G.I. Joe: The Movie (1986)

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Average Rating: 4.6/10

Reviews Counted: 7

Fresh: 3

Rotten: 4

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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) | DVD (2)

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

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Audience Reviews for G.I. Joe: The Movie

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

Wow i hadnt seen this in a long time. Watched it tonight with my daughter. It was very very bad . just wow. .w hat a really bad movie :)

John Manard

Super Reviewer

G.I. Joe: The Movie is yet another '80's toy advertisment. Now I was a huge fan of G.I. Joe, but this movie ruined it for me. Cobra Commander was some weird snake man from a civilization in the Himalayas? WTF? That's not Larry Hana said! Pretty much a rehash of the plot to the Transformers movie with Don Johnson voicing the cocky good guy that becomes a hero. I can't forget Burgess Meredith as Golobulus, a snake man with an attitude.

Chris Garman

Super Reviewer

Long before Pokemon the movie we had "G.I. Joe: The Movie" which was a hyper-episode of the TV series with great songs. Cel-Animated format; it would've been cool to see the toys themselves being stop-motion animated as the "Robot Chicken" show was able to do.