Rating of
4/4
Classic Stallone Film
Dark Vengeance 9 - wrote on 09/02/11
Despite traditionally negative reviews, Cobra is a Sylvester Stallone classic. The film is generally in the same vein as Dirty Harry where the moral is that police who operate within the modern legal code can't get the job done so they must break the rules. Cobra generally follows the style of the Rambo movies and 80s Action cop movies but has a much higher production value. The movie tells the epic of a Police Detective fighting off an entire biker gang to protect his love interest (using over-the-top weapons like an assault riffle and grenades). Brian Thompson contributes a fairly menacing antagonist for Stallone to combat in one of the best choreographed knife fight sequences in cinema. The Stallone-Nielson romance subplot comes across a little corny but is authentic (as the two were in a real life relationship at the time). If you're looking for a high testosterone 80s action movie filled with violence, 80s Rock songs, and surprisingly good natured protagonists, I very highly recommend Cobra.
