Last Action Hero
When a little boy who is a giant fanatic is given a magic
ticket into the movies he must help save the day with his favourite movie
character.
I really liked this movie. Another recommendation (this time
my friend Kent) and after I loved Tangled, I think my friends really understand
my movie tastes. Schwarzenegger gets a bad rep in my film collection as the
worst of all the Batman villains, but in this he is awesome. He plays the
action hero known as Jack Ryder, who is the lead in a series of movies based
around Die Hard meets Beverly Hills Cop meets The Terminator. Arnie is awesome
throughout the film and proves that he is best suited to action heroes than he
is a super-villain. Just as the title would suggest the film is filled with
action sequences, explosions and cheesy one liners. I loved the 4th
act of the film in which the characters go through to the “real world” and
there is a fantastic moment when the villain, Benedict played by Charles Dance,
who is fantastic as the sarcastic evil British genius (aren’t we all?), anyway
he is in the real world notices that not all crimes are given justice and
decides to try his look by murdering a man, only to shout out that he did it,
to no response from the law. My favourite scene in the entire film. Other
supporting cast to look out for include Danny DeVito as the voice of Jack’s
animated friend Whiskers the Cat and Sir Ian McKellen as death.
The film is funny, witty and full of action there is nothing
to not like. Except that it can be too cheesy in places, but for an 90’s movie
not that bad.
Recommend: Yes, and definitely worth a re-watch if you have seen it before.
Overall: 8/10
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