Anonymous Andy (Minus_The_Beer) Before he served the state of California as The Governator, Arnold was both the Terminator and the Terminated, he hunted Predators and Sharon Stone, battled Satan and school children and through the miracle of science and corny 90s Ivan Reitman productions, managed to give birth. But in "The 6th Day" he faces a foe so evil and frightening that only a Republican can clobber it to death: Science!Taking place in an awkward future where tobacco and alcohol are outlawed but yet an extremely violent version of the NFL dubbed XFL thrives (this was a real thing for about 15 minutes, in case you aren't old enough to remember), "The 6th Day" tells the story of a family man and choppah pilot who has just about the most fulfilling life one could imagine. Unfortunately, the death of a family pet leads him down an unfortunate path where he finds himself being cuckolded by himself while Terry Crews, Henry Rooker and a couple of Blade Runner rejects hunt him down. Turns out they work for Evil Bob Saget (who looks more like Blob Saget during the film's climax), an evil scientist who wants to advance medicine and, well, exploit it as well.Director Roger Spottiswoode's film is nothing if not serviceable action fodder. Truth be told, the action hero genre was pretty tired by the time this film rolled around in 2000, and it shows. Though offering more entertainment for your buck than Arnold's Y2k bugged "End Of Days" or the uncomfortable pre-9/11 terrorist romp, "Collateral Damage," the movie's ambition isn't fully realized in its execution. Along the mostly fast-paced and admittedly entertaining ride, the audience -- along with Arnold himself -- stumble over bone-headed clichés, recycled plot points and one-note characters. The action is standard fare, bordering on numbing (but saved by an outstanding hilarious sequence involving a "real doll" named Cindy). In the end, the movie is nowhere near as intelligent or as thought-provoking as its premise promises, but as far as wannabe Philip K. Dick fodder goes, you could do much worse.Still holding out for that sequel, "The 7th Day: Day of Rest," wherein Arnold sits with his family on Sunday, knocks back a few brews and binges on some good ol' 'Murican XFL.

Python Hyena The 6th Day (2000): Dir: Roger Spottiswoode / Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Duvall, Michael Rapaport, Michael Rooker, Wendy Crewson: What the sixth day indicates I am not sure but claims are that it indicates that God created man on day sixth. Then someone decided to create this film, which has the idea but lacks the payoff. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a helicopter pilot in the future who arrives home only to discover a clone of himself celebrating his birthday with his family. What is truly interesting is that it is the clone doing the observing but doesn't realize that he is a clone. Robert Duvall plays a doctor who is trying to legally clone people since his wife is dying. Headquarters have already cloned assassins sent to kill him. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode who also made the James Bond action film Tomorrow Never Dies. Schwarzenegger appears to be having fun with duo roles. There is a scene where the clone anticipates killing the real version but cannot bring himself to do it. Duvall as the doctor is interesting because his wife is dying yet she doesn't desire to be cloned. Michael Rapaport as Schwarzenegger's partner has moments of comic relief but the role is cardboard. Michael Rooker is also featured as a villain. Wendy Crewson plays Schwarzenegger's wife who isn't in on the situation. Well made action film about the value of life. Score: 7 / 10

jimbo-53-186511 Adam Gibson (Arnold Schwarzenegger) heads to work one day and on his return from work he discovers a clone of himself celebrating his birthday with his family. Cloning of humans is illegal and, for Gibson, discovering his clone is potentially bad news for both Gibson and his family as it means that the secret that they're trying to protect could end up becoming common knowledge. The organisation responsible for cloning Gibson will do everything in their power to protect their secret even if it means killing Gibson and his family.As a concept, this is very interesting and it's the sort of film that provides you with a nice piece of escapism. The subject matter of cloning humans is ripe for all kinds of social commentary - would you want another chance at living again after you've died or would you just rather die naturally and let your loved ones mourn you and leave your memories with them? Although the cloning aspect is a forerunner for the film I did like the idea that one aspect of the film showed someone who didn't want to be cloned - yes it's too far-fetched to be taken seriously (it's science fiction after all), but it does make you think whilst the film is running.As with most Arnie films, this one is very entertaining and lots of fun. Hank and his virtual girlfriend, the virtual lawyer and the virtual psychiatrist - all these characters were only in the film for a short period of time, but all of them were very memorable and very funny. I think the funniest part of the film was when Gibson was trying to ring the police and he kept being given lots of options before he could be connected to the police. This may have been mildly amusing back in 2000, but in 2015 when virtually every number that you ring now gives you these irritating options before you can actually speak to a person ultimately made that scene incredibly funny. When the two 'Arnies' cross paths later in the film these scenes also provide for some very funny exchanges. Arnie doesn't have quite as many 'one liners' as in previous outings, but we're treated to a great one towards the end of the film.As much as I enjoyed this film I did find one or two weaknesses; I understand that the idea of cloning animals was referenced in the film because it's legal to clone animals, but illegal to clone humans. However, I felt it would have been better if the writers had just made it about cloning humans. The idea of cloning animals just isn't that interesting and the fact that it seemed important at the start and then was ignored for the rest of the film also seemed a little bit strange. I also felt the finale was a little over-blown and ran on for too long, but these are minor issues.Despite some minor issues with the plotting, The 6th Day is an entertaining, fun and mostly thought-provoking film that is well worth watching. Whilst it doesn't quite reach the greatness of Total Recall (Arnie's other big sci-fi film) it's still a very good film that fans of Arnie and fans of sci-fi will not be disappointed with.

Dalbert Pringle In this $82 million, "sooner-than-you-think", Sci-Fi yarn about human cloning, neither fantastic stunts nor expensive visual effects could ever save this utter mess from being reduced to the level of a predictable and decidedly confused "cat & mouse" snore-fest.In "The 6th Day" I quickly lost track of just how many people (especially those in high-ranking positions) were in on this whole cloning conspiracy. This business got so out of hand that, before long, it became quite laughable.And, since "The 6th Day's" storyline was dealing with the controversial subject matter of human DNA and cloning, I just knew that the topic concerning Christianity's "god" would inevitably enter into the equation, as well as the whole tired issue about "family values", too.And, speaking about Arnold Whats-his-name (who was paid $25 million to play the Adam Gibson character) - At 53, I thought the "Austrian Oak" was clearly too old for his part. And the utter nonsense of his character playing a game of deception with his own clone was just too-too stupid for words.It really killed me that in "The 6th Day" cloning was so far advanced that it only took the pressing of but a few buttons and, then, "Presto!", in a 2-hour time-frame, a person was entirely cloned, right down to their memories, their idiosyncrasies, etc., etc., etc..... (Sheesh! Spare me!)