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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Hits Stores on Blu-ray and DVD November 3rd!

Paramount Home Entertainment has announced it will releasing G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra on Blu-ray and DVD on November the 3rd, now you can own the dark horse of the summer! Full press release here...


The worldwide smash hit G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra, earned over $280 million at the global box office. The action-packed, visually amazing adventure based on Hasbro’s very popular action figures which include DUKE, SCARLETT, RIPCORD, SNAKE EYES, STORM SHADOW, DESTRO, BARONESS and many more, makes its eagerly-awaited Blu-ray and DVD debut in two-disc sets and a single-disc DVD on November the 3rd 2009 from Paramount Home Entertainment.

Directed by Stephen Sommers (The Mummy), G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra stars a hot young cast including Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Sienna Miller, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rachel Nichols and the kung-fu master himself Ray Park, as well as veteran quality actors Dennis Quaid and Christopher Eccleston.

The G.I. JOE team travels the world from the Egyptian desert to the polar ice caps and the streets of Paris in a high stakes pursuit of COBRA, an evil international organization threatening to use a technology that could bring the world to its knees. Armed with the coolest hi-tech gadgets and weapons, including jaw-dropping accelerator and camouflage suits, G.I. JOE is the last line of defense against those intent on world domination.




The G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra two-disc Blu-ray and DVD include a digital copy of the film, commentary by director Stephen Sommers and producer Bob Ducsay, “The Big Bang Theory: The Making of G.I. JOE”, which takes viewers behind-the-scenes for a look at how the filmmakers turned the perennially popular action figures into a summer blockbuster and “Next-Gen Action: The Amazing Visual FX and Design of G.I. JOE”, which showcases the incredible work that went into creating over 1,650 visual effect shots and the challenges the filmmakers faced in bringing the world of G.I. JOE and COBRA to life. The film also will be available on a single disc DVD, which includes the commentary.

The two-disc DVD and Blu-ray packages will also feature augmented reality technology that will allow owners to participate in an exclusive 3D holographic G.I. JOE combat experience, utilizing their webcams and a special website. Fans will be able to choose between SNAKE EYES and STORM SHADOW, two of the most popular G.I. JOE and COBRA characters, and battle against their enemies one-on-one in an immersive 3D video game.

Two-Disc DVD & Blu-ray:
The G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra two-disc and single-disc DVDs are presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 televisions with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround and Spanish 5.1 Surround with English, French and Spanish subtitles. The two-disc Blu-ray is presented in 1080p High Definition with English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French 5.1 Dolby Digital and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital with English, English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles. The following special features are in standard definition:

Disc 1:

Feature commentary by director Stephen Sommers and producer Bob Ducsay

Disc 2:

Digital Copy
The Big Bang Theory: The Making of G.I. JOE— Join the G.I. JOE team as they set out to "Sommer-size" the summer action epic and bring G.I. JOE to the big screen.

Next-Gen Action: The Amazing Visual FX and Design of G.I. JOE— With over 1,650 visual effect shots, G.I. JOE was a truly massive endeavor. Showcasing the hard work and creativity of the film’s effects and design team, this piece looks at the unique challenges of bringing the world of G.I. JOE and COBRA to life, while immersing viewers in the incredible thrills and various FX challenges of the film’s major action sequences.


LEEE777 - I'm buying my copy, mark my words this is on every kids Christmas wish list! ; )
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48 Comments

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LEEE777 - 10/5/2009, 2:07 PM
Still not seeing it.
nerosday - 10/5/2009, 2:35 PM
Don't watch BORIGINS then either!! ; D
LEEE777 - 10/5/2009, 2:40 PM
Lee, it wasn't the dark horse of the summer, it was a [frick]ing turkey! A dark horse is a movie no one expects to do well, with a low budget that is surprisingly good, not a 150 million dollar block buster that requires a frontal lobotomy to enjoy.
Rorschach01 - 10/5/2009, 2:54 PM
ROR @ It made [frick]ing $$$$$$$$$$$$$ and will make more, i liked it and everyone thought it was gonna flop, it didn't, it was the dark horse of the summer!! ; D
LEEE777 - 10/5/2009, 3:07 PM
lol. Leee........It really isn't a darkhorse at all. A DarkHorse is what Ror defines above - something that surprises everyone and most of the time turns into a cult classic later on. eg. District 9 probably being the closest to that idea...(even though most of us here thought it would be tight - the mass populus sure as fcuk didn't).

That being said - I watched GI Joe on the weekend. At home - and for free.....which was probably a good idea. But I did enjoy the movie more than Transformers 2. I give Gi Joe a 3.5/5.

BUT -

The movie was completely retarded. It had the worse CGI I've seen in years.......You can't say it didn't. lol...I just had to shut off my brain - but it was god awful. And the ending was rushed so bad. The opening scenes saved this for me. The attack on the Pit was the best scene in the film and the action for the first half was d@mn fun to watch. But the CGI for the Paris scenes made me laugh it was so bad.

I treated this like a live action cartoon - and that's why it got 3.5/5 from me. If I didn't watch it for free though and wasn't such a nerd - this would probably deserve a hard 1.5/2 - but I'm a nerd. So what.
Keven - 10/5/2009, 3:49 PM
buying it
flames809 - 10/5/2009, 3:50 PM
KEVEN @ KI$$ IT lol. ; D

Just jesting heh heh.

Dude it was still better than [frick]ing SN'ORIGINS!!! : D

And the CGI was better than B'ORIGINS too!

FLAMES @ Good man!!
LEEE777 - 10/5/2009, 4:22 PM
Yes we do need QUALITY CBM'S but does HOLLYWOOD listen, not really, i'm pi$$ed off wiv WARZONE too!!

An SPIDEY 3!

All three characters (PUNISHER, WOLVERINE & VENOM), my all time favorites in the MARVEL UNIVERSE and all got ROYALLY BENT OVER for HOLLYWOOD! Lol.

Atleast STORM SHADOW & SNAKE EYES for me was worth the addmission, frickin' fantastic on the big sccreen!

Next stop BATTLESHIPS!! ; D
LEEE777 - 10/5/2009, 4:27 PM
I DNT GET THE PPL THAT HATE IT THE STORY WAS GREAT IT SHOWED THE BEGINNING OF JOE VS COBRA. SO I GOT A QUESTION Y DO YA HATE IT AND DON'T SAY BECAUSE OF THE CGI, OR THE LAST BATTLE CAUSE THAT'S ALL YA GOT IN THIS MOVIE
flames809 - 10/5/2009, 5:06 PM
FLAMES @ The underwater battle was up there with the Battle in space in RETURN OF THE JEDI, it was [frick]ing fantastic to see!!

Hey theres always h8rs lol, what ppl dont get is GI JOE & TRANSFORMERS are for the kids first, their [frick]ing TOY LINES no one expects THE GODFATHER!!

Comic book movies are more than toy lines an have rich histories, they have no excuse when a CBM turns out like sh!Te!

End of the day GI JOE, was a great 2 hour action adventure popcorn ride!!!

Ive seen a hell of alot worst CGI on many movies out this year including the Obvious lol.

I glad they actually made the [frick]er! Roll on GI JOE 2!!!

We get to really see COBRA!!! ; )
LEEE777 - 10/5/2009, 5:30 PM
Leee, u always come out with the same nonsensical defenses for this movie. So what if it was based on a toy line? Its a movie! Pirates Of The Caribbean was based on a [frick]ing roller coaster ride! A movie should stand on its own no matter what it was based on. I realize that these type of movies dont take themselves seriously and dont even want us to, but thats no excuse for the shit they filled that movie with. Also, the kiddy defense is worthless because Gi Joke had more violence in it than any other CBM of the year! And then the all time classics from Leee..

"it was still better than Snoreigins"

First of all, it was in its arse! Second, even if it was, how is that a defense?

"well, i guess it was shit, but it wasn't as shit as this over here..."

Flames, Im not going into all the reason why it sucked again, read my review.


Rorschach01 - 10/5/2009, 5:47 PM
ROR @ You liked BORIGINS, that was SH!TE man ADMIT IT!!!

: D

Its a TOYLINE movie for KIDS!!!

WOLVERINE isn't!

I liked it much better than ORIGINS, so sue me lol!


FLAMES @ Read my review!! : D

LEEE777 - 10/5/2009, 6:38 PM
P.S. you never was a JOE fan, you wouldn't like it!

I'm both a hardcore JOE an WOLVIE fan, and i will admit BOTH could've been alot better!!

Hopefully with WOLVERINE 2 & JOE 2 both will be!!

I glad both got a chance for sequels anyway an im hoping for the best for DEADPOOL too!
LEEE777 - 10/5/2009, 6:41 PM
YO JOEEEEEE!!! ; D
LEEE777 - 10/5/2009, 6:42 PM
Sorry, I just saw the same old comments again..did you read my post?? I addressed all your points, gave an argument against them, then you just repeat them!!!!

I enjoyed elements of Wolverine, I never said it was a great movie and you know it. Still, every single thing about it was better than Joke. Every performance, special effect, script line, camera shot, cinematography..you name it, Boreigins did it better! Of course, thats all down to taste, after all I;m sitting here arguing with a man that thought Spawn was a good movie:)
Rorschach01 - 10/5/2009, 6:48 PM
wolverine was crappy but not as crappy as gijoe...gi joe was one of the terrible-est flicks out dudez
Anil Rickly - 10/5/2009, 7:06 PM
Out on Blu-Ray already? Didn't this movie just come out? Seems like they're trying to bag as much money as possible. Don't get me wrong, I love G.I. Joe, I grew up watching their cartoons and playing war with the figures with my brother, but god damn did they bastardize the entire mythology.

This movie was horrible for many reasons:

1. Acting was just bad, and the characters had zero chemistry

2. Constant flashbacks throughout the movie was nauseating and took me out of the story, and had no real flow.

3. Action was good, but it was immediately followed by crappy CGI.

4. How things came to be, Destro becoming a metal head, Cobra Commander, all of it just seemed forced, had no real thought. Even the villains didn't appear all that evil.

5. Cobra Commander's name was Rex? Really? Are you f^cking serious?

I rest my case.


Stumblin - 10/5/2009, 7:09 PM
the clown in Spawn makes me want to fcuking shoot myself in the peen when he does his fart gags....

goddamn you spawn....
Keven - 10/5/2009, 7:12 PM
hahah. My favorite bit was when Rex spins around as Cobra Commander..

"Call me...COMMANDER!"


Rorschach01 - 10/5/2009, 7:14 PM
BORIGINS got sooooo R*PED with it's rich history of characters it wasnt even funny!!

ROR @ Luv the VID!!! : D

Okay im getting evils again from the other half gotta [frick]ing go lol!! ; D

GI JOE is going to be the TOP SELLER at XMAS!!! ; )
LEEE777 - 10/5/2009, 7:20 PM
P.S. Even TRANSFORMERS 2 had more quality in it than the SN'ORIGINS movie! ; D
LEEE777 - 10/5/2009, 7:21 PM
Lee it's not a blockbuster, 150 isn't even half of what transformers made. They both were pretty bad though. The fact that it's being rushed to dvd only proves that the movie should have been called G.I. Joe: Hasboro's mad dash for Cash. They never intended to make a good movie all they want is to cash in on their properties. This movie should have been made purely to be packaged with the action figures.
But even so it's cool that you personally like it, we all have those movies. I love the 80's Flash Gordon movie, however I know it's garbage and fully admit to it, I can't defend why I love other than to say it's my childhood. It had a terrible plot, substandard acting and effects, but I love it. However you'll never hear me call it the dark horse of anything, I love it for what it is and don't romanticize it to be more than that.
thwhtGuardian - 10/5/2009, 7:23 PM
lol no you aint but if you say the r*ped word again you pay for it you know how much it f*cks me off!! now get me a cup of tea!!;)
lc - 10/5/2009, 7:24 PM
BORIGINS got sooooo R*PED with is rich history of characters it wasnt even funny!!

ROR @ Luv the VID!!! : D

Okay im getting evils again from the other half gotta [frick]ing go lol!! ; D
LEEE777 - 10/5/2009, 7:25 PM
Yeah so it was a shitty adaptation, still a decent movie all things considered.

I'm sure Joke will make a frakkin packet on DVD sales. So will Take That's Christmas hits. Does that mean its good?

And make me a cuppa while your at it will ya!
Rorschach01 - 10/5/2009, 7:25 PM
2 teas coming up!!! ; D

Damn cant get used to this new comment format!

Keeps doubling everything.
LEEE777 - 10/5/2009, 7:31 PM
lee and ror- read ya review ya have different taste in movies ror know they make movie so us teen,kids could like it that's why its call pg13 not rated-r. the rated-r movie are for adults g.i.Joe was for us teen, kids and d9 was for adult that i hate that movie lee you like movie with action ror doesn't and if he does it dnt seem like it and lee wolverine was good i dnt know what you saw bad about that movie
flames809 - 10/5/2009, 7:43 PM
So what about all the PG13 movies that don't suck then? TDK, Iron Man, in fact every super hero CBM is pretty much PG13..weak argument. I love action movies..when they don't insult my intelligence. An action movie does not need to have no brain to work.
Rorschach01 - 10/5/2009, 7:50 PM
ror- you got a point about ironman, tdk
flames809 - 10/5/2009, 7:51 PM
i'd watch ghost rider again before this flaming pile of turd.

ror, your totally right in everything you say about this movie.

Flames, the story was not good, it was juvenile and brainless. the ONLY good thing about it were the snake eyes and storm shadow fights. but to quote the movie "Waiting", thats like being the smartest kid with downs syndrome. their fights might have been the best parts, but they were still done TERRIBLY! they would show two or three punches get thrown, then change scenes to something else, then cut back to the fight, and BOOM, storm shadow dies in 3 more attacks. it was god awful.

@ LEEE

lol, you've lost your marbles if you think the underwater battle in GI Joe can even sniff the balls of the space battles in star wars, buddy
CorndogBurglar - 10/5/2009, 8:29 PM
G.i. Joe was alright. I agree, that the action scenes were no Return Of The Jedi, but overall The movie was fun. Stupid in most of it's aspects, but overall, fun.

It definitely was better than wolverine, although I don't think there's a single movie that came out this summer that wasn't.

Definitely buying this, Transformers 2, District 9, and The Hangover.


supermarioworldE - 10/5/2009, 8:46 PM
i don't know man, i hated origins, but even that was better than gi joe.
CorndogBurglar - 10/5/2009, 8:50 PM
I guess it depends on how you look at it. Some people like it, some don't
supermarioworldE - 10/5/2009, 9:23 PM
Not a dark horse but has been consistently making money throught the summer/fall. $1-2 million each of the last few weeks.
TonyPaintball - 10/6/2009, 12:02 AM
LEEE@ this stil hasent made up its budget in the US.....the place it should apeal to....dont you think its funny how its quickly released on Blue-Ray.....its cus they know its not making money so they have to try and get mugs to buy it!

Wolverine whilst flawed in its background IS a decent movie :P
teabag - 10/6/2009, 3:47 AM
Yeah - you can't really make the argument that Wolverine molested it's source material when you have Rex turning into 'COMMANDOOOORE' - and removing Levitt's voice for the whole movie with the guy who probably did the voiceover for the trailer.

I'm serious though - the ending was the most forced ending ever to a movie that didn't know how to end. I still rated GI Joe higher than Wolverine though..Wolverine got a 3/5 from me and Joe got the 3.5/5 - soooo.......

You can't say it was a helluva lot better though - cause it wasn't...I just liked the pulse guns fcuking everything up for the first half.

The CGI robot monkey suits looked so bad though....Mummy 2 had better CGI......
Keven - 10/6/2009, 9:25 AM
this was the first movie to come out in a LONG time that i didn't have a single good thing to say about.
CorndogBurglar - 10/6/2009, 9:36 AM
this movie was badly made but i enjoyed it for what it was worth, ie snake eyes/storm shadow fights and of course baronness. i definitely will not buy this though
droopy1317 - 10/6/2009, 9:49 AM
i will buy.....
next one should be better....
2011???????? along with transformers??? and T5? Wolverine 2?
vonstallin - 10/6/2009, 10:36 AM
VON @ Fingers crossed!! We all win then!!! ; )

GUYS @ End of the day.... GI JOE wasn't the worst movie by a long shot this year,,,

We all know what CBM that was!! : D

Yeah i wasn't anywhere near perfect, but thats what GI JOE 2 (WITH REAL COBRA) will be for!

Cant friggin' wait! ; )
LEEE777 - 10/6/2009, 11:35 AM
Lee you sound like the smallville fans, "yeah this season wasn't that great...but next season!" how many years has that been said? Don't kid yourself, like I said I understand nostalgia, but to think it'd get any better? Accept it for what it is man.
thwhtGuardian - 10/6/2009, 1:32 PM
@LEEE777 I will stand in line and wait til the store opens to buy the first copy of this fine movie. I liked it, I don't care what other people think. They can go suck it.
Number21 - 10/6/2009, 5:34 PM
slurp slurp :P
teabag - 10/6/2009, 5:35 PM
lmao @teabag ;0
lc - 10/6/2009, 5:42 PM
"AMAZING VISUAL FX"?!!!!
Maybe during that segment, they will explain why the visual effects looked unfinished. They clearly ran out of money during post-production.

And Leee.... I respect everyone's right to enjoy a movie, even if I don't. Hell, I loved Punisher War Zone, and as rediculous as it might sound, I have a soft spot for League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
But to suggest that the underwater sequence at the end was as good as the end sequence of Return of the Jedi is absurd.

Supporting the movie for what it is, fine. But let's not be rediculous....
hescian - 10/6/2009, 8:16 PM
COBRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Gose - 10/7/2009, 3:20 AM
Good stuff!! ; )
LEEE777 - 10/7/2009, 8:56 AM

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