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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) 5.8
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5.8/10 from 151,149 users
Metascore: 32/100
Reviews: 532 user | 246 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Stephen Sommers |
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Cast
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| Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | ... | ||
| Christopher Eccleston | ... | ||
| Grégory Fitoussi | ... | ||
| Joseph Gordon-Levitt | ... | ||
| Leo Howard | ... | ||
| Karolina Kurkova | ... | ||
| Byung-hun Lee | ... | ||
| Sienna Miller | ... | ||
| David Murray | ... | ||
| Rachel Nichols | ... | ||
| Kevin J. O'Connor | ... | ||
| Gerald Okamura | ... | ||
| Ray Park | ... | ||
| Jonathan Pryce | ... | ||
| Dennis Quaid | ... | ||
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Two soldiers stationed in Kazahkstan (Captain Duke Hauser and his partner "Ripcord") are ordered to transport special warheads created by MARS, an arms' manufacturer controlled by James McCullen. When they are attacked by thieves (led by Anastasia DeCobray, with whom Duke has history), they are saved by a top secret, international special forces unit known as "G.I. Joe". The leader of G.I. Joe, General Abernathy (or Hawk) is on the trail of the thieves: an evil organization called "Cobra". While Duke and Ripcord train to join the Joes, McCullen ("Destro") is secretly working for Cobra and plotting to recapture his metal-eating "Nanomite" warheads. Duke and Ripcord (with help from Heavy Duty, Snake Eyes, and the rest of the Joes) must prove that they are Real American Heroes -- by stopping the launch of these warheads before Cobra uses them to take over the world. Written by John Wiggins
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Release Date:
7 August 2009 (Canada) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$175,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,708,760 (UK) (7 August 2009)Gross:
$150,167,630 (USA) (30 October 2009)Company Credits
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Bastille Prison Warden: James McCullen, you Scottish pig, you've been found guilty of treason for the sale of military arms to the enemies of our Lord, King Louis XIII, even whilst you sold arms to our Lord himself.
James McCullen - 1641: Your king is a vile bag of filth who murders his own allies. I should have charged him double.
Bastille Prison Warden: You tried to overthrow the Crown in conspiracy with its enemies.
James McCullen - 1641: Unlike your simpleton king, his enemies know that is the true McCullen destiny not simple to supply arms, but to run the wars!
Bastille Prison Warden: Do you ...
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Written by Alex Marlowe and Dan DiPrima
Performed by Zombie Bank
Courtesy of Francis / Myrovich Company
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Did You Know?
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The scar under Duke's right eye is an homage to the famous scar on the original 12" G.I. Joe figure, introduced in 1964. It was added as a copyright mark, to prevent unlawful reproduction. See more »Goofs
When Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes battle for the first time as kids, Storm Shadow hits Snake Eyes with a frying pan. As Snake Eyes supposedly gets hit, he does a back flip and lands face down, head towards camera. When you see him get up, he is on his back with his head away from the camera. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Bastille Prison Warden: James McCullen, you Scottish pig, you've been found guilty of treason for the sale of military arms to the enemies of our Lord, King Louis XIII, even whilst you sold arms to our Lord himself.
James McCullen - 1641: Your king is a vile bag of filth who murders his own allies. I should have charged him double.
Bastille Prison Warden: You tried to overthrow the Crown in conspiracy with its enemies.
James McCullen - 1641: Unlike your simpleton king, his enemies know that is the true McCullen destiny not simple to supply arms, but to run the wars!
Bastille Prison Warden: Do you ...
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Crazy Credits
In the closing credits, the Sigma Six logo from the animated cartoon G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 (2005) can be seen on a patchwork metal object. See more »Soundtracks
Boom, Boom, Boom (Shake Your Reggaeton)Written by Alex Marlowe and Dan DiPrima
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This movie may have a questionable script, some sub-par actors (Some were surprisingly good for a popcorn movie which is applaudable) and some Team America style action (They seemed to cause a lot more damage to Paris then the terrorists plan to) but the film can not help but be entertaining. It has what Transformers 2 had which was good special effects, but what Transformers 2 lacked was entertainment which this movie definitely has, even if it is n't a very good movie from a movie point of view.
While lots of people and critics alike are going to bag the hell out of this film, I think as long as you go in with an open mind a low expectancy of the movie to hold any sort of realism you will have a pretty good time, which is really the reason the film was made (After the money of course).
Overall, this film is a good watch for non fans of the series at least but, not having seen the cartoon I cant speak for existing fans of G.I. Joe but I had a good time, and I think a lot of other people will 2 as long as they can maintain an open mind.