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True Lies

Apex Mountain

Standalone Schwarzenegger films; Tom Arnold; ice-tray theft; Westin Bonaventure; glass elevators

In the discussion (14)
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  • Glass elevators are explicitly affirmed at Apex Mountain, with In the Line of Fire offered as a comparison.
  • Schwarzenegger’s overall Apex is rejected, but True Lies is affirmed as the best of his standalone, non-franchise films after debating whether remakes and sequels disqualify other titles.
  • Tom Arnold is unequivocally affirmed at Apex Mountain.
  • The 1990s tango-scene Apex goes to Scent of a Woman rather than True Lies.
  • Curtis’s hottest scenes are compared with Trading Places and Perfect, with Perfect strongly advocated as her best appearance.
  • Tia Carrere’s Apex is assigned to Wayne’s World.
  • Bill Paxton is rejected for this film.
  • James Cameron is rejected for this film.
  • Two Dobermans being headbutted together is proposed without a clear response.
  • Skiing shootouts are compared with On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Inception, and Cliffhanger; Inception is preferred.
  • Ice-tray theft is unequivocally affirmed.
  • The Westin Bonaventure’s appearances in True Lies and In the Line of Fire are treated as its broader peak.
  • Horse cops do not receive a firm affirmative response.
  • Truth serum is provisionally affirmed as possibly its best use.