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\"\"<\/a>Cobra<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t a very good movie\u2026 at all and rather a second (or third) rate Stallone action-thriller with minimal to no character development and an utterly ridiculous plot, or more to the point villain(s) and motives.<\/p>\n

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Cobra
\n<\/span>\u2014 Collector’s Edition \u2014<\/span>
\n(1986)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Action, Crime<\/span>
\nShout Factory | R \u2013 87 min. \u2013 $34.93 | January 22, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 01\/20\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>George P. Cosmatos
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Paula Gosling (novel \u2018Fair Game\u2019); Sylvester Stallone (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni, Andrew Robinson, Brian Thompson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Interviews, Trailers, Still Gallery
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>49.26 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>43.93 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Shout Factory provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Lt. Cobretti (SYLVESTER STALLONE) is a one-man assault team whose laser-mount submachine gun and pearl-handled Colt .45 spit pure crime-stopping venom. Cobretti is part of the police department\u2019s \u201cZombie Squad\u201d, called upon for situations that require less finesse and more violence.<\/p>\n

There is a serial killer on the loose and as the bodies continue to pile up, Cobretti is allowed on the case and they get a break when model Ingrid (BRIGITTE NIELSEN) gets a good view of one of the \u201cNight Slasher\u201d (BRIAN THOMPSON) himself. Unfortunately for her, not only is the Slasher not alone, but his accomplices, one an police officer, get her plates and soon enough begin targeting her. Of course, if they had done nothing, they\u2019d be in the clear\u2026 In any case, she is placed under police protection, though she\u2019s hardly out of trouble and Cobretti, with partner Detective Gonzalez (RENI SANTONI), take her on the road in order to outrun what increasingly looks like some sort of cult that wants her dead\u2026 for some odd reason.<\/p>\n

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Cobra<\/em><\/strong> from a story standpoint makes absolutely no sense at all. The set-up seemed simple enough with a serial killer, a take on the Night Stalker who was active around the time of this film\u2019s release, and would\u2019ve been an interesting action-crime vehicle but what we get instead is the Night Slasher being part of some strange cult whose basic motto is survival of the fittest because the times were violent\u2026 or something. Such sloppy writing intermixed with poor character development, and a main character in Cobra who was utterly reckless, following the cult\u2019s attempted attack on Ingrid, Cobra begins to chase them down\u2026 with his star witness in the passenger and damn near killing her in the process. And yet, this carelessness was never really brought up.<\/p>\n

And even beyond the poorly written plot, from Sylvester Stallone who was the sole-credited screenwriter, and terrible character development, the performances weren\u2019t much better, most notably Stallone who looked rather bored more than engaged. Brigitte Nielsen I suppose was fine in the damsel-in-distress role (and that\u2019s all she really was) while Brian Thompson as the Night Slasher was, at times, scary I guess.<\/p>\n

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All of that said, the direction had its moments. Cobra<\/em><\/strong> re-teams Stallone with Rambo: First Blood Part 2<\/em> director George P. Cosmatos, which was released a year before this film. There were at least some interesting shots and I will say, some of the stunt work and action sequences weren\u2019t too bad, keeping this from being a complete dud.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong>, however no reversible cover artwork this time.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Director George P. Cosmatos. This is, obviously since he died back in 2005, an older track as the filmmaker chats it up providing some basic information about the production though this is rather dry at times and probably could\u2019ve used a moderator to keep things flowing.<\/p>\n

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