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Overview

User Rating:
5.8/10   35,421 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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User Comments:
The Critics should remove the Stick! more (381 total)

Cast

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Additional Details

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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Trivia:
David Murray was cast as Destro, but dropped it when he had problems with his visa. He was replaced by Christopher Eccleston; however, the character was named James McCullen XXIV, thus enabling Murray to film a flashback scene as the first Destro, James McCullen I. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Scarlett makes the suggestion that the aircraft Ripcord pilots needs verbal commands in the Celtic language. The Celts were a group of tribal societies that spread over much of western Europe, and consequently the original proto-Celtic language split into several different local languages. However given that Destro is Scottish, Scarlett could've easily narrowed it down to Goidelic Celtic, which is the root of the modern Scottish Gaelic language. If the Celtic didn't work, modern Gaelic would've been an obvious alternative. 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:
Version of "G.I. Joe" (1985) more
Soundtrack:
For He's A Jolly Good Fellow more

FAQ

Why is Storm Shadow working for Cobra? Isn't he a Joe?
Why did the pack ice sink during the climax?
How were the reviews?
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290 out of 458 people found the following comment useful.
The Critics should remove the Stick!, 9 August 2009
7/10
Author: serennishiyama from United States

I just saw G.I. Joe, and I must say that I actually enjoyed it. This is NOT a masterpiece. This is a fun, Summer action flick. The so-called professional critics who obviously miss that point do not deserve their cushy jobs. The action is unbelievable, non-stop, breathless, and requires a total suspension of disbelief. The critics that have a problem with that should remember one thing. This is a movie based on a cartoon that's sole purpose was to sell a set of toys to 5-12 year old boys. Nothing more. Expecting "War and Peace" from this source material shows a lack of insight and intelligence from most of the reviews that I have read. If you like action films, you will enjoy this one. If you want angst-ridden characters stopping every five minutes to discuss their feelings... pull the stick out and move along to a sappy low-budget romance; this isn't your kind of film.

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