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11/14/09
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
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Reviews Counted:144
Fresh:52
Rotten:92
Average Rating:4.6/10
Consensus: While fans of the Hasbro toy franchise may revel in a bit of nostalgia, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is largely a cartoonish, over-the-top action fest propelled by silly writing, inconsistent visual effects, and merely passable performances.
Theatrical Release:Aug 7, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $150,167,630
Synopsis: Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, whose previous collaboration was the worldwide blockbuster “TRANSFORMERS,” join forces with Spyglass Entertainment for another extraordinary action-adventure “G.I.... [More]
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller, Marlon Wayans
Director: Stephen Sommers
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Reviews for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Light entertainment with little to call memorable ... but at least therein exists some detectable evidence that the filmmakers had a soft spot for G.I. Joe and simply wanted to deliver its essence to the screen.
11/07/09
expensively produced escapist fantasy designed to protect the delicate sensibilities of the kids while never for a moment taxing their budding critical thinking skills
10/31/09
Un film bâclé qui n'obéit à aucune logique physique ou narrative
10/12/09
A typically frenetic actioner from Stephen Sommers...
09/25/09
This is an action film highlight reel, with any sense of story or purpose shoved to the corners.
08/23/09
Loud, shiny, and critic-proof, this franchise launcher is basically Transformers minus the humanity.
08/20/09
Top CriticThere are bound to be some 10-year-olds who will shout a hearty "Yo Joe!" (the G.I. Joe battle cry). The rest of us will more likely be crying, "Say it ain't so, Joe!"
08/18/09
Fans will be disappointed unless they're so desperate that they'll like anything that says it's a G.I. JOE movie.
08/16/09
The folks at Hasbro must be laughing all the way to the bank this summer.
08/16/09
This is my favorite bad movie of the summer. And yes, I realize that's a backhanded compliment. Yo Joe.
08/15/09
[Director] Sommers did the first two chaotic Mummy remakes; those play like Tender Mercies compared to this one.
08/14/09
Top CriticThis isn't G.I. Joe so much as it's C.G.I. Joe, a nonstop orgy of computer imagery and pretty much what we'd expect from the director of the execrable Van Helsing and two dopey Mummy movies.
08/14/09
If only they'd brought Mr. Potato Head into the mix.
08/14/09
... marginally better than the Transformers franchise (not that the bar was all that high) ...
08/14/09
So, now you know, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is about as uncomfortable to sit through as running in a marathon with a bad case of the trots - and knowing is half the battle.
08/14/09
Unfortunately, the plot requires Sienna Miller to strike sparks off of Channing Tatum, which is somewhat like smashing granite against wood.
08/14/09
Harks back to the pulpy spirit of 'Doc Savage' adventures and Roger Moore-era James Bond movies...
08/14/09
I don't think I've seen an untested film franchise be set up for a sequel so hard in my entire life.
08/13/09
The action figures formerly known as "Real American Heroes" deserve something better than this artificial, live-action cartoon.
08/13/09
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