Boy, I haven't seen this in quite a while but I did watch it several times in the mid '90s and usually was thoroughly entertained. It's pretty long at 141 minutes but I don't remember anyone ever complaining they were bored watching this. The combination of spectacular action scenes and humor made this a big hit.
Tom Arnold has the best part in here with light-hearted humor, albeit on the sleazy side (but that's Arnold, for you.) Speaking of "Arnold," there's Schwarnegger giving us one of his better performances, and Jamie Lee Curtis doing what she does best: showing us her incredible body. She, like Arnold, was profane and not the most moral of persons. Of course, with a James Cameron-directed film, you are going to get a lot of characters like that. It ain't going to be Mary Poppins. You are also going to get a Hollywood action staple: an overblown, too-long action ending. This one features some parts that are so outrageous that you almost have to laugh out loud. Then again, a lot of this story is tongue-in-cheek so a lot of the absurdity here fits.
This film has a couple of scenes that you never forget, from Curtis doing her striptease to some incredible action stunts.. It's anything but intelligent, but it is entertaining, big-time. I'll give it that.
Tom Arnold has the best part in here with light-hearted humor, albeit on the sleazy side (but that's Arnold, for you.) Speaking of "Arnold," there's Schwarnegger giving us one of his better performances, and Jamie Lee Curtis doing what she does best: showing us her incredible body. She, like Arnold, was profane and not the most moral of persons. Of course, with a James Cameron-directed film, you are going to get a lot of characters like that. It ain't going to be Mary Poppins. You are also going to get a Hollywood action staple: an overblown, too-long action ending. This one features some parts that are so outrageous that you almost have to laugh out loud. Then again, a lot of this story is tongue-in-cheek so a lot of the absurdity here fits.
This film has a couple of scenes that you never forget, from Curtis doing her striptease to some incredible action stunts.. It's anything but intelligent, but it is entertaining, big-time. I'll give it that.