True Lies (1994)

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Directed by James Cameron.

Starring Tom Arnold, Tia Carrere, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bill Paxton, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Borrowing liberally from the French film La Totale, this is an action picture, domestic comedy, and political thriller rolled into a crowd-pleasing ball of entertainment. Producer James Cameron wrote and directed the film. Henry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a workaholic computer salesman neglecting his mousy wife Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis), a legal secretary. Simon (Bill Paxton) seduces Helen with the lie that he is a secret agent; he's really a used car salesman. Harry suspects that Helen is cheating on him, and he sends a few colleagues to kidnap them. Helen then discovers that Harry is a secret agent by night, working for a shadowy group called the Omega Sector. Harry and his partner Gib (Tom Arnold) are trying to find four nuclear warheads that have disappeared from a former Soviet republic. ~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide

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Re:Let me know
by mercurial in Five for Five

loved it.

"Arnold Schwarzenegger: 5 * True Lies 4 * Total Recall 3 * Conan the Barbarian 2 * Twins 1 * Junior " [More]

Re: What are your favorite acti ...
by divinemsjunebug in Chicks who like Flicks

liked it.

"Those are ALL great movies, I think I have just about every one of them in my collection. I also liked Predator, Predator vs. Alien (I know I'm weird), Aliens, True Lies, Mr. & Mrs. Smith...so many more. " [More]

True Lies
by JimBell in JimBell Blog

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"True Lies (1994) made me smile as much the second time as when I saw it originally. Although shelved in the “Action” section of the video store, and although starring two legendary action actors (Arnold Swartzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis), the movie is a tongue-in-cheek adventure. Arnie pretends to be a boring computer salesman when he is actually a top US espionage agent, and Jamie Lee pretends to be a happy wife and mother when she is actually feeling bored and useless—so frustrated that she falls for a used car salesman who is using the spy line to pick up women. But when Arnie overhears her talking to the guy, Arnie drops his counter-espionage work against terrorists threatening to blow up the US with nuclear weapons, and he focuses on tracking his wife and mending his marriage. Havock ensues! Still makes me smile. " [More]

Re: Your overrated list
by Risselada in Totally Over-rated

lost interest.

"[quote user="Rock"][quote user="Risselada"] I Am Sam - WOW...why was this on your list?Shrek - Must not like animated movies?Selena - Didn't like J-Lo doing the film? I thought it was a great biopic on her life.Million Dollar Baby - GREAT FILM. What didn't you like?The Wedding Singer - Good film. But not sure that it was hyped to begin withMeet The Parents - Good film. Hilarious sceens. again I'm not sure there was alot of hype to begin withTrue Lies - Personally my favorite film of both Arnolds. I thought both Arnolds interacted well together. I'd like to see a return of those charactersBad Boys II - While it was a decent film. I too didn't think it lived up to the original filmToy Story - I really think you don't like animated moviesThe Whole Nine Yards - Great film. Almost as good as the Hudson HawkMen In Black II - I thought it was a worthy sequelThe Truman Show - I believe that film showcased Jim Carrey's best acting abilitiesLiar Liar - Again, Jim Carrey's b ... " [More]

Re: Your overrated list
by Rock in Totally Over-rated

loved it.

"[quote user="Risselada"] I Am Sam - WOW...why was this on your list?Shrek - Must not like animated movies?Selena - Didn't like J-Lo doing the film? I thought it was a great biopic on her life.Million Dollar Baby - GREAT FILM. What didn't you like?The Wedding Singer - Good film. But not sure that it was hyped to begin withMeet The Parents - Good film. Hilarious sceens. again I'm not sure there was alot of hype to begin withTrue Lies - Personally my favorite film of both Arnolds. I thought both Arnolds interacted well together. I'd like to see a return of those charactersBad Boys II - While it was a decent film. I too didn't think it lived up to the original filmToy Story - I really think you don't like animated moviesThe Whole Nine Yards - Great film. Almost as good as the Hudson HawkMen In Black II - I thought it was a worthy sequelThe Truman Show - I believe that film showcased Jim Carrey's best acting abilitiesLiar Liar - Again, Jim Carrey's best acting but in a ... " [More]

Your overrated list
by Risselada in Totally Over-rated

lost interest.

"Swingers's detail pageI thought I wouldn't like participating in this group at first because it get's frustrating complaining about movies, but I can't seem to hold myself back. Puhnner, you asked me to list some of my overrated movies, referring to my definition of overrated by ratio. Well I'm not sure if this is going by the same criteria, but I've come up with a list from another source. I also rate movies at the website movielens. It will give you recommendations based on your ratings and whatnot. It also gives some interesting statistics. For one, it tells me which movies I have rated the lowest compared to the average rating on their site. So I have looked at that list and picked several of them. The thing about this method is that I am not using what my impression of the ammount of acclaim a movie has received for the ratio but rather what the ammount of acclaim a website thinks a movie has based on the votes from it's users. Some of t ... " [More]

Review by All Movie Guide

All Movie Guide

is neutral about it.

A cheeky update of action hero films, notably the James Bond series, James Cameron's inventive, exciting opus has an instantly dated feel, but is so jammed with tricks up its sleeve it's hard to resist. His next filmed effort following mega-hit Terminator 2: Judgment Day, director Cameron packs his emblematic visual punch into every major set-piece, including a hair-raising finale involving a high rise building and a Harrier Jump Jet. The movie gleefully abandons close scrutiny almost to the point of sheer foolishness, but one could guess this was the point of the 007 films as well. The film made even more money than Cameron's previous efforts, but was greeted with jeers by both women's groups and people of Middle Eastern descent for its unflattering portrayals of both. The former is evident in a clumsy striptease performed by co-star Jamie Lee Curtis that many deemed sexist and unnecessary, the latter chiding the director for his representation of Arabs as villainous and lecherous. ~ Jason Clark, All Movie Guide

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