Last Movie You Watched

[Karl Henning]

I could have predicted this: after seeing EOM Reacts show: revisiting Jas Cameron's Terminator.

Well, so I've watched the reaction show, and the feature itself twice. Dang, this movie is so good. I have not wearied of't.

[Karl Henning]

Well, so I've watched the reaction show, and the feature itself twice. Dang, this movie is so good. I have not wearied of't.

"Terminated scenes." Hah!

[Karl Henning]

Ultimately unsurprisingly: Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

[brewski]

Ultimately unsurprisingly: Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

One of the greatest action movies ever made. I'm no fan of The Arnold, particularly, but he's fine. Cameron's direction is white-hot.

[Karl Henning]

One of the greatest action movies ever made. I'm no fan of The Arnold, particularly, but he's fine. Cameron's direction is white-hot.

This role is a good fit: the actor's somewhat stilted English suits a "cybernetic organism."

[Madiel]

This role is a good fit: the actor's somewhat stilted English suits a "cybernetic organism."

The thing is, I think Schwarzenegger knew and understood his own limitations. He strikes me as a fairly intelligent guy who figured out what he had that would make him a star, and what he didn't have.

[Karl Henning]

The thing is, I think Schwarzenegger knew and understood his own limitations. He strikes me as a fairly intelligent guy who figured out what he had that would make him a star, and what he didn't have.

Agreed.

[Karl Henning]

Ultimately unsurprisingly: Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

What I meant (to be clear) is that as I had just watched the first movie twice, it was no surprise I should slip the sequel into the tray.

I've not watched either Titanic nor Avatar (insufficient interest) although I am glad for Cameron that they were such commercial successes. I applaud him heartily for directing not one but two of the best damned sequels in the industry: T-2 and Aliens. Also, viz. the latter, the idea and design of the Queen was his.

[Iota]

One of the greatest action movies ever made. I'm no fan of The Arnold, particularly, but he's fine. Cameron's direction is white-hot.

Absolutely agreed!

I remember when it came out how shocking the linoleum floor turning into the cop scene was, I mean nobody (certainly not me) had ever seen anything remotely like that before had they? Like Stockhausen when I first heard him, I thought whatever this is, it's an absolutely brand new language.
And I agree with Karl and Madiel, rarely has an actor fitted a role so perfectly, all his flaws became virtues. And his understated comedy is just perfect and kept getting better throughout the series. Never enjoyed him much in anything else that I've seen him in though.

[Karl Henning]

Absolutely agreed!

I remember when it came out how shocking the linoleum floor turning into the cop scene was, I mean nobody (certainly not me) had ever seen anything remotely like that before had they? Like Stockhausen when I first heard him, I thought whatever this is, it's an absolutely brand new language.
And I agree with Karl and Madiel, rarely has an actor fitted a role so perfectly, all his flaws became virtues. And his understated comedy is just perfect and kept getting better throughout the series. Never enjoyed him much in anything else that I've seen him in though.

I'm very fond of True Lies. Hast seen it?

[Karl Henning]

Part of me wants to follow up with Terminator 3, part wants to sidestep to True Lies.  But what I'll jump to is a 1953 Omnibus production of King Lear with Orson Welles in his first television appearance. Alistair Cooke hosts. It's kind of a "thumbnail Lear," winnowed down to 73 minutes.

[Karl Henning]

Part of me wants to follow up with Terminator 3, part wants to sidestep to True Lies.  But what I'll jump to is a 1953 Omnibus production of King Lear with Orson Welles in his first television appearance. Alistair Cooke hosts. It's kind of a "thumbnail Lear," winnowed down to 73 minutes.

Music by Virgil Thomson.

[Karl Henning]

Now: True Lies. "Harry? Harry? You do not have time to tango, buddy. You copy?"

[Cato]

Here it is

Music by Virgil Thomson.

Here is the broadcast from YouTube (Restored version):

[Karl Henning]

Now: True Lies. "Harry? Harry? You do not have time to tango, buddy. You copy?"

Jamie Lee Curtis: Have you ever killed anybody?
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Yeah, but they were all bad.

[Brian]

The story goes that when Paul Thomas Anderson was in film school, a professor suggested to the class that if they wanted to write a movie like Terminator 2, they should drop out. So he dropped out.

[Iota]

I'm very fond of True Lies. Hast seen it?

Ah yes, I'd forgotten about that, I did see it and enjoyed it. Though not nearly as much as the Terminator films.

[Madiel]

The Man Who Wasn't There



A Coen Brothers film that I really didn't know that much about, as it didn't seem to make much of an impact at the time. And which I thoroughly enjoyed.

It's generally quiet and restrained, and filmed in black-and-white. And at times quite moving. There's a shot where it's just Frances McDormand's silent facial expression as she realises something, and it was glorious.

Also considerable use of Beethoven piano sonatas, which was nice.

[Karl Henning]

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. I've never felt inclined to watch further in the franchise. Is that too pessimistic of me?

[Karl Henning]

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. I've never felt inclined to watch further in the franchise. Is that too pessimistic of me?

One of my favorite gags of the franchise is that somehow, the hapless Dr Silberman is still alive.