Review of Last Action Hero (1993) by Mikko K — 02 Feb 2012
Before the review, I talk about action stars. Jason Statham and Dwayne " The Rock " Johnson are the brand new action legends to appreciate. In old times, there were JCVD, Steven Seagal, Chuck Norris, Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone and off course, Harrison Ford. But who was the king of action? Who captured the cliched moments in every single action movie, almost perfectly and much more sillier way?
The Governator! Yeah. Commando, Predator, End of Days, True Lies, Total Recall and the first Conan film are one of my personal favorite of his films. But, when it comes to 1990´s films, this is really stupid and clumsy and soo entertaining!
Last Action Hero is not a spoof of action films. It´s merely a satire and comedic version. Cliched action scenes are going to get their own little touch of it and go over the top! Villains are cliched, one-liners are undated and script is not that brilliant. But the premise is funny. Being as a kid I really loved the idea of being thrown into movie and battle against monsters and fly spaceships.
Arnie is full of fun to watch. He is not just parodying his acting in his action films, he enjoys it. One liners are delivered like in the other films and so blandly. Biggest annoying thing is the kid. He is not just annoying and terrible, he kills the movies magic soon, before it starts to look extremely likable. And supporting cast. Not memorable. Well, Charles Dance is guilty pleasures as the generic villain and Tom Noonan as " The Ripper " is more than a guilty pleasure. He is totally loony!
Cameos are just unforgettable. Sharon Stone, Jim Belushi, JCVD, Little Richard, Chevy Chase, Danny De Vito, Freddy Krueger ( Where he is and he is mentioned in some trivias!! ) and of course, Sly. As a Terminator!
But why 100%?? To be fair, as this movie for most of the people cliched and forgettable, they are thinking wrong. This is suppose to be stupid! Why taking it seriously, when you can have fun with it. You remember Hot Shot´s Part Deux, Hot Fuzz and Tropic Thunder, they go way over taking the genre of action movie, this movie goes on the sillier way. And it´s the only way, I like it. Makers must be thought: Fuck it! Let´s have fun ! ".
Over all, stupid and cliched, but unforgettably pure fun. And to find the funny scenes, there are a lot!
- E.T. parody.
- Pyramid Dogs.
- " Iced that guy! ".
- " Two days to the retirement ".
- Hamlet as action film.
Enjoyed A-Lot!!!!
This review of Last Action Hero (1993) was written by Mikko K on 02 Feb 2012.
Last Action Hero has generally received mixed reviews.
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