G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Review

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra


Release Date: 6th August 2009 - Australia


Production Companies
Paramount Pictures (presents)
Spyglass Entertainment (presents)
Hasbro (in association with)
Di Bonadventura Pictures

Distribution
Paramount Pictures Australia


Genre: Action

Rating: M

Runtime: 113 minutes


Budget: $175,000,000

Box Office Gross: $302,469,017
(Worldwide)


Plot Summary
Two soldiers stationed in
Kazahkstan (Captain Duke
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 the 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
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 the help
of 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. (Source - IMDb)


Cast

G.I. Joe
Channing Tatum - Duke
Marlon Wayans - Ripcord
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje -
Heavy Duty
Dennis Quaid - General Hawk
Rachel Nichols - Scarlett
Ray Park - Snake Eyes
Leo Howard - Young Snake Eyes
Said Taghimaoui - Breaker
Karolina Kurkova - Cover Girl

Cobra
Joseph Gordon Levitt - Cobra Commander
Christopher Eccleston - James McCullen/Destro
Sienna Miller - The Baroness
Lee Byung-hun - Storm Shadow
Brandon Soo-hoo - Young Storm Shadow
Arnold Vosloo - Zartan
Kevin J. O'Connor - Dr. Mindbender 

Others
Gerald Okumara - Hard Master
Jonathan Pryce - U.S. President
Gregory Fitoussi - Baron de Cobray
David Murray - James McCullen - 1941
 

Crew
Story/Executive Producer/Director -
Stephen Sommers
Story/Screenplay - Stuart Beattie
Story - Michael Gordon
Screenplay - David Elliot and Paul Lovett
Executive Producers - Gary Barber,
Roger Birnbaum, Erik Howsam and
David Womark
Producer/Film Editor - Bob Ducsay
Producers - Brian Goldner and
Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Casting Directors - Nancy Bishop

and Ronna Kress
Production Designer - Ed Verreaux
Concept Artists - Tim Flattery,
Matt Codd, Francoia Baranger and
Kim Frederiksen
Supervising Art Director - Greg Papalia
Art Directors - Chad S. Frey,
Kevin Ishioka, Randy Moore,
Brad Ricker and Anne Seibel
Costume Designer - Ellen Mirojinick
Director of Photography - Mitchell Amundsen
Second Unit Directors - Greg Michael

and Mohammed Yusef
Stunt Coordinator - R.A. Rondell
Special Effects Coordinators - Daniel Sudick

and Zuzana Milfort
Visual Effects Supervisors - Amit Dhawal,
David Ebner, Boyd Shermis

and Gregory L. McMurry
Visual Effects Supervisor: MPC - Greg Butler
Visual Effects Supervisor: Digital Domain -

Bryan Grill
Visual Effects Supervisor: CSI Hollywood -

Bryan Horita
Visual Effects Supervisor: Framestore -

Jon Thum
Animation Supervisors - Julio Del Rio Hernandez,
Berne Angerer and James Straus
Film Editors - Kelly Matsumoto and

Jim May
Music - Alan Silvestri


Review
Okay, movie viewers, I'm not as brave to comment about G.I. JOE: RISE OF THE COBRA and being the only person with some knowledge of the G.I. Joe toy line. The Stephen Sommers adaptation was cheesy and not translated right to the big screen. The movie failed to comprehend the success of Michael Bay's Transformers film series. Many fans didn't seem to like this movie very much. The main cast was not so good that actors Channing Tatum and Marlon Wayans were bland and miscast. Some of the visuals were usually terrible, but a few times good. The only things that make up for the whole film were Ray Park's portrayal of one of the series' memorable characters, the acting cameo by Brendan Fraser and the fight coordination.

This movie is average. My advice is see the action and the comedy, not its flaws. THE RISE OF COBRA is partly enjoyable to many viewers who have never seen the G.I. Joe cartoon. Let us hope that the new sequel of G.I. Joe: Retaliation might cleanse the sins of its predecessor.

Star rating: (3/5) Average

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