Dennis Quaid, Christopher Eccleston, Channing Tatum

An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer.

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36% liked it

143 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 58 min.

Directed by: Stephen Sommers

Release Date: August 7, 2009

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DVD Release Date: November 3, 2009

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  • November 11, 2009
    Not horrifying, not really good either. Makes some strange narrative choices concerning the audience they're aiming for.

    But instead of discussing any of that, I'll just say that Snake Eyes shouldn't have lips. They were distracting in every scene they were in.
  • November 7, 2009
    An awsome, explosive, exciting and highly entertaining sci-fi action-thriller. It's an exhilerating, eye-popping, wickedly funny and tremendously fun rollar coaster ride from begining to end. A total blast. A first-rate adventure filled with stunning speacial effects, explosive a...( read more)ction and great chracters. A dazzeling action-packed thrill-machine that does not quit. Loads of bullets, wild stunts and sword play to go around. A non-stop joy-ride of a movie. A very cool, fast and furious action movie. It's mind-blowing, riveting and sensational. This popular comic book burst onto the screen with explosive energy and fantacy to re-invent itself to be a high-octane and high-tech flick. It just roars across the screen with unstopable fun. It rocks all sorts of adreniline and pulse-pounding excitemnt all the way to the end. Director, Stephen Summers delivers his best adventure in years. A great all-star cast. Dennis Quaid is teriffic. Marlon Wayanes is riot of energy. Joseph Gordon Levitt is surprising in this role gving a rather chilling performance. Christopher Eccleson is brilliant. Ray Park is the perfect choice for the role of Snake Eyes, even thow he never says a word, it dosent mean you cant feel the energy that he gives in the action scenes.
  • October 11, 2009
    No one expected this to be a great film, but if any of you, like me, held out hope that it may at least succeed at just being silly popcorn fun, well... abandon all hope ye who enter here.

    Where to start? The writing: HORRIBLE - The backstories and flashbacks are laug...( read more)hably bad. Lame jokes fall flat, but we have ample opportunity to laugh thanks to some unintentionally hilarious bad scenes. Then they thought they were being clever by shoving every catchphrase from the cartoon into the first half hour ("kung fu grip" "knowing is half the battle", "real american hero", etc)

    The action: could be exciting and fun, but is ruined by the bad jokes and even worse CGI.

    The direction: Sommers is a hack - pure and simple. The main makes people like Brett Ratner and McG look like Spielberg and Scorsese.

    Then there's the worst offenders of all - the acting. It's cast with a plethora of C-list actors who don't fit the parts in the slightest. Channing Tatum may very well be the worst actor of the 21st century, and can't deliver a single line convincingly, and his non-verbal acting is even worse. Marlon Wayans is annoying and fails completely at adding humor to the film. Rachel Nichols is almost as bad an actor as Tatum, and might I add not nearly as attractive as they try to pass her off as. I am simply baffled as to why a few talented people like Dennis Quaid and Joseph Gordon-Levitt chose to participate in this mess. They are far too good for this film. Paychecks, I guess. Levitt, in particular, takes on a terrible role with a stupid look and an even more ludicrous voice.

    Hey, I'm all for dumb fun, but this was just terrible, largely due to its cast. At least one good thing came of this film - Thanks to the nostaliga it drummed up, I made a ton of money putting my old toys up on eBay.
  • October 9, 2009
    Thanks... for killing one of my favorite childhood likes. I remember when I was a kid, playing with the action figures, had a nice collection too.... had Duke, Gung Ho, and all the main ones.

    Even I got the idea as a kid... American military Special Ops take on terrorists.

    We...( read more)ll... they got that bit right.

    FUCK! this movie just annoyed the crap out of me... why couldnt they just keep it simple?? American hard asses take on new terrorist group. Probably nice they made it international, but then we have everyone saying "Joes" all the time and its so Americana. Duh. Its called GI JOE for a reason.

    Such an interesting cast... and one big mistake of a movie. yeah it was a live action film... but a bloody useless one. What was it trying to do, set a new record for action in the movies or something? Yeah Im an action junkie but this just gave me a headache. The technology is cool but over the top, just like the action, the visuals.

    Crappy script, couldnt even understand what the cast was saying half the time as they were mumbling like b grade actors. The eye candy was useless, the girls are thicker than oak wood. Stephen Sommers should just shelve this away and go back to the drawing board.

    The only thing I liked was the martial arts... cause it was done by experts, thank god!!!


    Anyways... Im waiting for the "REAL" GI Joe movie next year.... Sly's The Expendables.

    Now all I have left of GI JOE is my childhood memories.. how sad.
  • October 8, 2009
    so bad its funny. "team America: World Police" live action ;)
  • November 20, 2009
    Fun flick. Don't think to hard.
  • November 20, 2009
    Like being a kid again, this movie doesn't take itself too seriously. And that's why it's enjoyable.
  • November 20, 2009
    I switched this off after five minutes when I realized no story worthy of my attention wou;ld unfold. You will probably like this if you are a ten year old boy who finds most adult movies puzzlingly difficult to comprehend when they depart from the good guys vs. bad guys cliche.
  • November 20, 2009
    Average at Best.....
  • November 20, 2009
    The franchise worked out nice, but sometimes it was a little bit to much unrealistic. But still, great to watch.

Critic Reviews


August 12, 2009
Armond White, The New York Press

G.I. Joe must be understood as an authentic measurement of our cultural values. Its appeal to the pop-commercial synapses also demonstrates livelier filmmaking than such utter banality as Iron Man and... full review

August 12, 2009
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Basically Team America: World Police played straight and minus the political edge. full review

August 11, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

I could load you up with more plot details, but this mercilessly incoherent, galactically stupid movie left me too numb to type. full review

August 11, 2009
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

G.I. Joe is a loud but proficient slab of explode-o-rama summer blockbuster nonsense, perfectly entertaining if you like that sort of thing, extremely skippable if you don't. full review

August 9, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It is sure to be enjoyed by those whose movie appreciation is defined by the ability to discern that moving pictures and sound are being employed to depict violence. full review

August 7, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Formerly a real American hero, G.I. Joe is no longer a hero (it's a team) or American (it's a multinational unit of military superstars, though the way they do business you'd rather have the Croatian ... full review

August 7, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times

There is an inertia born of ceaseless, stupefying animation. full review

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Comments


  • haider03444502976
    November 2, 2009
    ohhh good one..............................
  • snypabrian
    October 28, 2009
    beautiful,must see movie
  • jameskaindoh
    October 22, 2009
    Its the best movie of the year, i love it.
  • katasteaua2002
    October 2, 2009
    Nr 1
  • sportboy
    August 21, 2009
    This movie was extremly bad.
  • MadaboutHatters
    August 15, 2009
    So over the top bad that this was actually enjoyable fun to watch.
    If you go in to just enjoy the ride and remember this ISN'T based in reality then you'll be fine.
    I think too many people pick this movie apart and forget what playing GI Joes was when you were a kid which was to use your imagination, your Joes could jump from the floor to the couch and there was nothing they couldn't do and in alot of ways that's what this movie is.
  • lashorty1993
    August 12, 2009
    omg i loveeeeee thiz movie i would go and see it again !!!

    love da cazt , love the fightinq everythinq was just great!!!
  • chef0399
    August 9, 2009
    whent to see it on my brithday..still could not belive it was out on that day...left me and my friend with questions like when is the 2nd one comeing out...still i would watch this movie over and over and over..it was worth the money and i cant wait for the dvd
  • southerneagle78
    August 9, 2009
    Why can't they just leave things alone. Everything isn't meant to be remade, revamped and brought to a movie theater.

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  • Fun Fact:
    Rachel Nichols, who plays Scarlett, appears to be a blonde in real life.
  • Fun Fact:
    Ray Park starred as the ninja warrior Snake Eyes in the 2009 blockbuster G.I. Joe, but did you know he is the same guy who played Darth Maul in Phantom Menace? It would be hard for you to have just guessed that, since his face was significantly maske...( read more)d in both movies, but perhaps the next time you see him you'll recognize him by his serious skills with a sword.

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