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

Directed by Stephen Sommers

Action | Adventure | Science Fiction

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Overview

From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.

Rated PG-13 | Length 118 minutes

Actors

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | Christopher Eccleston | Lee Byung-hun | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Sienna Miller | Rachel Nichols | Ray Park | Jonathan Pryce | Saïd Taghmaoui | Channing Tatum | Arnold Vosloo | Marlon Wayans | Dennis Quaid | Grégory Fitoussi | Leo Howard | Karolina Kurkova | David Murray | Kevin J. O'Connor | Gerald Okamura | Brandon Soo Hoo | Christopher Akers | Fabrice Baral | Michael Benyaer | Peter Breitmayer | Michael Broderick | Elena Evangelo | Mark Hames | Jacques Frantz | Wayne Lopez | Kellie Matteson | Burton Perez | Bob Rumnock | Robert Russell | Ashley Sommers | Michael Sommers | Gunner Wright | Duncan Bravo | Charles Howerton | Robert Almodovar | David Jean Thomas | Ken Thomas | Frederic Doss | Buzz Covington | Ron Thompson | Brendan Fraser | Larry Hama

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Viewing Notes

Day after Chicago Comic-Con I resigned to endure G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra expecting to sorta like it but going in w/low expectations for a truly good film. That said, I really enjoyed it. And apparently I’m not the only one since many of my favorite critics also dug it. Yes it’s ridiculous and full of silliness and plot holes but aimed at 10 year old boys, it works. No, I’m not a 10 year old boy but I can recall what it might have felt like. And I usually dig these big-budget silly mishaps. Van Helsing anyone (also directed by Sommers!)? And yes, I will see G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra again. Only wish Brendan Fraser was in this flick more and that Marlon Wayans wasn’t in it at all.

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