G.I. Joe: The Movie

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Movie Info

When Golobulus (Burgess Meredith) and Cobra plot to eliminate mankind and repopulate the world with a vicious race of ancient reptilians, it's up to Duke and company to prevent them from acquiring the technology that will enable them to do so in this feature-length adventure based on the classic cartoon series. Centuries after being driven underground during the ice age, the Cobralas are back, and ready to reclaim the planet. They've developed a plant with spores that possess the power to drain humans of their life force, but the only way they can get the spores to mature is by using the Broadcast Energy Emitter - a revolutionary device with the capability to provide enough energy for the entire planet. As Duke sinks into a deep coma following a fierce fight on the battlefield, Lt. Falcon (Don Johnson) rises to the challenge of leading the Joe team on their most important mission to date.

Rating:

G
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family
Directed By:

Don Jurwich
Written By:

Ron J. Friedman
On Disc/Streaming:

Jun 20, 2000
Runtime:

90 minutes
Studio:

Celebrity Just For Kids

Cast

Don Johnson
as Lt. Falcon

Burgess Meredith
as Golobulus

Sgt. Slaughter
as Sgt. Slaughter

G.I. Joe

Critic Reviews for G.I. Joe: The Movie

All Critics (7) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (4)

A fun old-school cartoon movie done right and one that even today's more sophisticated youth would enjoy just as much as an adult reveling in a wave of 80s nostalgia

Mar 25, 2013 | Rating: 8.5/10 | Full Review…

Jeffrey Lyles
Lyles' Movie Files
Take this back to Wal-Mart for toy exchange.

Jan 2, 2005 | Rating: 1/5

Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan
Knowing is half the battle (couldn't resist).

Aug 13, 2004 | Rating: 4/5

Kevin A. Ranson
MovieCrypt.com
There is no reason for this film to exist.

Aug 8, 2002 | Rating: 1/5

KJB
IGN Movies

View All Critic Reviews (7)

Audience Reviews for G.I. Joe: The Movie

Mar 17, 2013

"Yo Joe!" Hasbro takes their toy commercial to the big screen; and make no mistake, that's exactly what G.I. Joe: The Movie is...a 90 min. toy commercial. The plot is ridiculously bizarre, a pre-historic civilization living in a section of the Himalayas called Cobra-La joins forces with Cobra in order to launch a biological attack on the world population, and it's up to a rag-tag group of new G.I. Joes to stop them. The film moves extremely fast, making it extraordinarily hard to follow. And all the familiar characters from the television show take a back seat to the new character (so that Hasbro can sell action figures). G.I. Joe: The Movie is commercialism gone awry, and represents all that is soulless and wrong with children's cartoons.

Dann M Super Reviewer
Dec 28, 2012

I'm watching this at the moment, so this isn't a full review yet, but so far it's much more true to the show than the new live action movie.

Aj V Super Reviewer
Oct 24, 2012

I grew up with the 1980's cartoon GI JOE. This film has some fun and some great one liners, but overall it drowns in it's own absurdity. Even as a fan of GI JOE and a child of the 80's. One Cobra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la "battle cry" and you want to tear out your home entertainment speakers.

Bryan D Super Reviewer
Oct 24, 2009

Gi Joe NEVER gets old.Always a classic

Brody M Super Reviewer