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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jan 6, 2019 3:27:21 GMT
From the director of Medicine Man and featuring the star of Raw Deal comes the film that was supposed to take on Jurassic Park. To be or not to be? Not to be. The film would have been much better as just a Jack Slater movie and its constant goofing on action movie cliches. Instead, we some magic ticket nonsense which I think bored my kid something awful. It’s also hard not to see this as a vanity project to remind us how majestic Arnold is. It’s a shame as some stuff is pretty funny, like the opening scene or any Arnie one-liners.
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Jan 6, 2019 3:39:14 GMT
Really, it is better that Jurassic Park.
You must believe what the critics say.
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Post by ck100 on Jan 6, 2019 3:40:17 GMT
Certainly not one of Schwarzenegger's best, but not as bad as people make it to be.
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Post by jamesbamesy on Jan 6, 2019 3:56:45 GMT
You want to be a farma? Here’s a couple ACRES!!
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Post by Johnny-Come-Lately on Jan 6, 2019 4:01:02 GMT
Can't decide if "The Golden Child" was a better film.
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Post by MCDemuth on Jan 6, 2019 4:16:04 GMT
Sure, the film isn't some great masterpiece, and isn't one of Arnold's best films... To Be Honest, I don't think the film makers ever expected audiences to interpret the film as such... It's very clear it wasn't meant to be taken seriously!
I enjoyed how it made fun of Arnold's career, and how he was such a good sport about doing a film, which did exactly that... I thought it was a great "popcorn" film...
7/10
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jan 6, 2019 4:21:46 GMT
You want to be a farma? Here’s a couple ACRES!!  |
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Jan 6, 2019 4:50:57 GMT
I liked it as a kid. Come to think of it, this one merits a re-watch sometime soon.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jan 6, 2019 4:51:51 GMT
I liked it as a kid. Come to think of it, this one merits a re-watch sometime soon. It’s on Netflix currently. |
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Jan 6, 2019 4:57:00 GMT
I liked it as a kid. Come to think of it, this one merits a re-watch sometime soon. It’s on Netflix currently. Thanks man, but I'm not in the US so different catalogue. I own the DVD anyway so it's fine. |
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Post by MCDemuth on Jan 6, 2019 5:24:28 GMT
...this one merits a re-watch sometime soon. Because of this thread, I decided to pull out my Blu-ray and I having it casually playing, while I surf these boards... LOL! Danny just got sucked into the movie... I had a thought about that magic ticket... Good thing he wasn't sucked into a "Titanic" movie and onto the sinking ship... or something worse. LOL! |
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jan 6, 2019 5:30:25 GMT
...this one merits a re-watch sometime soon. Because of this thread, I decided to pull out my Blu-ray and I having it casually playing, while I surf these boards... LOL! Danny just got sucked into the movie... I had a thought about that magic ticket... Good thing he wasn't sucked into a "Titanic" movie and onto the sinking ship... or something worse. LOL! Movies not to watch with magic ticket - Salo Schindler’s List The Thing |
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Post by ck100 on Jan 6, 2019 5:41:07 GMT
I don't think you'd want that magic ticket to taking you into the Normandy beach landing in Saving Private Ryan.
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Post by anthonyrocks on Jan 6, 2019 18:11:29 GMT
"No Sequel For You"
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Post by johnspartan on Jan 6, 2019 18:30:53 GMT
Can't decide if "The Golden Child" was a better film. The Golden Child is good, TLAH is a complete abortion. |
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Post by Harmless elf on Jan 6, 2019 19:09:22 GMT
From the director of Medicine Man and featuring the star of Raw Deal comes the film that was supposed to take on Jurassic Park. To be or not to be? Not to be. The film would have been much better as just a Jack Slater movie and its constant goofing on action movie cliches. Instead, we some magic ticket nonsense which I think bored my kid something awful. It’s also hard not to see this as a vanity project to remind us how majestic Arnold is. It’s a shame as some stuff is pretty funny, like the opening scene or any Arnie one-liners. I'll be back... Ha I bet you didn't know I was gonna say that. You always say it, it's kind of like your thing. |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jan 6, 2019 19:24:09 GMT
Probably 20yrs too early.
Arnold spending 25hrs a day on junkets trying to convince both his R rated audience & families alike to please give it a try. That's its legacy for me.
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Post by MCDemuth on Jan 6, 2019 20:18:52 GMT
We'll have a NIGHTMARE with Freddy Krueger...
And then go for a RUN with Cujo...
Christine will take us all for a RIDE...
To a surprise party for Adolph Hitler...
Hannibal Lecter will do the CATERING...
Dracula will bring the DRINKS...
Leatherface will make the party MASKS...
Pennywise will bring the BALLOONS...
Darth Vader will bring the OXYGEN to blow them up...
The Mummy will do the gift WRAPPING...
The Aliens will have an Easter EGG hunt...
The Predator will play HIDE & SEEK...
Jason Voorhees will CUT the cake...
And then we'll all have a CHRISTENING for Rosemary's Baby...
Where Chucky will become his FRIEND TO THE END!
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Post by anthonyrocks on Jan 6, 2019 21:01:43 GMT
"I'lllllll beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee baaaaaaaccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk"
"The Hell You Will!"
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jan 6, 2019 21:17:09 GMT
Wouldn't a Jack Slater movie be completely generic, even if it was riffing on itself? I liked the idea and most of the execution of a kid thrown into a cheesy Arnie movie, and some of my favorite parts are the fourth wall breaks, like the 555 area code and Sly as The Terminator.
Never got the hate for this movie. It's not great or anything, but it's entertaining enough.
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