... The Jimbo and Arnie collaboration in this case is "True Lies", America's James Bond spoof.
The story follows elite superspy Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his mission to track down terrorist warlord Salim Abu Aziz (Art Malik) and the supposed nuclear arsenal he posses and is ... Read review
Arnold Schwarzenegger is special agent Harry Tasker a top spy in the ultra-secret Omega ... more
Sector although to his wife Helen he's just a boring computer salesman. When Harry's two lives unexpectedly collide both he and Helen find themselves in the clut...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger is special agent Harry Tasker, although to his wife Helen (Jamie Lee ... more
Curtis) he's just a boring computer salesman. When Harry's two lives inexpertly collide, both he and Helen find themselves in the clutches of international terro...
A special agent called Harry Tasker skilled in languages and counter intelligence has been ... more
leading a double life all his married life. His wife believes that he works for a computer company until she becomes involved with a con artist who likes seducing married women....
Terminator 3 Rise Of The MachinesIn this most exciting Terminator film, Connor, now in his ... more
twenties, is, off the grid...there is no record of his existence. Old enemy Skynet are determined to complete their war on humanity. They send T-X, a Terminatrix in human guise, to ensure that machines can finally take over. The world's survival depends upon the mysterious Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger).True LiesSpecial agent Harry Tasker (Schwarzenegger) leads a double life. Harry is an international spy for a top-secret government agency, but for the past fifteen years his wife Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis) has believed him to be a computer sales man. Harry has the skills, the resourcefulness and the courage to save his country...if only he can save his marriage.Last Action HeroDanny Madigan (Austin O'Brien), a young cinema fan, is crazy about his all-time great movie hero, L.A. cop Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger). Having received a magic golden cinema ticket, Danny is able to cross into movieland and meet the real life hero as well as all the baddies. But when the movie characters cross into real life everybody's in for a big shock.
Twins: An ambitious genetic experiment takes the wrong turn when two twins - who look ... more
nothing like each other - are separated at birth.Kindergarten Cop: While on the trail of a psychopath, tough L.A. cop John Kimble (Arnold Schwarzenegger) goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher!True Lies: When he said I do, he never said what he did. Special agent Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) leads a double life. Harry has the skills, the resourcefulness and the courage to save his country... if only he can save his marriage.
A fabulous feisty romance about just how fickle a friend fate can be.Travel writer Claire ... more
has kissed enough frogs (snakes and toads) to know without a shadow of a doubt that fate love at first sight and 'The One' do not exist.So when she ends up sitting next to sexy American ex-pat Jack on a flight from New York to London and he asks her out she figures there must be a catch. Or maybe after years of dating disasters and bozo boyfriends Claire has finally met the man of her dreams. But just as she's about to start believing in destiny Claire discovers that someone else got to Jack first and she can't believe who it is!
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Advantages: humourful script, good action Disadvantages: not an awful lot
...“Fast, flashy, furious and funny. True Lies is a terrific film” – People Magazine
CERTIFICATE: 15
TIME APPROX: 135 minutes
CAUTION
strong violence
some sexual references
some bad language
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Terminator 2: Judgement Day – Arnie & Jimbo’s best film ever with some superb special effects and memorable one liners: Hasta la vista baby.
There are many Hollywood matches, some made in heaven, and others spawned from the pits of hell and regurgitated into our world as some form of punishment for something we humans had done in a previous life. Some couples are truly magic together: Riggs and Murtaugh, Bonnie and Clyde, Thelma and Louise, Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman and James Cameron and the Austrian Oak, Arnold Schwarzenegger. The dynamic duo of Arnie and Cameron have created three extremely finely tuned action films and have set the standard in concrete for other films to follow. The Jimbo and Arnie collaboration in this case is "True Lies", America's James Bond spoof.
The story follows elite superspy Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his mission to track down terrorist warlord Salim Abu Aziz (Art Malik) and the supposed nuclear arsenal he posses and is trying to smuggle into the country. Harry also has problems in the personal side of his life. He hears his partner's ex wife problems, his daughter is reaching that age where she spends a lot of time with roguish boys on motorcycles and his wife is bored with her secretarial life. Harry's family (Jamie Lee Curtis and Eliza Dushku) don't know what he really does for a living, they have been lead to believe that Harry is in fact a computer salesman as is his partner Albert Gibson (Tom Arnold).
Things get spiced up when Harry's wife Helen (Lee Curtis) is taken for a fool by used car salesman Simon (Bill Paxton) who is pretending to be a secret agent in order to win Helen's affections. Harry then diverts from Salim Abu Aziz and starts to focus more on his wife until they are both kidnapped by Aziz's men...
Performances are far past satisfactory. The role is perfect for Schwarzenegger's sense of humour and does a good job at being the stereotypical muscle bound superspy but has family problems. On the action front, most of which is toward the end of the film, he fares well not letting his age get to him. There's still something about shooting lots and lots of miscellaneous henchmen with automatic weapons that's really appealing. You'd think that Arnie would be tired of it by now but its the thing that he does best: blow sh*t up!
Jamie Lee Curtis provides a sexy edge to conservative office worker, Helen Tasker. She definitely doesn't want to age gracefully and doesn't mind getting stuck in on the action, performing many of the stunts herself including the spectacular holding onto Schwarzenegger's hand for dear life as the limo she's in plummets off the end of a destroyed bridge. Not a stunt woman but Jamie! She is convincing as both the bored housewife and when Harry inadvertently has to drag her through one of his high-risk bullet bonanza adventures.
Tom Arnold is good as sidekick/partner Gibson. He delivers the right amount of humour without overwhelming the scene with his usually annoying presence. But happy to find out, he doesn't annoy in this film providing a good chemistry for Schwarzenegger and himself to work with leading to some amusing bickering but never verges into that dodgey realm of ‘buddy comedy’ as it provides a surprising amount of wit.
Art Malik plays a convincing terrorist warlord, some doubt may be cast over this film and its content because of its terrorist theme, especially in these troubled times. There was a “True Lies 2” waiting to be green lit but Cameron decided to abandoned the project after 9/11. When 9/11 occurred, James Cameron was out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean filming his IMAX Titanic documentary “Ghost’s Of The Abyss”. Anyway, Art is convincing and makes for a menacing villain with a spot on accent and evil looks about him.
Bill Paxton (“Frailty”, “Vertical Limit”) is another good friend of James Cameron after doing such films as “Aliens” and having a small part in “The Terminator” as a punk who Schwarzenegger as the cyborg roughs up to get some clothes. He also features in “Titanic” and the documentary of the Titanic: “Ghost’s Of The Abyss”. His performance in “True Lies” as weedy car salesman Simon makes for some amusing moments. Such as Schwarzenegger hanging him over the edge of a very high drop in nothing but his underwear: “Would a spy pee himself, huh?”. And before this, Tasker follows Simon over to his used car lot and decides to take a test drive in a fancy convertible. As they drive, Simon talks about the current woman he’s ‘working on’ so to speak who just happens to be Tasker’s wife, of course he doesn’t know. Arnie has the fantasy of rendering Simon unconscious via a single blow to the head with his fist. Paxton plays the pathetic character well and you are looking forward to when you see him again in the film after said memorable moments.
Eliza Dushku (“Wrong Turn”, TV’s “Tru Calling”) plays the quiet daughter of Harry and Helen well and it is pleasing to see that a child star such as Dushku has made it into adult acting without too many problems. Tia Carrere also gets a mention as seductive terrorist bad girl, Juno Skinner. She has all the sex appeal of any villainous Bond temptress.
Writer/Director James Cameron (“Terminator”, “Terminator 2”, “Aliens”, “The Abyss”) has had some help with his script but it doesn’t deter in usual Cameron quality control. Originally called “La Totale!” written by Simon Michael, Claude Zidi and Didier Kaminka, Cameron decided to adapt this foreign screenplay into his own, making it his first attempt at comedy. But it is not the comedy that takes centre stage in this film, the humour in this film isn’t exactly laugh out loud stuff so don’t expect it. It also doesn’t come in frequent measure and therefore isn’t really a comedy, but there are some things to laugh at. The action sequences don’t exactly take centre stage either until the film finds its rhythm. We get a typical spy mission at the beginning of the film, infiltrating a snow-covered chateau in the hills of Europe, tuxedos, tango and sniffer dogs.
The action, when Cameron gets round to it, is spectacular and is hard not to notice. Such set pieces include Schwarzenegger blowing away room loads full of people via a Harrier Jump Jet and chasing Salim Abu Aziz through the city at night feature some incredible stunts. The action gives a certain intensity, which is never really been seen in Cameron’s previous work, arguably this is one of Cameron’s more accomplished and satisfying films but surely this cannot beat the likes of “T2”? Each to their own I suppose, I prefer “Terminator 2” myself (see review). Cinematographer Russell Carpenter (“The Negotiator”, “Charlie’s Angels”, “Titanic”) captures James Cameron’s epic scope well and blends numerous tones and textures in the film to really bring out the film’s numerous locations. It is a spy film after all…
The score is spine tingling orchestral sound pumping into the action scenes to great greater excitement. By means of non-original music, soundtrack, it seems a little thin although it doesn’t really matter. Although the Bee Gees get to have an appearance with ‘More Than A Woman’ if that’s what you crave. It being a spoof film in effect, it doesn’t really feel like one. There are no Bond-esque gadgets apart from stuff that already exists, tracking devices etc. Cameron merely takes the classic spy concept and leaves his mark on it, it doesn’t really try to pretend to be something else, which is what probably makes it so enjoyable.
BOTTOM LINE “True Lies” is a fine action picture with a twist of romantic comedy, fortunately not of the Hugh Grant variety. Schwarzenegger is on top muscular form and proves who he can still kick ass. After ten years the film doesn’t feel dated as there are many issues concerned with the film that are still relevant today, perhaps even more relevant now than in 1994. A griping film that deserves your attention, maybe not one for the ladies but definitely for the lads especially when Jamie Lee Curtis gets a little blue with her attempt at exotic dancing. Recommended.
“Fast, flashy, furious and funny. True Lies is a terrific film” – People Magazine
CERTIFICATE: 15 TIME APPROX: 135 minutes
CAUTION strong violence some sexual references some bad language
IF YOU LIKE THIS TRY Terminator 2: Judgement Day – Arnie & Jimbo’s best film ever with some superb special effects and memorable one liners: Hasta la vista baby.
...this is a review about True Lies. Like most Arnie, films this film has the usual, bad guys, big guns, a lot of ass kicking and the occasional use of humour. I was actually impressed by this film, the storyline was good, and the famous Arnie made himself known. The film was released in 1994 and it was said to be a remake of the 1991 French film La Totale. The film was once again directed by James Cameron, who previously worked with Arnold on the ... ...and a whole list of other characters.
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The film follows Harry Tasker (Schwarzenegger), a man with two totally different identities. To his wife and child, he's the boring computer salesmen, but to his co workers he's a government agent, working to protect and serve the U S of A. His role is to infiltrate an international arms smuggling unit, whom are a group of terrorist seeking to destroy the American nation. The film starts of with ...
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A classic Arnie film. True Lies is a 1994 film featuring Arnold Schwarzaneggar and Jamie Lee Curtis. It is directed by James Cameron of Titanic fame. Arnie plays Harry Tasker, a boring IT salesman to those closest to him but his real job is for national security hunting down terrorists. THe role is sort of that of James Bond. He plays the suave, sophistacated guy who can sweep in, get the secret informaiton he needs, converse is several difficult ... ...entertained and wanting more. There are fun, sexy characters and it keeps you interested until the end. Apparently according to an article I read, as of January 2009 there have been talks between Tom Arnold and Arnold Schwarzenegger to do a True Lies sequel as soon as Schwarzenegger leaves office ...
Spottydog11 14.07.2009
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Advantages: Two endings for the price of one Disadvantages: It has two endings
...but it just doesn't ring true for me.
At the end of the day, this is a pretty good film. Not a masterpiece by any means, but certainly an enjoyable couple of hours. I'll leave you with my favourite couple of lines of dialogue from the film:
Helen - "Have you ever killed anyone?"
Harry - "Yes, but they we're all bad." ...
thedeadparrot 13.05.2001
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Advantages: Arnie quotes; Tom Arnold's humour; Action sequences; Jamie Lee's striptease Disadvantages: BBFC editted the DVD
True Lies was another classic action film that was butchered by the BBFC upon its first release on video in the UK. Director James Cameron was reportably so unhappy with the editing that he took it upon himself to implement the cuts personally. Still though, to this day, British audiences are yet to see the full, uncut version of the film released on DVD, which is hugely disappointing considering it is another breathtaking piece of action cinema ... ...The action scenes in True Lies are typical James Cameron: inventive, spectacular, and full of suspense, and who else is going to be at the heart of all these other than Schwarzenegger? Riding a horse to catch a terrorist on a motorbike through a hotel; beating baddies senseless in a public bathroom; and firing a rocket from his fighter jet with the final words "You're fired!" are never anything less than vintage Arnie.
Cameron, undoubtedly, knows ...
andycarrington 10.02.2009
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Advantages: Great action comedy. Disadvantages: Nothing at all
This has to be one of my ultimate 'action' film favourites. Despite the fact it was made 14 years ago, you cannot take away the fact that the special effects are amazing and the storyline is just pure brilliance. The Plot Harry Tasker seems like a normal happily married man and father. His family believe he's 'just' a salesman, when in reality he is one of the government's top secret agents. When he finds out his wife may be cheating on him, he uses ... ...but in the process pulls his family into another case he's working on, with brilliant, hilarious results. Why is it so good? These days most action films take themselves too seriously, Die Hard was pretty funny, but it never was really described as an action comedy, however this film doesn't take itself to seriously and it's all about getting the laughs. The action is tremendous, all the way throughout there are gun fights, planes exploding, men ...
DixieChick10 28.07.2008
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A special agent called Harry Tasker skilled in languages and counter intelligence has been leading a double life all his married life. His wife believes that he works for a computer company until she becomes involved with a con artist who likes seducing married women....
"...Cameron's latest, giddiest roller-coaster ride....TRUE LIES brings out the gentler, funnier side of [Schwarzenegger and Curtis]....Sensational..." (New York Times, p.C1, 15/07/1994)
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Super-secret-agent Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has a wife (Jamie Lee Curtis) who thinks he's just a boring salesman--so she has an affair with a salesman who claims he's a secret agent. This confusion mushrooms into a global crisis as Tasker and his wife are caught in the middle of a deadly plot by fanatical terrorists. Absolutely spectacular special effects feature Arnold flying a Harrier jet.
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