The streets are ruled by acts of violence and terror, nothing and nobody is safe.
Simon Phoenix is one of the worst criminals that Los Angeles has ever seen, and only one man can stop him - L.A.P.D. officer John "Demotion Man" Spartan.
When John apprehended Phoenix, he was surprisingly found as an accessory to the recent crime and was also sent to the "Cryo Prison".
During John Spartan's sentence, Los Angeles' theme and society had dramatically changed from one of violence to one of peace. Phoenix, revived for a parole hearing managed to escape and uses Los Angeles to his advantage.
The Police are unable to stop him with their non-violent solutions and have no choice but to let out John Spartan to stop him. Now, Spartan not only has to stop Phoenix, but to adapt himself to the future society he has no knowledge about....
Ever so slightly riffing on 'Brave new world', the movie is one of Stallones most entertaining films of the nineties, and he was at this peak during his little resurgence thanks to Cliffhanger.
But Stallone is outshone by snipes, playing a cross between Nicholsons Joker and Nino Brown. He exudes evil, and has some fantastic lines and set pieces.
The story gets thrown to the side in favour of the action and one liners, but seeing as this is produced by Silver, story isn't really one of it's main concerns.
My only gripe is that the opening scene is so fantastically made, with an explosion to make Lethal Weapon 3 embarrassed, the rest of the film struggle to keep up with it action wise, so we are left with Stallone trying to come to terms with earths changes in many 'comedy' ways.
but all in all it's a great movie, very underrated by snobs, and a perfect Friday night film.
Just don't remember 1996 being like that.
Simon Phoenix is one of the worst criminals that Los Angeles has ever seen, and only one man can stop him - L.A.P.D. officer John "Demotion Man" Spartan.
When John apprehended Phoenix, he was surprisingly found as an accessory to the recent crime and was also sent to the "Cryo Prison".
During John Spartan's sentence, Los Angeles' theme and society had dramatically changed from one of violence to one of peace. Phoenix, revived for a parole hearing managed to escape and uses Los Angeles to his advantage.
The Police are unable to stop him with their non-violent solutions and have no choice but to let out John Spartan to stop him. Now, Spartan not only has to stop Phoenix, but to adapt himself to the future society he has no knowledge about....
Ever so slightly riffing on 'Brave new world', the movie is one of Stallones most entertaining films of the nineties, and he was at this peak during his little resurgence thanks to Cliffhanger.
But Stallone is outshone by snipes, playing a cross between Nicholsons Joker and Nino Brown. He exudes evil, and has some fantastic lines and set pieces.
The story gets thrown to the side in favour of the action and one liners, but seeing as this is produced by Silver, story isn't really one of it's main concerns.
My only gripe is that the opening scene is so fantastically made, with an explosion to make Lethal Weapon 3 embarrassed, the rest of the film struggle to keep up with it action wise, so we are left with Stallone trying to come to terms with earths changes in many 'comedy' ways.
but all in all it's a great movie, very underrated by snobs, and a perfect Friday night film.
Just don't remember 1996 being like that.