Great Film: Eraser
Arnold Knew How To Make Entertaining Films
A decade ago, this Arnold Schwarzenegger action flick was fairly hot
stuff but I wonder if it would have the impact today since special
effects are so much better and we've seen so many of these type of
action stories in the past 10 years.
One of Arnold's keys to his successful career in films was simply that
his movies were entertaining, and that's why people come to the
theaters. High-brow critics often forget that. "Eraser" is a prime
example. Entertainment alone is how this particular movie survives
since common logic doesn't exist while violence and profanity are
overdone. But, despite it's low-brow tastes and stupidity, it's still
generally fun to watch if you can put your brain on hold for two hours.
It's also fun to hear if you have a nice surround system.
This movie has one of the most outrageous action scenes I've ever seen
on film, even to this day: one in which Arnold hangs from the outside
of a jet airplane, finally lets go, free-falls to catch his parachute
that had been ripped off, and then has to worry about the jet plane
which had circled around and was going to smash him!!
The audio came into play nicely each time the super rifle that was
featured in the movie was shot. Vanessa Williams plays the female lead
satisfactorily and James Caan is very effective as the villain. Robert
Pastorelli and James Coburn also add to the fun. A few laughs along the
way help this no-brainer to become even more entertaining.
Cast
- William Donohue played by James Cromwell
- U.S. Marshal John 'The Eraser' Kruger played by Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Johnny Casteleone played by Robert Pastorelli
- Frediano played by Robert Miranda
- WitSec Agent Calderon played by Nick Chinlund
- WitSec Deputy Monroe played by Danny Nucci
- U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin played by James Caan
