The 6th Day

CONTAINS SPOILER!! Ok, what I don't understand is this: Arnold gets killed and comes back as a clone. He talks to his wife about getting their dog cloned. He goes to the Repetz store and eventually we find out that Arnold was there twice, asking virtually the same questions to the sales rep. Arnold was totally against getting the dog cloned. Then when he goes home, the dog was cloned and alive, meaning the original Arnold must have gotten the dog cloned. Well, if one Arnold is a clone and one is human, and both of them think exactly alike (they somehow have the exact same way of thinking as a clone, not just the same body characteristics), then wouldn't the original Arnold also have been decidedly against getting the dog cloned?? Also, wouldn't the wife been entirely confused by having to explain the same thing (about the dog) to 2 Arnold's?? Obviously, since the 2nd Arnold was eventually the clone we were witnessing, then she must have spoken to the original Arnold at some point and told him to get the dog cloned!! It makes no sense!!! I hate movies like this!! This movie blew!! You want to see a good Arnold movie? See Total Recall - now that's a movie you can set your sundial to!!

One of the better, & so often underrated sci-fi thrillers, with elements of comedy & action, which in my humble opinion, is no less spectacular than Arnold's classic, "Total Recall". The story takes palace in a distant future, & it's about this pilot named Adam Gibson (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a happy family man, who one day comes home & finds out that someone, his identical lookalike, is living his life, with his wife & daughter, & while he himself is just a clone with the original's memories. Not only that, he must now deal with those behind this whole, illegal cloning thing in order to dispose of him. & of course things don't go as planned. I mean c'mon! It's Arnold! Whatcha expect? Anyways, I'll be completely honest, this movie is quite intelligent. It has plenty "to think about" material, it's got its own unique philosophy, & of course, it delivers on most technical aspects, such as decent visuals, dope scenery, as well as well-timed & paced action. The cast does not disappoint either. Arnold was still on top of his game back then, despite the age, Tony Goldwyn makes a good villain, & Robert Duvall's presence only adds credit. Would also like to point out Michael Roomer, Michael Rapaport & a debuting Terry Crews, all being on point in supporting roles. Now, the writing could have been more collected of course & thought out more precisely, so it doesn't leave question marks here & there, loosing focus at times, but for the film, in general, being as entertaining as it is, all of that can easily be forgiven. Given the fact that many films (which are more successful) have almost as many plot holes, if not more. Overall, this movie is nowhere near perfect, but it, sure as hell, is fun. I think most of the hate it gets is undeserving. It delivers in terms of thrills, sometimes even resembling those 60's flicks of the same genre & similar concept. I'm scoring it an 8/10, for it being this enjoyable despite the criticism.

In an Utopian nearly future , cloning is a habitual exercise, fish, dogs,animals and food can be cloned, but no human genre, being illegal and pursued. When Adam Gibson(Arnold Schwarzenegger, also producer) goes to home after his job as helicopters pilot along with his friend Hank(Michael Rapaport) he encounters a clone has replaced him.Then he's chased by a murderers group(Michael Rooker, Sara Wynter, Terry Crews). He flees and must to solve the weird happenings from the creator of the clones, Michael Drucken(Tony Goldwyn), whose experiments is working Dr. Griffin(Robert Duvall). This is a gripping sci-fi story plenty of action, thrills, suspense,tension, plot-twists and quite entertaining. It's a clichéd thriller with noisy and agreeable fun . It builds gradually with an interesting premise leading an impressive and breathtaking highlights, thanks to involving plot is interesting enough to keep the movie going on. Action set pieces are well made and amusingly mixed with humor, the picture delivers just what we have come expecting.It's one of the best of those years generally inappropriate crop of blockbusters, but this one contains lots of action and enjoyable humor. A sympathetic and as corpulent as always, Arnold Schwarzenegger as the good father of family plunged into a sinister scenery he tries to find out but doesn't understand. Adequate musical score fitting perfectly to action by Trevor Rabin and colorful cinematography by Pierre Mignot.The motion picture is acceptably directed by Robert Spottiswoode. He's a successful director from TV movies and cinema, as terror genre(Terror train), adventures(Air America,Shoot to kill),drama(Children of Hang Shi), James Bond film(Tomorrow never dies), and his best movie is ¨Under fire¨.Rating: Passable and good fun film. The pic will like to California governor's fans

Unfortunately this was one of the biggest flops of 2000. Arnie still kicks ass and there is no denying it. But beneath the horrid effects and poor script this movie raises important questions about human cloning and gives VERY good reasons as to why it should NEVER happen. We all know the plot by now. Arnie comes home from work only to find that he's already there and celebrating his own birthday. What a high concept idea! But the execution of it and the bad script turn it into a shambles. The action is badly done and the SFX are pathetic. I usually don't care much for SFX but I wasn't particularly impressed with this movie. Those helicopters that can turn into jet planes are soooooo tacky. Many of us doubted Arnie after Batman and Robin and End of Days (I was one of them) but he has proved himself here once again as an action hero who can still be the lead in a movie, even if it still a crap one. Age has not slowed him down and it doesn't look like it will for a while yet. He has still got a few more action movies to go. Maybe one day we'll get a third Terminator.

"The Sixth Day" is an example of when a big movie star gets so self-indulgent that they make a movie that has absolutely nothing new or interesting to offer, other than seeing that big movie star do what they are known best for doing. Arnold is know for kicking ass in big budget movies and this is just what he does here. Nothing more. The plot is a lame and uninspired version of "Total Recall" and it tries to top it with almost hilarious futility. There is even a scene where Arnold wakes up in a cab with no recollection of how he got there. Sound familiar? It should, since you have probably seen that in a better movie. Now, one can't blame this all on Arnold since the producers are likely to be just as much at fault. Take one of the opening sequences that involves two admitted cool helicopter/jet hybrids racing in a canyon with one on remote control and the other actually being flown by a pilot. It's a fun scene, but it offers nothing more than fancy special effects. I don't mind expansive special effects, but there is a clear difference when these effects are thoughtful and designed with purpose than when they are not. The expansive (and expensive) sets and effects of "Total Recall" all worked within the film to show you the futuristic world that the story takes place in. Here many things are shown off just because they look cool and the overall "sci-fi" world isn't really a sci-fi world at all. It is just our contemporary world with random sci-fi things thrown in like holograms, high-tech vehicles and gadgets. Though, in a very odd move, one of the film's main action scenes, a car chase, has just regular cars and a regular suburban setting. The only indicator of science fiction is that these vehicles are virtually indestructible as they plow through houses and take vehicle suspensions to new levels of abuse. However, in the end it just the same old thing reheated, re-glossed, and re-served on the same old movie screen. In other words, wholly uninteresting science fiction/action movie that barely scratches the surface of its interesting premise. It'll only entertain if taken as a no-brainer action flick, but there are so many of those around anyway. --- 4/10 Rated PG-13 for violence. This is a real MPAA treat as we are treated to lasers severing body parts and neck breaking. A real high for violence in the PG-13 category. Ages 13+