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Best James Cameron Movie
07-24-08, 09:00 AM
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True Lies.
Yeah, Aliens and Terminator 2 were fantastic action flicks, and Terminator was a cool little movie and The Abyss was heady and Titanic is the highest grossing movie of all time. But True Lies is my favorite action/comedy (I grew up with it, so that gives it extra bias), and I love that genre.
Yeah, Aliens and Terminator 2 were fantastic action flicks, and Terminator was a cool little movie and The Abyss was heady and Titanic is the highest grossing movie of all time. But True Lies is my favorite action/comedy (I grew up with it, so that gives it extra bias), and I love that genre.
07-24-08, 10:20 AM
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Oh, I love T1 dearly, but T2 is hands-down my favorite.
But I've never liked Aliens all that much, so I'm used to being the minority.
1. Terminator 2
2. The Terminator
3. True Lies
4. The Abyss
5. Aliens / Titanic (flame suit on)
But I've never liked Aliens all that much, so I'm used to being the minority.
1. Terminator 2
2. The Terminator
3. True Lies
4. The Abyss
5. Aliens / Titanic (flame suit on)
07-24-08, 10:26 AM
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Surprisingly over time, it turns out that True Lies is his most rewatchable, most entertaining film - it probably has to do with the mixture of great action and great humor. (humor missing from The Abyss, Titanic, Terminators, and Aliens)
07-24-08, 10:37 AM
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Interesting little fact: Three of his movies (The Terminator, T2, & Aliens) all have 100% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.
Any other director with that many movies with perfect scores on RT?
Any other director with that many movies with perfect scores on RT?
07-24-08, 10:42 AM
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True Lies
07-24-08, 11:13 AM
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1. Aliens
2. T2: Judgment Day
3. True Lies
4. Titanic
5. The Terminator
6. The Abyss
I dont look forward to Avatar. It sounds like fuc*ing shit to me. I love Most of Cameron's films (Aliens would be in mt top 20 all-time films with T2 probably in the top 30.) but he needs to get back to story telling and less computer shit.
2. T2: Judgment Day
3. True Lies
4. Titanic
5. The Terminator
6. The Abyss
I dont look forward to Avatar. It sounds like fuc*ing shit to me. I love Most of Cameron's films (Aliens would be in mt top 20 all-time films with T2 probably in the top 30.) but he needs to get back to story telling and less computer shit.
07-24-08, 11:43 AM
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This thread reminds me of a conversation I had with a movie loving friend the other day. I'll risk condemnation by making this observation.
My feeling has always been that the original Terminator and Alien are vastly superior (overall) to their first sequels.
T2 and Aliens may well be more entertaining than the originals, but they don't have all of the other qualities that can make a movie "great. I'm mainly referring to the possibility of films being original and thought-provoking, but I'm sure other qualities could be argued as well.
Aliens and T2 are popcorn action movies. They're great, but light and flimsy.
Please don't call me elitist, I love light and flimsy. But when I see the word "best" in a question/argument, I feel like one must examine all the qualities of a movie, not just it's entertainment value.
My feeling has always been that the original Terminator and Alien are vastly superior (overall) to their first sequels.
T2 and Aliens may well be more entertaining than the originals, but they don't have all of the other qualities that can make a movie "great. I'm mainly referring to the possibility of films being original and thought-provoking, but I'm sure other qualities could be argued as well.
Aliens and T2 are popcorn action movies. They're great, but light and flimsy.
Please don't call me elitist, I love light and flimsy. But when I see the word "best" in a question/argument, I feel like one must examine all the qualities of a movie, not just it's entertainment value.
07-24-08, 11:44 AM
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I went with True Lies; T2 is a close second. On a couple of occasions, I have watched Cameron mini-marathons with those two - start with the intense T2, wash it down with lighter True Lies.
I was late to the party for Aliens, but I enjoy that one as well. I saw it for the first time just a few years back. Being a PC gamer, I was immediately reminded at what kind of impact the "space marine" of Aliens had on the gaming industry - namely id's Doom and Quake.
I was late to the party for Aliens, but I enjoy that one as well. I saw it for the first time just a few years back. Being a PC gamer, I was immediately reminded at what kind of impact the "space marine" of Aliens had on the gaming industry - namely id's Doom and Quake.
