G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

  • 2009


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33 % Rotten
$ 302 Million
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Positive Reviews 35
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Average Rating 2.5/5
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3.5
Much like previous Sommers films (The Mummy, Van Helsing), The Rise Of Cobra holds to a thrill ride sensibility thats unchallenging and more than a li .. Av Club
1.5
G.I. Joe was not screened for critics, but thats not because of its mindless action and nonsensical plot. Austin Chronicle
1.0
G.I. Joe is the kind of movie that bludgeons the viewer into submission with its loud and constant barrage of sound and fury. Austin Chronicle
4.0
An ambitious attempt by Paramount and Hasbro to bring the GI Joe action figures to life after the success of Transformers, the resulting film is unpre .. Screen Daily
2.5
Nevertheless, it is better than Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen..The film is inspired by Hasbros famous line of plastic action figures. Rogerebert
3.5
Every commercial promised insane action, bravery, and wild shoot em up spectacle if only youd convince your parents to buy this useless piece of plast .. Cinema Blend
0.5
Sure, big dumb fun can be big dumb fun, but Sommers goes beyond the more is more modus operandi and launches into too much is never enough territory. Ny Daily News
3.8
G.I. Joe may not be a great movie, but it sure is a hoot and a half, just make sure to find that inner child in you that still likes to play pretend. JoBlo
3.5
Despite the movie taking itself seriously overall, there was enough in the film to remind you that it was indeed a summer action flick based on a toy. Screen Rant
2.5
The new G.I. Joe movie cost $175 million (U.S.) to make and is as cluttered as a nine year olds bedroom. The Globe And Mail
3.1
OK, its seriously deficient in plot or acting. But in this genre, those two ingredients are as superfluous as canoes in a desert. Philly
1.5
The scriptby Stuart Beattie, David Elliot, and Paul Lovett is full of embarrassingly bad dialogue, but a recent midnight screening audience laughed be .. Village Voice
1.0
Loud, shiny, and critic proof, this franchise launcher is basically Transformers minus the humanity. Chicago Reader
3.5
The same could be said of the Transformers franchise, particularly the second film in the series.But, as a pure action movie, a popcorn movie if you w .. Lariat
2.5
(Whether a cartoon that was created solely to sell toys even deserves fidelity is another matter.) Eric Ds Nider
2.0
The latest movie based on a Hasbro toy is marginally better than the Transformers franchise (not that the bar was all that high), and the result is sl .. News Review
2.0
Due to their volatility, they obviously need a military escort and get that from a team of U.S. Army rangers led by Duke (CHANNING TATUM) and Ripcord .. Screen It
1.0
Thats another way of saying he blows up a lot of scenery, never more so than in this action hardware thriller based, Im afraid to say, on Action Man ( .. Independent
0.6
I could load you up with more plot details, but this mercilessly incoherent, galactically stupid movie left me too numb to type. Rolling Stone
4.0
All of which makes this easily the summers best guilty pleasure blockbuster. Shadows On The Wall
2.5
The Nature of Imitation is the sound of Dorian Concept systematically deconstructing various genres, stripping them back to the bones underneath and t .. Pop Matters
1.5
The Nature of Imitation is the sound of Dorian Concept systematically deconstructing various genres, stripping them back to the bones underneath and t .. Pop Matters
4.0
It may be trashy and ridiculous, but its also a huge amount of fun. View London
3.0
Its enjoyable enough while its speeding along. Like the Joes themselves, the movie succeeds by simply crashing headfirst through every obstacle. News Day
3.1
The difference between the Transformers franchise and this is the difference between the aggressively stupid and the acceptably dumb. Boston
1.0
In style, the film boils down elements from most of the big action movie franchises of recent times, notably Independence Day, Lara Croft and X Men. Smh
2.0
Nothing less than the future of western civilisation is at stake as they battle for possession of a special warhead that dissolves anything it touches .. Guardian
3.0
But the pile up of effects is like watching someone else playing videogames; neat moves, but wheres the fun Guardian
2.5
The key to enjoying this latest hunk of mechanized malarkey is to suspend your intelligence and conscience along with your sense of disbelief. Reel Talk Reviews
0.0
Overlong, boringly vacuous and pointlessly noisy, but I am not this movies target audience. At least it isnt as pretentious as Watchmen. Daily Mail
1.5
Dont go expecting an escapist night at the movies; go expecting to be cudgeled into numb, drooling submission. Ew
3.5
The Rise of Cobra is a fast paced summer blockbuster that you cant expect too much from. Cinema Crazed
2.0
Bond without the style and Team America without the bellylaughs. The moronic script and nonsensical plot are good for a snicker, though. Empire
1.0
Too cartoony and childish for grown up action fans and too violent and grisly for kids, G.I. Joe is an action film whose glossy shine is matched only .. Common Sense Media
2.5
Its the last big action movie of the summer and it does what its supposed to do. Movies
3.1
Compared to other big budget movies out this summer, its pretty mediocre. But as a movie that no one thought would be any good because its based on an .. Sf Gate
2.5
If that recalls the first line of the old Mystery Science Theater 3000 theme song, you will have brought the proper attitude to the movie: it hardly n .. Time
2.5
One of the few ways Sommers tethers his comic fantasy to the recognizably real world is through an unexpected reliance on brutal violence. Slant Magazine
1.9
Instead, its merely shiny and plastic, a boldly accurate representation of the military action figures themselves. The Movie Boy
4.5
y good Mr. Fanboy, I give you G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the worlds first weaponized movie! Flickfilosopher
4.0
It hasnt worked.GI Joe: The Rise of Cobrastill seems every bit as appalling as advance word has suggested. The Irish Times
3.0
Sommers bucks the bad buzz with a throwaway blast of solid, stupid fun. You laugh at it rather than with it, but a sequel would be worth it just for m .. Total Film
2.5
Most first would be franchise movies have the good sense to at least provide a feeling of closure at the end of the initial installment, but not this .. ReelViews
3.0
A look at the Laugh Factorys Comedy Camp, which for more than 30 years has offered a place for at risk kids and otherwise to try their hand at stand u .. Calendar Live
0.8
ROC plays out more like a direct to video Starship Troopers sequel than the fresh kickoff of a potential new franchise. Lyles Movie Files
2.0
Feelings of guilt and shame start to simmer as you kick yourself for yielding to such soulless gluttony. Hollywood
3.1
But it also has enough wacked out comic book characters to gleefully overpopulate its little boys playtime wonderland, and therein lies the real fun. Groucho Reviews
3.5
G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra is... a summer movie, through and through, pure pulp preposterousness, one of the most successful little boy adventure mov .. Hit Fix
1.9
It is an action movie in the sense that it contains action and absolutely nothing else. Aisle Seat
2.5
The Films of Stephen Sommers Catch Me If You Can The Adventures of Huck Finn The Jungle Book Deep Rising (January 6/07) Though overlong and occasional .. Reel Film
1.9
Its a superb audition tape, if its effects experts are looking for new jobs.But theres no fun, no characters, no suspense. Nj
3.0
Its heavy on the special effects and loaded with CGI augmented action sequences. 7M Pictures
1.3
That would be a time machine that could magically restore the two hours lost by anyone unlucky or foolish enough to waste money on this wretched excus .. The Star
1.9
But its not appreciably worse than this summers terrible Transformers sequel. Deseret News
3.0
For all its bravado, though, I think the endless violence and destruction build into a negative, nihilistic abyss, despite the triumphal climax. Urban Cine File
2.5
It was that odd mix of straight faced earnestness and bananas action that made the cartoon so much fun, and thats what the movie delivers on. Movies Tv Guide
3.5
Based on the Hasbro toy line and featuring a largely incomprehensible plot, GI Joe harks from the Michael Bay school of subtlety and apes the style of .. The Age
2.0
GI Joe is so riddled with blockbuster clichAs, lousy gags and cardboard characters it stumbles effortlessly into self parody. Digital Spy
0.6
Formerly a real American hero, G.I. Joe is no longer a hero (its a team) or American (its a multinational unit of military superstars, though the way .. New York Post
2.0
The tongue in cheek action film theyve inspired aims for so bad its good cheesiness, but just ends up being well, bad. Abc
1.9
While its not the worst summer movie of 2009, thats faint praise in a season that has brought us Land of the Lost and Transformers 2: Revenge of the F .. Christianity Today
2.0
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1.8
Its a hyperactive aesthetic that kills the merriment; Sommers almost appears to be going out of his way to fudge spatial relationships.The toy line wa .. Brian Or Ndorf
3.8
Dare I say it.Not only is G.I Joe a just apology by Steven Sommers for Van Helsing, its also a reminder why Michael Bays Transformers franchise is so .. Movie Crypt
3.5
The Bottom Line: Overall, G.I. Joe might be admired as one of the more fun and entertaining movies of the summer, especially if youre able to put your .. ComingSoon
3.1
The big FX filled Hollywood blockbusters havent been very good this summer, and neither is G.I. Joe, but its at least better than Wolverine and Transf .. Montreal Film Journal
1.5
I dont think it would be appealing to women.Straight men dont want to see it. News Week
4.5
I hope this toys into movies trend the toy vies genre, if you will is here to stay.The creativity it displays, as Hollywoods great minds breathe life .. Sbs
2.0
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1.0
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2.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
2.5
Its also, fortunately, a fairly simple story far more straightforward than the convoluted nonsense of the Transformers franchise. No La
3.0
Sienna Miller fills out her jumpsuit in GI Joe: The Rise Of The Cobra Expect no more, and youll be reasonably satisfied by this least demanding of sum .. Metro
1.0
G.I. Joe lacks structure, believability, decent characters, competent actors and the helmsman has clearly abandoned ship. Save yourself a headache and .. Scifi Now
2.5
Joe is the latest bloated float in Sommerss sad parade of cinematic shame.Ordered to make something loud, dumb, and fun, Sommers only manages two of t .. Scifi Movie Page
2.0
Never believable but totally breathtaking, the entire set piece feels like it came out of a better film. Streaming Quickflix
1.9
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2.5
Along with comics and an animated series it was a world you could immerse your hyperactive imagination in. Future Movies
2.0
G.I. Joe: Rise Of Cobra is a very throwaway experience, likely to be forgotten by the film world very quickly. Fan The Fire Magazine
2.5
Although given how vapid, monotonous, and cheesy Sommers computer enhanced, personality deprived saga ultimately proves, its hard to imagine even my J .. Nicks Chager
3.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. New York Time Out
2.0
Its dumb. Its digital. Its derivative. This Joe, scripted at a toy selling TV cartoon level, is a non stop shoot em up edited to induce seizures. Orlando Sentinel
5.0
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3.8
But I think the Spider Man mythology transcends not only generations but directors as well. Eclipse Magazine
3.0
8 things to watch out for this week Feature Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 multiplayer beta debuts on PS4, Monster Hunter World hits PC and Better Call Sau .. Sfx
2.5
G.I. Joe may not be beefier, but its cheesier and less aggravating than Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the summer 09 headbanger it most resemble .. Maki At The Movies Blogspo ..
4.5
Yes its is as busy, noisy, visually cluttered and CGIed into an unreal as anything youll see (another film that blurs the line between live action and .. Seanax
5.0
Sometimes, a film defies conventional narrative and artistic standards so utterly that it seems unfair to judge it by them. Tnr
3.8
Despite the brou ha ha that has been talked about for months and currently about the state of the film, G.I Joe: Rise of the Cobra is a pure adrenalin .. Black Filim
1.2
The real reason Paramount Pictures didnt screen G.I. Joe for critics: they were afraid of reviews like this one. Edge United States



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