G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Name: G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: March 29, 2013
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 41
Cast: Adrianne Palicki, Arnold Vosloo, Bruce Willis, Byung-hun Lee, Channing Tatum

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: March 29, 2013 | PG-13

Starring: Adrianne Palicki, Arnold Vosloo, Bruce Willis, Byung-hun Lee, Channing Tatum, D.J. Cotrona, Dwayne Johnson, Elodie Yung, Luke Bracey, Ray Park, Ray Stevenson

Summary: In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. [Paramount Pictures]

Director: Jon M. Chu

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 110 min

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Richard Corliss

Apr 1, 2013

An action figure with a sweet core, Johnson can pump up the humanity of any franchise, whether he’s playing a stepdad who becomes a hero in Journey 2 or, as here, a stud soldier who treats Flint and Jaye like his grown children and shepherds them through peril. Following those younger Joes, the Retaliation audience is encouraged to clamber up on Johnson’s huge soldiers and go along for a pretty cool ride. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Mar 27, 2013

It's well-executed technocratic action fluff. But it did leave me buzzed rather than drained. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Mar 28, 2013

Willis is at his relaxed best this time. Read full review

Betsy Sharkey

Mar 27, 2013

It's massive, all the retaliation and the world saving stuff. And it's convoluted. Frankly no one should have to think that hard to keep up with the Joes. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

Mar 29, 2013

Plays like a tiresomely extended evening of channel surfing. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Mar 28, 2013

Feels like a five-year-old with a megaphone, excitedly yelling about his latest bulldozer-soldier-dinosaur smash-kill-squash-everything game. Read full review

Mark Jenkins

Mar 28, 2013

What's the difference between an action figure and an action star? Very little in G.I. Joe: Retaliation, which features no performances of note, even from such combat-tested thespians as Bruce Willis, Jonathan Pryce and Dwayne Johnson. Read full review

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Thegodfatherson

Mar 29, 2013

A very off line Gi Joe movie, I was very excited for this one and it was good. First of all, there is this guy who is not Duke and is not Channing Tatum and he's still in the movie I mean is there some connection Mr. Chu? But, don't listen to me, this is a great oddball creation and is theA very off line Gi Joe movie, I was very excited for this one and it was good. First of all, there is this guy who is not Duke and is not Channing Tatum and he's still in the movie I mean is there some connection Mr. Chu? But, don't listen to me, this is a great oddball creation and is the best action movie so far in 2013 rather than Dead Man Down, and Retaliation has a boost up upgrade to actors, direction, story and screenplay. Rise Of The Cobra was a little disappointing and this sequel has everything- guns, chicks, and- hey! Dwayne Johnson! The film had good pace and timing, it keeps you hooked up till the end. Now, Bruce Willis is in the movie but is he cool in this movie? Duh, he's Bruce Willis and this Muscular Baldie is epic awesome is this movie. So, for the bad critics out there who think that this movie is bad- Watch It Again. I mean, it's a GOOD movie, its what Gi Joe fans want! It just like the cartoons and it has Cobra Menace!… Expand

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MetalFoX

Jul 16, 2013

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I've never seen a G.I. Joe, however watching this really gave me a buzz. Sure I understand that some people think that this film isn't that great, nor as great as it could should have been, however I really appreciated this movie and everything within it. The fight scenes My Opinion *

I've never seen a G.I. Joe, however watching this really gave me a buzz. Sure I understand that some people think that this film isn't that great, nor as great as it could should have been, however I really appreciated this movie and everything within it. The fight scenes really got my heart racing, and some of the effects and stunts were just fantastic! I give this an 8. It's great, but it's not perfect. Sure it's just another action movie, but mixing action along with martial arts is a rarity. I really recommend this.… Expand

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josh_dont_care

Apr 3, 2013

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie was not the action pack movie I thought it would be, PLUS if a female only came coz Channing Tatum is in it. Guess what guys? HE'S IN IT FOR 15 MINUTES, 15! Really, Really? But it wasn't all that bad, when it wanted to be the action packed adventure, it was. If it wanted to be a thriller, it was. Hell, it even managed to put in a MW3 joke. This game earns it's 7/10 rating nothing more… Expand

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M4U93

Mar 29, 2013

Well. This movie is a ''more of the same'' type movie. Its all very spectacular but with no sense. I saw it in 3D. Thats why I scored it with a 5. The 3D effects are good, but the story is a piece of crap. There are a lot of 'shoot whatever moves' moments. Don't waste your money. I mean it

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kaus24

Nov 3, 2015

It is a decent action movie but, as part of a saga is horrible. They should have done a reboot or a sequel but they ended up making a mix and the result is awful. The film itself is not bad, but the fact of forgetting almost everything they built in the first film seems like a nonsense forIt is a decent action movie but, as part of a saga is horrible. They should have done a reboot or a sequel but they ended up making a mix and the result is awful. The film itself is not bad, but the fact of forgetting almost everything they built in the first film seems like a nonsense for me. They leave out the good new characters to the disappearance of almost all the original characters in the first film. My rating is 4.… Expand

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StevieGJD

Mar 31, 2013

While I understand why they postponed release of this film for a year, they clearly needed more time. How can you have that much money to make a film and have that bad of a script and that dialogue that is so embarrassing one cannot stop laughing at it. Amazing special effects and techWhile I understand why they postponed release of this film for a year, they clearly needed more time. How can you have that much money to make a film and have that bad of a script and that dialogue that is so embarrassing one cannot stop laughing at it. Amazing special effects and tech stuff, really great. Stupid insipid story. Well photographed action and corny and uncomfortable non action. The action is good enough to make it interesting, but just barely.… Expand

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still_guns

Apr 14, 2013

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I saw this movie yesterday. I was looking forward to it having enjoyed Rise of Cobra. But I didn't. The one thing that killed this movie for me, was the death of Duke. This wouldn't have been so bad if he wasn't the main character of the FIRST movie! I kept telling myself, he'll come back, he'll still be alive, he'll make a comeback. But it was not to be. the fact they tried to make me relate to characters that I didn't know is incredulous. The exclusion of Ripcord and loads of other people from Rise, and the lack of the technology also seen in Rise, it just killed it. I would've liked to have seen the Baroness come back as well, as a good guy, but nooo. I got all hyped up for this film and it let me down. Badly. Don't bother buying tickets for it, don't buy the DVD. Rise of Cobra is just better, even if it too wasn't the best movie in the world.

I admit, there were good bits, but there were too many bad bits. So many cons, that I cannot begin to describe them all.

I would've been better off watching The Croods.… Expand

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