Gijoeretaliation2013extendedactioncut72 — Work

: A noted addition where the Joes bond after a mission, making their later losses more impactful.

Standard action films run 90–120 minutes. By compressing Retaliation to 72 minutes, the editor (likely known only by a pseudonym like “ActionPunk” or “MagneticTape72”) removes the entire opening sequence with Duke’s team in Korea, the President/Zartan political subplot, and the Pentagon briefing scenes. The film now opens in medias res with the mountain ambush. gijoeretaliation2013extendedactioncut72 work

Shows Cobra and his crew leaving a Water Moccasin boat to meet an army during the Freedom Summit. : A noted addition where the Joes bond