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Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.
Release : | 1988 |
Rating : | 6.2 |
Studio : | Universal Pictures, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Assistant Property Master, |
Cast : | Arnold Schwarzenegger Danny DeVito Kelly Preston Chloe Webb Bonnie Bartlett |
Genre : | Comedy |
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Absolutely Fantastic
This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
Created in a lab through DNA experimentation, "Julius Benedict" (Arnold Schwarzenegger) lives on the tropical island with the scientist who designed him and develops into a physical and intellectual giant. Then one he discovers that he has a brother named "Vincent Benedict" (Danny DeVito) who was born just seconds after him. Naturally, Julius is excited to learn that he has a brother and travels half way across the world to meet him. However, when he finally catches up to him he not only has to bail him out of jail but discovers that they are total opposites in just about everything as well. To make matters even more bizarre, Vincent has a girlfriend named "Linda Mason" (Chloe Webb) who just so happens to have a twin sister by the name of "Marnie Mason" (Kelly Preston)—and upon meeting Julius she falls head over heels for him. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was pleasant little comedy which had some amusing moments here and there courtesy of both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito. Additionally, having a gorgeous actress like Kelly Preston certainly didn't hurt matters either. Be that as it may, while some of the humor got old after awhile this film remained enjoyable for the most part and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.
Kelly Preston was smokin' hot in this movie! The "I could never get this gorgeous female who cannot not be a sex pot" kinda girl. Great casting here. Interesting plot which keeps you wondering, "could this happen?" but more important the sibling genetic similarities. I think this holds to be very true in families, even with the separated by birth dilemma. Arnold is directed well and plays the gentle giant with an intellect well because he is very smart. Note how Arnold never took the brash, arrogant, bad guy character which all muscle guys were typically cast as and stuck in this genre. Even in Terminator or Predator he wasn't that dumb moron big muscle bad guy who is in submission to the rich boss that wears a hair piece. PS--Kelly Preston is smokin' hot!
TWINS is the first and best of the three Schwarzenegger comedies (the others were JUNIOR and JINGLE ALL THE WAY), thanks to a freshness of feel and some genuinely funny moments in the script. Schwarzenegger is truly believable as the lunk-headed fish out of water who makes his way to America and discovers that his long-lost twin brother Danny DeVito is a small-time crook with plenty of trouble of his own to contend with.The film has plenty of laugh out loud moments and Schwarzenegger's goofy, idiotic charm fits well with DeVito's sharper, more cynical wit. Yes, there's some sentimentality here in the form of the search for the long-lost mother, but overall this is solid fun, especially when chronicling the twosome's constant outwitting of the various bad guys (including TOTAL RECALL's Marshall Bell) out to get them.
Twins is a terrific movie with a well developed and comedic storyline and a really good cast.I don't think you could have gotten anyone better than Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito to play two completely nonidentical twins.The movie is unusual for DeVito,but its one of the few comedies Schwarzenegger is in,and its probably his best,hes a very funny,stupid and energetic character in this movie,and people that think he can only play characters like the Terminator will see that he can act really well with completely different characters.I've heard rumors about a sequel called Triplets,that will star Eddie Murphy as the third twin.Ihope these rumors are true because it sounds like it would be a very funny addition to an already very different set of twins.Fans of family comedies,Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger will definitely enjoy this movie.Two long lost nonidentical twins born from an experiment meet up many years later and work together to find their mother.