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- 1986
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 27 m
- 1986
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 27 m
Summary A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.
Directed By: George P. Cosmatos
Written By: Paula Gosling, Sylvester Stallone
- 1986
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 27 m
- 1986
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 27 m
Cobra
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7.1
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Summary A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.
Directed By: George P. Cosmatos
Written By: Paula Gosling, Sylvester Stallone
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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22% Positive
2 Reviews
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0% Mixed
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78% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
25
22% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
78% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
Whereas Clint Eastwood simply would have squinted at Robinson,
Stallone takes a more violent approach. Maybe that's the difference between
actors--Eastwood can be droll; Stallone more often crosses the border to
primeval.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 78 User Ratings
7.1
62% Positive
48 Ratings
48 Ratings
18% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
21% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 78 User Ratings
7.1
62% Positive
48 Ratings
48 Ratings
18% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
21% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
There is no way people actually dislike this movie. Just another reason to never trust the critics
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There is not nearly enough violence. No one is eviscerated. The villains, all mumblers to a man, are not punished by having their tongues cut out. The body count is only somewhere in the high eighties - and most of these are simply gunned down with a deplorable lack of invention. Very little is done by way of eye-gouging, limb-crushing or tooth-extraction.
A disturbing movie from many points of view: disturbing for the violence it portrays, the ideas it represents and the large number of people who will undoubtedly go to see it and cheer on its dangerous hero.
Cobra looks and sounds as bad as it does because Stallone hired George P. Cosmatos (Rambo), a hack with no ideas, to direct, and because Stallone wrote the screenplay himself. No excuses: This movie is just the way the highest paid and hence most powerful man in Hollywood wanted it. You take a long look at the thing, you keep that in mind: This is the film he meant to make. [24 May 1986, p.D1]
Cobra's pretentious emptiness, its dumbness, its two-faced morality make it a movie that begs to be laughed off.
Every aspect of this film is reprehensible. Stallone's character is an empty hulk; the few attempts to provide us with little insights into his character are downright laughable.
If your'e a fanboy (or girl) of the action thriller genre then prepare for what is quite possibly the most macho film ever! Great cinematography action scenes and a fantastic noir thriller vibe. Where it's weak in story it more than makes up for in action and style. Carries a stylized manga vibe to it. I'm pretty sure the wachowskis paid homage to this film in particular the attention to detail on the cars/guns/slow-mo action.
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Was enjoying it much more in the first half when it was some bizarre noir/slasher mashup. The dialogue in the slower scenes is pretty awful. The action is filmed very well and the violence is super excessive but it is all very silly and over the top overall.
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Cobra is peak 80s action film cheese that is solely carried by Stallone's popularity at the time. I understand why it could possibly have a cult classic label but that doesn't make it a good movie. It's very simplistic and feels long despite clocking in at under 90 minutes.
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Production Company
Warner Bros.,
The Cannon Group,
Golan-Globus Productions
Release Date May 23, 1986
Duration 1 h 27 m
Rating R
Tagline This is where the law stops... and I start.
Awards
Razzie Awards
• 6 Nominations
