Rent Cobra (1986)

2.8 of 5 from 105 ratings
1h 23min
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Synopsis:
Like Sylvester Stallone's Rocky and Rambo, the hero of Cobra is another original: Lt. Marion Cobretti, a one-man assault force whose laser-mount submachine gun and pearl-handled Colt 45 spit pure crime-stopping venom. Rambo: First Blood Part II director George P. Cosmatos rejoins Stallone for this thriller pitting Cobretti against a merciless serial killer. The trail leads to not one murderer but to a "New Order" - and killing the inadvertent witness (Brigette Nielsen) to their latest blood spree. Fortunately, Cobra is her protector. And full-throttle screen excitement doesn't get any better.
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Writers:
Paula Gosling, Sylvester Stallone
Studio:
Warner
Genres:
Action & Adventure, Thrillers
BBFC:
Release Date:
27/09/1999
Run Time:
83 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
Arabic, Bulgarian, English, English Hard of Hearing, Romanian
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Access
BBFC:
Release Date:
05/09/2011
Run Time:
87 minutes
Languages:
Brazilian Portuguese Dolby Digital 1.0, Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, Czech Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French Dolby Digital 2.0, Italian Dolby Digital 2.0, Polish Dolby Digital 2.0, Russian Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
Brazilian, Cantonese, Castillian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, Greek, Italian, Italian Hard of Hearing, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Commentary by Director George P. Cosmatos
  • Making-Of Featurette
  • Trailer

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Reviews (1) of Cobra

Trashy but also strangely really memorable cult film, just don't pay attention to the politics - Cobra review by TB

Spoiler Alert
17/06/2023

Coming strangely enough from what was originally the Beverly Hills Cop script that Stallone was writing, this is a real mess of a film, both in its politics and narrative choices.

The LA depicted in this film is so depraved and violent, it's a wonder that anyone wanted to live there. In particular, as a friend of mine put it, "There's no other reason for crime other than evil people who do bad things and need to be killed." But there is also a ludicrous energy to the film that makes it strangely watchable.

And nowhere is that more prevalent than the relentless pursuit of Ingrid Knudsen, the lead female character. In the early parts of the film, she witnesses a massacre with the leader of the group. The group are then determined to track her down and kill her, presumably to stop her identifying them. And the way that they attempt to do this is not stealthy, but to literally turn up with machine guns and slaughter EVERYONE they can see, hoping that they'll hit her in the crossfire, thus drawing massive attention to themselves.

It's all very very silly, but it also is really nasty at points, showing itself to almost be a precursor to Rambo: Last Blood. But there is absolutely fun to be had here, especially on a Friday night watching it with mates.

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