Review of Last Action Hero (1993) by Czg — 21 Sep 2018

20 years after its release this movie is still funnier, smarter, and more self-aware than 99% of films released in the time passed since.

This film is an underrated classic. It's Adaptation, made well before Adaptation - as an action movie.

The best I can tell is, you have to watch it with your thinking cap on. It is slower than a 'full-blown action movie' but is also much, much more rewarding. Mr. Benedict, written with excellent lines and an impeccable performance from Charles Dance, is among the all-time biggest movie villains along with the Emperor from Star Wars, Judge Doom from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Hans Gruber from Die Hard. Swarzenegger was at the prime of his career when he made this film but the self-critical nature of it shows a certain level-headed quality about the actor, where, at the top of his game he was able to step out of his trademark 'macho' screen personality and make a fool of himself.

The film could have been edited a bit tighter - but hell, it's still a masterpiece. Any person wanting to make movies must watch this.

I mean, it has effing Sir Ian McKellen.