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Post by Queen of the Damned on Feb 1, 2009 20:10:42 GMT -5
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Post by hypercringe on Feb 1, 2009 21:08:01 GMT -5
Is Sarge in the movie?
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Post by canedust on Feb 2, 2009 2:12:40 GMT -5
Doesnt look like it, maybe the sequel.
Not sure about this. The kid from 3rd Rock as Cobra Commander befuddles me, but damned if seeing Snake-Eyes didnt excite me.
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Post by hypercringe on Feb 2, 2009 4:56:36 GMT -5
Doesnt look like it, maybe the sequel. Not sure about this. The kid from 3rd Rock as Cobra Commander befuddles me, but damned if seeing Snake-Eyes didnt excite me. Tommy from 3rd rock is Cobra Commander? Oh well if Topher whatever can play venom  |
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Post by b_Pooly on Feb 2, 2009 6:29:09 GMT -5
I saw a preview during Taken, I didn't see Cobra Commander!
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Post by canedust on Feb 2, 2009 15:40:53 GMT -5
I hear he'll be like the Emperor, and Destro will be the on-screen villain.
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Post by moneyinthebank on Apr 6, 2009 17:02:19 GMT -5
Yo Joe !
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Post by b_Pooly on Jul 29, 2009 21:02:06 GMT -5
Theatrical Release:
Friday, August 7, 2009 (Wide)
Starring: view full cast
* Rachel Nichols
* Channing Tatum
* Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
* Said Taghmaoui
* Sienna Miller
Directed by:
* Stephen Sommers
Genres:
Action Adventure War
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures
Box Office Total:
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for strong sequences of action violence and mayhem throughout.
SYNOPSIS
Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, whose previous collaboration was the worldwide blockbuster "Transformers," have reunited for another extraordinary action-adventure "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra." From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.
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Post by b_Pooly on Aug 6, 2009 13:28:41 GMT -5
No go: Paramount won't show critics `G.I. Joe'
Published: 8/4/09, 10:45 AM EDT
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
LOS ANGELES (AP) - It's the biggest movie of the summer that practically no one has seen.
"G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" opens Friday, but Paramount Pictures isn't screening the blockbuster for critics beforehand. Only a select few writers from blogs and movie Web sites have seen it for review - such as Harry Knowles, the self-professed "Head Geek" from Ain't It Cool News - and their opinions have been mostly positive.
Instead, the studio says it's intentionally aiming the movie at the heartland, at cities and audiences outside the entertainment vortexes of New York and Los Angeles. Paramount held a screening Friday for 1,000 military service members and their families at Andrews Air Force Base; it's also focusing marketing efforts in places like Kansas City, Charlotte, N.C., and Columbus, Ohio.
While appealing to a sense of patriotism nationwide, the plan also is inspired by the disparity that existed between the critical trashing "Transformers: Rise of the Fallen" received and the massive crowds it drew at the box office.
"`G.I. Joe' is a big, fun, summer event movie - one that we've seen audiences enjoy everywhere from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland to Phoenix, Ariz.," said Rob Moore, vice chairman of Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc. "After the chasm we experienced with `Transformers 2' between the response of audiences and critics, we chose to forgo opening-day print and broadcast reviews as a strategy to promote `G.I. Joe.' We want audiences to define this film."
With a reported production budget of $175 million and a cast that includes Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller, Marlon Wayans and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, "G.I. Joe" follows the adventures of an elite team using high-tech spy and military equipment to take down a corrupt arms dealer. It comes from director Stephen Sommers, whose previous films include "The Mummy" and "Van Helsing."
Long before anyone saw the completed product, though, "G.I. Joe" drew mixed buzz at best for its trailer, which premiered during the Super Bowl. Now it's the final action picture of the summer - and it has a lot in common with the highest-grossing film so far this year, the "Transformers" sequel. Both are effects-laden spectacles based on Hasbro toys and both are Paramount releases from producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura.
"Transformers" has gone on to gross more than $388 million in the United States alone since its opening six weeks ago, despite receiving just 20 percent positive reviews on the Web site Rotten Tomatoes, a critical aggregator. The withholding of "G.I. Joe" from mainstream critics suggests that the studios believe they can succeed at the box office without them.
It's a tactic normally reserved for horror movies or other genre pictures with built-in fans who don't necessarily care about reviews - ones based on video games, for example - not summer blockbusters. Still, "G.I. Joe" has been tracking well because it represents the last big bang of the season, said Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst for Hollywood.com.
"They don't need (to screen) it and there's no upside to negative reviews. The film is going to open well no matter what," Dergarabedian said. "They're being very strategic in who they show the movie to. If they can win over their core audience from these reviews, that's good for the movie."
Devin Faraci from the film Web site CHUD.com is one of the few writers who have seen it for review purposes, and not just for junket interviews. He's among the critics who've contributed to the movie's 88-percent positive rating as tabulated by Rotten Tomatoes, saying: "If I was 10 years old, `G.I. Joe' would be one of the best movies I had ever seen."
Faraci said he was in Toronto recently when he received a phone call at 8:30 a.m. Los Angeles time, asking if he could come to the Paramount lot that day for a "G.I. Joe" screening. He flew back, got off the plane and headed right over.
"It's silly. It's a film that plays on its own terms," he said. "I don't think reviews will kill it but I think it'll get a more positive response than they expect. It's a big, silly, pulpy, cartoony action film and it makes no apologies for being that way."
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Post by PLANET Nuke on Aug 6, 2009 17:38:37 GMT -5
Sienna Miller looks great in the movie .... and by great ... i mean her body and not her acting skills
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Post by b_Pooly on Aug 9, 2009 20:29:25 GMT -5
‘G.I. Joe’ blows away weekend box office
G.I. Joe is the latest toy to invade Hollywood and plant its blockbuster flag.
Inspired by the Hasbro action figure, Paramount's "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" took command of the weekend box office with a $56.2 million debut domestically, according to studio estimates Sunday. "G.I. Joe" also took in $44.3 million overseas for a worldwide total of $100.5 million.
Meryl Streep's Julia Childs tale "Julie & Julia" opened a solid No. 2 as an alternative for adult crowds with $20.1 million. While "G.I. Joe" was the first choice for young males, women 35 and older were the main audience for "Julie & Julia."
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"G.I. Joe" follows Paramount's "Transformers" franchise as the latest toy story to find success on the big screen.
Harsh reviews for "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" earlier this summer prompted Paramount to skip critic screenings for "G.I. Joe" and put the movie in theaters sight-unseen by most reviewers.
Critics generally trashed the "Transformers" sequel, yet it had a colossal opening and is on its way to joining the handful of movies to top $400 million domestically. Based on that disparity between critical and commercial reaction, the studio decided it could do without reviews for "G.I. Joe."
"The thing we saw from 'Transformers' is that with these kind of movies, at times critics have a hard time getting their arms around them," said Rob Moore, Paramount vice chairman. "But the audience got exactly what it was. A fun summer movie, a great way to end your summer. You just relax and have a good time. You don't have to worry about global politics or global warming."
Video
'G.I. Joe' storms to No. 1
Aug. 9: MSNBC's Alex Witt speaks with In Touch Weekly's Tom O'Neil about the weekend's top movies.
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Critics who went to see "G.I. Joe" after it opened gave it mixed reviews at best, with many branding it mindless action but some finding it fun and entertaining.
The weekend's other new wide release, Universal's slasher thriller "A Perfect Getaway" with Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich, opened weakly at No. 7 with $5.8 million.
The previous weekend's top movie, Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen's "Funny People," tumbled to No. 5 with $7.9 million, down a whopping 65 percent from its opening weekend. The Universal release has taken in $40.4 million so far.
‘Joe’ to Hollywood’s rescue
"G.I. Joe" pulled Hollywood out of a monthlong box-office swoon compared with last summer. The overall box office came in at $147 million, up 22 percent from the same weekend a year ago, when the Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight" still was the No. 1 flick after four weeks in release.
Box office results
Estimated ticket sales for Aug. 7-9
1. "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," $56.2 million.
2. "Julie & Julia," $20.1 million.
3. "G-Force," $9.8 million.
4. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," $8.9 million.
5. "Funny People," $7.9 million.
6. "The Ugly Truth," $7 million.
7. "A Perfect Getaway," $5.8 million.
8. "Aliens in the Attic," $4 million.
9. "Orphan," $3.73 million.
10. "500 Days of Summer," $3.7 million.
"'Joe' kind of saved the day," said Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst for Hollywood.com. "We needed a box-office hero to turn things around, and we certainly got it."
But summer revenues continue to lag behind last year's, with receipts this season down about 1 percent.
"G.I. Joe" features Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller, Marlon Wayans and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in a globe-trotting adventure about an elite military unit taking on a corrupt arms dealer.
While the G.I. Joe action figures started out as all-American heroes, the movie expands their story to include an international team of good guys to capitalize on overseas box office, which nowadays can equal or exceed domestic receipts for Hollywood movies.
"One of the best markets on the movie was Russia," Moore said. "How far G.I. Joe has come. He was incredibly popular in Russia."
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"Julie & Julia" casts Streep as celebrated chef Childs and Amy Adams as a woman trying to revitalize her own life by cooking every recipe in Childs' "Mastering the Art of French Cooking."
Sony opened it opposite "G.I. Joe" to give adults a fresh option after a summer of action adventures, family flicks and comedies.
"We felt the audience we were going to start with was going to be very hungry by this point," said Rory Bruer, Sony's head of distribution. "It's a really fun movie with heart and humor and good food." www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32319499/ns/entertainment-movies/ |
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Post by Venom Punk on Aug 9, 2009 23:46:59 GMT -5
So was this movie good? Any one here have an opinion on it?
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Post by b_Pooly on Aug 15, 2009 21:18:32 GMT -5
I saw it, typical summer blockbuster, humor, action, hot chicks, shit blowing up, nanites that eat people and the Eiffel Tower..... it was pretty fucking cool.
Had almost an all star cast too.
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Post by thetarrynator on Aug 15, 2009 21:20:46 GMT -5
I didn't like it. But I liked Chris Eccleston's character.
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Post by b_Pooly on Aug 15, 2009 21:32:16 GMT -5
He was cool, I just had one issue with this movie....
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Post by thetarrynator on Aug 15, 2009 21:34:29 GMT -5
He was cool, I just had one issue with this movie.... What was the one issue? |
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Post by b_Pooly on Aug 15, 2009 21:37:11 GMT -5
He was cool, I just had one issue with this movie.... What was the one issue? Cobra Commander. |
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