Los Angeles, 1984. Sarah Connor is about to have a bad day.
Little does Sarah know, while riding a scooter to her waitressing job, but
she is about to be the focus of one of the most important events in human
history. The simplified version (as to not spoil the story or the sequels
too much) is in 1997, a super intelligent and self-aware computer system called
Skynet launches a worldwide nuclear assault on humanity. In the aftermath,
some humans band together to form The Resistance. Their leader is one John
Connor, son of Sarah Connor. For decades they fight the robot army
controlled by Skynet. Finally, in 2029, on the verge of defeat, Skynet
sends a cyborg assassin back in time to 1984 to kill John Connor's mother before
he is even born. Not a bad idea, except that the Resistance also sends
back a human, Kyle Reese, to protect Sarah. What follows is exciting as
fook!
THE TERMINATOR is without a doubt one of the the most influential movies of all
time. Not just on other movies, but on popular culture as well. As
for me, I've seen it, at least, a hundred times. The story is brilliant
(not only is it action-packed and thought provoking, but it's actually romantic
as well), perfect use of slow-motion, the direction and editing are
unbelievable (there is not a single wasted moment in the entire film, every
single scene is moving it forward!), it looks amazing and the acting is great
all the way through. Outside of a few minor goofs (car headlights in the
police station scene, gun sounds, etc.), THE TERMINATOR is an outstanding film
and entertaining even after numerous viewings. A timeless classic.
Part 2 - Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
Part 3 - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Part 4 - Terminator Salvation (2009)
Part 5 - Terminator Genisys (2015)
Part 6 - Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
THE ROCK (1996)
A disgruntled general and a bunch of military dudes take over Alcatraz
Island. They lock all of the tourists in cells and then threaten to kill
everybody in San Francisco with a deadly chemical gas (launched on missiles)
unless they get 100 million dollars. That sounds like the set-up for a
fairly entertaining film: highly trained dudes in a highly fortified position,
super badass dudes gotta sneak in and rescue the day...but then you see the
credit "Directed by Michael Bay" and you know that you're gonna get all of that
plus loads of crazy, illogical, fucked-up silliness. Exotic cars,
wailing guitars, explosions on top of other explosions, a ridiculous car chase,
people barking orders, manly camera angles, patriotism overload, the Sun,
helicopters, military jets...and then you add on Nicholas Cage's patented
overacting!!! Wow! That's a surefire recipe for entertainment.
Entertainment like a motherfucker!!
In order to sneak into Alcatraz, the FBI forcefully recruits escape artist/ex-spy Sean Connery (the only man to have successfully snuck out of Alcatraz) to lead a group of Navy SEALS and FBI chemical weapons nerd Nicholas Cage into "the Rock".
Even all these years later THE ROCK is still an entertaining ride. Dumb story, impressive cast, fast pace, worried girlfriend looking all worried, Sean Connery channeling James Bond, a runaway coal mine cart chase. Recommended.
If you think about it, it's kinda funny because Michael Biehn and Ed Harris' roles from THE ABYSS are now reversed: now it's Harris who is the bad guy and Biehn is the good guy. Also, I'm kinda surprised they haven't remade this with Dwayne Johnson in it.
In order to sneak into Alcatraz, the FBI forcefully recruits escape artist/ex-spy Sean Connery (the only man to have successfully snuck out of Alcatraz) to lead a group of Navy SEALS and FBI chemical weapons nerd Nicholas Cage into "the Rock".
Even all these years later THE ROCK is still an entertaining ride. Dumb story, impressive cast, fast pace, worried girlfriend looking all worried, Sean Connery channeling James Bond, a runaway coal mine cart chase. Recommended.
If you think about it, it's kinda funny because Michael Biehn and Ed Harris' roles from THE ABYSS are now reversed: now it's Harris who is the bad guy and Biehn is the good guy. Also, I'm kinda surprised they haven't remade this with Dwayne Johnson in it.
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