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Summary: true lies - arnold and jamie lee at their best!
Review: Jamie Lee Curtis turns in a performance in this movie that just blew my socks off! She is a mousy housewife toying with the idea of having an affair with a real looser pretending to be a spy. Her husband pretends to be a real looser, but is really an Arnie-at-his-best invincible spy. The fireworks start when Arnie finds out what Jamie is up to...Fast moving, never a dull moment. I really enjoyed this one and I think that you will too.
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Summary: Not the best movie of Arnold
Review: I've the LD and the effects and sounds are the unique value for this movie. Save your money, try another one of Mr. Schwarzenegger with a better script.
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Summary: Aw Come On Guys
Review: ... The one thing that I didn't like was the crude language used in some scenes, particularly with the Erzats car salesman that had the hots for Ahnulds wife. This language was unnecessary to the storyline and appeared to be vulgarity for its own sake. "anything you can swear I can swear cruder." I saw an LD of this flik as a demo of Dolby AC3 and was awed by the ability of the multi-channel surround sound to pinpoint locations. The warehouse sequence on the island when Jamie-Lee drops the Uzi on the steps had us ducking the flying slugs and the tinkle of the brass from the last round was right THERE on the floor to my right. Overall, the movie kept my interest to the end, stereotypes notwithstanding....
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Summary: A fun movie for both men and women
Review: Many men like me enjoy action or adventure movies. And many women enjoy instead romantic movies or comedies. Here we have a film that combines both. I watched it with my wife and we both enjoyed it (usually, given our different tastes, only one of us really enjoys a movie...) This is due to the fact that there is first quite some comedy in the movie, as Schwarzenegger's wife, who seems to be a serious and boring person, gets embarked on an affair with a guy who pretends to be a spie... I enjoyed the scenario with its many funny plays (e. g. the way Schwarzenegger, a real spie, handles the affair), and the many surprises (which I do not want to reveal...). And there were good jokes (e. g. when the terrorist hangs on a rocket, and Schwarzie says "You're fired!..."- and fires the rocket), plus of course a lot of good action that builds up in the second half of the movie (without blood in spite of the dead Schwarzenegger scores.) Probably the fact that the movie has a great director (Cameron) makes the film such a success. Another good thing is that the bad guys - some Arab terrorists - are not too badly stereotyped, and they even get a chance to express their viewpoint and show some qualities (willingness to sacrifice oneself). I am saying this because I hated a movie - Delta Force - with Chuck Norris where Arabs and Palestinians are awfully depicted, with extreme disrespect and stupid prejudices à la Hollywood. (BTW I am in no way Arab or Moslem, I only dislike the one-sided view the mass media gives of them) I would recommend this movie as a good fun movie for both you and your spouse / partner. (But as I understand from some other reviewers, feminists may not like the movie for the way Schwarzenegger handles his wife in certain sequences - they don't understand it is meant as fun - Schwarzenegger does that kind of things in all his movies, he does not mean things seriously like Stallone does seem to. Anyway my wife who is no feminist enjoyed greatly these "controversial" sequences. ) But this sort of fun movie is not the kind I like to see and see again, I mean those movies that make you dream (like Milius' Conan the Barbarian, with Schwarzenegger) or that are very deep (like Boorman's Excalibur).
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Summary: Here's a first
Review: True Lies is a great movie, though it has its problems. The main one being Arny's trick to his wife to test her trust. Besides that True Lies has some terrific action and set the bar during its time. A good one to test the system on.
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Summary: only a sadist could love
Review: this movie. It is one of the very worst "respectable" movies i have ever seen. The fact that nothing in it was funny would not bother me so much. What bothers me is the way that Arnold treats his wife: He locks her in that room and frightens her into telling him things that are very private, for his amusement. I consider this to be sadism, and it made me so uncomfortable that i wanted to walk out. It even made my husband uncomfortable.
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Summary: Almost Great, But . . .
Review: Most of "True Lies" is a wonderful combination of action, adventure, thriller, and comedy. Most of this movie could stand up against most James Bond movies. However, I have one major concern. In the first third of the movie, when Arnold Schwarzenegger's character thinks his wife, played by Jamie Lee Curtis, is having an affair with a car salesman who pretends to be an international spy to attract women, his response is pretty sadistic. He uses his resources, as the international spy that Arnold's character actually is, to have his wife's phone tapped, have her followed, have her captured, have her interrogated, and have her coerced into becoming a spy. He's already gone too far, but he goes even further by having her first assignment be to pose as a prostitute in order to plant a miniature microphone in the hotel room of a sleazy stranger (played by Schwarzenegger, hiding in the dark, and using someone's tape-recorded voice). I find that entire sequence very distasteful and uncomfortable to watch. My recommendation: watch the movie, but fast-forward through that entire sequence described above. It's cheap, sleazy, and distasteful.
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Summary: A dynamite piece of work!!!
Review: A true masterpiece, great performance by Arnold as usual, Tom Arnold very funny as well as Bill Paxton. Great suspense, action, humor, acting in general. Arnold and Jaimee Lee Curtis make a terrfic pair in this film together, quite exciting and fun. If you love smooth paced, action, suspense films, dont miss this one.
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Summary: Only Arnold Could Do It
Review: "True Lies" is a fast-paced, uplifting and exciting movie. A combination of cast, script and special effects make it what I think one of the best action films ever made. Arnold Schwarzenegger is boring software man Harry Tasker to his family and friends...but living a double life as an international spy. When Harry's secret is uncovered, he suddenly finds himself fighting to save his family, the country and himself from middle-eastern terrorists. People believe in Schwarzenegger's character because of the huge "God like" status he's achieved, and that's what makes "True Lies" work so well. Jamie Lee Curtis plays the role of Harry's corporate-cloned wife excellently, giving spunk maturity and sex appeal at the same time. A great supporting cast also includes a wise-cracking Tom Arnold who plays Harry's partner (and who steals the comedy most of the time), and plenty of fresh faces that fit their parts perfectly. The movie really stands out though because of the incredible special effects and non-stop excitement that glue you to your seat. The good thing about the movie is that it has absolutely no down time. Whether it's heated conversation or adrenaline-pumping action, you're guaranteed to remember everything that happens once the movies' finished. Lots of great comedy is also mixed in with the action to let you know it's not all about violence and explosions like some of Arnold's other movies, watch for his airborne catch phrase at the end to give the Schwarzenegger movie trademark. "True Lies" is a movie I added to my collection years ago, and I recommend the same to everyone...because this is an action movie that has and will stand the test of time.
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Summary: James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger are back! No Lie!
Review: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bill Paxton and Tom Arnold dazzle in this action adventure thrill ride of movie from director James Cameron (Titanic, Terminator 2, Aliens). Jim Cameron had a real turn around from his usual Sci-Fi thriller films to an action comedy, which he later followed up on with a different genre of a film- the suspenseful romance drama- Titanic which was said to be one of the greatest films all around. SCHWARZENEGGER again teams up with JAMES CAMERON for the third time around, following up their past projects together, TERMINATOR and TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY. Adding to the team are funnyman Tom Arnold, HALLOWEEN'S Jamie Lee Curtis, and James Cameron's great friend Bill Paxton who's worked with Jim Cameron (Terminator, Aliens, Titanic) and Arnold (Terminator, Commando, True Lies) a few times. The plot of this film was not too typical for its time of 1994, but it is a similar to a James Bond film or Mission: Impossible- the only thing is, it's better than all of them! It shows you spies and action adventure like you have never seen before! This movie has got lots of action, romance and comedy!!! I recommend this movie to anyone and everyone who is looking for a good time!
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