American science fictions directed by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton.
People and robots from an apocalyptic future are sent throughh time to change the past. They are sent equally to protect and destroy the future leader of the human resiustance against machines and his mother.
But wait! There are 6 films in this series! No. In my book, #3 started a new series separate from the first 2. The main point that I like is keeping the same 2 lead actors and re-casting Arnold from villain to hero. It makes the sanitarium hallway scene in #2 very effective. These films are known for visual effects and rightly so. The first film included an animated robot and the second had a villain made of liquid metal who could change shape. John Connor's friend from the motorcycle and arcade scenes was Danny Cooksey, who was also in Salute Your Shorts (1991 - 1992 TV). I really like the Guns N' Roses song, "You Could Be Mine" included in that section and as a DVD extra music video. The plot point of machines turning against people seems more realistic now than it did when these films were made. Even my car (made in 2006) thinks it is smarter than me. My current phone basically thinks for itself. I rate these 2 films awesome. The rest of the series would end up below o.k.
An American action film directed by Joel Schumacher, starring George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle and Uma Thurman.
Batman and Robin face Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy and Bane with the help of Alfred's niece, Barbara.
This was cheesier than the 1960s TV show. Everything was "over the top", except for a few whispered dialogue scenes. My favorite part was Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze. His one liners were great and he did a great job of playing the villain. I think that casting Uma Thurman in a low brow flick like this is an insult. I'm so used to seeeing her in much better stuff. In general, this was almost so bad it became good. A little bit more hokey and I would have been laughing through the entire duration. By the end, I was wishing that there had been "BIFF' and "KAPOW" pop-ups to at least make it more authentic. I rate this bad. Don't watch it.
An American action comedy directed by Peter Berg, starring The Rock, Sean William Scott and Christopher Walken with a quick cameo by Arnold Schwarzenegger.A bounty hunter/professional kidnapper goes to Brazil to retrieve a man's son who has located a priceless artifact. The mining boss there is looking for this item as well as the local rebels who want the item too.This film demonstrates what I hate about new movies every second of it's duration. The adderall camera-work, the absurdly stupid comedy, the constant conflict... the list goes on. If you want to know what I hate about new, big budget films, watch this. I'm rating it bad. The shit rating is reserved for films that are uniquely horrible, so this doesn't get that honor.
An action comedy directed by Arthur Allen Seidelman, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.Hercules disobeys his father, Zeus and goes to Earth on a "vacation". Zeus commands some lesser gods to lead him to Pluto's kingdom, but there is foul play and Hades gets involved.This was Arnold Schwarzenegger's first film. Amazingly, his English was pretty good. Everything about it was cheap and cheesy, as expected. This added to the entertainment value. I'm rating it o.k.
A comedy western directed by Hal Needham, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kirk Douglas.A beautiful woman arrives in a town to pick up her father's money and is escorted home by her father's friend. An outlaw tries to stop them and take the money.I understood the Looney Tunes style of humor, but didn't think that much of it was all that funny. The plot and characters were very good and I even appreciated the style. Ann Margret was a very good choice for the female lead and I liked her costumes for obvious reasons. The production value didn't really win me over because the sound was slightly on the terrible side. Overall, I like it and rate it good.
an action film directed by Andrew Davis, starring Arnold Schwarzennegger and John Leguizamo.A fireman's wife and son are killed in a terrace attack and he goes to South America in search of revenge.Arnold Schwarzenegger's accent makes all of his movies good. I'm always entertained by a thick, but coherent accent. The rest of the flick was a total mind control piece. We're supposed to believe that these South Americans want to attack the CIA in America and are capable of doing so on their own? Give me a break! They're funded by the CIA, so why cut off the money supply? The CIA tells them to do this type of stuff so that they can take American freedom away in order to ensure "security" from "terrace" attacks. Yeah, I'm making fun of the way out nation's politicians say the word "terrorist". Arnold Schwarzenegger (last name translation in German = Blacknigger) earned this film a good rating, but without him, it would have been shit for brainwashing. Blacknigger there makes it a comedy.
A science fiction directed by John McTiernan, Stephen Hopkins and Nimrod Antal, starring Adrien Brody, Danny Trejo, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Jesse Ventura and Arnold Schwarzenegger.A hostile alien comes to earth to make trophies of human skulls. A lone warrior must do battle with this hostile life form.The first film with Schwarzenegger is the best, but the others aren't too bad. There is a lot of action, violence and special effects. The differing styles of the films reflect the style of the time period in which they were made very well. I'm rating this series adequate. It's rating suffered the most from the 1990 film.
A science fiction by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.In a future world where man fights against machines, the leader of the human resistance sends a cyborg back in time to protect himself when he is a teenager. The machines send a more advanced warrior to kill the human leader when he is young.This film has a very dark style to it. I remember watching this when I was very young and my mother not wanting me to see it because I was only 10 years old. The extended version is really that much better than the original and includes scenes of John's father visiting Sarah and a few extra t-1000 morphs. I really like this film and it brings back fond memories of my childhood, so I'm rating it awesome.
A fantasy adventure directed by Richard Fleischer, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.Conan is unknowingly sent on a suicide mission for an evil queen who wants to resurrect a demon. He gathers friends along the way to help him.This film was even cheesier than the original Conan flick. Conan continually prays to Crom, even though in the first film he said he doesn't pray to his god. The characters are good, although 2 dimensional and the sets are good as well. I'm rating it adequate because it wasn't as good as the first one.
A fantasy adventure directed by John Milius, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.A boy's village is destroyed by a snake cult and he is taken as a prisoner and trained to be a pit fighter. When he gains his freedom, he seeks revenge on the cult.As much of a classic '80s film as this is, you really haven't appreciated it until you've heard it with commentary by Arnold himself. Try to imagine his voice here..."Do you remember when we were filming that scene?... That was so funny!". Obviously, I recommend getting the DVD with commentary if you want to experience the full '80s-ness of this film. I'm rating it good. The only thing better is "to crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of their women".
A comedy directed by Ivan Reitman, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.A pair of police detectives go to a small town in search of a criminal's family. When the one who is supposed to pretend to be a teacher gets sick, the other has to cover that spot.Made in the golden age of modern cinema, this is one of the classics that I grew up with. Arnold is out of his element in a childrens' classroom, which is funny enough to pull this film out of any bad rating. When the plot and characters are good, it makes this worth watching. I'm going to rate it good because I enjoyed watching it (for the ?#th time).
