Not another action movie

Rating: 10/10 (13 October 2011)

Favourite movie of all time. Its the total impression of the film that satisfies me in a way most deep (or "trying hard") movies do not. This is intellectual in its own way, and although its a action flick, it really gives out the message that there is hope and good out there. Combined with a extremely tight script, and Arnold in one of his best performances (god knows, he played a in a lot of *beep* flicks as well) makes up for an unique movie experience. The setting, the mood, the cast, the cinematography, sound editing, action sequences.... its all done to a T. And it grossed HUGHELY as well, and although this shouldn't be a criteria for a film to be good, the people behind movies try to make money of it, and one of the aspects of a good film is hitting a huge audience spread. I am a film student myself, and i would say that if a film doesn't even its budget there is something wrong (maybe marketing) but now Im way out of topic.
The reason this works so well is so many, and many things i cant even put my finger on it. Its one of those movies that just makes you feel something, either awe, sorrow, empathy, anger, excitement, and this is from a ACTION movie. I am not a huge fan of films with only "action" in its genre, although this is sci-fi as well, I always look at the "sci-fi" just as a back layer in which the real story takes place. A story about people and hope.