Cobra Review

[@Artman408]

Didn't realize cobras entrance scene was a inspiration for the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. So this is more than badass

[@kevinfurey7527]

Believe it or not but The pistol Cobra carries is a Colt Gold Cup National which the weapon is chambered in the .45 ACP, but a special conversion was made to the gun for this particular film.

[@reaper_exd7498]

So they made a special 1911 just for the film? Sic

[@BigBWolf90]

@@reaper_exd7498 well custom grips & converted to 9×19 mm. Not nearly as custom as something like the 1911 from Street Kings

[@YungYemen]

go ahead i dont shop here Has to be one of the best one liners EVER.

[@Dootteh318]

* "The Cure" has entered the chat *

[@travisjames7266]

Can we all agree Decker Shadow is criminally undersubsribed and woefully underrated. How do you not have over a few million subs??

[@ItsMatticusFinch]

It's quite refreshing seeing a more... positive(?) review of Cobra. Usually everyone just jumps aboard the hate wagon, but from what I've seen it looks passable enough as far as 80's action films go and let's face it, there are far far worse films out there. Good stuff as always Decker.

[@ziomalettoshadowplay3176]

Check out Rageoholic's/Razorfist's review of Cobra. It's basically the best tribute to that classic movie.

[@TVfanfanatic]

Thumbs up for the "Sledge Hammer" reference! That show was awesome!

[@MV3productions83]

Has anyone actually seen the extended cut? I would love to find it.

[@brendanweinerth5228]

I never knew there was am extended cut of Cobra! Do you know if I can get it anywhere?

[@whitepatriarch1708]

And you missed that ubermacho scene when Cobra deals with Latino smartass for taking his parking spot, after which he treats himself with pizza form the fridge, cuts it with pair of scissors and oils his gun. And doing it with a match in his mouth the whole time...

[@andrewblanchard2537]

18:18 - I was hoping Cobra was going to say : " I am the LAW "

[@BulletTooth504]

You're the disease, and I am the law.

[@randalgraves6979]

Laaaaawwwwww

[@ronp6009]

Fun to watch Stallone here. He's all "lovie dovie" face with his new squeeze Bridgeet ... his "I hate life" face in Rambo III post divorce was better

[@nurse425]

Nielsen was Stallone's wife! When my gram found out they were divorced she asked me if they were both blind, LOL!

[@paulmitchum8658]

Andrew Robinson. Google that guy. He was the baddie in Dirty Harry, which is why it's ironic he's a cop here. Also Garak. :-)

[@DeckerShado]

Paul Mitchum I distincly remember him as Frank's brother, and newest addition to his wardrobe, in Hellraiser.

[@judsongaiden9878]

@@DeckerShado Art LaFleur is probably best known for playing McNulty in the Trancers movies.

[@randalgraves6979]

@@judsongaiden9878 i first saw him in a Disney Sunday movie called Little Spies with Jason Hervey, Candice Cameron & Mickey Rooney. Also in Man of the House, the Chevy Chase one, lol not the Tommy Lee Jones one.

[@fox-jake8784]

When you think about it Cobra is kind of a Dirty Harry knock off but with an 80's charm and a M1911 pistol instead of a .44 Mag. six shooter.

[@faolan1686]

Internet rumour has it that Sly was meant to be in Beverly Hills cop but kept rewriting the scrip until it was something completely different. He bought the right to the rewrites and turned it into this.

[@tylerskiss]

faolan1686 exactly what I was going to mention. You can see the similarities too. Because... well, there's a cop. And, well, they spend some time in Los Angeles, so there's that... though, I guess he already lived there when the film began. Oh, and he wears jeans! How could I forget that? I mean, aside from, well... everything else, including the race of the main character, both films are practically indistinguishable. Also, Cobra wouldn't fall for a banana in the tailpipe either- cos he's shoot you to death if you tried it! See, practically the exact same film.

[@starsiegeplayer]

The first sentence about the Beverly Hills cop thing is true. The second sentence is not true, AFAIK. The movie "Cobra" is based off a book but heavily rewritten by Stallone.

[@VonWenk]

@@starsiegeplayer Apparently, it's based on the same novel as Fair Game, with Cindy Crawford and William Baldwin.

[@starsiegeplayer]

@@VonWenk Ah yes, that was the title. I didn't know someone else made a film based on it. Is the other one any good?

[@VonWenk]

@@starsiegeplayer I've never watched it.

[@kevinhill8193]

I saw this when I was like 11. Me and my friends used to re-inact that axe clanging scene ALL the time.

[@VonWenk]

I saw Cobra twice, and the two things that stuck out most for me were Lee Garlington's response to the woman question if she'd been drinking and Monty (surprisingly) not being one of the cultists. But no mention of Reni Santoni and Andy Robinson both being in Dirty Harry?

[@Bilbo..Baggins]

captain markiplier 😂😂😂😂

[@135Fenrir]

I about died when I got that.

[@judsongaiden9878]

I wonder if Markiplier has seen Trancers.

[@Tactical_Therapist]

Andrew Robinson, from Hellraiser and Dirty Harry!

[@SALIM86]

I got a cobra poster signed by andrew Robinson

[@coffeeveins]

I’ll always think of him as Garek...just plain, simple, Garek. 🤗 A humble Cardassian tailor plying his wares on Deep space nine with a dull history and no secrets whatsoever. 🤥 Most certainly not a “Spy” or “assassin” of some sort.🤭Don’t know where people get such crazy ideas. 🤔I suppose they just have quite vivid imaginations. 😏Best to keep such wild notions to ourselves, don’t you agree? 🤐🤫. It would be such a shame for anything to happen because of a simple “misunderstanding”💀 Yes....Definitely Garek.

[@judsongaiden9878]

And Art LaFleur from Trancers and The Sandlot.

[@jimboslice__]

Cobra’s partner is Dirty Harrys partner too

[@randalgraves6979]

Want a cookie 🍪 little Cobra!!!!

[@CRITTERBUSTERS]

Cobra is merely a good movie but I think it had the potential to be a great one, I really do wish that someday we'll get to see a directors cut

[@fox-jake8784]

If Superman II can release the “Richard Donner Cut” and Justice League gets the “Snyder Cut”, then what’s stopping Warner Bros from giving us the George Comatos cut of Cobra?

[@randalgraves6979]

Zack Snyder Also, I need a directors cut of Stop or my Mom will Shoot! 🤔

[@mrnaughtycat]

I've heard that cobra was the version of Beverly cop,Stallone wanted to make

[@marcprimo1471]

it was see making of Beverly Hills cop.

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

"We...are the FUTURE!" "AND IT IS GLORIOUS!"

[@Thundarr100]

I now know two things. One, I really want to get my hands on a copy of the extended cut of Cobra. And two, I want @DeckerShado to do a review of it.

[@DashingPunkSamurai]

Between this and Rocky 4, Stallone had a serious robot fetish in the late 80’s

[@desi1790]

Brian Thomson was also a recurring alien on the X-Files and in 4 episodes of BtVS :)

[@Kartissa]

Also one of the punks killed by Arnie at the start of the Terminator. He's the one who gets his heart ripped out.

[@paulgardner5079]

at 5:22 wouldnt that be .45acp projectiles?

[@jmc8602]

I love Deckers voice, it's soothing, I put him on for back ground noise, I tried with the Cinema snob but that just winds me up..Go Decker !!!

[@Agencyagent33]

You picked a good time for Stallone movies, did you hear about Creed? Looks like it's going to be one of the best in the series

[@DeckerShado]

Agencyagent33 Haven't seen much of it outside of a trailer, thus I can't tell how it's going to go outside of the basic plotline. From what I've seen so far, it can go either way.. still, here's hoping.

[@ImNathen]

normally not a nit picky guy but i think the pistol he used in the film is a 1911, which is not a 9mm but rather a beefy, manly .45 acp

[@crimsoncrowley6285]

It had a 9mm conversion barrel

[@dancumbe]

Who makes a hall way of fire; the 80s that's who. Yeah, it was that bad ass.

[@dreamwarrior1276]

+Rabid Dingo The female member of the killer cult is one of the ugliest bitches I've ever seen!

[@TheJurnalyst]

Rabid Dingo who makes one word two; you do, that's who. *Hallway.

[@jensaversjo316]

All Fire Factories had Hallways of fire. It was just how the 80's rolled.

[@sesfilmsllc]

And that alien guy from the Xfiles and that ripped dude from fright night 2

[@NegaHumanX]

18:21 - Why does this guy look like Sabretooth before the Weapon X program?

[@fortwilson4675]

Question, when are you reviewing Italian Stallion?

[@AeroFix94]

5:17 9mm? nope, .45 ACP

[@brianoconnell6459]

Here's a 5 years later question: Why are they doing a blood draw on Bridget after she survived a physical assault that left her uninjured? Only reason I can think of is "We need to pad out your hospital bill so shut up!"

[@1984Brandon]

[Best line ever] when you said It's like every dream when you worked Kroger markets' So simmilar when I worked at Walmart.

[@BigBWolf90]

Fun fact: Sylvester Stallone was originally gonna be in Beverly Hills Cop which was gonna have a plot similar to this...but the studio rejected that, wanted Stallone & make it a comedy but Stallone said nope & left to make Cobra which was supposed to be closer to Paula Goslings book Fair Game than Beverly Hills Cop ended up being. Also that 1950 Mercury was actually owned by Stallone at the time of this movie. And this is probably the only movie Sylvester Stallone and Bridget Neilson did together while they were married where they played romantic interests. And for gun fans this is the first appearance of a Jarimatic SMG in any media

[@jamb4450]

This movie has a really dark, sinister feeling about it.

[@thedorkone1516]

The only reason I ever knew this movie existed is that The Touch was originally written for it.

[@Nickel_The_Wise]

Fun fact: George Cosmatos' son, Panos Cosmatos, directed his own movies couple decades later, including Beyond the Black Rainbow, a personal guilty pleasure that really REALLY needs attentions of one of the major reviewers. Soundtracks awesome, the cinematography is stark and colorful (as well as a bit trippy) and the bio-mechanical being employed briefly in the movie, the Sentionaut, is essentially what Borderlands ripped off for the look of Zer0 from the second game. Seriously, check it out, it's uncanny.. same helmet, same build, same ninja turtle gloves.. no sword though, just some mysterious origins.

[@gizmod1208]

He also directed the batshit crazy metal ballad Mandy!

[@Nickel_The_Wise]

@@gizmod1208 Indeed he did, and with that metal glaive Red uses in that, the Beast, looking the way it does? I wonder if it has any storied relation to the Devil's Teardrop from Black Rainbow, it looks to be the same kind of forging.

[@TheSaoul]

15:22 is the most vile piece of horror in an 80s action movie. Who puts ketchup directly on the fries?!

[@MrSmoore77]

You wouldn't like u.k chip habits then , half the country covers theirs in gravy

[@g-dog_eswshockwave]

also, I can't find the extended cut any where

[@jasontaylor3640]

it always amazes me that the bad guy from dirty harry is in this and cobras partner was in dirty harry as well but the bad guy from dirty harry bein a good guy in this movie STILL fighting for criminals rights is so funny. that guy is a prick in most movies-even hellraiser. 😅

[@VonWenk]

No one deserves to get his hand torn on a nail like that.

[@B_sideT]

& he is the thug from the first terminator movie he’s the one that says wash day tommrow nothing clean right ?

[@aaairsoftmedia]

decker that was a colt 1911 that fires 45acp not 9mm luger. just thought i would let ya know for future reference.

[@opmike343]

There are 9mm 1911s, and it's typical for films to use the 9mm variant as it's easier to get them to work with blanks.

[@ShadowACE1998]

I was gonna say the same thing. Decker seems pretty knowledgeable on the topic of firearms. It made me wonder how he could mess this up. Of course no one is infallible, but you get a good look at his pistol in the opening. Maybe the 9mm variant has to do with that, but the 1911 is mainly known for being a .45.

[@AB54099]

When you get to Judge Dredd, you must make a Captain Falcon joke! It is a necessity!

[@WinterSteele]

Is the extended version available on DVD or is the theatrical cut the only one released for purchase?

[@DeckerShado]

Winter Steele So far as I know, the extended version (the "work print") was never made officially available, but copies did find their way into circulation. The extra footage is low quality, and timestamped.. plus if I have the info right, it seems it only got passed around/reproduced on VHS. There has been demand for an official release on DVD or Blu-Ray, but so far as I know none exists.

[@sciencebunnies]

Just selecting this movie to discuss makes you a genius.

[@fox-jake8784]

I really enjoyed Cobra. Sure this movie may have not been so well received when it came out, and some may consider the character to be a Dirty Harry knock off, but I just really enjoy the movie for what it is. It's a fun comic book style action movie from the 80's that I just love to watch. I hope one day we will get an extended cut to this too. Plus Sly's M1911 pistol with the cobra on the grips is really bad ass.

[@nophdfreak]

The guy who played the night slasher was killed in the first terminator movie he was one of the punks with the telescope

[@clevelandmaker386]

Bridgette Nielsen was super hot back in the day!

[@LordMalice6d9]

I really wish I could see the work print version of this film, as Decker said there are some obvious continuity errors in the theatrical version.

[@masaiasantewa5167]

Am I the only one who burst out in laughter when that night guard got rammed by the night slasher mobile? Just looked so over the top goofy lol

[@videogamenerdify]

Dear Decker Shado I have only been watching your videos for about a day and I would like to say that you would be a great edition to The League of Super Critics.

[@grapeshot]

When I was in 8th grade and we had Career day. A friend of mine asked the police who was there doing a little presentation ,was there really a Zombie Squad. Of course the cop did a palm face. They say the only dumb question is the one not asked. But I don't knowwwww.

[@aminnikoukaran]

Night Slasher: "Murder is against the law..." Stallone: "I am the LAW!"

[@MaddSlasher]

The final bad guy is familiar. Hasn’t he been in a lot 90’s TV shows like. XFiles and Buffy

[@ginzingtonschnizer2330]

the problem with the rape reports is that they often bunch so many non raped women into the rape women selection on really bullshit reasons. Like one of the two famous studies that people like to say will be their proof for 1 out of every 4 or 5 women being raped includes things like "Being asked to perform sex at the end of a date when it wasn't already planned for that night" as well as "A surprise kiss on the lips at the door before parting ways for the night" get classified as rape. As you can understand, a lot of people call foul on this type of bullshit when most feminist try to claim these studies. Now if you was going off of one of these I don't know. but chances are if you went off of studies from the 80's they are. Hope I didn't get to ranty while explaining this.

[@DeckerShado]

Ginzington Schnizer Yeah, I know the 1 in 5 statistic is pretty well bullshit through and through.. the statistics I looked up were the official crime stats from 1985. I'm relatively sure they weren't counting up to 1 in 5, as that would have come to a number that would look like 23,790,000 rapes, as opposed to the number the statistics showed, 88,260 rapes. It gets REALLY fun when people start arguing about the discrepency between the genders in rape statistics though, blissfully unaware that unless she shoves a finger up his ass, female on male rape isn't considered rape by the legal definition. It must involve penetration by the perpetrator. Thus, a woman could drug, tie down, and force a gay man to have sex with her.. and it could be 100% proven, on tape and everything, but the most you could charge her with is assault of some kind. The only one that could be guilty of rape in that situation, thanks to the legal definition, would be the tied down and drugged man.

[@ginzingtonschnizer2330]

Decker Shado luckily not everywhere in the US has that ruling on rape. in some states there are "Forced to penetrate" rape rules but sadly it's only like 3 or 4 states in the union.

[@raynwolfsbane2084]

It can still be sexual assault without penetration. Do you guys differentiate between those two in the States? (honest question)

[@borkusgod]

A classic from the memory vault. It still holds up well today. You just have to keep the 80's mindset while watching it.

[@ericdebord]

The call from the office was from the female cop/bad guy. 11:30ish

[@youvegottimetoescape]

Interesting fact, right before this movie came out, there was an actual serial killer they called the night stalker, who terrorized so cal in the summer of 1985. I’m guessing the studio wanted to capitalize on the zeitgeist of the Los Angeles area at the time, for the sake of realism, so they called him the night slasher, a slight, very obvious derivative. So the studio didn’t think the audience was dumb. They just wanted to evoke the same emotion felt by everyone living in the metro at the time, which included me, which is why I remember.

[@mrnobody1958]

Yeah Richard ramirez

[@cgraham6]

I had forgotten about Brigette Nielson having a thing with Stallone for a while. She did not age well at all. Last I heard she was with Flavor Flav (from Public Enemy) of all people. What a weird couple.

[@themadmattster9647]

Robots, Robert Tepper music and brigitte nielsen, wow sounds familiar to another cheesy Stallone flick ;)

[@brandonleague3641]

Cobra is one of those movies that, if I am flipping channels and I come across it, I will watch it for at LEAST twenty minutes.

[@apex2000]

did they ever release the full version?

[@BigFilmProductions]

No, but there was a TV Version in the 90s

[@GokuInfintysaiyan]

Actually Abbadon a.k.a apollyon is the fallen angel of destruction and considered a devil of hell. Not as well known as Satan, beelzebub, or Leviathan, but still a devil no less Azrael although is considered the angel of death and argued whether or not he is the pale rider/horseman

[@wilhelmscream3813]

So did you ever find the extended cut?

[@jasoncase9481]

Why did Stallone not think this was his dirty harry movie? How could someone call this is a flop?Also why the hell did this never get a sequel?

[@mousehead2000]

Jason Case he did. It made no money. Because it made no money.

[@andrewrussomanno5663]

What do you do at kroger im a nightleader probably the worst job there lol

[@TheEnigmaticBM39]

Yo decker, have you done a review for commando yet? It's a action classic with Schwarzenegger in it along with a few people (bill duke and I believe sunny Liston ) from predator.

[@MsDjessa]

I didn't know about the multiple edits. I wonder which version I've seen.

[@187mrsmith]

You do realize those stats were probably based off of the 80s the not now right

[@ericdebord]

9mm ? Or .45 ?

[@michaelkeha]

The french fry massacre line kinda took on new meaning thanks to recent events XD.

[@jdlucree]

man it sounds like i need to find the extended cut of this movie

[@vladyvhv9579]

I remember when we first rented this on VHS. Even back then, it had something of a reputation of being a "bad" movie. But, I suspect that between most people not knowing that it was cut for time, and people generally short-selling many fun action movies, people looking to use it as a proper example of a bad movie have been greatly disappointed. My friends and I have always liked it.

[@jensaversjo316]

"People short-selling many fun action movies" *Looks at Die Hard, Predator, Commando, Robocop, Lethal Weapon, Cyborg etc* Uh...Yeah, no. People just appreciated good, fun action movies rather really weird and dour ones.

[@drina6685]

This was my favorite movie when I was a kid and I fuckin' Love the soundtrack!

[@alexandriasanders9499]

There is a movie called Teeth. I would love to see a review of this movie. I think its up your alley...actually, I hope it is. The movie is oddly portrayed as a creature-esque horror flick (at least in the trailers) but it's quite entertaining.

[@denizguven6625]

could you review the terminator franchise

[@Tigerfire75]

I was hoping that when the line "Murder is against the Law" was said Stallone would of used the line "I am the Law"

[@murdermusprime7065]

I loved this movie as a kid use to watch it with my grandpa still really like this movie

[@itsamemario_1604]

Hey isn't the guy who's part of the police force play babe Ruth in sandlot

[@dalenpercival3848]

Okay cobra versus Snake Plissken who wins🤔... Where's RoboCop where you need him😂🤣

[@JamesPiccone]

.45 projectiles that was a Colt 1911

[@Alpa6c]

There are many 9mm 1911's in existence.

[@wedgeantilles4712]

This would or could actually have been Beverly hills cop if Stallone got his way with changing the script before Eddie Murphy took over the role. Yeesh.

[@sesfilmsllc]

I’m pretty sure the night slasher is a copy of the real life serial killer night stalker.

[@drina6685]

Not to mention this is the movie that introduced me to the great Bryan Thompson!

[@demontorch]

do you review Disney movies? if so please review the 2007 Disney movie ENCHANTED

[@kimberleighdanielle8309]

My mom and I watch this movie all the time :) I love it

[@theopinatedpterodactyl6559]

Can you reveiw hellsing ultimate sometime after summer of Stallone

[@DeckerShado]

Preston Downey Well, that's an OVA. Not exactly the things I've tended to cover.. but looking it over, and seeing it's 10 parts that were released over the course of 6 years, I have to say I am suddenly intrigued...

[@longliveyheking98]

Decker Shado it is really good you should review it

[@transformersrevenge9]

Decker Shado hellsing ultimate is great, it has ridiculous amounts of gore , nazi vampires, awesome action, badass antiheroes and possibly the biggest onscreen bodycount i have seen in an anime. so basically everything that you like...

[@theopinatedpterodactyl6559]

salmon inlake biggest on screen body count? No shit man they murder all of london and America for some reason

[@ShortDwaine]

One of may favorite Christmas movies.

[@HurricaneDDragon]

Oooh, so this is THAT movie. "Crime is the disease and I'm the cure", the super cop with shades and one-liners, the generic bad guys with less than shit motivation, the male and female leads with zero chemistry that play characters that have to romantically hook up despite having zero chemistry, that "bad guy actor" always playing a bad guy, the bad guy getting hung on a hook in a factory in the climax, etc. All of that seems to have been started, ironically, by a pretty forgettable movie. I've never seen this movie before but I guessed exactly what Stallone's final one-liner to the bad guy was before he even said it.

[@xxoxia]

Mind you, this movie came out in 86. And mind you, that's the first and second time I've said "mind you."

[@spencerhering8684]

That pistol cobra has is a .45 caliber

[@Clitcommander5000]

The actual count of diff firearms in this flick may never have been accomplished since..

[@KBXband]

The 80s were an era I wish i could a been a teen in.

[@spencerhering8684]

He cobra pistol is a .45 caliber pistol. Looks like a 1911 colt

[@TheDarkZeroGame]

For some reason every time at the ending credit i imagine the "Last dinosaur" theme song.

[@GothicXlightning]

man ,glad you did this 1 this is another classic 80ths I grew up loving well my dad had this film on the original VHS version & I always watch it I think this is 1 of the most memorable stallone's films I remember from his younger age, also he looked so awesome another thing is that,, I used to be in love with Ingrid by god she was so extremely SEXY in this film she truly was the 'ANGEL OF THE CITY' good review man, I did like to see that you also enjoyed

[@thema1998]

Today is the *5* year anniversary of when you uploaded "Cobra Review". 🤓 EDIT- 11:13 A.M.: *finishes episode 23 minutes later* You were a lot kinder to this movie than Film Brain!

[@crimsoncrowley6285]

Because this movie kicks ass

[@judgedeath3]

Excellent review which I have enjoyed to watch several times. If you liked this movie then I could suggest giving Splitsecond with Rutger Hauer a watch, its in the same theme but add sci fiction and a demon/monster as a vilain, pretty sure you would love it :)

[@ne10man]

Brian should only be remembered as the Alien Bounty Hunter from X-Files

[@marcprimo1471]

or a punk at the beginning of Terminator