Eraser
How - if at all - doesEraser : Rebornlink back to the original , and does Arnold Schwarzenegger make a surprisal appearance ? Throughout the ' 80s and ' ninety , Schwarzenegger was one of the bad picture show wizard in the man . The first twoTerminatormovies , Predator , TwinsandTrue Lieswere all tremendous smasher , but by the end of the ' 90s , there were signs his bankability was start to go down . Movies likeJingle All The Way , Batman & Robinand 1999’sEnd Of Days- the only picture show where a human case played by Arnie dies- all get disappointing vital and commercial-grade outcome , test his name alone was no longer enough to sell a movie .
One of his last major solo successes wasEraser , an action thriller from 1996 . This cast Schwarzenegger as U.S. Marshal John Kruger , who fakes the death of federal watcher so they can disappear and build new life . While protect his later witness - played by Vanessa Williams - he uncovers a conspiracy that lead to his own agency . The movie receive mixed reviews , but it still gross over $ 240 million worldwide . It ’s in all probability best remembered now for its plane scenery and Kruger ’s rough-and-tumble with a group of very fast-growing alligators .
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Even among fans ofSchwarzenegger action movies , Eraserwouldn’t rank very high , but it was an gratifying smash hit with some originative setpieces . It ’s also tentative anyone was clamoring for a follow - up over 25 eld later , but one arrived in the form of 2022’sEraser : Reborn . This foundShadowhuntersstar Dominic Sherwood as U.S. Marshal Mason Pollard , who like Arnold ’s character before him , is responsible for " score out " witnesses and fake their death to keep them safe . While there was confusion over whetherEraser : Rebornwas a sequel or reboot , the last movie proved to be an almost scene - for - prospect remake . It simulate dialog , plot of ground equipment and action beats , though it has some notable differences too . While it ’s possibleReborncould be viewed as a follow - up , the fact it copiesEraser’sstory so closely makes it unlikely to be set in the same earthly concern .
This also means thatSchwarzenegger - who has lots of unmade repugnance movies- does n’t cameo as Kruger , nor is he nor any otherErasercharacter refer . In much the same wayEscape From L.A.was a xerox ofEscape From New York , Rebornretells basically the same story as its 1996 predecessor . It opens with Pollard deliver a witness from vengeful gangsters who later aids him , Pollard is betrayed by his wise man and pull to go on the run and it climaxes in a shootout at a dock . Pollard even borrows some of Kruger ’s tactic , including enshroud a small tongue in his belt or wielding a sawn - off scattergun .
Eraser : Rebornsets the absolute majority of the action at law in South Africa , however , and the lower budget means setpieces like the sheet scene are altercate . It does sport a variation on the alligator scene where the villains are lash out by a CG rhino , and it makes the romance between Pollard and his witnessRina ( Jacky Lai)more pronounced . Overall , Rebornis a serviceable - if forgettable - natural action fomite that suffers from Arnold ’s absence , especially since the original was build around him . give that the monumental track - gun rifle was such an iconic part of the first movie , Eraser : Rebornprobably should have brought that back too .
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