Terminator 2: Judgment Day – He Is Back!

January 22, 2010 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

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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‘Dead Man’ Download and Reviews

September 15, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Drama, Fantasy, Western

“Dead Man” Movie Details

Dead Man tagline: No one can survive becoming a legend.
Dead Man - DVD Cover

Dead Man DVD Cover

Actors:
  • Eugene Byrd
  • Billy Bob Thornton
    Iggy Pop
    Johnny Depp William Blake
    Crispin Glover Train Fireman
    Gibby Haynes Man with Gun in Alley
    Richard Boes Man with Wrench
    George Duckworth Man at End of Street
    John Hurt John Scholfield
    John North Mr. Olafsen
    Robert Mitchum John Dickinson
    Mili Avital Thel Russell
    Peter Schrum Drunk
    Gabriel Byrne Charlie Dickinson
    Gary Farmer Nobody
    Lance Henriksen Cole Wilson
    Michael Wincott Conway Twill
    Johnny ‘The Kid’ Pickett
    Directors: Jim Jarmusch IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 out of 30,529 votes

    “Dead Man” Movie Review

    “Dead Man” Plot Summary

    On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange Indian named “Nobody” who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world. add synopsis

    A perfect full stop to a great genre

    This is what I call ‘first class’. Music, picture, dialogues, atmosphere, the actors’ play I like it all. What I do no like is that at least one scene could be easily moved to ‘deleted scenes’ section, while all the deleted scenes should be put into the film. You don’t have to be a fortune-teller to understand what ‘one scene’ I mean

    It is always enjoyable when the film is opened wide for interpretations. This is the case. When does Blake die? Where is he travelling? Is it reality? Who is that cannibal? Why is he being hit by an arrow? Who is that ‘Nobody’? Where is Blake heading? Being myself a bit of a guitar player I really enjoy the score. It adds a lot to the freaky pace of the film and creates the bizarre atmosphere

    Great job, Mr Jim Jarmusch. But 9 out of 10 because of the existence of something extra and the absence of something vital and important. Thank you for attention.

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