Product Details

• Actors: Channing Tatum
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Dubbed: French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Paramount
• DVD Release Date: November 3, 2009
• Run Time: 117 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (450 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002NXSRVG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,563 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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The Rise of Cobra is not your grandfather's G.I. Joe. It's more like C.G.I. Joe with explosive special-effects action sequences that provide the film with a surplus of "Boom Boom Pow" (to quote the Black Eyed Peas song that drives the end credits). This blast from the summer past is very much like the metal-munching nano-mite missiles a (literally) mad Doctor (Joseph Gordon-Levitt cashing in some of his indie cred) and McCullen, a Scottish weapons dealer (Christopher Eccleston), threaten to unleash upon the world. It never stops. Ever. The original G.I. Joe action figure was an all-American hero. These Joes are--all together now--"the best of the best," an elite multi-national squad. Two soldiers, Duke (a buff Channing Tatum), an "on the ground, in the fight" kind of guy, and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans), his wisecracking best friend, are rescued by the Joes after they are ambushed while transporting the missiles. These are no ordinary Joes. Snake-Eyes (Ray Park) is a silent ninja, Stella (Rachel Nichols) a bodacious brainiac, Heavy Duty (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) the imposing weapons specialist, and Breaker (Said Taghamaoui) the techie. They are led by gruff Gen. Hawk (Dennis Quaid), who barks out lines like, "When all else fails, we don't," with polish. Duke and Ripcord are recruited to join the classified unit after Duke discovers that Ana (Sienna Miller), his former fiancée, is in cahoots with McCullen and now sports the sinister moniker the Baroness, not to mention killer cleavage-enhancing latex outfits. This being the first in a budding franchise, there is much backstory to cover. Flashbacks date back to 1641! But the order of the day is underground military command centers, underwater evil lairs, gleaming high-tech weaponry, breakneck chases, and cool gadgets, such as a speed-accelerating hydraulic suit. It's enough to make you want to dust off your original Hasbro action figures or, the studio no doubt hopes, buy the new ones. --Donald Liebenson

Stills from G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Click for larger image)

Product Description

Based on Hasbro’s immensely popular action figures, G.I. Joe is the ultimate elite fighting force, engaged in an extraordinary action-adventure matchup of good versus evil! In G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the G.I. Joe team, armed with the coolest hi-tech gadgets and weapons, travels the world from the Egyptian desert to the polar ice caps in a high stakes pursuit of Cobra, an evil international organization threatening to use a technology that could bring the world to its knees.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

105 of 131 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars The Movie was an explosion of action and special effects! But...... November 5, 2009

By Tim Randles

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

Yesterday, I received my 2 disc edition of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and I looked over the sleeve and it looked nice and got me all excited, reminded me of the G.I. Joe days of when I was a kid watching the cartoon! Then, I later last night put the second disc in to check out the extras! HA that was a joke! The only extras on this 2 disc is the making of the movie, and the special effects behind the scenes thing. Now granted those were cool, but the only real reason for the second disc is for the digital copy! I honestly think this movie is not worth [...] at all, maybe 16.99! Big deal you get the digital copy! How many of us out there really use the digital copy? Where was the deleted and alternate scenes? Is it really coming to the point where things are going to Blu Ray and not to regular dvd which their are a heck of a lot more dvd player owners then blu ray! I say if you are looking at this review on deciding whether to purchase the 2 disc, wait till it goes cheaper and get it! Don't spend over 10 bucks for it! Thanks for your time I hope this helps!

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars guilty pleasure popcorn movie.. November 26, 2009

By James C. Ward VINE™ VOICE

Format:DVD

I am a fan of this director-Stephen Sommers...."Mummy", "Mummy Returns", "Van Helsing". He really knows how to direct an action pic.

Based upon, yes, the popular action figure for several generations. This film throws a lot of CGI effects (which are impressive) and good-looking actors on the screen. I enjoyed all the eye candy and the action scenes.

the story has something to do with good guys protecting an ultimate weapon from the bad guys; the usual chaos follows.

this movie is a nice way to warm up your cold winter days with heavy action.

recommended mood to be in when you are about to watch this movie: lethargic. You won't feel lethargic after watching it!

fun, energetic film..

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Completely awful...cheap CGI, horrible acting, no character dev or plot = vomitus. October 11, 2011

By Alex

Format:Amazon Instant Video|Amazon Verified Purchase

WOW. I loved GI Joe back in the day and was expecting to love this even if it was cheesy and over the top and maybe not in the same character as the original series, but WOW. Nothing can ruin a beloved memory like the time honored trifecta of utterly cheap and unbelievable CGI, horrible acting, and cheesy plot. Forget character development, out of date stereotypes reign supreme beyond what you would expect for a modern rendition without the addition of any character depth. I had trouble enjoying all the action due to the dollar store CGI along with the flat humor and played out dialogue. Not to mention a serious imbalance between Joe luck and baddie luck. I'm not the type, but as the movie dragged on I started rooting for the baddies because all of the Joes' improbable stunts which culminated not only in my inability to suspend disbelief, but actual annoyance during every fight sequence. Why would an arms mastermind just happen to leave an ultra fast jet unlocked with no antitheft system or even a simple key in his hangar that jusssssst so happened to be 1 mach faster than the missiles he planned his whole world domination plot around? Why, after that long scene with the cobra demonstrating that nanobotted baddie grunts don't feel pain, would a ninja star to the eye even phase one, let alone cause him to scream out in pain and stagger back? Why did the warheads seem to attack Ripcord's plane slower than all else and somehow leave him and his ejector seat and parachute unaffected? Even if he had ejected from a dissolving plane, some part of his helmet, seat, chute, and probably him should have dissolved too! At least a LITTLE! *Sigh* These inconsistencies and the constant feeling that the Joes had no rules, be them natural or those previously established in the movie, made the entire thing thoroughly annoying. There's just no way I could have imagined this being so bad and so untrue to its origins. Maybe they forgot that making a live action movie out of a cartoon doesn't mean you direct live actors like cartoons and cartoonify all your CGI. I would rather watch the cartoon.