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  Written August 7, 2009

  G.I. JOE is a GO!!! Rating: 85 out of 100. (Based on advance VIP press preview)

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  THURS. Aug. 6th. - This 1hr 58min movie has a thin-plot and very little character development - basically, all the characters are kindof plastic and one-dimensional. The average CGI/special effects were somewhat of a let-down. At times, I feel like I'm watching a computer/video-game.
  
  However, the NON-STOP action more than makes up for this $170 million-dollar movie's defects.
  
  Plenty of flashbacks as plot devices to tell the various characters' background stories/histories.
  
  Irony, the JOEs destroyed Paris while trying to save Paris.
  
  Director Stephen Sommers' August BLOCKBUSTER movie should do well this opening weekend.
  
  You will either like this movie or you will hate it. Make your choice. But you cannot deny the fact that G.I. JOE is PURE action.
  
  The ending specifically and blatantly trumpeted a sequel. Guaranteed!
  
  VERDICT:
  Turn off your brains.
  Let out your inner kid.
  Sit back - strap on - and enjoy the ride!
  Actual GRADE: Solid B - for LOTS of BA-DA-BOOM!!!

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  Written August 8, 2009

  G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra

  by joeyk803c

  When I first saw the previews I wasn't really drawn to the movie. I remember the series as a kid, and I loved it and that was the only reason that I wanted to see the movie. I went in after paying hoping for one hell of a good movie worth my hard-earned money and it was well worth it. The cast was great, the action scenes were awesome, and the fight scenes between snake eyes, and storm shadow was as always, stunning. There was humor that made you laugh, and action that made you sit on the end of the chair starring like a mindless drone.
  
  Don't take it to heart, or even better, read the negative reviews on this site. They need to hire a team of people to review these reviews and weed out the ignorant, and exponentially stupid ones. Seriously, how can you rate a movie when you haven't even seen it? Keep you biased opinions to yourself.

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  Written August 16, 2009

  G.I. Joe: the Rise of Cobra

  by csreeves

  Wow, how many more things from my childhood can they turn into crap? In the first ten minutes they tried to fit in as many nods to the cartoon as possible but not in a good or natural way. Everything felt forced and the story was garbage. Cobra Commander is the baroness' brother? WTF??? The baroness only turned evil because of a bad relationship between her and Duke? Again, WTF???? She turns back at the end of the movie and fights Cobra? I was waiting for a mass explosion and Optimus Prime to enter the screen and say " Roll out, Yo Joe" !!!! Now i realize the cartoon was no masterpiece but the movie makes it look like Shakespeare. Anyone going to relieve their childhood, just buy the cartoon collection just released.They even set it up for a sequel but hopefully it will never see the light of day. Now you know...........

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  Written August 8, 2009

  Lots of action!

  by chastity00

  I really liked this movie. It has wonderful special effects. I would recommend seeing this at the theaters. The story line jumps around alot and can be hard to follow at times. But other than that I think this was a well made movie. The actors did a great job.

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  Written August 7, 2009

  Action, Action, and more action!!!!

  by Deebie1975

  I went to a midnight screening of this movie. The place was PACKED!!! I was hesitant to go based on the fact that no critics were allowed at pre-screenings....thought that maybe it was gonna really stink-NOT THE CASE!!!
  
  G.I. Joe was an icon for all the 80's kids. This could be a comeback- seriously. The action kept me and my kids on the edge of our seats while the plot continued to unwind until the very end. An odd thing that caught me by surprise was the humor that was depicted in the movie as well....but with one of the Wayons in it...probably should come as no shock to some.
  
  I will get this movie when it comes out on DVD...not for the kids but for myself :)

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  Written August 7, 2009

  TAKE IT WITH A GRAIN OF SALT

  by 1971mercedes

  OK THIS MOVIE WAS SOOOO CORNY, BUT IT KEPT TRUE TO ITS TV SHOW AND COMIC BOOK ROOTS. hahaha my friend and i went and saw gijoe tonight at 1215am. if i was 12 id say it was the best movie ever made, and this year best actor should go to stormshadow, why? well not only does he kill people by hitting them in the head with throwingstars but he destroys the eiffel tower by shooting it with a chemical weapon mounted on the end of a rocket launcher and he also wears a white ninja suit the entire time. ohhhhh dont be decieved by the stupid trailers this movie is more exciting than putting a squirrel in your pants. you just have to sit back and imagine you are a kid watching cartoons. if you can get by that youll enjoy it the baroness and scarlett are both hot and snake eys walks across an alarmed room on his finger tips! look out for zartan you will laugh your___off but also be entertained by the action, the cgi sucks but so did the drawing in the cartoon. whats next a he-man movie i cant wait

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  Written August 8, 2009

  GO JOE!!!

  by STRIVE

  I was a big fan growing up. (27) I am still a big fan. This is the best cartoon to live ation movie ever made. The action will impress any viewer and the story respects the old Joe. It delivered everything I expected and more.
  Snake Eyes could have his own movie. IMO
  
  Also, as a father of a 7 year old boy I would not reccomend it for children under 10 due to the monster looking bad guys. And really I don't think the violence was too bad. I don't remember anyone screaming and bleeding while they died.
  
  I think on DVD it will be fine with a few edits for my son to watch. I loved it.
  Will see it again and bring friends.
  
  GO JOE!!!

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  Written August 8, 2009

  Entertaining

  by Spartacus2000

  One high-octane, heavily CGI-laden and loud action set piece after another, to ultimately deadening effect the rest of the bad acting and some mild cheesy dialogue, "The French are pretty upset."
  If you?re a fan of the cartoon franchises, you will no doubt like this modern day story.
  Personally I would reconsider twice the comments from others with scant reviews for this film. The film is without a doubt entertaining, isn't that the point. If one have an overwhelming need to have brain stimulation while watching a film, then one have already placed yourself in the same category as the "bad movie". If "smart" is what one wants, pick up a book.

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  Written August 9, 2009

  G.I.Joe

  by BubblePopper

  I'm not gonna lie. I'm a huge fan of G.I.Joe when I was a little kid. I couldn't believe that they were doing a movie out of it! The movie had a lot, and I mean a lot of action. "COOL!"Their was a lot of noise, but we were just sitting near the speakers. The actors were "awful!" Channing Tatum, plz save that speech that you wanted to become an actor while you were a model. Marlan Wayans did an ok job. Sienan Miller was smoking "hot" in the movie. Snake Eye's ka-ra-te moves were also cool.There were even times that you feel like you want to get up and stretch, or feel like sleeping while there were fighting bad guys. It's best to watch the movie in theaters, but never rent, unless you didn't have the time to see it there. Personally, I'll give it a 6.5/10!

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  Written August 22, 2009

  GI Joe - Great Friday Mindless Movie

  by ldbaldwin

  Its hard to give a review for a film based off of nothing but a cartoon, but with that said, if you go into the movie expecting some profoundly moving movie experience that will stay with you for days...then OF COURSE you will hate it. If you go into the movie knowing its full of fluff, one liners, the guy ALWAYS gets the girl and things always work out where the good guy wins and the villain lives to see another day, (and another movie in the series) then it was a REALLY GOOD MOVIE.
  Check it out

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  Written August 27, 2009

  If there's nothing else to see....

  by fireworx325

  This movie was OK. I've seen better than this, much like everyone else, but it was amusing for the most part. It was at heart just an action movie and there was a lot of "action figure" comments, or whatever you'd call them, like "it will be you who .. blah blah... next". The story line surrounding the main character was interesting, but I think fell flat just by the type of movie I saw it as (action not really a thinking movie). The action was really good though, if you like that sort of thing, with good special effects and whatnot. So, somewhat generic, but not completely awful. If you don't mind spending the money (yeh....) go, just don't expect the ultimate movie of a lifetime.

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  Written August 21, 2009

  I GIVE THIS MOVIE B-/C+

  by Ashkaun2

  WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A GUN/SCI-FI ACTION MOVIE:
  1) Belivable/Serious/Realistic
  2) Plot
  3) Action
  4) Dialogue
  
  VERDICT:
  1) Not even a little bit. You would think that at some point Sommers (the Director) would take a step back and say "Hmmmmmm, i think i have a tad too much green screen and CGI". But he didn't. So that resulted in an UNREALISTIC science-fiction catastrophe.
  
  2) Good Plot with ALOT of characters and ALOT of interesting background stories. Therefore the story was actually pretty good.
  
  3) Great amount of Action. If only the ridiculous amount of CGI didn't get in the way
  
  4) A little cheesy Dialogue sometimes, but pretty funny at other times.
  
  RATING:
  B-/C+ for good Plot, great Action, but WAY TOO MUCH green screen, CGI, and Sci-Fi fantasy bullcrap

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  Written September 6, 2009

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    Really Good. A Must See!

  by Livewire_moviebuff

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  Written August 21, 2009

  G I Joe Rise of Cobra

  by cherieshipp

  I do not recommend this movie for children below the age of 13 or for adults who do not like graphic violence. The number of very realistic stabbings in the eye socket and through the body cavity with long swords made for a very uncomforable experience for my family.

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  Written August 8, 2009

  G.I. JOE

  by Tiberious88

  This movie is bad ***!!!!! and it was funny too. I cant wait to see the second one and anyone who didn't like it wouldn't know a good movie if it hit them in the face. those who try and complain about the graphics don't even know what good graphics are apart from the video games they spend their life on. THIS MOVIE WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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