Last Action Hero

 (1993)


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  • Critics Rating 14 critics
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User Reviews

An Unappreciated Gem
Aug 20, 2006
jonathon_naylor - imdb.com
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
A little confused, but very fun and totally under-rated.
Jun 02, 2004
vickievallencourt - imdb.com
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
quick reviews!
May 23, 2004
malkane316 - imdb.com
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
Arnie sends himself up brilliantly
Jul 28, 2003
big al-41 - imdb.com
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
I've got my Ticket Now I'm Going To See The Movie!
Jun 22, 2003
jonkronser - imdb.com
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
Too intellegent for it's target audience
Dec 26, 2002
Mike - imdb.com
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
Underrated
Nov 28, 2002
Nihilist_23 - imdb.com
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
Underrated post-modern take on action movies
Jun 29, 2002
Sentinel-15 - imdb.com
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

Critics Reviews

| Jan 14, 2010
Bigpicturebigsound.com, NY
The Picture The picture is surprisingly decent and crisp in this 1080p, 2.40:1 transfer.....the original opinions of this movie were too harsh....the soundtrack is a fitting complement to the visual.....who ends up along side his favorite action film star within the movie, and then desperately tries to get out.....Maybe Sony is playing it cool, by hoping to double dip with a special edition of Last Action Hero down the road..... ... Full Review
| Jun 18, 1993
Washington Post
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
| Jun 18, 1993
Washington Post
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
| Jun 18, 1993
Fandango
Danny Madigan (Austin O'Brien) is a big fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and especially Arnold's Jack Slater action hero movies. ... Full Review

The Celebrity Cafe
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

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