Cobra (1986)

Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Dumb. Dumb. and more Dumb. Stallone plays a barely coherent cop who has to protect the equally incoherent Bridgette Neilsen from a crazed gang. Enough ammo is fired off int his movie to fight the Normandy invasion. The acting is barely there and the story ... well there isn't much of one.

Cobra has had the reputation of being a Dirty Harry rip-off, and in many ways it is. However, this is still an entertaining action movie that doesn't deserve the flack it received. I agree that the movie is imperfect and it does look dated, but nonetheless it is a fun movie. Director George P. Cosmatos, who is most famous for directing Rambo First Blood Part II and Tombstone, directs, and he knows how to make effective mindless movies that are fun. I really enjoyed this film, and though it's a clichéd affair, it's quite good in its own right. If you love 1980's action films that are low budget, this is a perfect film to enjoy. The performances are decent at best, but the action is what keeps you involved. The plot does suffer, but what do you expect from a low budget action feature? This is meant to be a popcorn flick, nothing more, and it succeeds at it very well. There were better films than Cobra during the 80's, especially the bigger productions such as Die Hard, but if you enjoy these films, then give it a shot. I found Cobra to be a flawed film with an average script, but it delivered in its action content, and if you're an action film fan, that's all that matters. I thought that Sylvester Stallone's performance was pretty good considering that this is such an overlooked film. He has had better roles, but in Cobra he's perfect for the part and it's hard to imagine someone else in the role. Like I said, this is a good movie that is flawed, but it more than makes up for the lacking material with its tense action. The film is cheesy at times, but it's what makes it all enjoyable.

Cutting a Pizza with a scissors is enough for me of why this movie is awesome first and most important Stallone is hilarious and amazing he totally owns the role, also Brigitte Nielsen is pretty good too and Brian Thompson in his 2nd and probably last good performance 2 years before this movie came out he looked like a skeleton now 2 years later the dude is ripped as hell. Let's also not forget the amazing soundtrack like 'Feel The Heat' and 'Angel Of The City' easily one of my favorite movies of Stallone next to Rambo, Rocky, Expendables and many many more. It's not meant to be taken seriously but it's one hell of an experience. Cobra is without a doubt a classic movie and it gets an A+

Oh wow, this was kinda awesome. One of those eighties action movies that just gets better with age as the cheese matures. Its loaded with extreme violence, corny one liners, bad pop music, outrageous car chases, a hot damsel in distress and an over the top bad guy that renegade cop Sylvester Stallone must take down because well...Crime is the disease and Cobra is the cure! Its your stereotypical 80's action flick and yes, seriously dated now but what a fun ride. Stallone wrote the screenplay that follows Lt Marion "Cobra" Cobretti, an intense, take-no-prisoners Los Angeles cop who wears tight jeans, dark sunglasses and is never without a toothpick between his lips.He's a cop who doesn't play by the rules and is brought in to take on a bizarre serial-killer known as the Night Slasher. As the murder rate rises Cobra finds himself taking the only surviving witness into protective custody, model (Brigitte Nielsen). They hit if off, get it on and go on the run when an inside tip has the New Order killers hunting them down.This movie is worth a watch just for the unintentional laughs and absurdity of it all. Stallone is too freaking cool. His character's initial entrance in his pimped out ride with the licence plate that reads "awesome 50" and eating pizza with scissors because.. I'm not sure why but its freaking amazing. 3/23/16