Last Action Hero

We all have that one movie we absolutely love but of which no one else seems to think very highly. My 10/10 rating for LAST ACTION HERO signals that this is mine. But before you laugh me out of IMDb,... Full review

I am totally amazed that most of the so-called "expert" film critics at the time didn't seem to have a clue what this movie was doing. It is positively one of the tightest, most brilliant, sly, wickedly satirical action movie... Full review

LAST ACTION HERO went down in the books as a notorious, hopeless bomb, putting it in the same company as films like HUDSON HAWK, BATTLEFIELD EARTH, and GIGLI. And although it was a huge financial dissapointment back in 1993, this... Full review

Another underrated movie, and one which few people understand, or try to. This is a spoof of action movies, primarily those starring Arnie and Stallone, ones which director McTiernen has made a living from. That said, the action, stunts, effects... Full review

This would have been the movie of the summer had Jurassic Park not been released at the same time.Arnie sends himself up brilliantly and the it never takes itself seriously. My god the people who slate this movie are sad... Full review

Last Action Hero may well have arrived DOA due to Dan Cortese's lame as could be tagline for Burger King " I got my ticket, now I'm Going To See The Movie!".Aside from that unsuccesful cross promotion, there is little... Full review

Okay folks, this movie is what's called a spoof, send-up, parody, satire, or all of the above. If you were expecting a serious action movie, well DUHHHH!! No wonder you hated it! I happen to think that it is real... Full review

After a string of predictable cookie cutter script action flicks that made money from Arnie's muscles and persona, one studio decided to take a chance and try a Hollywood self-mocking film starring the big guy. It had a story line... Full review

What can I say? A lot of people looked at this as a cheap Arnold action movie, and while it's not a great film it's certainly a good one with a very good concept. The intentional continuity errors are funny... Full review

Highly underrated Arnie movie. Is it a comedy? An action movie? A spoof of the entire action movie genre? Well, it might be all of them, and more.This movie could be interpreted in several ways. In it, Arnold is spoofing... Full review

But if "Action Hero" has its dead spots, it can also be funny -- very funny. Action Hero," with multiple cameos from Sharon Stone, Hammer, Jean-Claude Van Damme and a myriad others, has a quorum of good moments -- and more than enough of Arnold -- to satisfy the crowd. ... Full Review

The movie isn't mindless; it just has a mind that's a bit junky and muddled. Except that in "Last Action Hero," the creature that seems headed for extinction is the hero. Or at least to the action hero Arnold. ... Full Review

Danny Madigan (Austin O'Brien) is a big fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and especially Arnold's Jack Slater action hero movies. ... Full Review

Watch this movie and be prepared to thoroughly enjoy it! Throughout the movie, the question is asked again and again, why anyone should believe the boy from the real world, while simultaneously the idea of the perfect movie world is questioned, as every situation will inevitably be what you make of it. ... Full Review

Regardless of the reasons, I'm at a loss as to why Last Action Hero failed to find a proper audience, especially considering how well-publicized and promoted the film was at the time of its release. Last Action Hero has always been a semi-guilty pleasure of mine, not because I'm ashamed to admit liking it, but because I actually think, unlike most critics, that it is a good and entertaining movie. ... Full Review

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From January on up their respective release dates, both films were being heavily marketed. Each film's teaser trailers had sparked interest and talk among the trades. ... Full Article

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Among other things-too many other things- Arnold Schwarzenegger 's Last Action Hero is the first $70 million-plus deconstructionist action movie. Admittedly, Columbia Pictures is not selling it as a postmodernist opus ("Quel plaisir! You haven't lived until you've seen Arnold ... Full Article

My guess is that Arnold Schwarzenegger is used to having everything both ways: He espouses health and exercise but always seems to be puffing on a huge stogie; he is worshiped by kids but makes hard R-rated movies that are... ... Full Article