12 Strong – Trailer

12 STRONG

Director: Nicolai Fuglsig

Writers: Ted Tally, Peter Craig

Based on the acclaimed book by best-selling author Doug Stanton

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael PenÅ¢a, Navid Negahban, Trevante Rhodes, Geoff Stults, Thad Luckinbill, Austin Stowell, Ben Oā€™Toole, Austin Hebert, Kenneth Miller, Kenny Sheard, Jack Kesy.

Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill, Thad Luckinbill

SYNOPSIS:

ā€œ12 Strongā€ is set in the harrowing days following 9/11 when a U.S. Special Forces team, led by their new Captain, Mitch Nelson (Hemsworth), is chosen to be the first U.S. troops sent into Afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission. There, in the rugged mountains, they must convince Northern Alliance General Dostum (Negahban) to join forces with them to fight their common adversary: the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies. In addition to overcoming mutual distrust and a vast cultural divide, the Americansā€”accustomed to state-of-the-art warfareā€”must adopt the rudimentary tactics of the Afghani horse soldiers. But despite their uneasy bond, the new allies face overwhelming odds: outnumbered and outgunned by a ruthless enemy that does not take prisoners.

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Killing Gunther movie review

The opening scene for Killing Gunther, including the credits, is fantastic.Ā  It sets up the story perfectly.Ā  Right away, we learn that the film is coming from the point of view of a documentary crew.Ā  This film is that documentary.Ā  Blake (Killam) is a contract killer who hired the crew for proof of his actions.Ā  He explains that Gunther (Schwarzenegger) is at the top of the contract killing business, the king so to speak, and if youā€™re going to dethrone the king as Blake plans to do, youā€™re going to need the proof that you had been the one that took him out.

Blake proceeds to explain how he plans to do this.Ā  The reason he feels heā€™ll be successful is that he has put together a team of people he knows will get the job done.Ā  Thereā€™s Donnie (Moynihan) a man good at killing but not at relationships.Ā  Not surprisingly, heā€™s mostly comic relief.Ā  Thereā€™s Sanaa (Simone) who started killing at the age of eight.Ā  She wants to be recognized for her skills not for being her deadly fatherā€™s daughter.Ā  Watch out for his character.Ā  When he, whose nickname is ā€˜The Nightmare,ā€™ enthusiastically fawns all over his daughter, heā€™s absolutely priceless.Ā  Thereā€™s a young hacker, a ā€˜human computerā€™ named Gabe (Brittian) whoā€™s new to the group.Ā  He joined because thereā€™s more money in all of this than just your ā€˜standard hacking.ā€™Ā  We also meet Ashley (Sixto) who doesnā€™t show up too much.Ā  Iā€™ll let the film explain the reason why.Ā  With Ashley, who Blake introduces as his secret weapon, being on the team, heā€™s convinced thereā€™s no way he can fail at his mission.

When a problem arises and Blake needs an extra man, he puts the word out that he needs someone.Ā  There are some very witty moments while he interviews some candidates for the job, especially when the criminals realize theyā€™re being filmed and donā€™t want any part of it.Ā  Each of these cleverly written characters stands out in unique ways that you’ll appreciate.Ā 

Not far in, the documentary crew reveals the real reason that Blake wants Gunther.Ā  He can say itā€™s to be number one all he wants but itā€™s actually because of Lisa McCalla (Smulders), a retired hitwoman andā€¦ his ex-girlfriend!Ā  Lisa and Blake had been together for four years and she left him for, you guessed it, Gunther!Ā  When heā€™s confronted by the crew with Lisaā€™s name and what they know of her, Blake denies he ever heard of a Lisa.Ā  He proclaims that they must have been misinformed.Ā  What happens after that is quite memorable and something worth rewinding and watching more than once.Ā  Itā€™s side-splitting and moments like this are all over the landscape of this film making it worth seeing more than once lest you overlooked something.Ā  During their conversations with Lisa, she informs us that sheā€™s much happier not killing people anymore.Ā Ā 

During the film, problems arise that I donā€™t want to give up here but Blake does end up confronting Gunther.Ā  Gunther informs him that his group had been infiltrated in several ways and he knew what Blake had been up to the entire time.Ā  There’s a special treat for the audience, in meeting Gunther.Ā  We get to hear a few classic action film lines which, no matter what you thought of the film up to this point, makes it an instant smash for any comedy fan.Ā  There are a few issues such as the budget and having to use cheesy effects, but Killam makes even that work to his advantage.Ā  Itā€™s incredibly silly so donā€™t take it too seriously, just have fun!Ā  Oh!Ā  And watch the credits, as well.Ā 

*Opens at AMC Arizona Center and On Demand October 20th

Here, Kitty Kitty!!! NEW ā€œBlack Pantherā€ Trailer and Images

Marvel Studiosā€™ ā€œBlack Pantherā€ opens in U.S. theaters on February 16, 2018.

Marvel Studiosā€™ ā€œBlack Pantherā€ follows Tā€™Challa who, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful old enemy reappears, Tā€™Challaā€™s mettle as kingā€”and Black Pantherā€”is tested when he is drawn into a formidable conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people and their way of life.

ā€œBlack Pantherā€ starsĀ Chadwick Boseman,Ā Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyongā€™o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman,Ā Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, with Angela Bassett, with Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis.

The film is directed byĀ Ryan CooglerĀ and produced by Kevin Feige with Louis Dā€™Esposito, Victoria Alonso,Ā Nate Moore,Ā Jeffrey ChernovĀ andĀ Stan LeeĀ serving as executive producers.Ā Ā Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole wrote the screenplay.

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The Foreigner Movie Review

What’s old is new again, sort of. In the movie “The Foreigner”, Jackie Chan is – um – not young, but he can still hold his own against an army of bad guys. And the bad guys are — the IRA? Yes, the defunct Irish Republican Army comes back, but only in cinema, to be the evil doers. And they are led by James B… I mean Pierce Brosnan (who has played Bond in the past). And the movie is directed by Martin Campbell, who has also directed prior Bond movies. So three cheers for the AARP crowd!

In London, a simple noodle shop owner named Quan (Jackie Chan) drops off his beloved daughter at a SOHO dress shop to find a wedding dress. Blink your eyes and will miss the IRA terrorist attack on the street, which destroys the shop. Quan’s daughter is dead. He is heartbroken, but determined to find answers. He finds out about a Northern Ireland deputy minister who is part of the British government. Liam Hennessy (Pierce Brosnan) is a long standing politician in Belfast, and he once was a part of the old IRA.

Quan goes to the police and to Scotland Yard, but gets no answers. He decides to try and get the names of the bombers from Hennessy, but he just shrugs him off. “Surely, I don’t have any knowledge of who did this” Hennessy tells Quan. But Quan is determined, persistent and trained by many years in Special Forces Jungle Ops. So Quan knows a thing or two about making a homemade bomb that will rattle the windows and the rattle the deputy minister. Hennessy is put on notice that Quan is not taking no for an answer. Quan does his best ‘Jason Bourne’ to take control of the situation.

Hennessy keeps having major difficulties with his prior IRA contacts, who hate him for giving up. He has problems with his wife (Orla Brady), and also with his mistress (Charlie Murphy) – who might be deeply involved in the terrorist action. He has a problem with his nephew, who is visiting from New York – but still many connections with the old IRA.

But mostly Hennessy has problems with Quan. Hennessy’s office bathroom gets bombed, and then Quan targets his country estate barn and his car. Then Hennessy loses a few men who try and track Quan. He will not give up until he finds the people who killed his daughter…

Jackie Chan is an actor who can use his physical abilities to comedic or dramatic use. He plays an older character than he usually does, and his age does require that. Quan is smart and noble and dedicated, and he can MacGyver his way into gaining the upper hand. Pierce Brosnan also plays a character who attempts to scrape and claw his way into keeping a good thing that he has going. He does not know that his actions have triggered a relentless time bomb called Quan.

ā€œThe Foreignerā€ has the distinction of raising the specter of IRA terrorism in the modern day and age. It might be straight from the original novel, but that was written well before the peace accords in Northern Ireland. Perhaps not since ā€œPatriot Gamesā€ has the IRA been cast as a boogeyman. It does not ruin the story, but it really stretches out the plausibility.

 

This movie will make you want to allow Jackie Chan to overstay his visa any day!

 

To hold you until December… ‘STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI NEW” NEW TRAILER’ POSTER Available!!

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

Last night, the new trailer was shown to millions during the halftime show of theĀ Minnesota Vikings/Chicago Bears game.Ā  Today, watch it here and revel in the new poster revealed, as well.Ā Ā  You can’t see the film until December 15th but at least you can enjoy the trailer and images released from the film.Ā 

In Lucasfilmā€™sĀ Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes ofĀ The Force AwakensĀ join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.Ā 

The film stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyongā€™o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio Del Toro.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Star Wars: The Last JediĀ is written and directed by Rian Johnson and produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman. J.J. Abrams, Tom Karnowski and Jason McGatlin are the executive producers.

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Hut Hut Huddle Up! STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI TRAILER DEBUTS DURING HALFTIME ON ESPNā€™S ā€œMONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALLā€

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDIĀ TRAILER DEBUTS TONIGHT

DURING HALFTIME ON ESPNā€™S ā€œMONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALLā€

Tickets toĀ Star Wars: The Last JediĀ Go onĀ Sale Everywhere Following the Trailer Launch

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Lucasfilm announced that the trailer forĀ Star Wars: The Last JediĀ will debut on ESPNā€™s ā€œMonday Night Footballā€ on Monday, October 9, during halftime of the National Football League (NFL) game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears in Chicago. The game starts at 5:15 p.m. PDT/8:15 p.m. EDT.Ā 

Following the trailer launch, tickets to the highly anticipated cinematic event will be on sale everywhere movie tickets are sold.Ā 

Star Wars: The Last JediĀ opens in U.S. theaters on December 15.

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ABOUT THE MOVIE:

In Lucasfilmā€™sĀ Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes ofĀ The Force AwakensĀ join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.Ā 

The film stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyongā€™o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio Del Toro.Ā Ā Ā 

Star Wars: The Last JediĀ is written and directed by Rian Johnson and produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman. J.J. Abrams, Tom Karnowski and Jason McGatlin are the executive producers.

American Made – Movie Review

In this action, comedy based on the true story ofĀ Barry Seal, a pilot for TWA who starts taking pictures of drug smugglers for the CIA then become a drug smuggler himself, then become aā€¦ Iā€™m getting ahead of myself.Ā  In American Made, Tom Cruise reunites with his Edge of Tomorrow director Doug Linman, who also directed the films, Swingers, Go, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and The Bourne Identity.Ā  He definitely knows how to put the comedy in action, not to mention the action in action, and him and Cruise pairing up to make this film is a truly winning combination.Ā  Youā€™ll barely have a chance to take a breath watching the escapades Barry Seal gets into.Ā Ā The film is also very nostalgic in its presentation.Ā  As if to steal its cue from Tarantino, American Made is edited to look older on purpose to lend to the truth-telling itā€™s doing but also to keep up the fun.Ā  It certainly wasnā€™t wasted on the audience I watched it with.Ā  They couldnā€™t get enough.

While in a bar, Seal, unhappy and bored with his job as a commercial pilot, is approached by a member of the CIA, Monty ā€˜Schaferā€™ (Gleeson) who seems to know everything about Seal, especially about a little extra money-making scam he has going on.Ā  He could reveal it to the authorities orā€¦ Seal could work for them.Ā  Slimy Schafer wants Seal to fly above certain areas of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador and capture photos of Commies in the middle of doing illegal acts.Ā  Seal is worried if itā€™s something safe. Schafer isnā€™t worried.Ā  Seal wonders if itā€™s legal.Ā  Schafer assures him it is.Ā  Americans are the good guys!Ā  This does little to make Seal feel better about the job but takes the offer.Ā  What he never really realizes, and this is important, is that he is not a member of the CIA much like an informant isnā€™t a police officer.Ā  Had he stopped to think about this, he, as he tells us several times in the film in a documentary style that will be explained later, would have passed.

Seal lands at an airstrip and finds himself a not so happy reception from Pablo Escobar (MejĆ­a) and Jorge Ochoa (Edda).Ā  They, like everyone else he has run into of late, know everything about who he is and what he has been doing.Ā  So, they make him an offer he canā€™t refuseā€¦ not that he could.Ā  He doesnā€™t know how to turn down money, even when he can no longer find a place to put it.Ā  Escobar starts having him taking flights full of cocaine to the states for them.Ā  The scenes with Escobar are some of the most comical in the movie.Ā  This was just before Nancy Reagan hit the country with her ā€˜Just Say Noā€™ campaign so when you find out who is working for who, it makes that slogan look like a contrived scam to appeal to the little people and she a useful tool to frighten U.S. citizens.

Barry also becomes a gunrunner for Panamanian dictator, Noriega.Ā  Itā€™s quite interesting seeing how heā€™s wrapped up in this, too.Ā  Sealā€™s life gets complicated and heā€™s often nervous, so is the audience as theyā€™re trying to keep up with the players, but thatā€™s what makes this film so likable.Ā  There is a lot going on and youā€™re just there for the ride.Ā  Maps are made available to make it easier to understand.Ā  Seal and his wife are moved from Louisiana to Arkansas, in the middle of nowhere, where he is given his own hanger, home and hideaway.Ā  On his land, the military begins training members of the rebellion.Ā  The not so bright rebellion.

The entire cast of American Made is glorious.Ā  They make the film work and help you with the flip-flopping back and forth of the tale itselfā€¦ of what Barry Seal really went through.Ā  With whatā€™s going on today in politics, seeing what the American government had a hand in doing while jailing Americans for smoking a joint will have you wondering just exactly what happens behind the scenes.Ā  It may have you questioning things and could make you a bit uneasy but this is well told and entertaining.Ā  I highly recommend you donā€™t skip it.Ā  Itā€™s good that this serious issue was presented to the public in the manner of an action/comedy.Ā  It needs to be seen and understood and though it is only based on the true story, theĀ Iran-Contra affairĀ is a good reminder that there is always a reason to question.

American Assassin – Movie Review

American Assassin is kind of your typical spy thriller in that it has a very Jack Reacher or Jack Ryan or whoever has the name Jack and is a detective of some sort these days, feel to it with one very big exception; those guys donā€™t have Michael Keaton walking around in their movie.Ā  Keaton gives every performance a little something special and this is no different.Ā  Mitch Rapp, the hero in the book series by Vince Flynn, and what will no doubt be a successful movie franchise now, does have Keaton.Ā 

Mitch has the drive, strength and the determination to get his immediate goals accomplished, even sometimes acting before he thinks.Ā  What I like about the characters is that he is rarely ever wrong and his mentor and guru, Stan Hurley (Keaton), has to bang his head against the walls to try and pound sense and procedure into him.Ā  However, Mitch runs on adrenaline and something elseā€¦ the sense of what is right and wrong.Ā  Love drove him to be a vigilante and is what, ultimately, led him to Hurley, a retired SEAL.Ā  Hurley’s now training a Black Ops mission led by Irene (Lathan) of the CIA.Ā  Hurley knew and worked with Ireneā€™s dad and though he doesnā€™t trust her instinct on young Mitch, he agrees to train him and see if heā€™s what they need for their counterterrorism operation.Ā 

Irene first stumbled onto Mitch while following his digital footprint.Ā  At the beginning of the film, Mitch (Oā€™Brien) was proposing to his girlfriend on the beach when terrorists struck the area and started shooting everyone in sight.Ā  Mitch was struck several times but not fatally.Ā  While passing out from his wounds, his beautiful fiance’ lies dying beside him.Ā  After, he is determined to bring down every terror cell he can.Ā  He learns Arabic and studies their history and ideology.Ā  He learns to fight, practices martial arts and masters weaponry.Ā  He grows a beard and becomes a one-man killing machine out for revenge.Ā  Everything you could want in a good guy and your new spy.Ā 

On his own and without the help of anyone, Mitch gets close to a terrorist cell but is captured.Ā  Heā€™s saved at the last minute by the CIA.Ā  When they tell him how stupid, naĆÆve and dangerous his scheme was and tells him he was lucky to have been rescued, he reminds them of the fact that they followed him in, not the other way around.Ā  However, what remains a recurring theme in the film is a question, ‘is Mitch too driven by emotion to be any good to a team?’Ā  A big lesson Hurley needs to get through to him is to never let it get personalā€¦ it clouds the judgment.Ā  The scenes where Mitch is being trained are difficult but he takes his licks and remembers his training.Ā  These scenes are entertaining and imaginative but in thinking of the training the actors had to go through to get all the training and fighting scenes shot, I couldnā€™t help but wince some watching it.Ā 

Before long, Hurley decides Mitch is their guy and they go out on a mission to recover stolen plutonium.Ā  Iranian operatives intend on making a nuclear weapon and must be stopped.Ā  There are other characters introduced and some character driven subplots come and go, which all work in the filmā€™s favor, especially when it comes to the most important one of all, Ghost (Kitsch).Ā  He is a former student of Hurleyā€™s with a chip on his shoulder.Ā  He has different plans for the bomb once the trigger and a physicist is found to make it complete.Ā  His plans are to get back at Hurley and the country that let him down.Ā  Taylor Kitsch does a good job in a scene having fun torturing his old guru.Ā  He may have had too much fun with it, in fact.Ā  Dylan Oā€™Brien, almost a Taylor Kitsch look alike, is terrific in this film, both looking the part and handling the script.Ā  Heā€™ll make a very admirable spy movie hero for both new and old fans of the genre, alike.

I liked American Assassin and I think you will, too.Ā  Donā€™t take it too seriously; know youā€™re going to be captivated by this world for a while.Ā  Just sit back and enjoy the show.Ā  I did and I was in no way influenced by the audience I watched the screening of the movie with, which were a whole lot of Phoenix police officers who have read the series, love Mitch Rapp and are going to be there to support this film and any that follow.Ā  I support it because it did one thing and that was, it entertained the hell out of me.Ā  I am looking very forward to the next one.Ā  This is a fresh perspective on an overly used but seemingly timeless subject and was appreciated.Ā  Itā€™ll be enjoyed by anyone who likes action thrillers and itā€™ll please them more by giving them a new hero to look up to.

Join the Justice League in a thrilling Virtual Reality experience!

Put your powers to the test in immersive VR experiences, leading up to
the filmā€™s much-anticipated November 17thĀ release and beyond

Warner Bros. invites fans to join the Justice League in a thrilling Virtual Reality experience that allows you to step into the shoes and feel the powers of the iconic DC Super Heroes: Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg.Ā  The Justice League VR experience will be rolled out in stagesā€”to be released prior to, during, and after the theatrical opening ofĀ Justice League, on November 17, 2017.Ā  The four-stage unveiling will culminate with the at-homeĀ Justice League VR: The Complete Experience.

The first taste of the VR experience kicks off globally with a promotional demo in partnership with Gillette:Ā Justice League VR: Join the League ā€“ Gillette Edition.Ā  It will be available for iPhones and Android phones starting September 7 for free download from Apple App Store, the Google Play Store and atĀ http://justiceleaguethemovie.com/vr.Ā  This demo version is an interactive, gaze-based experience and will have up to 90 seconds of gameplay per character.Ā  The experience requires Google Cardboard or an equivalent VR viewer to play.

The following month, theĀ Justice LeagueĀ booth at New York Comic Con will offer attendees a more in-depth sneak peek of the HTC Vive version of the experience with theĀ Justice League VR: Join the League ā€“ New York Comic Con Edition.Ā  Users will be able to use the HTC Viveā€™s controllers for an enhanced version of the Super Hero simulations.Ā  Located at the Javits Center, New York Comic Con runs from October 5 through October 8.

TheĀ IMAX VR: Justice League ExperienceĀ will be unveiled at IMAX VR Centres beginning on November 17ā€”the opening day of the feature filmā€”and will be an IMAX exclusive for its first two weeks.Ā  This totally immersive and completely interactive adventure will test if you are able to master your Super Hero powers. For more details and locations please visitĀ http://imaxvr.imax.com.

Finally, in December, the VR experience comes home with an expandedĀ Justice League Virtual Reality: The Complete Experience, to be released for transactional purchase on multiple VR platforms.Ā  Featuring additional modes and expanded missions, the home-based VR experience will support controllers, spatial tracking and room scale tracking, depending on the platform. Targeted platforms include HTCĀ Vive, Oculus Rift, SamsungĀ GearVR, Google DayDream and Sony PSVR (subject to change).

The Missions include:

Play as the Justice League members and see if you can master their powers:

  • Outrace your enemies as BATMAN
  • Fight Parademons as WONDER WOMAN
  • Face a creature from the deep as AQUAMAN
  • Stop a ticking bomb as THE FLASH
  • Take out enemy drones as CYBORG

In addition, other characters from the DC universe may be added to the VR experience.

You canā€™t save the world alone. Join the league!

http://justiceleaguethemovie.com/vr

AboutĀ Justice League:

Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Raymond Fisher, Jason Momoa and Ezra Miller star in the action adventureĀ Justice League.

Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Supermanā€™s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.Ā  Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat.Ā  But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroesā€”Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flashā€”it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

Ā Justice LeagueĀ was directed by Zack Snyder from a screenplay by Chris Terrio and Joss Whedon, story by Terrio & Snyder.Ā  Based on characters from DC Entertainment; Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.Ā  Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Jon Berg and Geoff Johns produced the film, with Jim Rowe, Wesley Coller, Curtis Kanemoto, Chris Terrio and Ben Affleck serving as executive producers.

Opening beginning on November 17 in 3D and 2D in select theatres and IMAX,Ā Justice LeagueĀ will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day 3D Movie Review

Should I assume that I will not give away anything new in the plot or reveal any spoilers? After all, this movie was originally released in 1991. Just about everyone has seen it by now. There will be some people in the audience who may not have been born back then, but they have probably seen this movie on DVD. So, will a reboot to make a 3-D version of “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” do justice to the original? I mean, this was one of the greatest Sci-Fi action movies ever! Putting a new depth into the action SHOULD just make it better…

“The Terminator” (1984) brought out Arnold Schwarzenegger as the killing machine android type T-800. He was a relentless assassin sent from the future to kill Sarah Conner (Linda Hamilton). But that movie was so popular that “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” was created to carry on the story. In the future, Skynet dominates the world, and schemes to destroy the person(s) who could end the future artificial intelligence, before it becomes self-aware. The plan is to send a new, better quality Terminator back to the past to kill John Connor (Edward Furlong).

 

The upgraded Terminator is a type T-1000 (Robert Patrick). It arrives in 1995 to find and eliminate John. However the future Resistance (led by an older John Connor) sends back a type T-800 (Schwarzenegger). But this android is reprogrammed to find and protect John. The T-800 will face off against the T-1000, and will keep John safe. Sarah and John go with the T-800 to Cyberdyne Systems, which is the place where the future androids are being developed. The chief engineer is Miles Dyson (Joe Norton), who does not believe that the future will be filled with Terminators that he helped to create.

But by the sacrifice of Dyson, Cyberdyne Systems is destroyed. That puts an end to the development of a neural net processor that would form the basis of the future SkyNet. But the chase is not yet over. The T-1000 is still hot on the trail of Sarah, John and the reconfigured T-800. There is still more action yet to happen. Before you can say “Hasta la vista, Baby!”, the three of them are found by the T-1000 and more mayhem ensues. They get trapped in an old steel mill, and the T-800 seems to be out for the count. But he prevails and the T-1000 is defeated. All traces of the future androids are destroyed, so nobody can reverse engineer the future tech. So, there can be no more sequels, right? Don’t bet on it!

 

“Terminator 2: Judgment Day” was always considered a rare sequel that lived up to, and improved on the original. James Cameron had quite a few restraints in 1984 that were gone in 1991. Movie making technology had gotten so much better that “T2” now seems better than the first one. The carryover of the two main stars, Schwarzenegger & Hamilton, also gave it a big boost. Even a minor character Dr. Peter Silberman (played by Earl Boen) gave a continuity to both movies. Computer Graphic Imagery (CGI) also was way ahead by 1991. However, the movie used CGI in some scenes but did not go overboard.

All the acting in right on point. Arnold Schwarzenegger makes an about-face from the original movie – where he was the ultimate bad guy. Here he works on the side of angels to protect young John Connor. Linda Hamilton makes Sarah into one tough chick, and she does not back down. Robert Patrick plays the creepy T-1000 with a strange detachment from humanity. Joe Norton plays the doomed engineer Dyson, and he is perfect in the critical role. If there is any quibble, it could be with Edward Furlong, but he does just enough to get by…

 

The biggest role is in the movie is the action and special effects. The story mixes quite well with the original movie, and the new aspects relate with most of the first story. Making the T-800 out to be a savior rather than the original mechanical death machine is a smart move. Making the T-1000 into a major upgrade of the earlier T-800 also works out great. The story sizzles along with a lot of energy, especially when the T-800 (Schwarzenegger) is taking on the T-1000 (Patrick). There are chases and fights and a few slower periods, but all are mixed together beautifully.

 

But why this re-release? Because now there are 3-D effects added to the original movie. The addition of 3-D is pretty minimal, but there are some scenes where it does stand out and you can notice extra depth. So while it does not substantially improve the viewing experience, it does not distract.

Does it matter why ā€œT2ā€ is again on the big screen? Not really, and as long as it can be viewed in the regular theaterā€¦

Iā€™ll Be Back!