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Title: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | ... | Heavy Duty | |
| Christopher Eccleston | ... | McCullen / Destro | |
| Grégory Fitoussi | ... | Baron de Cobray | |
| Joseph Gordon-Levitt | ... | The Doctor / Rex | |
| Leo Howard | ... | Young Snake Eyes | |
| Karolina Kurkova | ... | Cover Girl | |
| Lee Byung-Hun | ... | Storm Shadow | |
| Sienna Miller | ... | Ana / Baroness | |
| David Murray | ... | James McCullen - 1641 | |
| Rachel Nichols | ... | Scarlett | |
| Kevin J. O'Connor | ... | Dr. Mindbender | |
| Gerald Okamura | ... | Hard Master | |
| Ray Park | ... | Snake Eyes | |
| Jonathan Pryce | ... | U.S. President | |
| Dennis Quaid | ... | General Hawk | |
Two soldiers stationed in Kazahkstan (Captain Duke Hauser 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 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 the 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 help from 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. Written by John Wiggins
I just saw G.I. Joe, and I must say that I actually enjoyed it. This is NOT a masterpiece. This is a fun, Summer action flick. The so-called professional critics who obviously miss that point do not deserve their cushy jobs. The action is unbelievable, non-stop, breathless, and requires a total suspension of disbelief. The critics that have a problem with that should remember one thing. This is a movie based on a cartoon that's sole purpose was to sell a set of toys to 5-12 year old boys. Nothing more. Expecting "War and Peace" from this source material shows a lack of insight and intelligence from most of the reviews that I have read. If you like action films, you will enjoy this one. If you want angst-ridden characters stopping every five minutes to discuss their feelings... pull the stick out and move along to a sappy low-budget romance; this isn't your kind of film.