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You don't see movies like this anymore

posted 10 years ago by coolbrett
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I love this movie cos it was so fun from beginning to end, had many hilarious moments, action packed and entertaining.. It was just very unique in the way it was directed and made you feel really involved in it. Action movies today just don't have the heart or originality like this one. They're all the same. They're only concerned with continuously trying to top each other to see who can make an action scene that's more destructive. Or more expensive to make.

[–] urbanrockstar 9 years ago

I think I agree with that. I find it funny how I can revisit old films and watch them for like the 10th time and still watch all of it. I really love (and miss) the Arnie wagon of the 90's. There's some films I've watched over and over. Predator, Commamdo, True Lies, Running Man and...Twins. Action, humour...got it all. It's a shame that a lot of modern films rely heavily on CGI to push it's appeal. I'm not saying older action/comedy films are better than more recent...but...I find them easier to watch. Then again...I think a lot of it has to do with reminiscing, you know, the films I watched as a kid will always be the best rembered.

[–] Blubonnet_Spearman 9 years ago

The best thing about this is that it is genuinely funny. There's a lot of action movies released nowadays but very few of them are actually funny as wel

[–] doughboyjonesmkii 9 years ago

EXACTLY! This movie managed to combine action and comedy seamlessly, both were top notch and many times the same thing (funny action, that's something you don't see often). Add Arnold to the mix and he takes it to a whole new level of fun and that's really what this flick boils down to. It's just plain fun and doesn't try to be anything else.

I'm genuinely convinced that every movie would be better with Arnold Schwarzenegger in it.