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Demolition Man

Demolition Man (1993)

October. 08,1993
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6.7
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R
| Action Crime Science Fiction

Simon Phoenix, a violent criminal cryogenically frozen in 1996, escapes during a parole hearing in 2032 in the utopia of San Angeles. Police are incapable of dealing with his violent ways and turn to his captor, who had also been cryogenically frozen after being wrongfully accused of killing 30 innocent people while apprehending Phoenix.

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cyberpunkmgtow
1993/10/08

This movie is like a satire of current events, but it's getting very close to being a reality as our current society gets more offended at everything. And with the help of things like social media people can get offended by something that happens on the other side of the world, so that's not helping either. Anyway still a very fun movie.

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xgray-03873
1993/10/09

After watching this movie, I feel like this is precisely what the future of the internet and the year 2017 is like. People that are obsessed with the past, can't take a joke and are being sheltered their who lives. And yet, we have two figures from the past, one who feels like he doesn't belong in the new world because of so many restrictions that will rob people of their free-will and individuality for safety and security and with no way of defending themselves. The other, who was being given newer abilities to preserve the past filled with violence and anarchy, but is out-of- control that the handler, himself can not handle the situation anymore and easily became the victim of his own foul play. While I did enjoy watching Wesley Snipes' performance, I feel as though he's been taking notes from Caesar Romero's performance as the Joker from the 1960's Adam West Batman TV series. But yeah, the acting is alright, but there was actually a lot of charm coming from Denis Leary as Edgar Friendly and Sandra Bullock as Lt. Huxley.Overall, I'd say this movie is worth a shot watching on TV or online.8 out of 10

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adonis98-743-186503
1993/10/10

Demolition Man has Wesley Snipes and Sylvester Stallone fight each other after they have come out of a chryo-generic storage hundreds of years into the future. This movie has Pizza Hut, Rat Burgers and a joke about Schwarzenegger being a President and having his own Schwarzenegger Library. Also this film is the definition of 90's Pop Corn action movies is it cheesy? yes it supposed to be you know and it succeeds on that level i mean common in the future we don't even touch our wives we just make love with them in our heads i know right it's cheesy but does anyone else remember Last Action Hero another great 1993 movie where Stallone was supposed to be The Terminator? LOL 1993 was indeed a great year.

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Sam smith (sam_smithreview)
1993/10/11

The opening scene feels like a typical late 1980s/early 1990s action sequence. At least until we realize that there's not going to be a happy ending for the hostages that Spartan is trying to save. Once we arrive at the future, a lot of viewers might misjudge the performances of the principal cast besides Stallone and Snipes. Sandra Bullock, as Lieutenant Lenina Huxley (a reference to Aldous Huxley's book Brave New World)at first seem to be turning in bizarrely incompetent performances. It's only later that we realize they are spot on for the film's "brave new world", which is basically an imitation of a staunchly moralist cult run by Dr. Raymond Cocteau (a reference to famed director Jean Cocteau combined with Cocteau's friend, novelist Raymond Radiguet). This is almost a spin on if the world turned into a very soft world and excuses world.Demolition Man is one of the funniest, most action-packed and most poignant social satires of at least the last 30 years. It's not necessarily the easiest film to appreciate, as it makes its points through extremely over-the-top "mindless" action and tongue-in- cheek, purposefully cheesy plot and dialogue, but it's well worth trying to acclimate oneself to the style if you're not an action or sci-fi fan, as the satire cuts deep.Stallone does an excellent job as over the top old school police cop in a very soft future. He is pretty great at doing action/ comedy

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