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| rdfs:comment | - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is a live-action film directed by Stephen Sommers and released on August 7, 2009. The story involves Conrad "Duke" Hauser and Wallace "Ripcord" Weems being recruited for a special forces team while in the process of trying to protect a military convoy. Set in "the not too distant future," the film features a mixture of realistic military action and sci-fi style weaponry, such as concussion pistols and nanomites. The movie is the basis of G.I. Joe's Live-action film continuity.
- The film was released on August 7, 2009, worldwide, following an extensive marketing campaign focused on the Mid-American public. The Rise of Cobra opened at the top of the box office and grossed over $302 million worldwide by the end of its run. Critical reception was mostly negative.
- Announcer: And now it's time for "Bum Reviews" with Chester A. Bum. Tonight's review: "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra." Chester: OH MY GOD, this is the greatest movie I've ever seen in my life! G.I. Spoillleeerrrsss! It starts off in the 1800's. Like...any G.I. Joe movie would. And this guy is getting this metal mask put on him! (Gradually gets closer to camera) Nooooooooooooo! And we never see him again. Huh. And then we cut to the not-too-distance future. (sings) Way down in deep 13! I love that show. And it appears these scienmatists have created this new kind of warhead! How exactly does that work? Dominic:
- GI Joe The Rise Of Cobra is a 2009 action movie directed by Stephen Sommers (The Mummy Trilogy and Van Helsing), based on the G.I. Joe franchise by Hasbro. The story follows two soldiers, Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans), part of a squad which gets ambushed while delivering four hi-tech warheads by an enemy deploying radically advanced weapons, vehicles and ground troops. To Duke's surprise, one of the assailants is his ex-girlfriend Ana, now going as "The Baroness" (Sienna Miller). Duke and Ripcord are saved from the attack by an secret elite squad of soldiers called G.I. Joe, who take over the warhead mission.
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| RealWorldRefs | - *The interior of Destro's submarine was based on a Handley Page Jetsream plane.
*The active nanites are colored green to suggest mold decomposing whatever it grows on.
*When given a painkiller on the G.I. Joe transport after Ripcord and Duke's unit is ambushed, Ripcord jokes that Duke was "Government Issued", which is what the G.I. stands for.
*Destro is the head of M.A.R.S., which stands for "Military Armaments Research Syndicate;" it is also a reference to Mars, the Roman god of war.
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| MemorableQuotes | - Breaker: "He doesn't say."
"Are they Joes?"
- Duke: "What about you?"
- Ripcord: "Why?"
- Scarlett: "He doesn't speak."
- "We are, but we're sensitive too."
:--This is Scarlett and Ripcord's idea of flirting.
- "Hell, no. They're jokes."
:--Sgt. Stone and Heavy Duty are unimpressed.
"Knowing is half the battle."
:--Someone had to work it in, eh Hawk?
"I thought you Special Ops types were supposed to be tough."
- "Technically, G.I. Joe does not exist, but if it did, it'd be comprised of the top men and women from the top military units in the world, the alpha dogs. When all else fails, we don't."
:--General Hawk gives his new recruits the ten-cent tour.
"That redhead is really starting to piss me off!"
:--Way to get catty, Baroness.
Asking where Snake-Eyes is from:
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| Errors | - *When Scarlett uses the chameleon suit, her hands are bare. However, when she activates its cloaking feature, her hands disappear as well.
*When Snake Eyes has a flashback to the first time he and Storm Shadow met and fought in the dojo, Storm Shadow hits the burners on the stove, and the burners turn on as Snake Eyes runs on them. However, in the next shot, all of the burners are off.
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| ItemsOfNote | - *The action scenes in "Paris" were actually filmed in the town Dejvice, Prague, Czech Republic. Filmmakers built shops with flowers, changed school names and parked mostly old French-manufactured cars on the streets.
*112 cars were destroyed during filming.
*According to Stephen Sommers on the DVD commentary, one of the studio's executives disliked the idea of Snake-Eyes wearing a mask, and tried to get him to remove it.
*The real name of this film's Baroness is Ana DeCobray nee Lewis as opposed to Anastasia Cisarovna as in other media. She is also American rather than Eastern European. This combined with her history with Duke and her reformation at the end of the film, may indicate that she is not the "true" Baroness, or that she may be replaced in future films.
*Lorenzo di Bonaventura originally envisioned Mark Wahlberg for the role of Duke.
*The rapper Common was offered the role of Heavy Duty's cousin Roadblock, but when he turned it down the character was changed to Heavy Duty, who will be played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.
*To prepare for her role as the Baroness, Sienna Miller spent four months in weight training and boxing, and learned to fire live ammunition.
*Dennis Quaid filmed all his scenes in the first two months of production.
*Don Murphy was going to produce the film in 2003, but he made Transformers instead. Mitchell Amundsen was the cinematographer of both films.
*Cameo : Hama, the creator of most of the G.I. Joe characters, was hired as a creative consultant on the film. He also got a cameo, as a NATO general during the nanomite presentation. The role was cut during editing, and he can only be seen in wide shots of the NATO assembly.
*Michael Benyaer plays a Flight Control Attendant in the film. Benyaer had been involved in the franchise previously in the 1989 series, where he voiced Scoop.
*Channing Tatum originally didn't want to act in this film because he felt it glorified war. He changed his mind when he read the script. His friend and "Stop-Loss"-co-star Joseph Gordon-Levitt also encouraged him to sign on.
*Dennis Quaid describes his character Hawk as "a mixture between Chuck Yeager, Sgt. Rock and a naïve Hugh M. Hefner."
*Martial artist/stuntman Ray Park had little knowledge of the G.I. Joe saga, but as a child he had played with a Snake-Eyes action figure. He was thus delighted to play a childhood hero of his. To prepare for the role, he practiced wushu training and studied Snake-Eyes's appearances in the G.I. Joe comic/television series. **Afterwards he approached writer Kevin VanHook and artist S. L. Gallant with the idea of a G.I. Joe comic further exploring his incarnation of the character.
*Marlon Wayans was cast as Ripcord after his performance in Requiem for a Dream. Wayans is also a fan of G.I. Joe.
*The filmmakers enjoyed working with Dennis Quaid so much that screenwriter Stuart Beattie created 10-15 more scenes for him.
*Dennis Quaid took the role of General Hawk on the insistence of his son, a fan of G.I. Joe.
*Rachel Nichols was the first choice for the role of Scarlett.
*Stephen Sommers felt that this was the closest he would get to making a James Bond film. It pays homage to several 007 films.
*Stephen Sommers took great care over the technology depicted in the film, going through various books/magazines about weapons technology. He feels that almost 100% of the technology can be developed within 10-20 years.
*According to Stephen Sommers, total invisibility is impossible, but the camouflage cameras in the film can allow for virtual invisibility.
*The Delta-6 accelerator suits delighted Stuart Beattie and made him write up "a car chase where one guy's not even in a car!" However, they were bulky and heavy for the actors to wear.
*Ray Park was nervous about wearing the ninja suit and asked to practice with it at home so that he could be comfortable with it. He found the suit like wearing a rubber band, and had to put effort into moving in it.
*Byung-hun Lee, who plays Storm Shadow, had no knowledge of the G.I. Joe saga, but was advised by the filmmakers not to learn about his character, letting his portrayal stand by itself. He describes Storm Shadow as defined and driven by two conflicting facets: "huge pride and a sense of honour."
*Heavy Duty was originally named Lamont Morris, but the name was changed to Hershel Dalton. However, his code number contains Morris' initials to honour him.
*Rachel Nichols, a blonde, plays Scarlett, a redhead. Nichols dyed her hair red for her previous film Star Trek.
*The first two levels of the Pit were constructed at the Downey soundstage; the rest is CGI.
*Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner chose screenwriter Michael Gordon to do the script on the basis of his work for 300.
*Karolina Kurkova, a model who took a second, more satisfactory career in acting, plays Cover Girl, a fashion model who joined the team for a more fulfilling career.
*Director Trademark
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| Title | - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
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| Synopsis | - In the near future, weapons expert James McCullen has created a nanotechnology capable of destroying an entire city. He sells four nanomite warheads to NATO, and the U.S. Army is tasked with delivering the warheads.
Duke and Ripcord are delivering the warheads when they are ambushed by the Baroness and several Cobra Vipers. In the ensuing firefight, many of Duke and Ripcord's teammates are killed or severely wounded, and both of their AH-64 Apache gunships are destroyed, along with all of their ground vehicles. Before Duke and Ripcord meet a similar fate, they are rescued by Scarlett, Snake-Eyes and Heavy Duty. They take the warheads to General Hawk, head of the G.I. Joe Team, at their headquarters, The Pit (Movie), in Egypt.
Hawk takes command of the warheads and excuses Duke and Ripcord, but when Duke reveals that he knows the Baroness, Hawk allows them to train to join G.I. Joe.
McCullen and his mysterious associate, the Doctor, are revealed to be using the same nanotechnology to build an army of soldiers. McCullen plans on using the warheads to cause a panic, causing the world to turn to the President of the United States for guidance. Using a tracking device, McCullen locates the G.I. Joe base and sends Storm Shadow, the Baroness and Zartan with the enhanced Neo-Vipers to retrieve the warheads. After a fight, Storm Shadow and the Baroness retrieve the warheads and take them to Baron DeCobray, the Baroness's husband, for him to weaponize. After which, Baron DeCobray is murdered by Storm Shadow under orders from McCullen if he touched the Baroness again. They then plan to attack the Eiffel Tower.
G.I. Joe track down the Baroness and Storm Shadow and pursue them through the streets of Paris, but are unsuccessful in stopping them from launching the missile. The nanomites eat through part of the tower before Duke hits the kill switch, but in doing so he is captured and taken to McCullen's base under the Arctic Circle, while the rest of the Joes are arrested by French authorities, believing them to be the ones who damaged the Eiffel Tower.
McCullen loads three missiles with nanomite warheads. Ripcord pursues the missiles while Scarlett and Snake Eyes rescue Duke.
The Doctor reveals he is Rex Lewis, the Baroness's brother that Duke left for dead on a mission four years ago. He was trapped in a bunker with Dr. Mindbender and learned about the nanotechnology. He was disfigured in a blast which Duke and the Baroness believed killed him. The Baroness tries to free Duke but the Doctor reveals he has implanted her with nanomites.
McCullen tries to kill Duke, but he is unsuccessful and his face is burned as he flees with the Doctor to an escape vessel. Duke and the Baroness pursue him while Scarlett, Heavy Duty and Snake-Eyes attempt to stop the missiles and shut down the Arctic base.
Snake-Eyes destroys the first missile using his Ice Sabre. Ripcord takes off in a prototype jet, and destroys the second missile before it reaches Moscow. In destroying the third warhead, he has to take it to the atmosphere. He ejects and lands in Washington DC, where he is arrested by the Secret Service because of his earlier piloting to stop the nanomites.
The Doctor heals McCullen's burned face, but in doing so he encases it in silver, and he declares McCullen to now be Destro, he then says that he is now the Cobra Commander. They are soon captured by G.I. Joe. In the White House, Zartan is now seen posing as the president in the White House. Whistling to himself "For he's a Jolly Good Fellow", Zartan prepares for word on Cobra's next move.
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| abstract | - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is a live-action film directed by Stephen Sommers and released on August 7, 2009. The story involves Conrad "Duke" Hauser and Wallace "Ripcord" Weems being recruited for a special forces team while in the process of trying to protect a military convoy. Set in "the not too distant future," the film features a mixture of realistic military action and sci-fi style weaponry, such as concussion pistols and nanomites. The movie is the basis of G.I. Joe's Live-action film continuity.
- The film was released on August 7, 2009, worldwide, following an extensive marketing campaign focused on the Mid-American public. The Rise of Cobra opened at the top of the box office and grossed over $302 million worldwide by the end of its run. Critical reception was mostly negative.
- GI Joe The Rise Of Cobra is a 2009 action movie directed by Stephen Sommers (The Mummy Trilogy and Van Helsing), based on the G.I. Joe franchise by Hasbro. The story follows two soldiers, Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans), part of a squad which gets ambushed while delivering four hi-tech warheads by an enemy deploying radically advanced weapons, vehicles and ground troops. To Duke's surprise, one of the assailants is his ex-girlfriend Ana, now going as "The Baroness" (Sienna Miller). Duke and Ripcord are saved from the attack by an secret elite squad of soldiers called G.I. Joe, who take over the warhead mission. Duke was already a candidate for joining the team and with his refusal to pass the warhead mission on to someone else, they let the duo join the team. Unfortunately, their enemy is persistent and managed to complete their mission of stealing the warheads, planning to use it against Paris and other major cities. The only lead they have is Duke's familiarity with The Baroness, and tracking down The Mastermind behind this worldwide terrorist organization. To be followed by a sequel in March 2013, G.I. Joe Retaliation. Here is the Character Page.
- Announcer: And now it's time for "Bum Reviews" with Chester A. Bum. Tonight's review: "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra." Chester: OH MY GOD, this is the greatest movie I've ever seen in my life! G.I. Spoillleeerrrsss! It starts off in the 1800's. Like...any G.I. Joe movie would. And this guy is getting this metal mask put on him! (Gradually gets closer to camera) Nooooooooooooo! And we never see him again. Huh. And then we cut to the not-too-distance future. (sings) Way down in deep 13! I love that show. And it appears these scienmatists have created this new kind of warhead! It is a warhead that releases killer mosquitoes! Except they don't suck blood, they eat the city! I think they were on loan from Keanu Reeves from "The Day The Earth Stood Still." So the reason they have this warhead that releases all these mosquitoes is.... *thinks* I guess regular warheads didn't work good enough. How exactly does that work? Are giant nuclear explosions just not effective? I mean was it really just a scientist who was getting high and said, *snickers* "You know what be cool? If, instead of a big explosion, we had mosquitoes...eating buildings." Do it! Event that crap! And get me some Cheetos. So our main character's name is Duke. And he has to stop an evil terrorist organization known as Cobra1! (Mimics Cobra Commander, shaking fist) Cobbbrrraaaa! (chuckles) I always love it when they shout that. Even though they never shout it in the movie. So Cobra is an evil organization who's led by the most terrifying person you can think of. Tommy, from "3rd Rock From The Sun!" I always loved that little boy girl creature. He looked like spam. And one of the people working for Cobra is the Baroness! Who sadly is never baring...ass? I always loved her with that German-Russian-Chek accent! It's just like Dominic and his phony British accent! *Cut to Dominic from "Video Game Confessions"* Dominic: Oi! Chester: Faker. So I'm saying to myself, "What kind of accent will she have in this movie?" And it turns out that it's an American accent! ......Woo! Why is she called the Baroness if she's American? Maybe it's her porn name. I had a porn name once! I was Chester A. Bum! The "A" stands for "Anal." So G.I. Joe and Cobra are in trouble because they're all being attacked by flashbacks! I mean it! Everybody in this movie has a flashback! The Baroness has a flashback. Duke has a flashback. These two martial arts guys have a flashback. Tommy. I think even the search dogs have a flashback! (sad) "Ruff! I don't like my puphood! My mother was such a bitch!" So G.I. Joe has to save the world from the evil mosquitoes. Wow, did I really just say that? I must be really high. But, unfortunately, the Eiffel Tower is blown up! And the French people are like, "Sacre bleu! *In French accent* Our tower is being destroyed by bloodsuckers! Le ahhhhh! Le ahhhhh!" But it's okay, because G.I. Joe turns off the "off" button! Yeah, this warhead has an "off" button. Just for the record, explosions don't have "off" buttons! Now I know! And knowing is half the Batmobile! So G.I. Joe defeats the evil Cobra. But then Tommy is like, "I am now Cobra Commander!" And this Scottish metalface guy is like, "I am now Scottish Metalface Guy!" "And together, we will conquer the worrrrlllddd!" *thunder and lightning* But then the good guys are like, "No you won't." "Aw, poop." So the bad guys are put in prison. The Baroness becomes good. *long pause* ...Weak! And Jonathan Price, the first British-American president, has been replaced by the mummy from the Mummy movie! But it's okay. Brendan Fraser has a brief cameo! I'm sure he'll defeat him the sequel that will never be made. HOORAY! So, as you can tell, I really liked "G.I. Joe." Especially the part where they yell "Cobbbrrraaa!" Oh wait, that never happened. The part where they had the PSA at the end! "Knowing is half the bat--" Wait, that never happened either. The Baroness' accent, which is the most attractive thing in the entire wor-- Why was this called G.I. Joe?! It had nothing to do with it! It's like making a sequel to the "Halloween" movies that has nothing to do with the original "Halloween" movie! But at least the toys are a lot of fun! They taste like helium. This is Chester A. Bum saying CHANGE?! Ya got change?! Aw c'mon, help a guy out, will ya?! C'mon, change! Well, at least give me an illegal copy of this DVD! I've never even seen what I look like!
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