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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (15) (James Cameron, US, 1991) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick. 136 mins. The most expensive film ever made. Arnie paid partly by private jet. A gazillion dollar US opening weekend. We’ve all heard or read so much about T2 by now that the hype, the ‘event' mentality, threatens to submerge the fact that it’s lirst and foremost a sequel, a follow-up to the compactly-budgeted and razorsharp sci-ti actionerthat helped confirm
3 , Arnie's potential screen icon status as
tar back as 1984. The Terminator laid out both the narrative ideas and the
' highly-influential so-called ‘tech noir’
style: here Cameron is using the experience gained in the meantime with Aliens and The Abyss to elaborate on the original at expensive, exuberant
' and undeniably impressive length.
In the earlier adventure Arnie’s cyborg tailed in its time-travelling mission to return from the 21 st century and eliminate Sarah Connor (Linda
Hamilton) before she could give birth to . the son who would one day lead the
, human race in theirlightback against
5 the all-controlling machines. In this
second instalment Herr Schwarzenegger has been reprogrammed by the older John
Connor to return and protect his mother a
and his younger sell (Edward Furlong) against a second, more advanced cyborg (Robert Patrick) since sent on the same death-dealing errand to wipe the pair of them out and so alterthe
course of history. Arnie the pitiless bad guy, is now Arnie the underdog good guy lighting on our behall. All of which says a lot about what's happened to his image overthe past seven years.
Here it’s not only a set of groovy catchphrases that Arnie picks up from his young charge, but the cyborg's gradually learned awareness at the value of human life and the meaning of pain sets the tone for the warning images of nuclear apocalypse that pepper the action throughout. As trucks, helicopters, motorbikes, heavy weaponry and a brilliantly-conceived Fx device creating a worthy Arnie opponent, weigh in at lightning pace to deliver a mayhem factor that's virtually oh the scale, it's this element of uncontrived human compassion lurking behind the wisecracks and explosive setpieces that makes Terminator 2 more than just a $100 million dollar tairground ride.
With a great Arnie performance that makes you truly believe he’s an android, what more could you ask tor? Even if it was just mindless entertainment it would be great fun: the fact that it’s just a little bit more than that is cause lor genuine plaudits all round. (TrevorJohnston)
From Friday 16 August. Glasgow: Cannon Clarkston Road, Cannon the Forge, Odeon, Salon. Edinburgh: Odeon, UCI. Central: Cannon. Strathclyde: Cannon, Kelburne, Odeon Ayr, Odeon Hamilton, La Scala, UCI Clydebank, UCI East Kilbride.
a superb post-punk soundtrack this optimistic rock'n'roll movie has huge cult potential. Edinburgh: Cameo.
I Robin Hood: Prince 01Thieves(12) (Kevin Reynolds. US. 199] ) Kevin Costner. Morgan Freeman. Christian Slater. Alan Rickman. H7 mins. Second outing of the year for the Nottingham
legend. this time with Hollywood's golden
boy in the title role. Costner's Robin slips into Indiana Jones mode as he setsabout undoing the wrongs of Rickman's scene-stealing Sheriff in a way that is wonderfully reminiscent of the best Saturday matinee swashbucklers. Glasgow: Cannon Clarkston Road. Cannon The Forge. Cannon Sauchiehall Street. Grosvenor. Edinburgh: Cannon.
Dominion. UCI. Central: Cannon. Regal.
Strathclyde: Cannon. ()deon Ayr. ()deon Hamilton. L'Cl Clydebank. L'Cl East Kilbride. WMR Film Centre.
I Hock-A-Doodle ( L') (Don Bluth. L'K. 199] ) With the voices of Glen Campbell. Eddie Deezen. Sandy Duncan. Toby Scott Granger. Christopher Plummer. 74 mins. Don Bluth. the man behind The SeererUf Ninth and All Dogs (in To Heaven. cements his place at the forefront of children's animation with this tale ofa boy's search for the singing rooster that will save his farm front flood and eternal night. Full ofcolour and song. Strathclyde: liCl Clydebank. UCI East Kilbride.
I Racketeer ( PG) (Joe Johnston. US. 199! ) Bill Campbell. Jennifer Connelly . Alan Arkin. Timothy Dalton. lfl‘)mins.
After discovering a stolen experimental rocket pack. out-of-luck pilot Cliff Seeord (Campbell) finds himselfassuming the role of mystery flying figure The Rocketeerin order to save his girlfriend. battle Nazis and save the civilised world. roughly in that order. Great. old-fashioned. matinee-style adventure. if a little sickly in the all-American apple pie department. Glasgow: ()deon. Edinburgh: Dominion. ()deon. UCI. Central: Caledonian. Strathclyde: UCI Clydebank. UCI East Kilbride. I Silence Of The Lambs ( 18) (Jonathan Demme. US. l9‘)l)Jodie Foster. Anthony Hopkins. Scott Glenn. ll‘)mins. Following a series of horrific serial murders. imprisoned psycho-killer Hopkins is released to help Foster and Glenn's FBI agents track down the culprit. Adapted from a novel by Thomas Mun/runrer l larris. Demmc's film version is a subtle but scarey sUspense shocker. with two excellent performances and great narrative drive. Glasgow: Cannon The Forge. Odeon. Edinburgh: ()deon. UCI. Strathclyde: UCI Clydebank, UCI East Kilbride. I Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 ( PG) (Michael Pressman. US. 1991) Paige Turco, David Warner. Ernie Reyeer. 87 mins. A quick return for the original shell-suits. although with less plot and less violence than the original. Time to hang up those shells, dudes. Glasgow: Cannon The Forge. ()deon. Edinburgh: Odeon. UCI. Central: Cannon. Strathclyde: ()deon Ayr. UCI Clydebank. UCl East Kilbride. I Terminator 2: Judgement Day ( 15) (James Cameron. US. 1991 ) Arnold Swarzenegger. Linda Hamilton. Edward Furlong. Robert Patrick. 136 mins. See review. Glasgow: Cannon Clarkston Road, Cannon The Forge. ()deon. Salon. Edinburgh: Odeon. UCI. Central: Cannon. Strathclyde: Cannon. Kclburne. Odeon Ayr, Odeon Hamilton. La Scala. UCl Clydebank, UCI East Kilbride. I Thelma 8. Louise ( 15) (Ridley Scott. US. 1991 ) Susan Sarandon. Geena Davis. Harvey Keitel. Michael Madsen. 129 mins. The buddy'road movie genres are turned on their heads as Sarandon and Davis grasp the steering wheel and head offleaving a trail ofmurder and mayhem in their wake. On one level. the film isthe critical catalyst that had the feminists cheering and put the stars on the coverof Time magazine; just as importantly. it’s an accessible piece ofentertainment with
excellent central performances. Glasgow: ?
Cannon The Forge. Cannon Sauchiehall Street. Edinburgh: Cannon. L'Cl. Strathclyde: L'Cl Clydebank. UCI East Kilbride.
I Tightrope ( 18) ( Richard Tuggle. ES. 1984) Clint Eastwood. Genevieve Bujold. Dan lledaya. Alison Eastwood. 114 mins. Wes Block is not your usual Eastwood cop -- he’s as steeped in the massage parlours and SM dives as the killer he ischasing. And the fact that the two tise handcuffsin bed as a calling card leads to a certain amount of tension and ambiguity. ()ne of Clint's most interesting outings. Glasgow: Gl'T.
1989) John Candy. Amy Madigan. Gaby Hoffman. likimins. llughes'prolific career as maestro of teenage angst continues unabated in this latest comic
outpouring on the traumas and trivialities
ofgrowing up. Candy's Buck initially appears to be an overweight. clumsy. tactless slob. the last person you‘d ask to look after your kids. but here he getsthe chance to look after three of his brother‘s kids for the weekend. Glasgow; OFF
I White of the Eye ( 18) (Donald Cammell. UK. 1986) David Keith. Cathy Moriarty. Alan Rosenberg. lllmins. More serial killings. this time of a clearly misogynist bent. This offbeat murder mystery manages to pull in apocalyptic overtones with a geuinely brooding atmosphere. Glasgow: GFT.
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