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Strong and Moving!

Sadly Over-hyped

Absolutely Fantastic

Blistering performances.

I haven't watched this since it first came out. I remember liking it but not really something that I was very keen on. That is until I rewatched it recently. I can appreciate now what this movie was doing and it is fantastic. Not to mention I love the nostalgic buddy cop movies. This movie has it all for me. Even the kid is pretty good. Some of the special effects don't hold up too well but all in all a fun entertaining movie designed to be a commentary on movies wrapped in an action movie.

I wish this fantastic movie had a sequel coming. Brilliant story beautifully executed.

I'm proudly jumping on the "this movie is underrated" bandwagon. It's also why I'm giving it a 10/10. In all honesty it's more of a 7/10 flick but it could use the boost. Where this movie really shines is in its self awareness, satirizing the action movie genre (and Arnie himself) that was so popular during the 80's and 90's, using all of its cliches to its advantage. One of the film's chief writers is Shane Black, the man responsible for almost single-handedly inventing the Lethal Weapon universe (and there are several nods to the franchise throughout the film). Anyone who is familiar with his portfolio (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Nice Guys, Last Boy Scout) knows that the man has a way with words that is authentically funny and smart. All in all, this film is a lot better than critics and the public gave it credit for when it came out. A seriously hilarious and intentionally over-the-top film that cleverly indulges in its own cinematic self awareness.

The use of a "Magic Ticket" years before the first "Willie Wonka" movie! A stolen premise from "The Purple Rose of Cairo". Of course a projected fictional character cannot walk off the screen into "real life" and someone can't walk onto a film. "The Slasher" pushes "Jack Slater's son" over the fatal edge of a tall building and that's a very unfunny beginning. Great explosions, fire, special effects, and stunts. At it's best when it's acting like the comic book hero movie "Dick Tracy" or the campy version of "Batman". Almost too many cameos and "walk-ons" to count. Basically a "set-up" for numerous and preposterous "action hero stunts" each about 20 minutes long. Caught up in "the real world", Jack Slater must find his way back to his imaginary movie world where his mortal wound becomes "just a scratch", of course! Arnold pretty much plays an exaggeration of himself and it's a perfect vehicle for him. On repeated viewing, it is paradoxically more enjoyable yet more stupid. I love the "trained" Doberman Dogs. Like "Airplane" some of the jokes are brilliant and some are not funny at all. Why has no other reviewer mentioned that "Oddjob" from "Goldfinger" is villain Benedict's henchman and that every woman in the fantasy world is a "babe" including Jack Slater's "daughter"? For fans of mindless action hero movies!