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Overview
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Release Date:
7 August 2009 (USA)
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Tagline:
When All Else Fails, They Don't more
Plot:
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. | full synopsis
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Ordinary popcorn movie
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(Cast overview, first billed only) more
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Dark Sky: First Strike (USA) (fake working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for strong sequences of action violence and mayhem throughout.
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Runtime:
118 min
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Color:
Color (DeLuxe)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Ireland:12A |
South Korea:15 |
Singapore:PG |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #45055) |
UK:12A |
Finland:K-13 |
Japan:G |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Norway:15 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
Germany:16 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) |
Australia:M |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Iceland:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Netherlands:12 |
Taiwan:PG-12 |
Mexico:B |
Sweden:11 |
Chile:14 |
Turkey:13A
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Trivia:
The aircraft Carrier the G.I. Joe team is on at the end of the movie appears to the be the U.S.S. Flagg (the number 99 on the ship is the same number that was on the U.S.S. Flagg). The U.S.S. Flagg was featured in both the toy line and the comic books.
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Goofs:
Continuity: Ana and Storm Shadow force Baron de Cobray to activate only one of the nano-bots warheads. He activates one and puts it back in the first position in the case. When Storm Shadow takes out a warhead to put on the RPG-type launcher and take out the Eiffel Tower, he pulls the one from the second position in the case, effectively choosing a warhead with inactive nano-bots.
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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 anything else to say before the sentence is carried out?
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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 anything else to say before the sentence is carried out?
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Soundtrack:
Boom, Boom, Boom (Shake Your Reggaeton)
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FAQ
Is this connected to Michael Bay's Transformers films?Why doesn't Snake Eyes speak?
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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.