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Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis
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Harry Tasker (get it?) is America's top secret agent with the Omega Force -- so secret his wife Helen thinks he's a dull computer salesman. Harry's on the trail of nuclear weapons taken from Russia by terrorists at the same time as he discovers his wife has been having an affair to put some adventure in her life. He uses much of his high-tech expertise to spy on his wife and get her to confess and repent -- not to mention strip -- for him (as well as saving the world). James Cameron did this 1994 remake of an obscure 1991 French thriller called "La Totale!" and set up an interesting marital conflict but pissed it away in a lot of gunplay, explosions, and Arab stereotyping. There are good action sequences, and a thrilling climax that required the rental of three U.S. Marine Harriers and their pilots for $100,735 (Schwarzenegger taught himself to take off and land one). Arnold is hilarious, Paxton wonderfully sleazy, and Heston does a cute cameo as the Omega Force boss. But Cameron's action directing is preferable to his writing skills.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Arnold Schwarzenegger is a special agent and his wife is a boring housewife. She doesn't know he is a spy. When their two lives collide and they find themselves captured by international terrorists, the fun begins. They have to save themselves and the U.S.. This movie has a lot of special effects and non-stop action with some romantic comedy thrown in.
--Ed Phillips, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 45%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 15%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
- present (2000-2010)
Spying & Terrorists
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- main char doing spying/sabotage
- Preventing bomb/biohazard/disaster
Romance
Yes
The terrorist enemy is...
- terrorist group
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
- spy
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- bulging muscles
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a criminal organization
Profession/status:
- criminal
Eccentric:
Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Arab
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- Washington D.C.
- Miami
Misc setting
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- seeing nude female butt
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 3 ()
Kind of violence:
- air battles
- karate chop
- hand to hand
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
- exploding bombs
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
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