G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra

M.A.R.S. managed to make a biological weapon is very dangerous and name nanomites. James McCullen (Christopher Eccleston) and then ordered two NATO soldiers, Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) to escort a nanomites this bag from falling into the hands of people who are wrong.

G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA

Unfortunately on the way, Duke and Ripcord ambushed by a pack of mercenaries led by Baronness (Sienna Miller). Losses in the number and armament, Duke and Ripcord almost tragic fate if only General Hawk (Dennis Quaid) and his army came to help. But despite that, the bag still nanomites captured Baronness and his friends. General Hawk and Duke then invited to join the Ripcord elite troops that he forms a team of super soldiers he called the GI Joe. Feeling responsible for the nanomites now in the hands of a group of terrorists and revenge for the defeat of his old enemy, Baronness, Duke was willing to join with the GI Joe.

G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA

Now, along with Scarlett (Rachel Nichols), Snake Eyes (Ray Park) and the GI team Another Joe, Duke and Ripcord had to work hard chasing Baronness and all members of the Cobra organization that wishes to use this nanomites to control the entire world by sowing misery and fear. Film G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA was created based franchise toys GI Joe: A Real American Hero, produced by Hasbro between 1982 and 1994. In his version of the toy, there are about 500 characters in length and about 250 vehicles were released to the market and this film tries to give a visualization of the core characters that appear in this toy line.

Like understood that G.I. Joe is a legend, director Stephen Sommers tried to make this movie the story line as close as possible to the facts contained in this franchise. In general, this movie is like the extension of the franchise that started from toy products to be made this cartoon version. This fact is clearly going to be a gift for the die-hard fans of this franchise.

G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA

There are few things that make a Stephen Sommers 'successful' adaptation of this franchise is the selection of the cast who was quite capable of acting for a film that really did not need acting ability. Second, Stephen Sommers able to present a different experience for the audience. That is, the audience was brought to a close look at the action figures fight their idol up close. Fight choreography is not only interesting but made viewers can also see clearly 'what they are doing'.

Stephen Sommers is also carrying a stack of high-tech gadgets and combat vehicles like the toy and the cartoon version and made this movie so much closer to the original source. Although classified as an action movie with high blood pressure, but Sommers kept her 'friendly' for the children to remember this movie must be signed in PG-13 category. This means that, although the action is violent action, but you will not see any blood spilled like the SAW movies for example.

Unfortunately the existing surplus is not balanced by a good script, too. It could be said that the idea of this film's story is very simple, almost cartoon story ideas that duration approximately 30 minutes. Time left only be filled by a series of actions to meet the quota of action to be called a feature film.

Not enough characters to be explored so that the actors did not have room to make the characters feel they perankan 'lives. Dialogue practically absent and replaced with a series of catch phrases like "Damn, that ninja's fast!" or "Dead guys do not breakdance" for example. But apart from that, it still G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA it is a film that 'entertaining'.

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