FILMMAKER MOVIE REACTION!! True Lies (1994) FIRST TIME REACTION!!
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Action movies back then were absolutely next level!!
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The bridge scene was shot in the Florida keys on the old seven mile bridge, the explosion was a miniature set though. Also that jet can actually take off straight upwards; they're called VTOL (vertical take off - landing) jets. One of my favorite old school action movies alongside Commando and the Rambo series!
Some jets do that, I think this is a Harrier Jet. first maybe only movie I seen them in as well. When the movie was new.
There used to be a magazine that covered how movies were made and the issue for True Lies was huge (sorry I can't remember the name of the magazine). For example, the jet was a prop with an attachment to the top of the tail so they actually filmed the sequences on location but you never see the tail when Arnold's in the shot. The takeoff, the scenes on the building - yes they actually had that prop hanging off of a Miami high rise.. Very high budget. Good review job.
Ralphie, over at the CZcams-channel Cenemassacre is absolutely right when he says that True Lies is the peek of Mount Schwarzenegger. It never got any bigger or as good. 👍
And also, you should really watch Deadly Persuite from 1988 with Sidney Poytier and Tom Berenger 😁
I feel like this movie is one of the only times Tom Arnold was used correctly.
He was phenomenal in it, the perfect comedic foil to Arnie. And you can't deny the chemistry they had together. I totally believe they we're best friends. This movie just rules on all levels
This and Trailer Park Boys 😜
Not a movie, but still priceless.
@@codyt821 I believe it's because of this movie they became best friends in real life
I enjoyed his character in Exit Wounds.
@@WillsonT011 I can definitely believe that!
This is a movie directed by James Cameron in his prime. No surprise the action scenes are on spot.
and that the practical effects were on point
@@AsylumSaint You tell me. I love his movies. But i think he made his best films back in the 90's and 80's.
@@AsylumSaint I actually liked Avatar. But not as much as i liked True Lies, Aliens and Judgement Day.
Arnold and Jamie's arms were wired together, but she actually did that swing from the falling car to the helicopter. Thats a real scream of terror; the wire wasn't enough to make her feel safe dangling up in the air like that. Go Jamie Lee Curtis!
Badass!!
@@JamesVSCinema supposedly it was something she always wanted to try and it was her birthday...lol
ok there are 2 stories here though. the isometric shot of the limo splashing down as they pull her from the car is both jamie's stunt double and arnold's stunt double. the top-down shot from "inside" the helicopter is actually jamie lee curtis. they are 2 completely different takes just to help make the movie more magical, so when you see people say "JLC actually did that stunt" it's a little like... meh. the stuntwoman did the actual stunt where the car went off the bridge. JLC did the stunt where they needed to see her face for the trailer hype.
More than just that ... James Cameron did Arnold's part in practice
JLC did the stunt on her birthday too!
This movie rules. I love how self aware it is as well.
Agreed!!
Sometimes movies spiral out of control. In others there's a scene that's just too much and breaks it. Cameron went into this knowing he would crank it all the way to 11 and decided to have fun with the concept.
Fun fact: True Lies was the first movie to have a production budget of over $100 million. It really shows too, awesome movie!
Bill Paxton's, "Hey, because it's you." With that sh*t-eating grin, it kills me every time.
Great delivery haha
RIP Paxton, truly underrated actor
@@wolfsbane501st3 Game over man, game over. :(
@@wolfsbane501st3 No matter how small his roles were, he always hit it out of the park and entertained.
This was peak Arnold. And his one liners were on point.
Super on point!
His last one was "you're fired" which I feel is a 4D chess thing between him and Trump.
Cameron's knack for inserting comedy into action is close to perfect in this movie.
Guards closing in? Let's tango! Gunfight with terrorists? Put it in a bathroom! Chase scene? Arnold's on a horse! Brutal interrogation imminent? "My handcuffs? I picked them..."
Amazing use of trope subversion and raising the stakes throughout.
He never gets this close to pure comedy again, but that's fine with me. It's a gem among his amazing filmography.
Love that you’ve laid it out like that!
Couldn't agree more.
"Have you killed people!?"
"Yes, but they were all Bad"
“Are we going to die?”
“Yep”
Last action hero. Arnold is in it. Directed by the die hard director. Movie I saw as a kid that opened my eyes to filmmaking because of all the call out tropes the kid Danny calls out. It gets a bad rep, but I love it.
Love, love, love, Last Action Hero. This movie rules too though.
It's an awesome movie, recommended for sure.
Yes! I remember this as maybe the first film I felt like I was defending to people. It was not loved by many at the time.
Love it too.
Yeah, if you just take it for what it’s trying to be, it’s an awesome flick. Love me some Last Action Hero (and with a great T2 cameo!)
She not only did the stunt for real. She recreated the stunt for that year's Oscar Awards Show. It was one of the hilighted movies at that year's event. And she did it to being dropped to the stage in front of the entire audience. It was so cool.
So the legend goes that on the set Curtis referred to Schwarzenegger as 'The Body' on account of his size and muscle, and Schwarzenegger referred to Curtis as 'The Body' on account of... well refer to the dance scene...
Jamie Lee Curtis was always known as “The Body" in Hollywood pretty much since Trading Places, and long before Elle MacPherson got that title.
Jamie Lee Curtis once played an aerobics instructor in the movie "Perfect" (1985)
She had the body.
@@Cau_No I just said that. lol I said that Jamie Lee Curtis was called The Body back in her Trading Places and Perfect years.
The Body is 10/10..actually on both of em
@@Cau_No she was a straight up smoke show.
As a Brit, I remember watching this for the first time and thinking; Screw you JB, THAT'S how you make a tongue-in-cheek spy movie.
Tom Arnold: " Yeah, I remember the first time I got shot out of a canon." Laughed my beer up through my nose.
😭😭😭
"Over the top, but I'm here for it!" - Best summary of everyone's love affair with this movie. It's a straightforward action blockbuster with all of the trappings that make for a true re-watch classic.
Really fun reaction bro, keep up the great work!
Happy to hear!! Much love!
@@JamesVSCinema I'm so glad you liked this one. Now I can recommend Pitch Black with Vin Diesel
@@LA_HA omg yesss i hope he gets on the riddick train
Jamie Lee Curtis AND Tia Carrera... Be still my beating heart!
And Eliza Dushku as the daughter.
@@newfate26 bruh..
@@lazyatthedisco She was born in '80. She's five years older than me.
Edit: I've had that particular crush for awhile now.
@@newfate26 it's beyond f-ed up what that dude did to her on the set though
@@lazyatthedisco what do you mean?
The Hawker Harrier "Jump Jet" can indeed hover mid-air and take off and land vertically. A British plane that the US Marines use as well. Not sci-fi but good old 60's tech. ;)
Yepper, although not really designed to be used like a helicopter ;-)
I was about to correct you saying 'Hawker' because I've never heard it called that but I realised it's the manufacturer (Hawker Siddeley). It was also the first operational VTOL jet aircraft.
just a little FYI about the Harrier, when it is in vertical flight, the engine will overheat because not enough air flow is going through the engine to cool it, so the harrier has about 45 seconds worth of water that it sprays in to help cool it's engine during that time. And the F-35, which can also do vertical flight does not have the same problem, so it can fly as long as it wants in vertical mode.
And one really loud engine I've had the pleasure to work around during my military service.
Not British. A McDonnell Douglas American product.
This is Movie Magic. Something, that modern Hollywood completly forgot how to do.
Also, search HBO Movie Magic. Most of the series on on CZcams, a 90's behind the scenes show detailing classic practical effects from a time when CGI was a last resort instead of the whole movie.
I dare to say that many of us who were about to become teenagers during those years officialy entered puberty with Jamie Lee Curtis dance scene.
Hahaha I can totally understand
Underrated great action comedy by James Cameron.
Super good!
Last Action Hero is another too.
Have you ever killed anyone?
Yes, but they were all bad...
I know, it's a snowcone maker!
@@newfate26 ..... is it a water heater?
Love this movie. I wish they still made them like this. Real stunts, practical effects, miniatures and less CGI. One of Arnold's best of all time, for sure.
It's an absolutely ridiculous movie, and I love every moment of it.
So good
"Do jets do that?" They do if they are Harrier Jump Jets.
A lot of jets have had VTOL capabilities all the way back to the 50’s.
Cameron got some big money from the military to feature the Harrier so heavily, much like Top Gun and the F-14 and Transformers and the AC-130. Getting into action movies is great for recruiting.
Yep, this jet was originally designed for the British armed forces and then McD got the contract to licence produce in the US for the Marine Corps who liked the fact it was versatile and could operate from rough airstrips as well as ships - making them a little more independent from the Navy for close air support. McD further improved the Harrier (I think known as the AV8B) and I believe it's outlasted the British versions in service.
@@Capt620 Yeah? Which ones?
funny note: Scene where Jamie Lee is dancing and slips from the pole was real, Arnold's reaction is real, her recovery was real, so they decided to keep it in as it played out perfectly.
It's amazing how they made her look so ordinary and kind of unattractive in the early parts of the film and she looks sexy as hell from this scene on, lol.
@Every Single Average Day I didn't actually say that a lot of people at this time were starting to believe or heard about the whole bullshit "Hermaphrodite" rumor/conspiracy about her, If you know what I'm talking about.
Trust me, I remember Trading Places very well for her topless scenes when I saw it as a 13 year old, lol. Good times.
@Every Single Average Day It was a pretty old conspiracy/rumor also based around how she was named when she was born and the fact that she never had children and other stupid shit.
To be fair, it doesn't make any sense and I know it's bullshit on par with the whole Richard Gere Gerbil thing.
People come up with weird fucking rumors about Hollywood and celebrities.
But you can google the rumor, the idea has been floating around since the 90's, I think.
"If they were both spies..."
You should see Mr. And Mrs. Smith.
Came here to say that!
Lol just posted that. Should have read more. Comments
Another action comedy from a different JC (John Carpenter this time) is Big Trouble in Little China. Kurt Russel and James Hong. You will not believe how good it is.
Yo, if you haven't seen Big Trouble in Little China, then you're missing out. Truly an insanely good cult classic
agreed
Yes!!
I've lost count of how many times I've watched that movie over the decades. It never, ever gets old. And I will never, ever get rid of my DVD.
I know you thought the movie got off track at the beginning, but here's the thing. The character development & family storyline is what made it more appealing to both men AND women. If it was just action stuff all the way through, many women would have possibly tuned out. As a woman myself I can't speak for all, but if a movie doesn't do something to make me care about the people in it, then I could care less if they go over the cliff, just saying! And the humor here is just the icing on the cake. Cameron knew how to entertain EVERYONE with this one - great fun for all!
This movie is so iconic! The scene when Arnold has been given the Sodium Pentothal and then Jamie Lee Curtis asks him how long he has been a spy. That scene will always have a special place in my heart!
When i was in the military, during my Advanced Individual Training, i had the misfortune of going to school from Midnight to 8am, M-F. No matter how much sleep you would get, your body just never gets used to being up all night. Almost every class, you could look around and see someone's head starting to sway and their eyes getting heavy as they were starting to fall asleep.
It just became the funniest joke ever, to look into the person's barely opened eyes and say with an extremely slow, drugged up sounding voice "How long have you been a spy, Harry????"
Very cool choice of movie James! As always, keep up the amazing work! You're one of the best on You Tube!
My all-time favorite action comedy. Easily the best rewatchable film James Cameron ever made.
If I had to describe that movie, it would be “one of my favourite movies that I always forget is one of my favourite movies”
I had so much fun re-watching it for the first time through your eyes.
I like how youre amazed at how well its made. James Cameron doesnt miss.
26:25 That one-liner was cheesy back then and it still is now....
... and I love it!
Hahahaha
The behind the scenes for this movie are insane. Jamie Lee is a boss for going all in for the stunts!
The harrier jet and crane bit work was and is jaw dropping. I still think True Lies is the best action/comedy to date.
Best American / Western action/comedy, yeah. There's a strong case to be made for Kung Fu Hustle to win the global title.
Best action/comedy to date is Legend Of The Drunken Master (1994). Jackie Chan is a legend in this movie.
The Incredibles
Bill Paxton was awesome in this, Aliens, Near Dark, and others.
And Bill Paxton Pinball is dope!
Bill Paxton's most important work will always be directing the video for Fish Heads by Barnes and Barnes.
'Eraser' is another pretty great Arnold action movie with him being a federal marshal.
Lol, "ive never seen anything like this" dude THIS is 90s action 😄
I dig it!
There is a movie about two spies working for competing agencies who don't know it about each other. Mrs and Mr Smith. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Don't know if you seen it or not, but it's a dope action movie. *Well correction. Assassins I mean*
Heard of it, never seen it though!
@@JamesVSCinema I don't know how your polling works, but throw that in there one day and see if your patreon folks want you to check it out. Mr and Mrs Smith is a lot of fun just like this movie
It's definitely not as good as this flick, but it's still pretty good.
Not so much spies as top grade assassins.
I know there are more classic Arnie films, but this was still the funnest Schwarzenegger film I’ve seen.
25yrs later - still no sign of an Blu-Ray release. Glares in James Cameron's direction.
😂
Seriously.
@@ariadnepyanfar1048 yeah it's insane. I don't think there is a Blu ray version of Abyss either I may be mistaken though
As well as The Abyss
The Harrier jet that Arnold flies was the same jet the Hulk slams into when he's hit by Thor in Avengers.
"I'm amazed at how well the action is done here"
I mean, it's James f'n Cameron, so...yeah :-p
I watch this movie once a year pretty much. So good.
Can’t blame ya!
By the time this movie came out I was a huge James Cameron fan and if his name was on the poster I’d go buy a ticket. That Arnold was in it was the cherry on top
Filmmaker is SHOCKED, amazed and surprised that James Cameron can make good action movies.
I think this Cameron kid's got a bright future ahead of him!
Nearly as good as the second unit work he did on Galaxy of Terror for Roger Corman...
Always loved Arnold Schwarzenegger's work! This is one of the classics. So many great movies I know you will come across eventually! Keep it up!
He’s a treasure!
Arnold at his best. An amazing comedic action adventure this one, a great piece of entertainment! True Classic!!! :)
He’s a legend haha
@@JamesVSCinema As close as we'll ever get to Arnold as James Bond. :)
For a moment I thought you meant Tom Arnold, because that's true too. Efficiently vague!
@@moonsammy42 Lol
One of the reasons this movie has stuck in my mind over the years is the awesome ability for it to tell one story then have a full sub story within that main story so seamlessly and bring it all together in the end.
"I married Rambo" .... no girl, you married the Terminator! 😂
Um... Small funny fact - this is a James Cameron's movie. That explains everything.
Lmfaoooo
James Cameron must be the best director in history because he made Tom Arnold likable.😂😂😂
This is a better James Bond film, than 80% of actual James Bond films
facts
Man, Arnold movies were my whole childhood. Nobody did action movies like the guy. Making me wish Arnold was a young guy again making these movies.
Harriers are called jump jets because of that capability. Developed in England in the '60s, they were also adopted by the U.S.M.C. they are being replaced now by the F-35B. They more often operated with short take off and vertical landing after fuel and weapon use have lightened them.
Tia Carrere, James Cameron and good ole Arnie being ballsy with his stogies. Where can you go wrong?
13:46 Arnie's eyes in that shot always gets me every single time 😂😂
As others have mentioned, the plane used in this movie is a Harrier jump jet, which does indeed have VTOL (Vertical Take Off & Landing) capability. It's been around since the late 60's and was created in England .The newer F-35 also has this ability.
As a side notes, Nukes of any kind are *incredibly* hard to get to detonate accidentally, even by shooting them. Generally nukes are plutonium (or other suitable material) surrounded by explosives. In order to achieve the actual nuclear explosion, the explosives are all detonated at the same time, which compresses the plutonium until is reaches critical mass. The key is the insane timing needed to get this to work. The explosives all have to go off within 1 microsecond (1 millionth of a second) of each other. The odds of this happening due to an outside force are pretty much non-existent.
Yeah, this is easily in my top 5 action films of all-time. It's so good. Absolutely blew me away when I watched it as a kid.
It’s epic as all hell!
@@JamesVSCinema It is like a recent Mission Impossible prequel if that series had some comedic writing .
I think this is what they refer to as "a popcorn flick", and a good one.
The unsung absolute legendary heroes of this movie are the compositors who had to hand composite an INSANE number of effects shots. And they did it so well you can barely see it. The stuff on the jet at the end, the build the rig on top of a building so they could shoot it "in the air" for real. Lot of green screens that had to be comped out manually for top down shots, etc. Oh the stuff the pulled out of their hats to make this film happen is legitimately insane.
The bridge is known as Old 7 Mile Bridge. They created an 80 foot model for the destruction stuff. There's a 15 min B-roll footage on CZcams that shows a lot of the stuff they did. It's crazy.
Please check out A Long Kiss Goodnight with Gena Davis and Samuel L Jackson.
This movie is Legendary. Thats it.
True Lies is the best Action Comedy of all time.
Your right that the bridge was a 'miniature'... but it was a 300 foot long miniature. They went as big as they could with the miniature as possible to make it look as real as possible.
At the time it was released, True Lies was the most expensive movie ever made. Not counting for inflation of course. Cameron had back to back most expensive movies, Terminator 2 and True Lies.
I always wondered if Tom Arnold was referring to Roseanne after his first divorce because I think this movie came out around the time that they split.
Yes and the scene when Tom says " what kind of a sick B... takes the ice cube tray out of the freezer " did happen with Roseanne and he was telling that story to Cameron and he thought it was so funny that they use it in the film !
This is a cracking film. Bill Paxton is superb, as he always was.
James Cameron owned the 90s.
And yes, Harrier jets have vertical takeoff. And yes, Jamie Lee Curtis did that shit.
"You're fired!" Arnold dropping 1 liners like he does bodies! I've always been big on movies my whole life and it's always refreshing to see someone else enjoy the same movies that just take you on an adventure.
When Arnold wants to make a James Bond movie.
This is one of the *very* few American remakes of French movies that is as good (or in this case even better) than the original ("La Totale!" from 1991)
I agree, it's one of the rare case where the remake of a French movie is better than the original.
Fun fact: Jamie Lee Curtis actually performed the last stunt. It was James Cameron’s hand you see grab hers.
as you were getting so pumped on the action and effects, all I could think was 'just wait for the jet!' XD such a great fun action movie, I hope they put it out on blu ray soon
That particular jet is a Harrier Jump Jet..and yes they can take off vertically.
"You're fired" at the end of the movie is never not funny. The one liners in this...just epic.
"she's got her head in his lap alright"
Maybe she's sleepy.
Its James Cameron that say's this line in the movie ! when you know, you recognize him :0)
Man I love this film. Does an awesome job of being tongue in cheek about action films while simultaneously being a great action film. Loved your laugh channeling Edward G. Robinson at 13.45 😂 Reminded me of the laugh from the old gangster film he's watching in Home Alone!
PS RIP Bill Paxton. He was a standout performance in this film. Sorely missed 😔
If you want to see more of Arnold playing a secret agent type role, I recommend Eraser (1996). Not as funny but certainly very entertaining.
Don't mess with the union!
now you're gonna have to do Jingle All the Way when christmas time comes around. Arnold and Sinbad make it hilarious!!
Also if you haven't seen it you should watch Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, its one of my favs and it's trippy as heck, and i'd like to see your take on the style of that movie
Hahaha definitely looking forward to that!
I was just thinking this lol
This film is so great because it came out during the third stage of 80/90s action films. The first stage is innovation, then imitation, then parody. The over the top elements in the film are a self-aware parody of all the action films which came out before. Last Action Hero is another film in the same vein
YO, THIS IS ACTUALLY THE *ONE* MOVIE I'VE BEEN HOPING SOMEBODY WOULD RECOMMEND YOU BEFORE I HAD TO DO IT MYSELF, THIS IS MY FAVORITE 90S MOVIE, HELL YEAH JAMES, HELL YEAH
This is one of my favorite Arnold movies
Can’t blame ya!
God I can’t wait for you to do Last ActionHero. It’s top tier Arnold.
Tom Arnold was hilarious in this. His one liners made the movie
I actually stayed at the hotel where they drove the motorcycle off the roof. I picked it at random and realized where I was while I was checking in. It's called the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles. Here are some facts:
1. Jamie Lee actually did the helicopter stunt.
2. Jamie Lee accidentally fell while dancing in the hotel room (it was not a joke). But they left it in the film as it was too funny.
3. Yes the Harrier jet actually does take off and land vertically.
This goes down as one of my all time favorite films. Thanks for the reaction.
At the time James Cameron was down to direct his version of the spiderman movie. Whilst negotiations were going on he took on True lies . The rumour at the time was , that he rewrote the final scenes in order to incorporate some aerial shots as a rehearsal for spiderman. As we know , his version of spiderman was never made but , watching this makes you wonder at what could have been.
Come on, it’s James Cameron. I like his Avatar films but I miss his action days
Definitely can’t wait to see more hopefully
@@JamesVSCinema oh and Curtis did the helicopter stunt. Cameron hung out the chopper and filmed it. Ah those were the days!
Nukes can't go boom if they're shot. Plus it's inside an armored casing.
I've seen this movie as a child so many times, but seeing it again now, holy sht the action/set pieces/effects are incredible.
The camera low battery gag is pretty hilarious.
Great reaction! Sometimes we forget how good movies were, but then someone like you comes along just relishing all the best parts and we can’t help but smile.😊
Cameron was talking to Curtis on the phone when he added Schwarzenegger on the line and asked if it was okay if Curtis could also be above the title. Schwarzenegger said absolutely. And yes, Curtis did that stunt herself.
I think the A-B plot derailment in the first act was justifiable, because it was a really good way to get us to know the characters and become more invested in their story. Also, Arnold being so preoccupied with his family problems was a good story-reason for him letting his guard down and being ambushed by the terrorists, so it all kinda ties together.
I love how he’s a nice guy and keeps apologizing to people caught in the middle. I think this is my absolute favorite movie of his. I was especially amazed at how well the Mach up of Arnold and Jamie worked for me. I do adore Jamie though… perhaps biased. And this movie marks the first time I realized Arnold was really cute.
Just watched how they made the bridge scene, it was miniatures, it looked so real I thought they found a decommissioned bridge and blew it up, but it's an 8 foot tall and wide miniature bridge, and a miniature van, I wish Hollywood revives the practical craft, it looks more dynamic and real.
James Cameron actually invited himself over to Kubrick's estate in England with a VHS copy of this movie. He sat Kubrick down and talked him through how they shot everything while the movie played.
If any action movie is a "thrill ride", it's True Lies. Never gets old. You gotta do Tango And Cash some time.
13:41 gotta love the halloween-esk music. Not only is it a great easter egg but the score works wonders for the scene
I have seen this 1000 times but never out that together.... great call
That plane is a Harrier Jump Jet, a very famous vertical takeoff plane in the 90s. Is designed to be able to take off easily from aircraft carriers or any other limited space situation.
I never understand why this movie didn't get enough love. It was one of my favourites from my childhood. It has a very good comedy and a better action. I'm glad you discovered it. :)
I show this to all my friends who have never seen it. Definitely a gem in action if I do say so myself. Glad you're good James
One of the greatest action movies of ALL TIME.
Man I had a blast seeing this in theaters back in the day. SUCH a great ride. Funny, action packed, great comments/writing from the cast. I love it. lol