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G.I. Joe: Retaliation

  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
190K
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Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Lee Byung-hun, Elodie Yung, Channing Tatum, and Adrianne Palicki in G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.
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The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.

  • Director
    • Jon M. Chu
  • Writers
    • Rhett Reese
    • Paul Wernick
  • Stars
    • Dwayne Johnson
    • Channing Tatum
    • Adrianne Palicki
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    190K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,112
    789
    • Director
      • Jon M. Chu
    • Writers
      • Rhett Reese
      • Paul Wernick
    • Stars
      • Dwayne Johnson
      • Channing Tatum
      • Adrianne Palicki
    • 355User reviews
    • 373Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 12 nominations total

    Videos34

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    Trailer 1:40
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    Trailer 2:23
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    Trailer 2:24
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    Dwayne Johnson
    Dwayne Johnson
    • Roadblock
    Channing Tatum
    Channing Tatum
    • Duke
    Adrianne Palicki
    Adrianne Palicki
    • Jaye
    Lee Byung-hun
    Lee Byung-hun
    • Storm Shadow
    Jonathan Pryce
    Jonathan Pryce
    • President
    Elodie Yung
    Elodie Yung
    • Jinx
    Ray Stevenson
    Ray Stevenson
    • Firefly
    D.J. Cotrona
    D.J. Cotrona
    • Flint
    Ray Park
    Ray Park
    • Snake Eyes
    Luke Bracey
    Luke Bracey
    • Cobra Commander
    Walton Goggins
    Walton Goggins
    • Warden Nigel James
    Arnold Vosloo
    Arnold Vosloo
    • Zartan
    Joseph Mazzello
    Joseph Mazzello
    • Mouse
    • (as Joe Mazzello)
    Nick Erickson
    • President Picture Double
    RZA
    RZA
    • Blind Master
    Naim Alherimi
    • Pakistani President
    Ravi Naidu
    Ravi Naidu
    • Chief Advisor
    Matt Gerald
    Matt Gerald
    • Havoc
    • Director
      • Jon M. Chu
    • Writers
      • Rhett Reese
      • Paul Wernick
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      To prepare for his role as Firefly, Ray Stevenson read the G.I. Joe comics. He became a fan of his character, even putting in his own money so that the costume designers would make a mask to go with the costume.
    • Goofs
      When Snake Eyes is taken into the prison, he's told that they descend so far that they are no longer in Germany, but are in international territory. Most conventions hold that a country's claim extends down to the center of the Earth, and up into space. (US Property Law holds the same convention with regard to a persons real property)
    • Quotes

      Roadblock: In the immortal words of Jay-Z: "Whatever deity may guide my life, dear lord don't let me die tonight. But if I shall before I wake, I'd accept my fate."

    • Crazy credits
      Part of the closing credits are a montage of scenes from the film.
    • Alternate versions
      The extended cut has the following additional material and changes:
      • Extended prologue: Mouse and Flint have a contest where whoever can get a hand grenade out from the water barrel with his mouth is the winner. Mouse eventually wins and Flint makes fun of him. Roadblock is annoyed by that and punishes Flint by pushing his head into the barrel again. Duke shows up and makes fun of Roadblock's lecture. While pushing Flint's head again into the barrel, he and Roadblock grin at each other.
      • The Blind Master / Jinx / Snake Eyes sequence introduced midway in the theatrical version is now moved to the beginning and its introduction is much more slower, clearer minus the narration. As Jinx prepares to fight Snake Eyes, she is told that to prove worthy of joining the Joes, Snake Eyes must not get a single hair of hers. The fight is longer but Snake eventually wins. She leaves frustrated. The Blind Master gives the indestructible sword to him, telling him to stop Cobra.
      • There are more killings shown by the Joes in the base raid and more explicit.
      • An additional line by Duke after he lost the shooting contest to Roadblock, looking at his rifle: "Yup, as long as I can bring this."
      • The president's son ambushes Zartan with a toy gun. He asks Havoc if he wasn't supposed to protect his father but Zartan instead tells him to clean the chocolate stash in his mother's bedroom. Zartan tells Havoc to "take out his fat ass next time". This scene is also a cross-promotion for Nerf, as the president's son is wielding a Nerf N-Strike Elite Retaliator.
      • Extra line by Zartan telling the real president that he's brought back some interns.
      • The night helicopter attack is slightly longer.
      • The assault on the underground prison by Storm Shadow and Firefly is slightly more graphic. Instead of the original cut, Snake Eyes is surprised by Jinx's appearance who wants to help him, saying she knows where Storm Shadow is likely to go to heal his wounds. He hands her the fighting sticks.
      • There's a longer joke of Roadblock and his street friend on his pants.
      • Storm Shadow's healing is now shown as one whole sequence.
      • Instead of agreeing in the original version, Jaye and Flint are against Roadblock's idea of waiting and killing Zartan in the alley. They want him alive to be brought to Colton.
      • Additional graphic shots of Roadblock and Firefly's alley fight.
      • As Jaye stitches Roadblock's shoulder, Flint, frustrated comes in and blames Roadblock for not following his own lectures. Frustrated, Roadblock leaves the room to clean the weapons while he sits down. Jaye asks Flint to help her with the dress. There's also a longer reflection of Jaye on the TV screen. Roadblock then comes in again and tells them to help clean the weapons.
      • During the collage of the freedom summit, Cobra and his crew leave the boat to meet a small army while Zartan holds his speech.
      • In the catacomb assault, Zartan now grabs the case instead of Firefly, thus the order from Cobra has changed with a shot of Firefly with the case removed. Later when he gets the case back, Cobra asks him of the status of the satellites.
      • Jinx leads the other presidents through the catacombs while killing a few more Cobra soldiers. She gets pressured into a corner before Snake Eyes comes in for the assist. Meanwhile, Storm Shadow follows Zartan who hides with a soldier. As he enters the room, he hears Zartan's voice saying he never expected him to become a G.I Joe.
      • Storm Shadow's fight with the red ninja is longer. Zartan tries to shoot him a few times but misses. Noticing that both fighters buried under the boxes, Zartan tries to shoot him at gunpoint, but instead gets himself at the Shadow's sword point. Then, an explosive firefly lands on the blade and explodes, before Firefly enters the room and retrieves the case.
      • More killing of Zartan's guards while rescuing the real President by Colton and Jaye.
      • There are extra shots of Roadblock's wielding of the assault gun and the final fight with Firefly.
      • Lastly, Jinx wants to return the sword to Snake Eyes but is signaled to keep it, having proving her worth.
    • Connections
      Featured in Bad Movie Beatdown: Review of 2012 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Don't Let Me Die
      Written by Tone, Jay-Z, R. Kelly, Alexander Mosley, and Poke

    User reviews355

    Featured review

    G.I.Joe Retaliation:Strictly Average!

    G.I. Joe Retaliation is an strictly average action movie.

    The movie has the same repeated story,which we have often seen in many action movies before.

    For me,what made G.I Joe Retaliation more disappointing is Bruce Willis.He had hardly any screen-space to showcase his action skills.

    G.I Joe Retaliation is a movie made for the teens.The teens are surely going to love this one! There are many action sequences in this movie,but only a few stand out.The action sequence in the Himalayas is the highlight of the movie.This action sequence has been shot very nicely.

    The direction is mediocre.

    Performance: Dwayne Johnson is fine.Channing Tatum is strictly okay.Elodie Yung,Ray Park and Adrianne Palicki are just okay.Bruce Willis disappoints.

    All in all,G.I.Joe Retaliation is a strictly average action movie.I would recommend this flick for the teens but not for adults.I am giving it a four on ten.
    • GaneshKSalian
    • Apr 3, 2013
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    • Wouldn't all these nuclear warheads exploding cover the world in radiation?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 28, 2013 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Skydance Media
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • G.I. Joe: El contraataque
    • Filming locations
      • Fort Pike, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Skydance Media
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $130,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $122,523,060
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $40,501,814
      • Mar 31, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $375,740,705
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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