Terminator 2: Judgment Day – He Is Back!

January 22, 2010 by Paul Wall  
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Same Make. Same Model. New Mission.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Actors:

Arnold Schwarzenegger The Terminator
Edward Furlong John Connor
Robert Patrick T-1000
Earl Boen Dr. Peter Silberman
Joe Morton Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson
S. Epatha Merkerson Tarissa Dyson
Castulo Guerra Enrique Salceda
Danny Cooksey Tim
Jenette Goldstein Janelle Voight
Xander Berkeley Todd Voight
Linda Hamilton Sarah Connor
Ken Gibbel Douglas
Robert Winley Cigar-Smoking Biker
Peter Schrum Lloyd
Directors:
James Cameron
IMDB Rating:
8.5 out of 10 (193,435 votes)

‘The Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ 1991 – Review

T-1000

T-1000

10 years after the events described in the first Terminator film, Skynet sends back a new, improved Terminator (model T-1000). Its objective is the termination of Sarah Connor’s son – John Connor, which will lead people in the fight against the machines. John Connor, knowing about the plans of Skynet, also sends a Terminator back – reprogrammed T-800 model. He must protect ten year old John from T-1000 …

Trying to retell the plot of Terminator 2 is an ungrateful and useless thing: almost everybody in the world has seen the movie. This film has gained cult status long ago and entered the world’s cinema history as one of the best examples of Sci-Fi action.

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For those times, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” has become an incredibly ambitious project: for the first time the budget of the movie exceeds one hundred millionth mark. However, after the success of the first “Terminator”, “Aliens” and “The Abyss” Cameron had a lot of credibility with the studios, so he got away with the costs overrun quite easily. And, as time has shown, the producers and investors were not mistaken having faith and confidence in Cameron. The terminator sequel was not only even more ambitious, impressive and vivid in terms of production, but also more emotional, deeper and multidimensional than the original. Along with that, the Judgment Day doesn’t conflict with The Terminator (1984), but develops logically and quite organically the ideas that were put up in the 1984 movie. Therefore, it makes good sense to consider these movies as dilogy, rather than separate projects.

Famous Terminator Smile

Famous Terminator Smile

Of course, like any real masterpiece, the Terminator dilogy did not just happen in an empty space: the theme of the machine’s revolt against humanity has been raised before in cinema and literature. The most brilliant example is, of course, Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey”. However, in Kubrick’s film, the idea was resolved in a completely different context and with the opposite genre shades (slow philosophical narration instead of Cameron’s non-stop action). It is therefore more logical to compare dilogy with the Aliens movie franchise (at the time of “Terminator 2″ release there were only 2 parts of the quadrilogy, the first -”Alien” – directed by Ridley Scott, and the second – “Aliens” – by James Cameron). The latter two movies raise a number of different topics, however, the main characters – the Alien and Lieutenant Ripley – have a clear resemblance to the T-1000 and Sarah Connor. Merciless and practically invulnerable creature opposed to the female-warrior, female-savior, who desperately fights for the sake of herself (“Alien” 1979), and then for the sake of all humankind (“Aliens” 1986).

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‘The Shining’ Download and Reviews

December 28, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Horror, Thriller

“The Shining” Movie Details

The Shining tagline: The tide of terror that swept America IS HERE[UK Poster]
The Shining - DVD Cover

The Shining DVD Cover

Actors:
Jack Nicholson Jack Torrance
Shelley Duvall Wendy Torrance
Danny Lloyd Danny Torrance
Scatman Crothers Dick Hallorann
Barry Nelson Stuart Ullman
Philip Stone Delbert Grady
Joe Turkel Lloyd the Bartender
Anne Jackson Doctor
Tony Burton Larry Durkin
Lia Beldam Young Woman in Bath
Billie Gibson Old Woman in Bath
Barry Dennen Bill Watson
David Baxt Forest Ranger #1
Manning Redwood Forest Ranger #2
Lisa Burns Grady Twin Daughter
Directors: Stanley Kubrick
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10 out of 164,112 votes

“The Shining” Movie Review

“The Shining” Plot Summary

A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future.

One of the Scariest Movies Of All Time!!!

This is the classic horror! Stanley Kubrick’s Finest! The scariest of the ‘Kubrick Stares’ has to be Jack Nicholson looking through the door in the classic horror scene. The camera, music, acting, and scares are top notch! I highly recommend this movie to: Horror fans, Kubrick fans, psychological thriller fans, and even Nicholson fans. You will love this movie to death! Four out of four stars. A definative classic! SEE IT!

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‘The Bourne Supremacy’ Download and Reviews

December 27, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Adventure, Mystery

“The Bourne Supremacy” Movie Details

The Bourne Supremacy tagline: They should have left him alone.
The Bourne Supremacy - DVD Cover

The Bourne Supremacy DVD Cover

Actors:
  • Oksana Akinshina
  • Matt Damon Jason Bourne
    Franka Potente Marie
    Brian Cox Ward Abbott
    Julia Stiles Nicky
    Karl Urban Kirill
    Gabriel Mann Danny Zorn
    Joan Allen Pamela Landy
    Marton Csokas Jarda
    Tom Gallop Tom Cronin
    John Bedford Lloyd Teddy
    Ethan Sandler Kurt
    Michelle Monaghan Kim
    Karel Roden Gretkov
    Tomas Arana Martin Marshall
    Irena Neski
    Directors: Paul Greengrass IMDB Rating: 7.6/10 out of 97,320 votes

    “The Bourne Supremacy” Movie Review

    “The Bourne Supremacy” Plot Summary

    When Jason Bourne is framed for a botched CIA operation he is forced to take up his former life as a trained assassin to survive.

    Great sequel that improves on the original

    The Bourne Supremacy is a very entertaining action movie and even though it feels and looks like the original its still a great sequel. In The Bourne Identity, sleeper agent/assassin Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) went on the run from his own agency, the CIA, when they tried to take him out of commission. Although he thought his troubles were over, he is forced back into the life when he is framed for a botched CIA operation, so he takes the fight back to them while trying to find out more about his past and the memories that haunt him. The plot is very good and it is carried out well by a talented cast. The film keeps you on the edge of your seat and you most likely won’t be bored. The best new addition to the cast is Joan Allen and she gives a really good performance. Matt Damon is once again Jason Bourne and he gives a great performance. Brian Cox is also back and I like him this time around because he dies and you don’t have to deal with him anymore. The last main part of the cast is Julia Stiles and she may actually have a future ahead of her in Hollywood. Paul Greengrass directs and he does a good job of replacing Doug Liman. The direction is really good and it keeps its audience interested and it keeps you guessing right until the end. Some people will complain that there’s nothing new and its not worth the time to watch but its a lot more exciting then the original. Rating 8/10 a nearly flawless action movie that improves over the original. I recommend you see this movie it won’t disappoint you.

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    ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ Download and Reviews

    November 4, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Drama

    “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” Movie Details

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest tagline: If he’s crazy, what does that make you?
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - DVD Cover

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Lan Fendors
  • Jack Nicholson Randle Patrick McMurphy
    Louise Fletcher Nurse Mildred Ratched
    William Redfield Harding
    Michael Berryman Ellis
    Peter Brocco Colonel Matterson
    Dean R. Brooks Dr. John Spivey
    Alonzo Brown Miller
    Scatman Crothers Orderly Turkle
    Mwako Cumbuka Attendant Warren
    Danny DeVito Martini
    William Duell Jim Sefelt
    Josip Elic Bancini
    Nurse Itsu
    Directors: Milos Forman IMDB Rating: 8.9/10 out of 197,023 votes

    “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” Movie Review

    “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” Plot Summary

    Upon arrival at a mental institution, a brash rebel rallies the patients together to take on the oppressive Nurse Ratched, a woman more a dictator than a nurse.

    One of the greatest movies and life lessons of all time

    Not many movies have won the ‘big five’ in the academy awards. It’s enough to win just best picture for a lot of movies. This movie portrays every film element to the highest degree, from the beautiful panoramic shots of the mountains outside of the mental institution to the story of ultimate redemption McMurphy and Chief find at the end

    The movie is seen through the eyes of Randle McMurphy (Nicholson). He is sent to the mental institution because he would rather be considered ‘insane’ and live in ‘luxury’ other than being a jailbird in prison. Once he gets into the actual living area where the insane are, he looks up at this tall, native looking man they call ‘Chief’. McMurphy’s initial reaction to Chief was his little Indian dance he did to mock him, but once Chief didn’t react McMurphy asked him if he played football and says to chief, ‘God damn, boy, you’re as big as a mountain.’ Little by little, you could see their friendship start to unfold out throughout the movie

    In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the title ‘villain’ would definitely belong to Nurse Ratched. She gave threats to the patients, she was even friends with one of the patient’s (Billy) mom. She also tries to toy with McMurphy’s mind by trying to get him to conform with the customs of mental facility. It doesn’t work out for her as planned. Including a classic scene where Nurse Ratched’s threats cause little Billy to commit suicide. In rage, McMurphy has seen enough and actually chokes her out. This causes McMurphy to go through a lobotomy and become a vegetable at his stay at the clinic

    I know many people probably disagree with this but, I think Chief killing McMurphy at the end was beautiful as much as it was heartbreaking. It symbolized that McMurphy, still had a chance to redeem himself and become a hero, even if it were death. It also gave Chief clearance to finally ‘escape’ the premises and ‘fly from the cuckoo’s nest’, and how he did it at the end was classic. That’s what makes this movie one of the greatest of all time, not only because of the sensational acting and the sociological significance, but because of the message and symbolism of the story

    The directing by Milos Foreman was phenomenal, not only with the memorable acting by Jack Nicholson, but with the camera shots he used in certain scenes. For example, the scene before McMurphy was about to get electro-shock therapy they show a very close up angle of him to show the intensity and crowdedness he had to go through while getting the shock treatment. Nicholson also makes it pretty believable that he is actually getting shocked, by making ‘gurgling’ noises and such

    They actually go back to the ‘lying down’ closed angle shot at the end of the movie when Nicholson passes away. I thought it was very brave of the director to keep that long shot of McMurphy’s dead self, because by making it last as though it were a still shot, to me it seemed more and more believable that McMurphy was actually dead. I don’t know how Nicholson just lied there stiff as a board. I know he may have won his Oscar because of his heroic and charismatic character, but how he dealt with himself in those two scenes is what tickles my fancy

    The ideology of this film is, in my opinion, what makes it one of the greatest of all time. The story brings up the question of who’s actually the insane; McMurphy and his patients, or Nurse Ratched and the staff? Clinically, McMurphy was not insane. Even the doctors and professors stated that, but since he didn’t follow the norms and the dictatorship of Nurse Ratched, he had to stay at the sanitarium longer. I also loved the allusion of Chief, by acting deaf and dumb. He played the omniscient or ‘god-like’ role of hearing and seeing everything, yet not saying anything himself. It almost seems as he was the narrating the story until he befriended McMurphy

    I don’t know if I could think of a more evil villain in a movie other than Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher). The evil looks she gave to her patients when they were doing something wrong was as cold-hearted as one could get. Also her audacity to tell Billy’s mother about his sexual deviance is as sinister as you can get. She knew that it would hurt Billy deeply, which was a major reason he was ‘insane’ is because of his relationship with his mother. He eventually killed himself, angering McMurphy

    I never thought I would cheer out loud when a grown man was choking out a little woman, but I did here. This scene did a fantastic job of not making it taboo, but making you want her dead even more. This did change Nurse Ratched however, it made her a little nicer to the patients at the end and made her realize that if she abuses her power as a nurse, it can come back to haunt her

    The meaning of this story is wonderful and helped Jack Nicholson set the bar for acting. The symbolism of Chief’s and McMurphy’s redemption serves as a corner stone for many many movies today. Whether it be the costumes of the patients, the crazy acting, or even the beautiful classic shot at the end of the movie where Chief runs out to freedom; This movie will never be forgotten. And it serves as a good lesson for everyone out there who feels left out can all come together and get freedom. I advise anybody who says they love movies to watch this film, because it will not only change your views, it will change your life and you can’t say that about a lot of movies.

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