RAW DEAL (1986)

[Update 04/19/2020: I really need to watch this movie again and fix this review. It's shit.]

Between COMMANDO and PREDATOR Arnold starred in RAW DEAL. It's not as good as either of those two films, but it's still an enjoyable 106 minutes filled with lots of action, punching, cross-dressing and cake throwing.

Arnold was kicked out of the FBI for beating up a suspect, so for the last few years he's been a small town sheriff. But now he's getting a second chance. All he has to do is infiltrate a mafia gang and take them down from the inside. Sounds easy enough.

RAW DEAL is a good movie thanks to the fast pace and Arnold's screen presence, but I think the reason this film has kinda fallen in the cracks is the direction is lackluster and the script is too confusing. Honestly, after awhile I didn't even care what was happening...I just wanted the next action scene and I was in luck because this movie is pretty much all action scenes.  Just not very memorable action scenes.

Worth a rent for sure, but I can't see myself wanting to watch it again for a few years unlike COMMANDO which I've seen dozens of times.

Window breaks before guy hits it.

BROTHER'S KEEPER (1992)

[Update 10/03/2021: Deleted the review portion. Didn't care for it. Will fix when I have the time.]

EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP (2010)

[Update 02/27/2022: Need rewatch this film and redo this review completely. Just deleted the old shitty screenshots. Will fix when I can.]

Part documentary/part joke (I have no proof of anything I'm saying) EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP is the story of a quirky clothing shop owner, Thierry, who video tapes everything in his life and by accident he gets involved with a few street graffiti artists and begins documenting their work or is it their vandalisms? Eventually he graduates to helping them. During this time the reputation of a highly secretive guy named Banksy starts to grow and he soon becomes the most famous street artist of all time. Thierry eventually meets him, they become friends and Banksy allows Thierry to tape him at work.

There's quite a bit more to the story than just that, but I'm not going to give it all away. I liked this movie and was completely entertained the entire time, but it never felt like a real documentary. I felt that, even though there were actual events unfolding onscreen, a lot of the story was a joke. Maybe I'm wrong, but I really don't care enough to even research it.

When I sat down to watch this movie I wanted to learn about Banksy.  The story of his life, his influences, his philosophy, his goals, what he thought about Orwell's 1984, did he read Answer Me! growing up, but it didn't answer any of those questions. Instead the movie is like 40% Banksy and 60% Thierry. And that was a mistake, cause Banksy is the main attraction to the movie. It damn sure isn't Thierry! The artwork he produced at the end of the movie was fucking horrendous, but I think that was the point. Or was it?  I have no clue.