G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra (2009)

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• John M

  
  Okay I watched it . . I cant help it but I liked it. I know its not PURE the comics and thank god not pure the movies. But omg i had fun watching this movie from start to finish. Pure action from start to finish. Eye candy is all this was as my brain didnt even need to engage for it.… More
  Okay I watched it . . I cant help it but I liked it. I know its not PURE the comics and thank god not pure the movies. But omg i had fun watching this movie from start to finish. Pure action from start to finish. Eye candy is all this was as my brain didnt even need to engage for it. No thought needed. Much fun included. Snake Eyes vs Storm Shadow in 3 fights . . I mean every GI Joe fanboy in the world has been waiting to see that on a big screen and here it is finally. I enjoyed this way more than I should have.

• Jens S

  
  Considering the amount of bashing this film got when it was released, it is kind of surprising how entertaining it is, despite of all of its flaws. Of course there is not much of a plot and the characters remain rather shallow, even though they are trying to give them a background… More
  Considering the amount of bashing this film got when it was released, it is kind of surprising how entertaining it is, despite of all of its flaws. Of course there is not much of a plot and the characters remain rather shallow, even though they are trying to give them a background with a couple of flash backs. Their fate still remains somewhat indifferent to the audience. On the other hand, there is so much going on and the film is moving so fast, almost rushed, that you don't get bored with it. Unlike some other releases it also has as much action to offer as you'd expect from such a film. The power suit chase through Paris is particularly silly, but also great fun and the showdown is pretty huge. So even with couple of embarrassingly bad parts (like, sorry to report, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character) this is an overall spectacular and entertaining, even if dumb, piece of action cinema. For what it's worth.

• Albert K

  
  If you're jumping into this movie to be emotionally invested into the characters and plot, don't watch this. Now I am one that hates "Transformers 2" with a passion because it didn't exactly understand what direction it wanted to go. "G.I. Joe: Rise of… More
  If you're jumping into this movie to be emotionally invested into the characters and plot, don't watch this. Now I am one that hates "Transformers 2" with a passion because it didn't exactly understand what direction it wanted to go. "G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra" is just as mindless, but has some life in it. The character's dialogue isn't only there to drive the action to a different locale. Some action scenes are spectacular to see, except for the last one. If you wanna see a scene just like the ending, watch Star Wars... you'll get what I mean. I recommend watching it though. It's a fun time.

• MisterYoda ?

  
  three Stars

• Chris W

  
  Completely ridiculous and over-the-top, but never boring, this movie is flawed but not quite totally terrible popcorn entertainment. I was happy to see a live action version of a fun show I grew up on, but I wasn't totally happy with the treatment of the characters, specifically… More
  Completely ridiculous and over-the-top, but never boring, this movie is flawed but not quite totally terrible popcorn entertainment. I was happy to see a live action version of a fun show I grew up on, but I wasn't totally happy with the treatment of the characters, specifically how their connections to one another, their origins, that sort of thing. I didn't mind the sci-fi elements of the plot...too much, but it did make things a bit too over the top and kinda silly at times. I was able to handle the homogenizing of their uniforms though, a la X-Men, because it might have seemed silly to those who didn't grow up with the franchise originally had the traditional outfits been used. By giving everyone generic outfits though, it also took away some of the uniqueness and distinction of the Joes as an organization. The film's casting was passable, but the performances are pretty weak and unremarkable for the msot part. Some of the effects were okay, and the Paris sequence was cool, but Sommers isn't really all that great at coming up with a strong story and characters to match the action, which, while okay, wasn't really mindblowing either. All in all, it kept me from being bored, but it didn't keep me from wishing I was watching something better. C- (and that's being nice).

• Anthony L

  
  I wish Hollywood would leave my toys alone. Actually, if I'm being honest, I only had one G.I. Joe and I never played with it, I think my sister married him with Barbie and that was the last I saw of him. I was more into He-Man and M.A.S.K. - I would like to see a M.A.S.K. film… More
  I wish Hollywood would leave my toys alone. Actually, if I'm being honest, I only had one G.I. Joe and I never played with it, I think my sister married him with Barbie and that was the last I saw of him. I was more into He-Man and M.A.S.K. - I would like to see a M.A.S.K. film thinking about it but I'm sure they'd screw that one up too. The cast is..eclectic, I hope everyone was paid sufficiently. It is nice to see a director showing loyalties to actors he's worked with before though, even if it does mean giving them walk-on parts. As for the story, well I think most 10 year old boys have come up with better scenarios with their toys over the years (Ripcord will, quite rightly, now be the first one to be buried in the garden/flushed down the loo no doubt). There are splashes of the greatness like the ones displayed in the Mummy films but they are too few and far between, Rise of the Cobra is mainly a CGI headache and a bit of a tapeworm story-wise.

• Brad W

  
  This movie wasn't very good, the action was ok. The acting was nothing special, the story didn't keep to the GI Joe universe, and the plot was lame. The action was the only positive and I will not watch this movie again.

• Wildaly M

  
  Who cares about plot? Who cares about good acting? You've got stylish suits, pulse guns, fighting ninjas, exploding cars, hot men (and women) in leather outfits, super sonic jets, over-the-top visuals, heat seeking rockets, nanomite warheads... need I continue?

• Tim S

  
  Another really terrible big budget Hollywood summer "blockbuster".

• Michael E

  
  if your an action fan than your going to love this

• Roy G

  
  At its best it's kind of fun, at its worst only kind of stupid.

• Jason L

  
  GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra was immensely terrible, one of the worst movies of 2009. It squanders and wastes the talents of Denis Quaid and Channing Tatum; I was sorely disappointed by the movie because there was a lot they could have done with the premise-I mean, look at 'The Dark… More
  GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra was immensely terrible, one of the worst movies of 2009. It squanders and wastes the talents of Denis Quaid and Channing Tatum; I was sorely disappointed by the movie because there was a lot they could have done with the premise-I mean, look at 'The Dark Knight' and 'Iron Man'. They both originated from comics but are both two of my favorite movies. Stephen Sommers directed it so I guess I should have expected it to be bad. I mean there was no real plot! Not at all! Just flashy (yet still incoherent) special effects, a script so weak a ten year old could have done it, and feeble, unbelievable characters. There was no complexity at all, not even a hint of it. The worst part is, the movie grossed over 150 mil. in the U.S. in alone so you can expect a sequel. In the end, G.I. Joe feels like it's trying--incredibly hard-- to be all things to all people. Yet so it fails to be anything to anyone.

• Bently L

  
  We don't give a crap what critics said. Yes, it's highly cartoonish but its fun and action-packed. A theater experience we will never forget. It's better than Transformers 2 though. "What does it accelerate?"

• Richard C

  
  B

• Robert C

  
  Mildly ammusing from a "sci-fi/tech" and over the top action standpoint, though just about everything else in this film felt like a complete waste of time. To spite being greatly under-used here, both Joseph Gordon Levitt and Christopher Eccleston were the high points of… More
  Mildly ammusing from a "sci-fi/tech" and over the top action standpoint, though just about everything else in this film felt like a complete waste of time. To spite being greatly under-used here, both Joseph Gordon Levitt and Christopher Eccleston were the high points of this film. And I have to say that after hearing and reading all the buzz on "rising star" Channing Tatum over the past couple of years, I was blown away by how bad an actor he is. A friend said "But he is so cute and he has a nice body", to which my response was: "Then they have miss marketed him...I think perhaps he would do better in the porn industry!" Luckily we caught this on cable, so no money or valuable Netflix queue space was wasted.

• Dean !

  
  No it won't win any Oscars, but this was a surprisingly very good all out action blockbuster! It never lets up, just one action scene after another and with the same amount of special effects as the last few Star Wars films!! The CGI on the whole is great, bit ropey in some… More
  No it won't win any Oscars, but this was a surprisingly very good all out action blockbuster! It never lets up, just one action scene after another and with the same amount of special effects as the last few Star Wars films!! The CGI on the whole is great, bit ropey in some scenes but the detail in the back grounds and vehicles is great. Plenty of special features on the DVD regarding the CGI too! A great enjoyable fun blockbuster film from the director of The Mummy films. Grab the popcorn, switch your brain off and enjoy!

• Michael S

  
  Stupid fun, but fun nonetheless! G.I. JOE: RISE OF COBRA is one of those films that if I were 10, would NEVER leave my Blu-Ray player. I'm not ten anymore, but I still enjoyed it overall. The only real knocks against this passable piece of popcorn entertainment are some… More
  Stupid fun, but fun nonetheless! G.I. JOE: RISE OF COBRA is one of those films that if I were 10, would NEVER leave my Blu-Ray player. I'm not ten anymore, but I still enjoyed it overall. The only real knocks against this passable piece of popcorn entertainment are some scene showcasing very subpar special effects and CGI. Leave your brain aside, grab some junk-food, and enjoy.

• jay n

  
  Terrible junk, no surprise really once you realize Dennis Quaid is in it and it's an action pic. How many hands did it have to pass through before they got to him.

• EightThirty .

  
  Brilliant...Absolutely great..Heaps of Action... Nice one.. I liked Snake Eyes the Ninja Style Soldier... Looks like there's gonna be a Part Two... Excellent!! Can't wait...

• KJ P

  
  It was meant to be a summer popcorn flick, and for that reason it succeeds big time! It is one of the most fun movies of the year! But not one of the best!

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