Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the summer action hit 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra' to Blu-ray on November 3rd, day-and-date with the DVD release. For the two-disc set, video will be presented in 2.40:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
Extras for this release include:
* Feature commentary by director Stephen Sommers and producer Bob Ducsay
* 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.
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Artwork from DVDactive
Special features seem light, unless that making of doc is 1 hour+
stingermck
10-06-09, 08:47 AM
Nice cover. Would be nice if there was a Cobra version too.
buckee1
10-06-09, 08:59 AM
I have to admit that this was much better than I expected. Considering some of the turds I've been burned with, this will be a welcome purchase.
mdc3000
10-06-09, 09:36 AM
Definitely getting this one, can't wait!
fumanstan
10-06-09, 10:35 AM
Nice cover. Would be nice if there was a Cobra version too.
Yeah, weird to see advertising that doesn't focus on Baroness' breasts.
Rammsteinfan
10-06-09, 10:56 AM
It was cheezy fun and I will pick up the BD. Wish they would have just left snake eyes on the cover and remove the other three in the bottom corner... eh, at leasts its not a bunch of floating heads. Hopefully the sequel will kick it up a notch and see more cobra related baddies.
KillerCannibal
10-06-09, 11:50 AM
I can't believe Sommers made a movie I thought was as incredibly fun as this. I'll def pick it up.
rexinnih
10-06-09, 02:53 PM
Looking forward to seeing this. Missed in theaters and should do nicely on the HT.
Solid Snake PAC
10-06-09, 04:45 PM
Might get it, depending on the length of the features otherwise I'll wait for the price drop. Why do studios think it's necessary to promote the DIGITAL COPY edition on the front? Made me do a double take when I read it.
WMAangel
10-06-09, 05:46 PM
Why do studios think it's necessary to promote the DIGITAL COPY edition on the front?
Because there is nothing more exciting than watching the Eiffel Tower collapse on a 3.5 inch iPod screen!
LickTheABCs
10-06-09, 06:50 PM
I'll bite.
both Sienna Miller and Rachel Nichols
Labor
10-06-09, 07:42 PM
There might be different keepcase artwork underneath the slipcover
DVDtimes shows the 2 disc DVD inner case artwork. Hopefully the Blu-Ray has the same
I like what they were going for with the BD cover but I don't care for the excecution. The 2-disc DVD cover is a little better but still off.
I want a Sienna Miller and Rachel Nichols bikini variant cover. :D
Anyhoo, the special features are very lite. I hope this means the price on Amazon will drop to $19.99 territory. Oh and I hate titles like 2-Disc Digital Copy Edition. It makes it seem like that's a bigger selling point than the damn movie in 1080p with lossless sound. -ohbfrank-
fumanstan
10-07-09, 03:56 PM
Having a Joe's slipcover and Cobra underneath would be slick.
RocShemp
10-08-09, 12:41 AM
Having a Joe's slipcover and Cobra underneath would be slick.
I like that idea. Especially if it's a plastic slipcover a'la Transformers.
Bluelitespecial
10-28-09, 08:33 PM
Having a Joe's slipcover and Cobra underneath would be slick.
I just got this in at work today, and this post is correct, the Joe's are on the slipcover and all the cobra characters are on the underneath cover.
fumanstan
10-28-09, 08:58 PM
I just got this in at work today, and this post is correct, the Joe's are on the slipcover and all the cobra characters are on the underneath cover.
Cool :up:
naitram
10-28-09, 09:30 PM
Gonna rent this. What is Cobra Commander's voice like? That was the only thing I really liked about the cartoon.
Rammsteinfan
10-28-09, 09:58 PM
Gonna rent this. What is Cobra Commander's voice like? That was the only thing I really liked about the cartoon.
Well its not like the cartoon, thats for sure. Trying to think of who it sounds like but i cant really think.
SUPERMANROB
10-28-09, 11:26 PM
It was cheezy fun and I will pick up the BD. Wish they would have just left snake eyes on the cover and remove the other three in the bottom corner... eh, at leasts its not a bunch of floating heads. Hopefully the sequel will kick it up a notch and see more cobra related baddies.
Gonna rent this. What is Cobra Commander's voice like? That was the only thing I really liked about the cartoon.
Yes this was cheesy movie. It was more geared to teenagers IMO but kinda fun. I kinda got bored 3/4 of the way thru it and didnt help I had to take an important phone call right in the middle of it.
I will rent this and maybe get it for $10-12(if it gets there) later down the line.
I enjoy movies at home so much more with our set up and especially with a good BD transfer,which unfortunately is not very common.
Dr. DVD
10-29-09, 02:59 PM
I kinda got bored 3/4 of the way thru it and didnt help I had to take an important phone call right in the middle of it.
I hope you had your phone on vibrate at least. FWIW, if I'm going to see a movie, I always turn off my phone for its duration. If people can't have access to someone for about two hours the world isn't going to come to an end. The only exception I can think of is if you have a loved one in the hospital or sick. If it's work, certainly they can wait.
Timber
10-29-09, 06:12 PM
I'm in. Didn't see in in the theater because it looked horrible but I still have a soft spot for G.I. Joe so it's something I need to own.
doctorthodt
10-29-09, 06:36 PM
The extras are in SD.
What the hell, Paramount?
SUPERMANROB
10-29-09, 08:16 PM
I hope you had your phone on vibrate at least. FWIW, if I'm going to see a movie, I always turn off my phone for its duration. If people can't have access to someone for about two hours the world isn't going to come to an end. The only exception I can think of is if you have a loved one in the hospital or sick. If it's work, certainly they can wait.
Yes it was. I usually turn it off but Mom just got tested for Cancer again and was waiting for results.
WMAangel
10-29-09, 09:20 PM
So Paramount cheaped out and made the second disc a DVD (for the bonus features and the digital copy).....unbelievable....I might expect this from an old catalog title (like Road House), but on a new release? What a rip...new release titles on BD in 2009 should be expected to come with HD extras, IMO....
When was the last time we saw this, over a year ago with Universal and Hellboy 2, right?
Willh51
10-30-09, 08:57 AM
So Paramount cheaped out and made the second disc a DVD (for the bonus features and the digital copy).....unbelievable....I might expect this from an old catalog title (like Road House), but on a new release? What a rip...new release titles on BD in 2009 should be expected to come with HD extras, IMO....
When was the last time we saw this, over a year ago with Universal and Hellboy 2, right?
This is somewhat surprising since Paramount was one of the first studios to start doing a majority of their extras in HD.
Are they at least substantial enough to warrant being on a second disc?
Rammsteinfan
10-30-09, 09:35 AM
someone posted pictures of the case inside and out. http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=120096
candyrocket786
10-30-09, 09:45 AM
I'll be picking this up.
Bluelitespecial
10-30-09, 09:02 PM
So Paramount cheaped out and made the second disc a DVD (for the bonus features and the digital copy).....unbelievable....I might expect this from an old catalog title (like Road House), but on a new release? What a rip...new release titles on BD in 2009 should be expected to come with HD extras, IMO....
When was the last time we saw this, over a year ago with Universal and Hellboy 2, right?
Maybe Paramount didn't care enough about the movie to do the extras right on bluray. Remember all the negative buzz before the movie even came out? The movie was a decent enough hit, I am sure they will do better with the sequel.
WMAangel
10-30-09, 10:00 PM
Maybe Paramount didn't care enough about the movie to do the extras right on bluray. Remember all the negative buzz before the movie even came out? The movie was a decent enough hit, I am sure they will do better with the sequel.
I'm not buying that excuse....movies that did much worse at the box office and were much "smaller" films got HD extras from Paramount....hell, IMAGINE THAT, another major Eddie Murphy bomb, just came out with HD extras.....other relatively "smaller" new release titles from Paramount from this year which all came out with HD extras include DANCE FLICK, DEFIANCE, and HOTEL FOR DOGS.....
THE LOVE GURU, maybe the biggest bomb of all last year, came with HD extras for pete's sake! I think we have a right to complain about getting the short end of the stick on GI JOE.....
Labor
10-31-09, 04:03 AM
I think its because they rushed the release.
This normally would have been a December release...
Solid Snake PAC
10-31-09, 09:38 AM
........didn't someone post that exact reply a few days ago? Is this a spam thing?
Dr. DVD
11-01-09, 01:25 PM
Yes it was. I usually turn it off but Mom just got tested for Cancer again and was waiting for results.
In such a case, I totally understand. :) I've just seen a lot of instances where people let their phone go off, then start talking away as they exit with a total disregard for the theater patrons. Sometimes they just stand in the area where you enter the theater and talk and let bits of their conversation be heard whether others want to hear them or not, and from the bits heard it's usually work related. That's the whole thing I meant by people can do without someone else for about two hours.
Anyone heard about the pricing for this, is Wal-Mart going to have the Blu-Ray for $19.99 as opposed to $22.99?
highclassrob
11-02-09, 11:27 AM
I'll pass on getting this blu tomorrow. I get the feeling that come black friday, this title will be found for even less.
K&AJones
11-04-09, 07:46 PM
I came close to grabing this but so far no reviews. I didn't see at the theater either. I did go on another site, Blu-Ray.com and some gave it high marks for visual and audio and action. Basically saying a good "popcorn/bubblegum" movie but with a slightly better plot than Transformers 2.
Rammsteinfan
11-04-09, 07:55 PM
blu-ray.com's review on the quality and film itself are pretty accurate. Its a love it or hate it type of action cheese ball. I liked it but there was room for improvement.
nickdawgy
11-04-09, 08:11 PM
I haven't seen this yet, but I was a big fan of the show way back.
Iron_Giant
11-04-09, 08:39 PM
Rented it last night on BR.
My family and I had a blast watching it, lots of non-stop action and that is why I wanted to watch it. Some acting was off a bit, but that was OK with me, it added to the feeling I was watching an old Cartoon TV Show. Loved the fighting scenes and some of the FX was cool, some of the other shot you could tell they were done on Blu-Screen.
Loved the Red-Head woman, her acting was spot on when switching her "emotions".
Was much better than I thought it would be.
Only Extra was a commentary and some pre-views.
dsa_shea
11-04-09, 10:34 PM
In such a case, I totally understand. :) I've just seen a lot of instances where people let their phone go off, then start talking away as they exit with a total disregard for the theater patrons. Sometimes they just stand in the area where you enter the theater and talk and let bits of their conversation be heard whether others want to hear them or not, and from the bits heard it's usually work related. That's the whole thing I meant by people can do without someone else for about two hours.
Anyone heard about the pricing for this, is Wal-Mart going to have the Blu-Ray for $19.99 as opposed to $22.99?
Wal-Mart does have it for 19.98 I believe.
NiCK Crush
11-04-09, 10:49 PM
I'll pass on getting this blu tomorrow. I get the feeling that come black friday, this title will be found for even less.
I have that same feeling.
Dr. DVD
11-07-09, 01:03 AM
Wal-Mart does have it for 19.98 I believe.
Yep, they did. ;)
Upon watching this, I think it is like Transformers 2 in that it is great if you want to show off your system and TV. Not much for plot though.
If/when they make a sequel, I think the only characters they should continue to build upon are Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Baroness, and Scarlett.
I'm not just saying this because I like kick ass fight scenes or the actresses are hot. Upon another viewing of the movie I just think the actors playing them are the only ones who had any idea as to what they were about or did any research into them. The rest are kind of typical Hollywood/cookie cutter villains, but these four felt like the ones from the comic and TV show.
WMAangel
11-07-09, 02:18 AM
If/when they make a sequel, I think the only characters they should continue to build upon are Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Baroness, and Scarlett.
I'm not just saying this because I like kick ass fight scenes or the actresses are hot. Upon another viewing of the movie I just think the actors playing them are the only ones who had any idea as to what they were about or did any research into them. The rest are kind of typical Hollywood/cookie cutter villains, but these four felt like the ones from the comic and TV show.
I can agree with the other three, but the Baroness strayed WAY too far from the original TV show/comic incarnation IMO......
I mean, come on now...in this movie, she was an American, was previously engaged to Duke, and is Cobra Commander's sister??? You couldn't get further away from her cartoon characterization if you tried...
emachine12
11-07-09, 03:21 AM
I don't know how they will expand on Storm Shadow after this film considering...
Snake Eyes pretty much lets him fall to his hypthermic death.
As for the Baroness, they strayed a lot further:
Aside from being in love with Duke and under a spell to be in love with the man who would be Destro (at least this part stays with the cartoons and comic books), she was married to another man.
I also didn't like that Cobra Commander's "origin" story or how the "modern" Destro looked. I did like that they tried to cram as many Joes and Cobras into the story.
Oh, and by the way Stephen Sommers, thanks for...
Stealing the X-Men ending. True, the X-Men ending was a body swith with a senator but same concept here.
I listened to the commentary and it does sound like Sommers is defending the film with the "writer's strike." Transformers 2 was also affected by the strike and as bad as the film's plot, storyline, and overall momentum were; TF2 still is more entertaining.
Dr. DVD
11-07-09, 10:11 AM
I can agree with the other three, but the Baroness strayed WAY too far from the original TV show/comic incarnation IMO......
I mean, come on now...in this movie, she was an American, was previously engaged to Duke, and is Cobra Commander's sister??? You couldn't get further away from her cartoon characterization if you tried...
They can always find a way to make her permanently evil. Maybe she just decides she likes being bad girl. In terms of the accent, that's kind of a nit pick IMO, on the line of complaining about Spider-Man's organic web shooters. Sienna Miller played the evil part so well (and close to the original character) it would be a shame not to let her continue. I do agree about the whole nanos and her being CC sister though. As long as they don't call attention to it in the sequel, I'll be okay.
KillerCannibal
11-07-09, 12:23 PM
I don't know how they will expand on Storm Shadow after this film considering...
Snake Eyes pretty much lets him fall to his hypthermic death.
It's called a "minor inconvenience" in film parlance. Don't worry, he'll be back. Hell, the actor playing him said so.
I'm not an old-school G.I. Joe fan, but I recall reading that Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow eventually teamed up in the comics, right? I think it'd be cool to see that in a sequel.
emachine12
11-08-09, 01:58 AM
I was not satisfied with the reeason for why Snake Eyes doesn't speak:
Vow of silence in respect for a dead mentor. He could have broken his silence to at elast utter something as Storm Shadow fell.
G.I. Joe: Resolute gave a better reason:
Storm Shadow slices Snake Eyes throat, Rendering him unable to speak permanently
And seriously, the lips for Snakes Eyes were more distracting then Optimum Prime's lips. At least Prime's lips had a reason to be there.
AmityBoatTours
11-08-09, 03:23 AM
dont get me wrong i am huge fan of Johnathan Pryce as a actor, but since when did the us constitution change to allow someone who is not american born to be president.
the least steven summers could have done would have been to direct mr pryce to speak in an american accent and not a british one.
Rammsteinfan
11-08-09, 12:08 PM
dont get me wrong i am huge fan of Johnathan Pryce as a actor, but since when did the us constitution change to allow someone who is not american born to be president.
the least steven summers could have done would have been to direct mr pryce to speak in an american accent and not a british one.
Ah but in the beginning of the film it does say in the not too distant future... ;) A lot can change apparently.
K&AJones
11-08-09, 01:55 PM
Still waiting to hear how some here likes the BD. With Up, Star trek, and Ice Age I may do a wait and see. Didn't see U but heard good stuf about the movie and ICE Age got a solid review on the audio and visual. Talked to someone who did see GI Joe at the theater and said good action.
fumanstan
11-08-09, 02:33 PM
Still waiting to hear how some here likes the BD. With Up, Star trek, and Ice Age I may do a wait and see. Didn't see U but heard good stuf about the movie and ICE Age got a solid review on the audio and visual. Talked to someone who did see GI Joe at the theater and said good action.
If you're curious about the actual movie, there's plenty of reviews from the theatrical release to judge it on.
The Blu-ray itself is ok. Picture quality is fine, but the extras are on a regular DVD with the digital copy which kind of sucks.
Timber
11-08-09, 03:45 PM
It was a fun movie. Not horrible like I thought it would be. Barroness was the highlight as well as Storm Shadow. Things I didn't like were the bionic suits, Cobra Commander's mask at the end was horrible they should have gone with the hood, and the Destro face at the end was weak as well.
Hammer99
11-08-09, 05:24 PM
I think it's very similar to the Transformers movies. I've never seen either of the cartoon series, and have absolutely no desire to ever do so, so I have no idea how (un)faithful these movies are to them. It's just fun every now & then to watch these kind of movies projected on a big screen with the DTS-HD MA blasting... almost like a drug, total bludgeoning of the senses. Since Transformers is closer to 3 hours long and Joe is closer to 2, I guess I'd have to get the edge to Joe, less recovery time required.
mdc3000
11-08-09, 06:24 PM
I really don't know why Paramount screwed the pooch with the extras but I thought the picture and audio quality was fantastic. This movie is a total guilty pleasure - I don't know why but I just find it to be a blast. Definitely has some good scenes to show off your HT with.
AmityBoatTours
11-08-09, 10:11 PM
lol That is true it does say in the not to distant future, though i seriously doubt (no matter how much our dear governer might hope) that the constitution will be changed to allow that. Ah but in the beginning of the film it does say in the not too distant future... ;) A lot can change apparently.
karoomba
11-09-09, 05:06 AM
dont get me wrong i am huge fan of Johnathan Pryce as a actor, but since when did the us constitution change to allow someone who is not american born to be president.
the least steven summers could have done would have been to direct mr pryce to speak in an american accent and not a british one.
Yeah that kinda bugged me too. So I just made up a fan explanation that's not too unreasonable -
The Prez was born in the USA, but was raised in the UK. He grew up, started an international business taking him between UK and US, eventually settled in the USA, went into politics in which it culminated with him becoming the Prez. If Arnie can be governor and still have an accent, so can this dude.
CPA-ESQ.
11-09-09, 01:17 PM
Baroness was :thumbsup: and super hawt!!
I didn't think they needed the bionic suits. I also don't like how they made COBRA more like storm troopers, and cobra commander more like darth vader :(
What is wrong with the original cobra masks?
However, I am a huge fan of Joe. I had almost every toy, would record the cartoon on beta, etc. I enjoyed picking up on all the little things in the movie. I thought that cobra commander was dr. mindbender the entire movie. (that is what they should have done).
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