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Eighties action film with Arnie

Advantages: Schwarzenegger
Disadvantages: A bit dated looking

...and film and his book, The Running Man is no different. It was released in 1987 and directed by Paul Michael Glaser. The Running Man is set in the near future, where a dictatorial society exists. The economy has collapsed and a small group of revolutionaries try to fight the oppression. During a food riot, Helicopter cop, Ben Richards (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is ordered to fire and kill the rioters. When he resists, he is over powered and his colleagues ...
...called Running Man, hosted by the heartless, Damon Killian (Richard Dawson). This show is used as a means to distract the population from their dreary lives. Richards and other criminals must survive the show as they are hunted by vicious men who kill their targets in cruel ways all in the aid of ratings. I liked this film and thought it was a frightening vision of the future. It was a good story and featured some despicable characters. Arnold Schwarzenegger ...

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Review of The Running Man (DVD)

I want your boots, your clothes and your Camel!

Advantages: Quite funny, not too much dialogue, great music score! A stunned Camel!
Disadvantages: Atrocious acting, lots of pointless groping!

...inspiration for the character of Conan the Barbarian came from the books by Robert E Howard, the barbarian was also known as Conan the Cimmerian, as this was where he hailed from in the original books published in the 1930's. The stories were originally published in the pulp magazine ' Weird Tales '. As a literary character Conan has stature, many are the stories where tall, long haired barbarians are portrayed with there hulking muscles and barbaric ...
...With the release of Conan in 1982 finally there was a film that could do justice to the books, roughly half a century after Conan saw print the film was about to be unleashed. Although a good film in its own right, the connections with the original stories are quite loose, only a few characters get a strong mention. The film was written by the unlikely pairing of Oliver Stone and John Milius and the script draws material from a number of stories ...

Gildor_Inglorion 09.09.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Conan The Barbarian (DVD)

~ Are you ready! ~

Advantages: Cast, Comedy, Narrative
Disadvantages: Same old Arnie character, far fetched action.

...is even more annoying. In the last week I have watched a lot of films. After visiting town to have a look around we came across four DVD’s for £10. We thought this would save us money from going out and keep us occupied. One of the films my boyfriend chose was The 6th day. I wasn’t really keen on watching it to be honest, even tough I remember vaguely watching it before. However, since we had no other films left we put this on the other day. It was ...
...and his characters remain quite the same. This film Was released in 2000 so has been out for several years. I remember watching this on tele a few years’ back and thought it was ok; I couldn’t really remember much though. INFO Director- Roger Spottiswoode I have no idea who this was when I saw the name come up in the title sequence so I was not sure of his reputation. After looking him up Roger is a Canadian director and has been directing since ...

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Review of The 6th Day (DVD)

Awe-inspiring blockbuster that hasn't dated

Advantages: The film which made Arnie a star
Disadvantages: The film sequels aren't as good

...is the first of three Conan the Barbarian films, and it far outshines the others. Arnold Schwarzeneger was not the first choice for the lead in the movie, but now one cannot imagine that anyone else could have been more appropriate. This is the movie that made Arnie famous as a celluloid acion hero. The story is from a series of books of the same name, written by Robert E Howard, in the 1930s. Howard was the father of the "sword and sorcery" genre ...
...some extent, the idea of Conan was inspired by the works of the philosopher Frederik Nietsche. Conan is the Superman and embodies the idea of "what does not kill me makes me stronger". After he is captured by the merciless warriors of a snake-worshipping cult, who kill his parents and all adults in his village, Conan and all the children are sold into slavery. They are made to trudge constantly around in circles to push a heavy wheel (some kind of ...

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Review of Conan The Barbarian (Special Edition) (DVD)

Arnie's breakthrough as Conan

Advantages: Great atmosphere throughout the film
Disadvantages: Quite simple, not a lot of dialogue from the star

...as the title role in Conan The Barbarian, a film directed by John Milius. Arnie, as he has become better known, had appeared in a few films already, but this is considered to be his breakthrough film. The Plot As a child, Conan witnesses the vicious killings of his family and clansmen at the hands of a vicious warlord who is controlling of his people and of all the land, Thulsa Doom. Years later, following a childhood of slavery, Conan finds himself ...
...there is one scene where Conan is standing on a rock precipice practicing by brandishing his sword in controlled fight movements. This is highly skillful, and a testament to the dedication Arnie displays in many of his performances. Sandahl Bergman is sassy as the warrior Conan falls for, Valeria, and Gerry Lopez does very well as the haunting thief Subotai. Max Von Sydow turns in a small but effective role as King Osric, and Mako is extremely believable ...

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