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Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   32,272 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Stuart Beattie (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
7 August 2009 (USA) more
Tagline:
When All Else Fails, They Don't more
Plot:
An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer. | full synopsis
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Had Low Expectations. Loved The Movie! more (357 total)

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Also Known As:
Dark Sky: First Strike (USA) (fake working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for strong sequences of action violence and mayhem throughout.
Runtime:
118 min
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Color (DeLuxe)
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2.35 : 1 more
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According to Stephen Sommers, total invisibility is impossible, but the camouflage cameras in the film (they project the view from a soldier's back onto their front) can allow for virtual invisibility. more
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Continuity: The scar on Duke's cheek changes size throughout the film. This is particularly visible in the beginning where it is quite long and end where it is a lot smaller. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Bastille Prison Warden: James McCullen, you Scottish pig, you've been found guilty of treason for the sale of military arms to the enemies of our Lord, King Louis XIII, even whilst you sold arms to our Lord himself.
James McCullen - 1641: Your king is a vile bag of filth who murders his own allies. I should have charged him double.
Bastille Prison Warden: You tried to overthrow the Crown in conspiracy with its enemies.
James McCullen - 1641: Unlike your simpleton king, his enemies know that is the true McCullen destiny not simple to supply arms, but to run the wars!
Bastille Prison Warden: Do you anything else to say before the sentence is carried out?
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Movie Connections:
References Gone with the Wind (1939) more
Soundtrack:
Bang A Gong (Get It On) more

FAQ

Why did the pack ice sink during the climax?
Why doesn't Snake Eyes speak?
Is this connected to Michael Bay's Transformers films?
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98 out of 166 people found the following comment useful.
Had Low Expectations. Loved The Movie!, 11 August 2009
8/10
Author: RAGE_uv_Fire_79 (RAGEuvFire79@cox.net) from Oklahoma, USA

OK, I had almost every GI Joe toy growing up. I also watched the cartoon. Being a young kid during the 80's was awesome. As far as I am concerned, the toys and the cartoons from that era are the best. However, after first seeing the preview for GI Joe, and seeing that they now wore mech suits...... I had very low expectations for the movie. Just figured they were trying yet another way to milk money off of the remainder of 80's cartoons/ re-imaging.

However, I have to say, even though there was a little cheesiness to it, I really enjoyed this movie. This movie is based off a toy/cartoon/comic book. It isn't like other comics that could be deep, or thought provoking. It was always mainly about action, cool weapons, good guys and bad guys, getting caught and then escaping. This movie is just that. A action movie from start to finish. Has enough of a storyline to make it from beginning to end, but is mainly about the action. It doesn't give you a lot of back story to the characters. You do get a couple flashbacks, just so you know who people are, and how they are connected. But this isn't really an origins movie. I think some people were expecting some kind of epic movie experience. This movie is not that! This is a popcorn/ summer action movie/ and a way to relive some childhood memories for those of us who grew up watching the cartoon, or playing with the toys.

For those of you complaining about plot holes, and/or unbelievable science......... come on!!! What about the original cartoons was so believable??? This is fantasy!!!

I will admit though, although I did like the movie, some of the special effects were not that good. There were a few times during the movie where I saw something that just looked too fake, and I was like ... "that is just cheesy". But overall, it was a fun movie. Definitely not one I regret going to see.

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