G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Plot hole: Even if someone would make all nuclear powers launch their nuclear missiles and then destroy them you still wouldn't have a nuclear weapons free world as most of those nations have plenty of nuclear weapons in reserve. A lot would be even be armed and ready to go for a possible second strike. (01:24:10)

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Continuity mistake: When Duke and Roadblock are playing video games in Roadblock's house, Roadblock's kids come up and start messing with Duke. They knock Duke's headphones off and comment about his big ears. But then Duke stands up with them on his back and his headphones are on his head again. The next shot, they vanish. (00:05:20)

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Factual error: In the beginning scene, Roadblock melts through the fence using some high tech gloves. The design and application of these gloves make no sense realistically. For one, the gloves are open fingered, thus causing great risk to Roadblock of even just a melted metal drip with a slight breeze. The intense heat, even if directed down towards the fence metal, would still be enough, if able to melt through metal in an instant, to burn his fingers as well, even from behind. It would be much safer, much easier, and much more practical to have the same type of device as an external stick or long object, or even an extension of a gun, keeping the hands out of harm's way. (00:01:50)

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Trivia: After Storm Shadow kills the last ninja guarding Zartan, Zartan knocks over a bunch of crates. Right after he does this, pay attention to the wall behind Zartan: you can see the logo there of the Umbrella Corporation, from the Resident Evil series. (01:42:25)

Friso94

Trivia: The subterranean prison's name is "Einsargen." "Jemanden einsargen" is a colloquial German description for "to coffin someone", normally meaning to kill someone.

Trivia: After the Joes retrieve the nuke, they have a site setup in the desert getting ready for "extraction." Flint calls Mouse "Tiny Tim." Joseph Mazello who plays Mouse was also in Jurassic Park, in which his name was Tim. (00:12:15)

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Captian Duke Hauser: Drive it like you stole it!
Roadblock: As your good friend, you need a new catchphrase.

Roadblock: Not the first time you sent a girl running out of the room screaming.
Captain Duke Hauser: Not the first time I sent two girls screaming from a room.
Roadblock: Dude, completely inappropriate.

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Question: General Joe says he wants some of his own men in the mission. You see them when they are making the plan and the are other old men. They don't really do much if anything during the actual battle. Who are they?

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Chosen answer: They are probably other retired Joes.

lionhead

Chosen answer: Most likely Hawk was killed in action, or he just retired. Eventually Duke advanced to leader.

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Question: After the first Pentagon scene, the G.I. Joes are on drop ships flying to go get a nuke. Who are the other Joes in the ship with Duke, Roadblock, Mouse, Flint, and Jaye? (00:07:10)

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Chosen answer: I believe three are named as Grunt, Clutch and Tunnel Rat in the script and credits.

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