The Last Stand Film Review

Initial Thoughts

            The minute I saw that this was an Arnold Schwarzenegger film, I got very excited! who cares if he is one of the worst actors in history, that doesn't stop him from being my favorite! with that epic accent, knack for blowing things up, and the king of one liners. seeing how it has been a while since we have seen an independent Arnold film this will truly be something to remember.

Storyline: 10 out of 25

            Okay lets be very honest here, storylines are not Arnold's strong suit. and in fact, that's part of the fun, especially for us men, seeing the same destructive storyline over and over just never seems to get old for some reason (when it comes to action or sci-fi films). So yeah, this film will not be any different from every other Arnold or Stallone movie ever. The government is searching for an escaped convict and he just happens to be going through a town with an old retired guy who is able to completely destroy hundreds of well trained men, after of course loosing another main character to the same men.

Special Effects: 22 out of 25

            I don't if you guys have surround sound or not, but if you don't, you are missing out, and that certainly comes through this film. With surround sound every gunshot literally rocks the room a bit. Fast cuts and multiple camera angles during fight scenes adds to the confusion and awesomeness of the scene. combine that with huge trucks smashing little cars into dust and you have some very sweet CGI.

            Sure some of the physics in the fight scenes don't make any sense, but after some of the emotional trauma that our characters have gone through already. The final battle scene between Arnold and the drug lord kingpin is extremely satisfying; due to the over use of blood, explosions, and over kills.

Characters: 20 out of 25

            Just like the story, this section is really irrelevant during an Arnold flick. You got your old retired cop, or military guy, then the nice clean shaven handsome man who is kind to everyone but dies early on, and then the girlfriend who wants to avenge him, and the guy friend(s) who also want to avenge him. However the reason this gets a 20 is because I actually felt sorry for the characters (protagonists) who died, I felt pity for them and felt great joy over the antagonists who had their brains splattered by Schwarzenegger.

Which is another thing Arnold is not very good at, making people feel emotional, so in this case, nice job Arnold.

Atmosphere: 25 out of 25

            Usually in an Arnold film (Action film) you will have a certain feel throughout most of the movie, and that feel usually seems to make its way into most of Arnolds movies. The "Arnold Feel" as I have come accustomed to calling it, is usually a wash of excitement and adrenaline as he beats the living tar out of a numerous amount of bad guys. Films like this usually don't focus on storyline or plot and in some cases not even special effects, it simply comes down to "how many people can die within an hour and a half". And the rest (usually) takes care of itself, This is similar to how girls love to see people either fall in love or have their relationship totally crumble and fall apart. it simply comes down to gender in the end of it, and while for the majority of films try to entertain both, there are those who are specifically designed for one or the other, and this my friends is for guys.

And so, the final verdict for Arnold Schwarzenegger's new film The Last Stand is

77/100

"Fan Boy"

*Sigh* yup, that is really the only way I can describe this film. After I finished watching this movie I was stumbling around the room mumbling nonsense about how amazing the Arnold Schwarzenegger is. Even though basically every aspect of the film has been done before, and lets face it, that makes it pretty silly (for the most part) but that's all part of the fun. I think I speak for every guy when i say that during every fight scene we will be on the edge of our seats screaming "YEAH!"

  And ladies, I would not suggest that you go and see this film (and you probably wouldn't want to anyways) but defiantly consider this film for your boyfriends birthday, Christmas present or just to give him an awesome night with some friends.