TRUE LIES (1994) Retrospective / Review
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TRUE LIES (1994) Retrospective / Review
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The entire film was such a roller-coaster..so much fun..still
You know its an 80s/90s James Cameron film when Bill Paxton pops up
RIP
Hey. Nothing wrong with the Paxton.
I miss Paxo. He always added value to any film he was in. Great character actor
Hell yeah. We miss you, Bill.
RIP Bill Paxton
I love this movie. One of the best action movies ever made, certainly one of Arnold's best movies hands down.
Yeah after the first two Terminators this is his best movie
For me this film focusing on Harry and his wife is actualy a good thing. It makes the movie better when characters are more fleshed out.
And when those characters are put in jeopardy!
They dropped the ball of this, they could’ve made so many squeals with the husband and wife being spies
@@kasemalin3293 yeah it would have been really cool. Miss opportunity
@@kasemalin3293James Cameron didn't want to make a sequel because he became more Liberal as he got older and didn't want to make a comedy action film that had terrorists in it according to him lol.
My life is the reverse of this. My wife thinks i'm a spy, but i'm actually a salesman:)
Quit cheating on her then lol
That is so weird. My wife thinks I'm your wife but I'm actually your wife's husband.
So your life is like Simons then
@@veilmontTV LOL
@@MrDeadhead83 hahahhaha that's what I was about to say
9:33 The glass breaking always gets me.
20:31 Tom Arnold is "comedy sidekick" the way "comedy sidekick" *should* be written, but Rob Schneider is what we usually get.
Tom Arnold did an interview with I was there too that is a great listen, the line "What kind of sick bitch takes the ice trays" was something Tom actually said to Cameron while he was going thru a divorce. Cameron thought it was so good he wanted it in the movie
And now that bitch is immortalised for us all to enjoy. What a bitch
This movie has hands down my favorite villain death.
Adrian Adams How about "Wanted Dead or Alive" from 1987 with Rutger Hauer and Gene Simmons.
"You're FIRED"
"you're fired"
Battery aziz...
@@TheJurnalyst "Get another one, you moron."
I was staying in a hotel in L.A. a few years ago, and beside the main elevators in the lobby, there was a plaque that said, "these elevators were used in the filming of James Cameron's 1994 film 'True Lies' with Arnold Schwarzenegger." Arnold riding the horse through the hotel and into the elevator to chase the terrorist is one of my favorite over-the-top action scenes of the 90s, and I was thrilled I got to use the same elevator.
I fucking LOVE True Lies. One of the best advernture films ever made, if not the best. So glad you rated Paxton as the best in it. The man is a legend.
And as for that bridge stunt, I spent two decades trying to see how they did it and to find out here that they actually just did it? Mental.
Let’s face it, the ‘vette, gets them wet.
"I have to lie to women to get laid"
I never realized till you pointed out, True Lies was the last great Arnold movie.
Arnold owes almost everything to James Cameron. Where would he be without him?
The musclunity,reaganite genre had run its course by then, this film did well to squeeze any last life out of it.
Also the last good james Cameron movie
@@jackko21 😒
Eraser was a hit
One of my all time favorite parts! "Get lost dipshit" Bang Bang Bang!!
Poor Art Malik. "Hey, Art! I have a new role for you"
"Let me guess....terrorist again?"
"Dude...stop doing that! That's freaky! How do you do it every...damn...TIME? Whoah!"
Such a gem of a film not just for its special effects, it's spot on for everything and when I was younger I absolutely loved watching Jamie Lee Curtis dance the way she does =P
Bill Paxton is so underrated. Because he plays such diverse characters, you can't joint the dots. RIP.
LOL "You're fired."
The part where Helen falls over and quickly gets back up to carry on the sexy dance as though nothing happened is gold. It was also apparently an accident as she supposedly lost her grip from the bed post.
I think the harrier effects in this film are some of the best I've seen on film due to how well they've held up, compare it to a similar scene in Die Hard 4.0 & I still think this film pulled it off better.
I think Arnie also gives one of his best performances in this movie, I have to admit it's not one my fave Arnie films but it's in the higher end, it's entertaining with both action & comedy what more do you want?
I made a slight error in my True Lies review. Jamie Lee won a Golden Globe and a Saturn award not a BAFTA for her performance in the film. She won a BAFTA for Trading Places. Nominated for a BAFTA for A Fish Called Wanda.
*****
I think because the reviews are called Retrospective. It's like taking a look back in time to older films that Oliver grew up with including Back to the Future. That's my assumption anyway.
The sequel should be two hours and twenty minutes of Jamie doing a strip tease. I'd buy that for a dollar!
When she wore that black mini dress she won my "hard rock stick" award!
Where'd you get the HD footage for the review?
Sting SniperScope Your grandfather's basement.
"he was in his late 40s so it's been expected he can't take part in most of the stunts"
jackie chan & tom cruise: are we a joke to you?
Also Chuck Norris and Clint Eastwood .
Compared to the Terminator? Yes Jackie Chan and Tom Cruise are a joke.
I would just like to mention that you do a great job doing these reviews. Topnotch!
+Phillip Borja Thank you Philip!
The scenes with the Harrier jet are incredible
Its also interesting to note that Cameron has used Paxton in several of his films.
Game over, man! Game over!!!
"Ass like a ten-year-old boy!!" An equally funny yet disturbing line, almost on par with "she can suck start a leaf blower"
RIP Bill Paxton
MrSilksoul it’s not an early Cameron film or even 80s/90s action film with out Michael Biehn or Bill Paxton. Bill Paxton was in Terminator, Aliens with Cameron but was in Arnold’s Commando in a small part.
mg19cal” lets face it, the ‘vette’ gets them wet” was a close second
he was James Cameron’s Bobby DeNiro and Leonardo DiCapprio
For an action/secret agent/James Bond spoof - True Lies is still today pretty damn epiq. I loved it from the start to the end. In particular when it "slows down" and you get the whole Arnold/Helen storie where we almost forget about the terrorists - then BAM here they are again and we're back in action-land. A bit like a cartoon but in the best possible way. James Cammeron has always been an amazing craftsman. He knows how to cut and edit a movie as well as pacing and rythm. True Lies is no exception :-)
Why isn't this available on Blu-ray! I can't think of a SINGLE movie that had the budget and wide release this did and didn't get AT LEAST a half-assed DVD upscale release. Is there some behind-the-scenes legal shenanigans preventing it?
Mayhemm007 I think it is because it is not a pc movie,maybe? Different than your theory, same result.
I've been waiting for this movie and the abyss to both hit Blu-ray since like 2012
I remember reading something from James Cameron where he said that HD transfers had been made of both True Lies and The Abyss and he was waiting to review them closely so that they could get re-released in HD/Blu-Ray but hadn’t found the time to do it yet.
That was years ago though... :/
So I think they’re simply in Limbo.
@@MB20978 cameron is the hold up
I'm patiently waiting on the BR Release ever since I started a Blu-ray collection.
Art Malik the actor who played the main villain was a good guy Kamran Shah in the James Bond movie The Living Daylights in 1987 with Timothy Dalton
He was a friendly Mujhadeen. That aged well.
I love these retrospectives and Oliver's reviews so much. I revisit them everytime I watch an old favorite. This is my second time to watch this one.
But, (and I've heard it now in multiple reviews) it hurts my brain and my heart a little bit every time I hear him say "nuke-u-lar".
Battery, aziz...
Ive had the opportunity to drop this gem of a line so many times since i first watched this movie. One of my favourite arnie films
Just a few years later, there was : "Aziz, LIGHT!" in the Fith Element.
Great review, it should be noted that the jet used at the end was in The Avengers, Joss Whedon mentions it on the commentary, nice little easter egg
Nobody gives a damn about Mr. Alien Resurrection.
I'm sorry dude this is off topic but I have some more recommendations 4 u 2 consider reviewing in the future whenever u get the chance
1) Glory (1989)
2) The Fog (1980)
3) Field of Dreams
4) The Princess Bride
5) The Secret of NIMH
6) Men In Black
7) The Nightmare Before Christmas
8) Death Becomes Her
9) Jason & The Argonauts (1963)
10) Gone With The Wind
17:08 Arnold's daughter did have more scenes earlier in the script that would've helped us get to know her a little more, and would've made her more sympathetic, but they were cut from the final film.
It always seemed to me that this could have been a bigger hit than what it was
It got released a week after Forest Gump. Also the Summer of 94 had a lot of strong films.
This movie really makes me miss not only my 90s college years but also Bill Paxton! He was a great actor who had terrific comic timing! RIP Chet/Hudson/Simon! An actor who had some great comic roles!
Fantastic video! I watched True Lies years ago and was surprised by how much I liked it - it's one of those films I rewatch from time to time and v.pleased to see a Retrospective on it. I love how thorough you are - a pleasure to watch! :)
LondonCityGirlTV thank you very much for your feedback!. Great to hear you liked the film and enjoyed my analysis!. :D
“He was in his late forties, so it’s to be expected that he can't take part in most of the stunts.” What? Tell that to Jackie Chan, Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, or for that matter, anyone who prioritizes staying really active “later” in life. Jeez. And nuclear is pronounced “new klee er” not “new kyew ler” . Other than that, another great, fun review. Love this stuff.
When Cameron does explosions he does it right!
Bay loves his eye candy but man Kate Beckinsale Underworld all day. Lol Love me some Liv too.
Lol that's my line! Those damn tarts! Cameron getting that sexy Zoe Saldana & man the older Kate Winslet gets the hotter she gets! Never saw why fan boys popped a boner for weaver though.
We should talk about that Jamie Lee Curtis strip tease! Daaaaammmnn! She know she fine. Lol
O childhood! Lol To think Arnold didn't want her that role! Shame on you Arnold you got horrible taste in women. LOl
Ya my point Jamie way hotter than Arnolds real life romances.
The closest arnie got to playing james bond hahaha
It was the Closest America got to having a James Bond
Well The Rock was kind of a subtle James Bond film.
The film actually pinched a lot from The Living Daylights. Art Malik was in that one too, along with a harrier jump jet and an exploding bridge.
@@dtz1000 reminds me of James bond so much . 👍 yes
@@pjimmbojimmbo1990 Indiana Jones? it was literally pitched as James Bond without the hardware.
I think the golden age of James Cameron's career was between (and including) The Terminator and True Lies. That's not to say his subsequent films were bad, often quite the opposite, but there's something special about those films which he hasn't quite been able to replicate. I do view Avatar as something of a low point, not counting Piranha 2 obviously. Even though the special effects really were mindblowing I wasn't impressed with the writing in the least bit.
I love this movie! One of Arnie’s best movies
It is truly a great popcorn amusement movie, filled up with jokes and great stunts! I could watch it over and over. It brings me back to those great years!
11:51 I had NO idea that bridge attack scene was a miniature model. Damn, if it weren't those pictures of the model makers doing their thing and showing the scale, I would have never known.
On of my all time favorite movies. Mixes the action and comedy fluidly.
Oliver, i really like your reviews and additional info you provide. I'm a movie junkie myself. I also see you try to remain impartial, which is great.
I always looked at this one as an Arnold action hero flick with James Cameron's touch.
20:45 “bye”😂😂
'I'm just going to borrow your plane for a minute, ok?' I love Arnie.
The music from the end of Aliens really does work for almost any film! Dun-dun-dun-DUN! 'You're fired!' Also, you didn't mention that the daughter is played by a young Eliza Dushku, who is very familiar to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel fans.
Another great review, Oliver. I hope you do The 6th Day (2000) at some point and add it to your collection of Arnold movies.
Superb review as usual.... great memories with this film, my trusty laserdisc copy, directors approved pan and scan!
Just got myself an amp and big tv back when it came out and people used to always want to watch the tornado scenes... superb
Nice review Oliver and LOL at Bishop's Countdown in the end :D Great stuff!
I absolutely love all your movie reviews, keep up the great work man
Oliver.....I have just started to watch your videos today and you are amazing at reviewing! Keep up this amazing work you have done because you are worth watching....
Can't wait for the next review that piques my interest
I'm sure you get a 100 request a day. But I would love to see you do a Retrospective on The Abyss. Love the channel and keep up the great work !
Saw this review along with the transformers 80s movie. Instant subscription. Amazing editing my friend
cody khalil Thank you very much Cody!
The film is brilliant and such a shame we never got a sequel ;-(
Another fine review, sir. I'd love to see your take on The Last Boy scout.
These movies will be revered for decades to come
Cameron needs to make more films like this. I'd LOVE a collaboration between him and shane black
Great Vid. This was one of those movies I never found the time to sit through. I did see parts like Helen's Striptease and that "Your Fired" scene, and probably others. Man it feels good to be a 90's Kid.
Excellent editing!
Classic. One of Arnold's best movies.
Another great review of one of my favourite action movies Oliver. I think it's ridiculous that this, and The Abyss are still unavailable on Blu Ray. I think it's to do with the fact that these days Cameron is totally immersed Iwith those bloody Avatar sequels. And refuses to take the time out to contribute to putting together a decent blu ray package for both movies.
Great review, Oliver. I always love watching this film every year because it has great action and comedy to it.
This is one of the greatest action movies ever made. My fourth favorite Arnold movie and it’s just got a great story and great action!!
Excellent review and I enjoyed how you used music from Aliens for the end scene. Big thumbs up mate.
Big news! True Lies, The Abyss, and Aliens are finally coming to 4K Blu-Ray in March 2024 from Disney and 20th Century Studios!
And true lies 4k is terrible
5:24 is the most obvious shot of a double I could find. As always great review Ollie. You are my favorite movie reviewer on CZcams.
When he’s being chased in the snow and does a backward somersault to shoot the guards….there is a CLEAR shot of his double. It’s so obvious that I’ve always found it distracting
I remember watching my brothers play the Genesis game when I was little. It was incredible.
This was my first action movie, and still one of my favorites.
@Oliver Harper, thanks for this nice analysis. I just realized something and its a bit of deja vu. The restroom scene in True Lies; it echos in many aspects to the T3 restroom scene done almost 10 years later. The thing is the scene in True Lies is all practical. It is so honest and real when juxtaposed to the CGI way of doing things with the digital restroom in T3. Computers have their place but clearly, when practical scenes are superior to CGI, what is the point then with using CGI? Sadly, Hollywood cannot answer this conundrum to my satisfaction.
Love your reviews. It's like seeing the whole movie in 20 min :)
This is my favorite Arnold movie. Awesome, I can watch this over and over again. Even more than Terminator 2 lol. 90's action movies at its finest.
Can't get enough of these videos
Great review - Very detailed and honest - Good job :)
Paxton's character was also my favorite... Makes me laugh every time even after viewing this movie 20 times. Love the combination of comedy and action and the story is gripping. The striptease scene is also very enjoyable to watch ;) Great review once again Oliver !
Top Retrospective, awesome film, great ending . . . 'You're fired'. Good work Oliver, good work Arnie.
man miss James Cameron doing action/comdey movie like True Lies hope he get's back making more original movies like true lies, aliens, and the The Terminator. But great job Oliver wonderful review you did and so exited so your next review on classic movies always make day happy ;)
i love your reviews! my brother showed me your review of aliens and i loved it! i instantly subscribe to ur channel right after watching your review, u said things that i didnt even know about the movie and i ended up liking it even more than what i already did! thanks for doing these, there are fun to watch and listen to, i cant get enough of them. i watched almost all of ur videos and im looking forward to see what else u got coming up! can u please do some more arnie films? i would love see more about them and any other action film, well any film for that matter. keep up the great work! your doing an excellent job!
RIP Bill Paxton. He was in a lot of James Cameron movie's. He was known for being an amazingly kind and funny guy in real life. He's directly responsible for "Alien's " being completed . The set was said to be extremely tense and stressed a between Cameron and the British set crew. It got to the point the Crew wouldn't work or listen to Cameron or producer Gail Ann Heard.Paxton was able to get everyone to reconcile and resume production
Loved this movie. It is the first movie I bought on DVD.
Great review as usual!
2019 and I'm still waiting for the sequel where Eliza Dushku is kicking butt with her parents.
Nobody wants to see that.
True Lies I consider as the last great Arnie movie, nothing he did afterwards was in the same league as his work before. The movie closes up Arnie's great run which started in earnest in 1984. The 10 years between 1984 and 1994 was the Arnie golden era.
This thing makes Kung Fury look like a documentary.
I found the stripscene to be one of the bests in the film! Doubtless one of the best actionfilms to this date. However, I agree that the film do change focus in the plot. It makes very little scence to how the criminals found Harry!
I enjoyed that scene too. Unfortunately however my ankles are damp because of my soggy knees.
Great movie. I saw it when i was a kid and still catch me with emotion.
Love this movie. So funny. Enlightening as always Oliver.
Some quick thoughts:
1. Jamie Lee Curtis is just arch-perfect.
2. Tom Arnold is excellent.
3. Charlton Heston is brilliant and hillarious.
4. Bill Paxton is perfect.
5. Grant Heslov shines really bright in a relatively small role.
6. Art Malik is nailing his performance of the villain.
7. Arnie performs really well and is funny as never before / since.
8. The camera "low battery" scene kills me everytime I see it.
9. The striptease scene holds up even today and is really very sensible to both male and female audiences. Arnie's recorder malfunction is timed perfectly.
All in all, this movie is amazing in being action-packed / ridiculous and funny at the same time.
Thumbs up :-)
Great review!!! Thanks Oliver
I love your videos so much man.
Mr and Mrs Smith is not nearly as close to this film as is Prizzi's Honor. True in the mafia film they are assassins and not secret agents but the 'feel' is similar. True Lies is super great. I love it for all the segments. The comedy. The drama. The relationship. The spy work. It was perfectly balanced. And that Harrier sequence in Miami is FLAWLESS and leaves one BREATHLESS.
Hey isn't that fighter jet used in the avengers? The one Thor throws the hulk onto?
Yes indeed it is.
Great video. Extremely well-done.
The music on the build up to Arnie firing the missile through the building, is identical to the music on the buildup to the explosion at the end of Aliens. Is it the same piece of music, or just so similar my ears are deceiving me?
Great review, as always! I saw True Lies at the cinema and got it on DVD. Always been up there are one of my fav Arnie films! Oddly, I never really took notice that it was James Cameron who directed it until this review lol. DOH!
James Horner recycled a lot of motifs across many movies. You'll hear them in Wolfen, Wrath of Khan, Aliens, True Lies, and to a lesser extent the Rocketeer, Willow and others. Not that this is a bad thing. But once you recognize them in one or two of his films, you will hear them in everything he ever did.
Classic. I need to watch this again..... It has been way too long.
Excellent review. Well done.
I died when you said "she's portrayed as a bit of a bitch" at 17:10"
On my list of movies that I can (and do) watch over and over and over again...True Lies is #1. Nuff said.
Can you do 'Speed' and 'Speed 2'? Great reviews - I'm obsessed with these videos.
Great movie premise . Great action and fun. Fantastic review.
I seem to recall seeing a glitch in the special effects. In the scene where the Harrier takes off, the CGI fails to cover-up the static prop momentarily and edges of the stationary plane can be seen even as the moving CGI version overlaps it in the print.
In that same scene you can clearly see the regnetz and at least one Faschinkel.
"What kind of a sick bitch takes the ice cube trays outta the freezer?!"
Excellent summary and review of my 2nd fave Arnold movie (NOTHING will beat Conan the Barbarian) and one of fave action movies overall of all time as well. While I don't think Bill Paxton was quite as standout you do, he absolutely fulfilled his role in playing a scumbag the audience is supposed to dislike and who eventually gets his comeuppance from the hero. The whole 'wife wants a little adventure' part of the movie did indeed take up far too much time and could have flowed just as well with at least 10-15 mins worth of filler segments trimmed off from that alone.
The real standout of this film to me is Tom Arnold. He plays the Comedic Sidekick role to absolute perfection. I never expected the guy to show such charisma and acting ability from what I saw of him on Roseanne. Blew me away, and from what i've heard blew many critics away too. It's a shame he couldn't turn that success into a bigger acting career. I don't think i've seen him in a movie since.
I think Terminator and Predator are far superior to True Lies. I agree with you on Conan The Barbarian as Arnold's best.
Both kickass movies for sure, and sit high in my list too.
I think the reason I loved True Lies so much is because it completely exceeded my expectations. I didn't think it would be anywhere near as good as it was when I first heard that Arnold was going to be playing an American spy, hehehe.