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Moving this from the other thread, which was getting derailed.
To elaborate:
1. 'The Terminator': Perfect casting, a tight script, and a fast pace combine to make one of the best and most riveting science fiction/action films of all time. The plot works and there are very few (if any) plot holes or lapses in logic. The quality of the film belies the relatively low budget to produce something that still astounds to this day.
2. 'The Abyss': Again, perfect casting, an involving emotional script that FEELS right, and fantastic special effects all come together to make a deeply involving and suspenseful thriller. Ed Harris has never been better, and he anchors a cast that all delivers the goods perfectly. It's the emotion in the script that elevates it.
3. 'Aliens': AGAIN, perfect casting. It maintains a sense of forboading and dread for most of its runtime, and the last half of the movie is so grippingly intense that you can't STOP watching it. Memorable actors deliver infinitely quotable lines. It's fun and it's thrilling with almost zero bloat.
4. 'Avatar': Solid casting delivers the goods. The plot isn't all that great but it's all about the presentation which is top notch. It's a first rate production that sometimes goes on a little long (it could stand an edit) but it never outlasts its welcome.
5. 'Titanic': Perfect casting, but the plot itself is contrived and the characters don't feel all that real. You never forget that you're watching fake characters interacting with REAL people, and that takes me out of it. Like 'Avatar', it could stand an edit (especially in the first half), but it gets riveting once the boat starts to sink.
6. 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day': a bloated mess full of plot holes and really bad lapses of logic. The tight economy and speed of the first film is replaced with gee-whiz special effects that look great but go on for waaay too long. The film sinks under its own weight in the middle. The acting is really good from most of the principles (especially Linda Hamilton) but Edward Furlong is a charisma nadir, ruining the character.
7. 'True Lies': a comedy with almost zero laughs. Bloated and overwrought with cutesiness throughout, you never buy into the premise and thusly never care about the people or their actions. It's a passive experience. Thank God Paxton and Arnold are there to actually generate laughs.
Originally posted by Throatwobbler Mangrove
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1. 'The Terminator': Perfect casting, a tight script, and a fast pace combine to make one of the best and most riveting science fiction/action films of all time. The plot works and there are very few (if any) plot holes or lapses in logic. The quality of the film belies the relatively low budget to produce something that still astounds to this day.
2. 'The Abyss': Again, perfect casting, an involving emotional script that FEELS right, and fantastic special effects all come together to make a deeply involving and suspenseful thriller. Ed Harris has never been better, and he anchors a cast that all delivers the goods perfectly. It's the emotion in the script that elevates it.
3. 'Aliens': AGAIN, perfect casting. It maintains a sense of forboading and dread for most of its runtime, and the last half of the movie is so grippingly intense that you can't STOP watching it. Memorable actors deliver infinitely quotable lines. It's fun and it's thrilling with almost zero bloat.
4. 'Avatar': Solid casting delivers the goods. The plot isn't all that great but it's all about the presentation which is top notch. It's a first rate production that sometimes goes on a little long (it could stand an edit) but it never outlasts its welcome.
5. 'Titanic': Perfect casting, but the plot itself is contrived and the characters don't feel all that real. You never forget that you're watching fake characters interacting with REAL people, and that takes me out of it. Like 'Avatar', it could stand an edit (especially in the first half), but it gets riveting once the boat starts to sink.
6. 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day': a bloated mess full of plot holes and really bad lapses of logic. The tight economy and speed of the first film is replaced with gee-whiz special effects that look great but go on for waaay too long. The film sinks under its own weight in the middle. The acting is really good from most of the principles (especially Linda Hamilton) but Edward Furlong is a charisma nadir, ruining the character.
7. 'True Lies': a comedy with almost zero laughs. Bloated and overwrought with cutesiness throughout, you never buy into the premise and thusly never care about the people or their actions. It's a passive experience. Thank God Paxton and Arnold are there to actually generate laughs.
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