**SIMPLY INCREDIBLE!!** True Lies (1994) Reaction/ commentary: FIRST TIME WATCHING 

Jamie Lee Curtis did her own helicopter stunt, after being encouraged by Arnold. It was filmed on her birthday and she said she wanted to do it because she wanted to be able to look back and say “I fucking did that”, which is amusingly her character’s exact motivation.

Haha the whole time I was thinking does he not know thats Faith or is he just not saying it.

This is my favorite Schwarzenegger movie ever. It's not just Arnold, it's Tom Arnold, Jamie Leie Curtis, Tia Carrere (Juno) and Bill Paxton. Everyone was perfectly cast, even the bad guys. I think it's the comedy element that adds so much for me.

Very difficult to find a movie that mixes action and comedy more perfectly. Impeccable pacing, and magnificent actor performances.

The batteries moment is a favorite in my family. Whenever something goes wrong in our family we say "Batteries" as fearfully and in the silliest voice possible. We always giggle at the reference. 🤣

31:00 Remember, Harry repurposed the mission resources from following Juno and the terrorists to first follow his wife, and then play act with her. That was the hotel room he told Juno he was staying at. They literally was watching him since he checked in with Juno, which is how they 1st follow him into the mall. Waiting for a moment for Harry to let his guard down, they thought he did order a hooker, until Helen ruined it by saying she's his wife.

When Harry kissed Helen in the Hotel room, his whole point was to reveal it was him at that point. He was going to reveal himself and that would be the spice back in their marriage. But she conked him on the head before he could reveal it was him.

One of my favourite Arnie movies 🎬. Kindergarten Cop is another great Arnie film if you haven't seen it.

Eliza Dushku... now we know a few secrets of Faith past. She was daughter of two super agents. Still little down, seeing Relict Hunter Tia Carrere as a villian, love her much more as the female version of Indiana Jones and Jack Hunter. This movie belongs to the best of all time, the sets, the equipment, actor ensemble, the story, humor, selfawareness... all blends so amazing together.

If you haven't watched The Abyss yet, I recommend the director's cut. It adds back a whole arc that had to be cut for the theatrical release.

I think what makes James Cameron such a special writer and director is that he has not only the big events and deep meaningful messages, but also many nuanced touches. In this film there are seemlying thousands of them. Here are a couple of small things off the top of my head: Dana feeding the "gizmo" dog the cake batter. Also, you caught on to how pathetic that dog was as Harry dragged it around in the rain during their "walk". However, they weren't mean about the dog - it was still a loved family member. The big guy in the bathroom fight scene was shown as stronger and winning the brute strength battle - only Harry's ingenuity to rip the air blower off the wall as a weapon gave him the victory. Dana taking money, and that her parents are Axle Rose and Madonna. "Hurry 'cause my horse is getting tired". Also, Harry's light-hearted chewing out of the horse on the roof. "Welcome to the club". BTW, Tom Arnold ad-libbed that story of the ice cube trays as Rosanne Barr did that when they broke up. "but they were all bad" The battery running out on the camcorder and the guy was sweating it so much. Helen put her ring on her right-hand finger with the diamond on the inside(at the hotel), so that when she slapped Juno she cut her face - to me that was the women's "it's on" moment and nothing is off limits from there on. "That key" (which is no longer there), and his expression when he cannot believe what he is seeing as Harry arrives in the jet. "'I've been in the van for 15 years" which is not only very funning, but also revisiting the theme of being in a rut and missing out on the excitement like Harry and Helen were. ...and so many more. To me this is one of the best-crafted movies of all time, and still very re-watchable and enjoyable even after 100s of times.

Fun fact: When Arnold smashes the car window at 21:23 he was supposed to smash a different one, which was prepared with safety glass. He accidentally smashed a real car window.

Was wondering when you would recognize Faith. Sadly it was her biggest movie role, she deserved many more. Still a stunning woman, aged like fine 🍷!

Funny when Helen said, "I married Rambo." I got a movie suggestion reaction for you. The Final Countdown (1980) The U.S.S. Nimitz goes back to December 6th, 1941. It's filmed on the Nimitz.

The guy who is playing Arnold's partner was married to Roseanne Barr and helped put that show on the map. They divorced in the middle of the show, but he went on to his own career after that, including this movie. Tom Arnold is his name.

I remember seeing this when it came out. :) "The bridge is out...!" still kills me every time. Great reaction -- thank you! Have you seen Kindergarten Cop? That's another great Arnie movie to check out if you haven't already. Thanks again!

Another really funny action comedy with Arnie, and a must watch, is Last Action Hero. In fact I always think of Last Action Hero as being the most like True Lies in its tone.

If you want Arnold's OTHER perfect comedy/action movie PLEASE do Kindergarten Cop next. You'll LOVE it :). Jamie Lee is a freaking ROCKSTAR. Wanting to do that helicopter stunt for her 40th birthday. And Arnold actually almost died during the hotel roof scene. I read that they almost couldn't get the horse to back up.

I saw this movie when I was much younger but I was so psyched to see Charlton Heston in it even though he had a short role. I was only allowed to watch movies from the 50s when I was younger and him as Moses in the "The Ten Commandments" was what I recognized him from when I saw him in this one. By far the best Moses in my opinion.

True Lies is a 1994 American spy action comedy film written and directed by James Cameron, based on the 1991 French comedy film La Totale! And yes, James Bond also tangoed in Never Say Never Again...Sean Connery in 1983. The tango dancing in this film is a direct homage to Sean dancing in that film.

My favorite Arnold film. It's exceptionally paced and mixes comedy/action incredibly well. Tie in the effects, the cast performances, and the stunts and it's just a great flick which is as good today as it was when it released. The bridge blowing up from the missiles and tossing that truck is still one of the best practical effects I've seen in film.

Because you meant the scene with the Uzi, "No way..." My little brother served with the German Panzergrenadiers. And when the house-to-house combat practiced, they didn't use hand grenades to clear a room, but instead used an unlocked Uzi and threw it through the window. Because the Uzi starts extremely easily, it fires its entire 32 shots in the magazine within 2 seconds. And due to the enormous ricochets produced with it, the room is in tatters afterwards. But the advantage over a hand grenade is that the building is still safe to enter, while the explosion of a hand grenade could have so structurally damaged the house that if it were occupied by friendly troops, it could easily collapse. That's why this scene, absolutely realistic...

This is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE movies! Also HUGE props for cutting in the fall @29:42 so many reactions cut that glorious piece of cinema out!

That scene where she is dancing for him & falls? That wasn’t on purpose but kept in! Arnie’s reaction was real! 😅

"The boss is never satisfied." Dude, that's Charlton Heston. The movie would be over by now if he was doing it XD

33:32 Thor, most consumer camcorders in 1994 recorded onto video tapes, not memory cards. The most likely reason a digital video file would be unplayable in a situation like this is that it's an MP4 file and the MOOV atom, the bit of metadata needed for a player to understand the stream, is only written at the end when properly closing the file. But with a video tape, everything a player needs is physically right there where the video and audio are recorded. So no footage would be lost from before power-off. It'd still be a bit annoying, though, to have such a rough interruption in the presentation, considering they probably wouldn't have anything to edit video with, video editing capabilities not being ubiquitous in those days.

i cant believe it took you til the end to realize its eliza dushku... when i was a kid i had a huge crush on her because of this movie..

It is a remake of a French film "la totale". A film that is faaaar from as good as True lies.

LOVE THIS MOVIE!! Jamie Lee Curtis took the Golden Globe for Best Actress Musical Or Comedy. There were talks of a Sequel but it was cancelled due to the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks. However a TV series based on the is set to premiere on CBS Wednesday March 1.

The actor who plays the boss of them, with the eyepatch, is the legendary actor Charlton Heston, an old glory of old Hollywood, his most recognized film is the classic Ben Hur.

This is also my favorite comedy/action movie. It nails it on both counts. Good eye spotting Buffy's Faith in an earlier role.

33:30 If the battery dies, the video just stops there. No footage was lost since it's recorded on a cassette tape. So he can just pick up from where it stopped.

Try the 'Rush Hour' films with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker

Jamie and Arnold' s arms with wired together for the helicopter scene

Another movie that will shock you with just how good it is, that’s Galaxy Quest with Tim Allen Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Rainn Wilson, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell and a few others you’ll probably recognize. It’s a cult classic, I pinky promise you’ll enjoy the heck out of it. Some call it a parody of Star Trek, however, myself and others, believe it to be a love letter to sci-fi fans. Lol. It’s just so great.

I really enjoyed this movie when I saw it way back when it came out. Just the absurd nature of it tickled my funny bone and I still love it today.

I've had Sodium Pentathol before used as an anesthetic. And I can understand how it is a truth serum. It doesn't force you to tell the truth .. It works by anesthetizing you so much that you could simply not have the mental capacity to lie or care about consequences. Thinking about consequences or repercussions would be WAAAAY to complex of a thought process under Sodium Pentathol. Not to mention you feel so amazing good, you would carless about anything.

To answer your question at the beginning of the video, it's not an original film since it's a remake of a french film released in 1991 called 'La Totale'. 😉

I would like to see you react to Kindergarten Cop with Arnold; it is adorable in my opinion.

Tom Arnold was so underrated in this movie. Comedic gold.

Amazing classic True Lies directed by James Cameron starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton and Charlton Heston (cameo). This film is a remake from the 1991 french comedy film La Totale! thank you Thor great reaction awesome👍👍👍

I rewatched this on patreon and I laughed so hard my sides hurt. The one I always remembered as a kid was the battery dying (so I'm glad you appreciated that one!)...Bill Paxton was amazing in this role I agree...and when they dangle him off the cliff (iconic!)...but for me, the scene stealer every time was Tom Arnold who plays Arnie's partner. Every single jab he slips in had me dying (the interrogation scene and then when they think Helen cheated, the first thing he said was "welcome to the club, man!" 😂). I also like how you appreciated Jamie Lee. I agree, she did such a great job portraying the growth of her character and I've always found her to be a very sincere actress in general. And finally, I just want to add that the ladies in this film were just stunning. Jamie Lee and her black dress will forever be on my list and the "bad girl" played by Tia Carrere was my girl crush during this film...evil but dang it, she's so classy! Perfect casting across the board!...Oh, and yes the daughter is Faith from Buffy...took you long enough Thor! haha. But thanks so much for reacting to this. I have never been able to turn down this film whenever it came on TV...I'm so glad you enjoyed it! :)

James Cameron going full-tilt fun is… rather fun.

This movie is actually a remake of a french movie called "La Totale". Story is pretty much the same, only a lot less action packed (because of a smaller budget).

What do you actually do when it is pouring and the dog needs to go? Go out with two umbrellas? 😁

Notice, "I married Rambo" (Stallone) not "I married the Terminator"

Yes Dana is Faith from Buffy.

Actually, the film is based off La Totale! (The Total!), a 1991 French spy comedy film directed by Claude Zidi. It's very similiar plot, which I didn't know until I looked it up. 🙂

Love this movie!!!!!!! I want to know how a tux REALLY looks when the wetsuit comes off. 🤔🤔🤔I’ll bet wrinkled and sweaty. Art Malik is the bad guy. He plays a main character in “The Jewel in the Crown” which was a masterpiece theatre PBS hit in the USA. Malik also had a smaller part in “The Far Pavilions” which is one of my favorite movies. Both movies are set during British Raj rule. And he was a good guy in “the Living Daylights” with Timothy Dalton as James Bond 007!

Still waiting for Cameron to release this movie in 4K UHD Blu-ray.

This is my favourite "Arnie" film. Although tbf, I love all of his films. They're all what I would call "Tongue In Cheek", ie.. he's always dropping one liners in them. "Commando" "Red Sonia" "Kindergarten Cop" (to name but a few). Loved your reaction to this movie and I really hope you watch the others in the list. Happy watching 👀 🎬

The ultimate Married Couple movie, yeah this is up there. So is Mr & Mrs Smith (Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt)

I started to wonder if you'll be recognizing Faith. It's actually a remake from a French comedy much less actiony that this one (much more cheap also) and one of the few, if the only one to be better than the original. So if you're ever interested in some good French comedies from the 90's (which I'd love to see reactions to), I can suggest you "La Cité de la Peur" (1994), "Les Visiteurs" (1993), "Taxi" (1998), and if you step a bit on the 2000's, you have "Asterix & Obelix : Mission Cléopatre" (2002) which is the best of all of them, and also the only valid live action adaptation of the french comics Astérix. But Please, be sure to go for the original french movies, some of them have american remakes that are "meh" at most.

Dana before she joined a women heist team called the C.L.I.T

Those years when we had Arnold, Sly and Bruce making these action films were the best. They just don't make flicks like that anymore.

"There's no sequels..." It was a huge hit, they had a blast making it, they were all geared up to do a sequel... Then 9/11 happened. James Cameron said that everyone involved agreed that it was no longer approrpiate to use bumbling comic-relief muslims as summer matinee meanies anymore.

No one is better than Bill Paxton at entertainingly playing an obnoxious jerk. He is unforgettable in "Near Dark!"

This is so good film. I am glad this is getting noticed by reactors. Such good film and I so agree. Bill Paxton nailed his role. I don´t know why this film got lost from people. I was 12ish when this film released and I remember it being quite popular and then it dissapeared.

Well, yeah. Flying a jet is just like riding a bike. It's just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the wheels.

no, you are right with your first impression, it is a great movie. IT only gets better with time! This movie is hugely overlooked, sometimes I think simply because it is overshadowed by Arnies and Cameron's franchises. I lament we never got a sequel, even though there are on again, off again talks

The movie is not an original concept, it's a remake of a french film named "La Totale" (hence Claude Zidi mentionned as writer in the credits) True Lies is a far better movie though, and a masterpiece of action and comedy !

I don't know if it's true, but I read that Jamie Lee Curtis' fall from the pole during the stripper scene wasn't scripted, but a genuine accident - and she leapt back up and continued, making it a great scene theyt kept.

They were using an old video camera recording to tape. When the battery died on those you just changed it out with no footage lost. Just pick up where you left off.

Enjoyed your reaction, nice summing up. This may have some major comedy moments (take a bow Bill Paxton) but is still one of the best shot action movies with some very good special effects.

YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK OUT ( ERASER ) WITH ( VANESSA WILLIAMS, JAMES CAAN ) GREAT ARNOLD ACTION WITH COMEDIC LINES TOO. 😊

Yesss! True Lies! I grew up with this movie! It was what made me fall in love with the tango. It still holds a special place in my heart.

Wish you would have the volume up a little more when you're doing reaction videos. But other than that. I do enjoy the videos you do react to.

Your best reaction, many great insights into this masterpiece.

I still wish Cameron would have made part 2 and waited to make blue people movies

Michael bay makes explosions scenes! Check out movies Bad Boys1&2.

Can you believe that this movie never got put on blu-ray?

The Tango is such a romantic/sensual dance, so of course James Bond 007 has done something like this. I know Sean Connery, from "Never Say Never Again" performed the dance to talk to someone. Bond is the ultimate ladies man lol Another fun movie with Arnold is Kindergarten Cop.

Man...we lost bill paxton too soon......

I originally saw this in theater. We stayed in the hotel the horse stunt was filmed in. It’s the Westin Bonaventure in L.A.. There used to be a little quip about it in their hotel info, at least in 2007. Also some of the atmosphere long shots from Blade Runner were shot from what was a restaurant in the hotel when we stayed there. This is probably one of my favorite action/comedy movies. Good call!

This movie is a ton of fun. Great reaction too. I think you might get a kick out of The Last Action Hero with Arnold in it. It's also been one of my go to movies on a bad day and for Cameron, the director's cut of The Abyss is very good imo, I hope you like it. 🐾🐾🍻

For those interested, here's a short special on the miniature work on True Lies. Some pretty cool stories from the guys themselves. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fb-wMkxB8Xw.html

Yeah, shooting inside the van like that, your hearing is hosed for a couple hours, if you're lucky.

Somehow this movie manages to be serious, full of really good action, comedic, deal with drama and family issues, all at once. For me this and T2 are where Cameron peaked. This is where he was a master. Now he just has more money than God. Paxton absolutely oozes in that role. Tom Arnold is freaking hilarious. Tia Carrere's face when the terrorist hits her the 2nd time is priceless. "Hit me again, see what happens!" The terrorists face seeing the Harrier jet there in disbelief. It's just a damn fun and good ride start to finish. Doesn't waste time. Keeps moving. Also, it has extremely amazing miniature works that is nearly flawless.

Thor: I'm a California guy. Nah-ah!

Bill Paxton Legend

Sally Jesse Raphael was an 1980's hour long daytime tv show and she was a therapist who dealt with people's issues in that timeframe.

Great review/reaction. There's another husband and wife rom-com Espionage movie that's quite entertaining. "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolee. I read somewhere that they fell for each other while filming this movie. I really enjoyed it anyway. I haven't seen it reviewed or reacted to either. Action is great. Stay safe...be well...

I don't think there will ever be a better movie in this genre than True Lies. It's a masterclass in action comedy.

I knew that you would like this. So glad you watched it. Great 90's Action/Comedy for sure!! It was nice to see Arnold with a bit more dialogue in a film. He was just as funny as Tom Arnold and Jamie Lee Curtis. I'm 37 and these are the movies that we grew up on. A roll em if you got em flick. Lol. 👍

31:15 ... Actually, you should watch Mr. and Mrs. Smith... Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie..?!?! 🤘😎

Sweet sweet funny movie!!!!! Thanks for reacting to it! 😂😂😂

I think this film was Cameron's answer to all those who said that his films had no humor, that they were very serious, and Cameron showed with True Lies that he can also do very good comedy, with great action scenes. I recommend Bad Boys 1, 2 and 3, with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, also with this same formula, a very funny comedy with great and very expensive action sequences, especially Bad Boy 2, which was quite an expensive movie and it shows that big budget in the action scenes

Really happy you enjoyed this! I enjoyed your enjoying it. I agree with your assessment of Schwarzenegger's Harry. One thing Arnold doesn't do is take himself too seriously. I recall when he was doing his first real starring role film, "Conan the Barbarian". I saw this in the theaters and didn't hold out much belief he would be any good, but then there's Conan passing out face-down in his gruel, and he immediately won me over. Another action-comedy would be "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014). Recommended!

Hey Arnold's daughter is Eliza Dushku (Faith)

One of my all-time favorite movies! A perfect balance of action, humor, & romance. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, & Bill Paxton were all fantastic!

You definitely laughed your way through the whole movie. It's hilarious.

So much fun loved your reaction!

4:18 "Por una Cabeza" (a tango song written in 1935) previously featured in _Scent of a Woman_ (1992) and _Schindler's List_ (1993).

Great movie and reaction, would love to see your reaction to Predestination (2014)

My favourite Arnie film. Well, this and "Commando" 🎬

If you love Jamie, watch "Drowning Mona."

I'd like to see the original French film. If Nikita is a comparison, the French version would be spectacular.

Saw this movie with my husband the day I had the mid-pregnancy ultrasound with my oldest child. I sat there remembering all the images we'd seen earlier and grinning like an idiot. It was already a great movie, but the memories attached to it make it even better!

31:13 - Well, there's also Mr. Mrs. Smith, which is quite similar. Can't decide which one I prefer, I like them both for different reasons.

You should watch "My life as a Zucchini". It's a great movie but also really sad.