Cobra (1986)

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at May 2 4:35

"This is where the law stops...and I begin!" It was never meant to be a brilliant Shakespearean drama, it was never meant to take itself too seriously and it was never made with the intention of making something groundbreaking...so take Cobra for what it is: Stallone in his prime with a gun in hand and a tonne of bad guys waiting for him to kill. The 80's action genre is one that I am a massive fan of; the simplicity of the plots and no complex plot turns means that you can sit back and have a fun time without experiencing anything that will alter your life. Stallone plays a veteran cop nicknamed Cobra who is part of the "zombie squad". Cobra is renowned for his quick and violent dispatches of those who deserve it. As the film opens we are made fully aware of this as he uses gun...Read more

Rating : 6/10

Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago at Feb 18 8:11

Sly Stallone stars as everyone's favourite genre of character - the renegade cop - in this violent action film. In a city gripped with fear of a serial killing homicidal maniac, the police force struggle to make a breakthrough with the case and comes under intensifying public scrutiny. This changes when a witness unwittingly identifies the man in question and is then targeted for silencing by the ruthless murderer. That's where Sly comes in! Ultra badass cop Cobretti - nicknamed The Cobra - is all that stands between her safety and an underground cult of psychos who wish to bring about a new world order governed by the survival of the fittest. It's just unlucky for them that Sly is the Alpha male in this town. Slick lines and deaths-a-plenty follow as The Cobra single handedly cleans up...Read more

Rating : 7/10