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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | ... | ||
Christopher Eccleston | ... | ||
Grégory Fitoussi | ... | ||
Joseph Gordon-Levitt | ... | ||
Leo Howard | ... | ||
Karolina Kurkova | ... | ||
Byung-hun Lee | ... | ||
Sienna Miller | ... |
Ana /
Baroness
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David Murray | ... | ||
Rachel Nichols | ... | ||
Kevin J. O'Connor | ... | ||
Gerald Okamura | ... | ||
Ray Park | ... | ||
Jonathan Pryce | ... |
U.S. President
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Dennis Quaid | ... |
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
Let me first say that I knew absolutely nothing about the GI Joe franchise except that they were (are?) toys. But that did not hinder me from enjoying this movie.
What do you get if you mix a few parts James Bond, a few parts Transformers and a few parts Star Wars? Well, you get G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra! Basically, if you like the aforementioned movies you will probably enjoy this one. Things explode constantly, shiny things glimmer past the screen and hot chicks in tight outfits show up now and then.
If you are the type who crave realism in your movies then do not - I repeat, do not see this one. Realism does not even come within shooting distance of this movie. But if you can enjoy a popcorn summer movie then this is not a bad way to spend an afternoon.
And yes - there is a Wayans brother in this, but strangely enough, he did not annoy me...