on, all in the name of science, when a mob of leather-wearing miscreants bursts through your door. They whip out an imposing-looking case, point a gun at your head, and tell you to “weaponize” the contents, which are clearly leftover props from the Nick Cage movie, “The Rock.” Are you going to give them a lengthy speech in an obnoxious accent about how warheads stuffed with nanomachines are just going to melt if you stick them in the microwave? Or worse, point out just how redundant their command is?
Think of it this way – it’s like cracking three eggs, adding them to a heated skillet with cheese and sausage, letting them cook for ten minutes, sliding the finished concoction onto a plate, then handing it to someone and saying, “Breakfastize the omelette.” Try it the next time you’re at a diner – dress up like a comic-con attendee, order up some flapjacks and grits, and as soon as the waitress delivers it to your table, look her in the eye, and in your best Scottish accent, tell her to “Breakfastize” it.
Then, for the next hour, attempt to make the ice in your water glass sink to the bottom and crush the table beneath. If Stephen Sommers can do it, so can you…
BETTER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE! LOTS OF FUN!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’m a big fan of the old G.I. Joe cartoons and comics and I was worried about this movie version when I first heard about it. While it is different in many ways than the source material it still has the true G.I. Joe spirit and attitude with an amazing amount of excellent vehicles, weapons and costumes! I watched it 3 times in the theaters because there’s just so much to see in it. The characters are all likable and none are obnoxious (a welcome change from most Hollywood movies). The action flows fast and free and much of the choreography is jaw-dropping (especially the fight scenes with ‘Snake Eyes’ and the battle in Paris). Over time this movie will be considered an action classic.
Yo JOE!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I absolutely loved this movie and saw it twice when it was out in theaters. While action-packed to the hilt there is an extremely well-done story and character development.
It’s true the screenplay doesn’t follow the ’80s cartoon (which I watched back in the day) nor the comic books (which I haven’t read). But the question is…does it have to or need to? If the story is quite capable of standing on its own it enhances the entertainment experience. It doesn’t diminish it.
As to the actual movie, the premise is simple enough. There’s a rising terrorist organization which has created a highly volatile weapon. It doesn’t care who it sells too…as long as it profits. Or…so it seems. There’s a secret organization called G.I. JOE…a group made of the best operatives across the globe who seeks to thwart them from throwing the world into chaos. To say more regarding the characters and the roles they play on all this would be spoiling a bit of the film.
I can, however, say that yes….one of the characters does indeed say the classic
line: “And knowing is half the battle” even if in this case it’s best to see the film for yourself.
Awesome movie!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This movie had plenty of good action sequences, hot women,and the best kid fight i ever seen in film history. 5 stars no question.
An Awesome Action Film!!!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I thought this was a great movie with lots of special effects, action, suspense, and comedy! I have never owned a G.I. Joe action figure, or seen the cartoon, so that’s why I liked it for what it was. When the U.S. Army is delivering a nanotechnology-based weapon to NATO, Duke Hauser and Ripcord’s team are attacked by a group called Cobra. They want to join General Hawk’s G.I. Joe Team. Duke knows The Baroness, because they were going to get married years earlier. When Duke is kidnapped and brought to Cobra’s lair, the group must stop Cobra from releasing the weapon that would bring the world to its knees, and save Duke while trying to make it out alive. I highly recommend G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA!!!
YO JOE!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Movie makers are always looking for sources to create films from. More so than that, they’re looking for movies that can become franchises, turning a single film into a multi-million dollar money making machine. Sometimes they do so at the cost of a good film resulting in the franchise dying. Other times they make a movie that does so well, that hits all the right notes, that they have a sure fire hit. Such is the case with G.I.JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA.
Based on what was first a toy from Hasbro and then a hit TV cartoon series, the creators here led by director Stephen Sommers (of THE MUMMY fame) have transformed those original ideas into a fantastic action film. When the term pulse pounding action is used, this is the movie you should think of.
The film opens in the past with a weapons developer and a look at the McCullen clan founder whose current descendant James (Christopher Eccleston) has just turned over a new weapon to U.N. This weapon uses nanomites, nearly invisible robots, to destroy and eat metal. Leading the convoy transporting the weapons is a top Special Forces team led by Duke (Channing Tatum).
Attacked by a secret villainous team led by the Baroness (Sienna Miller), an ex-flame of Duke, the team (or what’s left of it) is rescued by an elite group known as G.I. Joe, led by General Hawk (Dennis Quaid). Sticking with his orders, Duke and fellow team mate Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) stay with their package.
Arriving at the Joe’s secret headquarters, they request to join the team and are given the chance once it becomes known Duke knows the Baroness. After a brief training period, they become part time members. But a tracking device on the weapons case switched on by McCullen has led his team to the Joe base and they attack using both special operatives infected with the nanomites and martial arts expert Storm Shadow (Byun-hung Lee) with the Baroness.
The weapons taken, Gen. Hawk wounded, the team goes into full blown rescue mode as they track the weapons to France. With the help of super powered armor that enhances all abilities (as well as containing some high tech fire power), the team tries to reclaim the weapons before they can be used. They fail and (as seen in previews) the Eiffel Tower falls.
With only one chance left to recapture the weapons and take on this new enemy, later to be called Cobra, the team sets out to save the world. Will they make it in time? Will they have sufficient weapons to do so? Does the sun rise in the east?
This movie is a blast. It takes the toys so many were fond of playing with (for my age 12″ tall jointed clod hoppers, for the younger set 6″ tall characters with names and multiple weapons) and brings them to life on the screen. It makes those many minutes of animated cells seen by so many for so long come to life and appear in full color action, blasting their way across the screen.
The story is simple. Good guy versus bad guy. To make it complete we get background segments that explain who these characters are, fleshing them out further than the cartoons had time for. Duke and the Baroness, Cobra Commander and Duke, and everyone’s favorite, Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow. There pieces give us a full fledged story to wrap all the action around.
But it is the action that takes center stage here. This is a definite popcorn flick determined to keep you cheering for the good guys and hissing the bad. Underwater battles, snow covered terrains, secret lairs in the Sahara and enough rough and ready heroes to make the world seem a safer place.
More than anything this movie is about having fun. It makes it a film that all ages can enjoy as opposed to playing too much to the young, or overdoing the adult thing for parents. Unlike the cartoon, people do die here and when shot fall down for good. But not to the point of glorifying the violence or lingering on it. Think Lone Ranger in the 50′s type violence.
Having seen the movie twice, in the theater and now on DVD, I can’t recommend it enough. It’s not just one that you’ll want to rent, but one you’ll want to add to your collection. Myself, I determine that by if I think I’d watch it again. This is a movie to be viewed over and over and have fun with again and again.
Worst Action Movie Ever!
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
Worst Action Movie for the summer of 2009, if you think that this movie goes with the G. I. Joe cartoon and Comic books of the 80′s. You are dead wrong, nothing like it at all. Just don’t waste your time and money on this movie.
G.I. Joke
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
So, this is a movie about an elite “if no one else can do it, we do” squad right. They hyped it up so much that the errors are just amazing. If they were elite… when attacked would they not type in the self destruct codes at the first sign that they could be stolen? I know that stupidity and holly wood go hand in hand but come one… if your gonna portray a super elite squad then try not to insult everyones intelligence. Let’s just say that the movie goes from bad to worse and then somehow ends up in hell along with the poor viewer. Pretty pretty effects do not make a movie good.