GI Joe Rise of the Cobra Review

The movie is based on the long time action figure and the 1980’s cartoon, about a special operation unit known as GI JOE. The GI JOE team uses the newest futuristic spy and military equipment to fight the highly advanced crime organization known as Cobra. The GI JOE team must prevent the evil Cobra organization from destroying the world.

Rating: Three out of five buckets
Release Date: November 3, 2009
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 8+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drugs and Alcohol Content: Mild

See the trailer here!

Talking Points:

I brought four boys ages 9 to 14. They all thought it was an entertaining movie, they liked it.

Adults may think it’s corny and over the top with some of the futuristic scenes.

There’s an odd inconsistency in that it’s unrealistic in the same way that little boys who play with GI Joe action figures are unrealistic but it’s not geared for little boys -It’s a PG 13 movie with a lot of graphic violence.

When the bad guys blow a hole through the polar ice cap, hoping the ice will destroy the GI Joe submarines below, the ice sinks.(That bothered my husband).

I read some fun facts on-line about the movie:

• G.I. JOE is an acronym for Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity.

• The term G.I.JOE was a generic term given to the general infantry soldiers of the U.S. Army during WW II.

• Dennis Quaid took the role of General Hawk because his son is a G.I. JOE fan.

• The film-makers enjoyed working with Quaid so much that the screenwriter created 10 to 15 more scenes for him.

Sexual Content: Mild

• Women wear low cut outfits, revealing cleavage.

Violent Content: Excessive

• Younger kids (7 and under) may get scared by the violence and disturbing scenes.

• In a flashback, we see two of the characters as children beating each other up to a pulp, using martial arts.

• In other scenes the characters are shot, sliced, stabbed, poked in the face with needles.

Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

• Swearing throughout the film; the a-word, d-word, s-word and b-word are used.

Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

• One character takes a pain medication.

Overall it’s an action packed, mindless, entertaining movie with well-known characters. Boys that like action packed movies may enjoy it. For boys ages 8 and up, with parental guidance. My kids said to give it 3 1/2 buckets, my husband said to give it 2 buckets, so I decided to give it 3 buckets.

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