Robot Holocaust

Eraser (1996)

Labels: ,


Directed by Chuck Russell
Written by Tony Puryear and Walon Green
Trailer
IMDB

This is the first movie I watched in 2009. I actually had trouble, because Xbox Live kept signing me out and I had to restart the movie three times. Yet I persevered and finished the movie up until the final erase.
Arnold stars as a FBI agent specializing in the witness protection program. He's very hands-on. His job is to protect his assignments using massive amounts of violence and one-liners. He is very good at his job. He finds himself at war with his own boss (James Caan), who is smuggling some crazy video game style guns into the country. He must protect Vanessa Williams while dealing with Caan.
This movie is over the top, of course. The one liners are as cheesey as ever, and I wouldn't want it any other way. The best part of the movie is where Arnold shoots a poorly cg'ed alligator through the mouth and says "you're luggage." It's a scene that I will never forget.
Overally, this movie is pretty fun, but it has enough moments that make you groan that most people will likely consider it a bad movie. It's not bad, it's just not that good. As far as action movies go, it could have been better, yet it still has enough violence and a pretty decent plot to hold my attention. Slightly above average.

6.5/10
0 comments:

Post a Comment

Rating Scale Explanation

The rating scale is simple. 1 is the worst 10 is the best and 5 is mediocre. 5.5 or greater is a movie that I at least find enjoyable. You could also think of 5 as a zero and 1 as a negative 5. I feel like that sounds even more convoluted.

Blog Archive