Directed by:
Marco BrambillaCinematography:
Alex ThomsonComposer:
Elliot GoldenthalCast:
Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne, Benjamin Bratt, Bob Gunton, Glenn Shadix, Denis Leary, Bill Cobbs, Troy Evans (more)VOD (1)
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In the 1990s, urban terrorist Simon Phoenix is imprisoned in ice for the protection of society. His arch-nemesis, police officer John Spartan, also suffers the same fate after Phoenix frames him for the deaths of a busload of innocent bystanders. In 2032, in the renamed city of San Angeles, Phoenix is accidentally freed and begins a new crime spree on a now violence-free populace. Spartan is released to capture the one-man wrecking crew; in the process, he discovers the corruption beneath San Angeles' pristine surface. Through non-stop jokes and action, Spartan shows the docile, futuristic police force that the old ways are sometimes the best ways. (official distributor synopsis)
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Demolition Man is an action sci-fi with huge flair and a very nostalgic 90s feel. It's clear to me that they make movies differently nowadays and that Demolition Man probably wouldn't succeed in this shape and form today. But for me, it represents the purest memory of the "honest" nineties, when I was chasing VHSes (not even girls yet) and wanted to have muscles like Stallone. Plus it's hugely entertaining. "Be well."
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Decent and very fast-paced action, above-average locations, and a brilliant comedic charge. But this legendary action-packed film has a lot more to offer. It's a good idea to portray a rough and gritty present full of violence in a distant, moderate version of the future, but where not everything is as glamorous as it may seem at first glance. There are plenty of references and nods that cannot be missed. Snipes and Stallone are excellent in their roles, and the overall visual depiction has no significant flaws. Occasionally, the overly simplistic script with a few relatively dull and unnecessary parts can be bothersome, but otherwise, this film is filled with a large number of directorial ideas and parody scenes.
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Sure, those points are heavily driven by nostalgia, but this film just managed to stick in my memory, and I remember quite a few quotes from it, which isn't that usual for me. Even after all these years I still enjoyed it very much, and Stallone is great here and his chemistry with Sandra works great. Phoenix suddenly seemed very ordinary as a villain, but it was still great.
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The opening part of the film is excellent, shot with great perspective and decorated with surprisingly good performances by Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes,. Over time, the perspective fades and the film slides into action routine in which only Sandra Bullock can impress with her cool face and the appearance of a naïve virgin before the prom. It’s too bad - all they had to do was to keep the humor and not take the story (pretty pointless, of course) so seriously. Demolition Man, however, is one of the better items in Sylvester Stallone's filmography...
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I would have given five stars but the music during the action scenes was annoying, and time took its toll on the visuals, which I found a little distracting. What I also didn’t like were Phoenix's monologues. He reminded me of a bad guy from a soap opera (minus all that staring into the camera). But that's the end of my gripes. Sly Stallone and Sandra Bullock complemented each other perfectly, it was packed with one-liners, I reminisced about the bygone days of rivalry between action muscle men, and the creators managed to portray exactly the kind of degenerate human society as is commonly seen today. The police still haven't been trained to fight violence, only the criminals don't come out of the freezer but arrive on dodgy vessels. P.S. It still boggles my mind how the three seashells worked...
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