The Rise of Cobra is not G.I. his grandfather Joe. It's more like C.G.I. Joe with explosive special effects sequences of action that provide the film with a surplus of "Boom Boom Pow" (to quote the Black Eyed Peas song that drives the final credits). This blast from the past summer is very similar to that of metal nano-missile mite eating a (literally) Mad Doctor (Joseph Gordon-Levitt recovery in some of its indie-rock spirit) and McCullen, a Scottish arms dealer (Christopher Eccleston ), threaten to liberate the world. It never stops. Ever. The G.I. Original Joe action figure was a hero to all Americans. These are Joes - all together - "the best of the best," an elite squad of different nationalities. Two soldiers, Duke (Channing Tatum an amateur), a "field, in the fight" type of person, and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans), his best friend funny, are rescued by the Joes after being ambushed while transporting missiles. These are not regular Joes. Snake-Eyes (Ray Park) is a silent ninja, Stella (Rachel Nichols) a bodacious Brainiac, Heavy Duty (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), a specialist in the imposition of arms, and Breaker (Said Taghamaoui) the techie. They are led by General harsh Hawk (Dennis Quaid), who barks at lines like, "When all else fails, we do not", with the enamel. Duke and Ripcord are recruited to join the unit after qualifying Duke discovers that Ana (Sienna Miller), his former girlfriend, is in cahoots with McCullen and now sports the nickname of claims of the baroness, let alone division for murderer improve latex costumes. This is the first of a budding franchise, lots of back story to cover. The flashbacks dating back to 1641! But the agenda is the underground military command centers, underwater dens of evil, shining high-tech weaponry, persecution of vertigo, and cool gadgets such as hydraulic demand an accelerated rate. It's enough to make you want to dust off your original action figures from Hasbro, or study, without doubt, hope and buy new ones.
- Actors: Tatum Channing
- Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: English, French, Spanish
- Number of discs: 2
- Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Studio: Paramount
- DVD Release Date: November 3, 2009
- Run Time: 118 minutes
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