The Running Man 1987

Ah yes the original hunger game. Luv it!

"I'll live to see you eat that contract, but I hope you leave enough room for my fist because I'm going to ram it into your stomach and break your god-damn spine!"

I would've loved to see Schwarzenegger rip out Richard Dawson's god-damn spine.

Anyway, first time rewatching Paul Michael Glaser's Running Man and it is still so damn fun. I love that they almost got 2017 right, I love the deep-fake videos, this version of Sub-Zero should be a hidden character in the next Mortal Kombat, I love the one-liners, I really enjoy Richard Dawson in this, especially the scenes with the old lady, the airport scene was fantastic and the outfits are classic.

The Running Man is a fantastic 80's cheesy action movie that will never fail to entertain someone. A lovely rewatch.

I volenteer as tribute lmao.

I have never been able to forgive the makers of this film for ruining a great story and turning it into a joke of a movie that has nothing to do with it's original origins and aside from a few names, shares nothing with the short story upon which it is supposed to be based.

I urge everyone to check out The Running Man by Richard Bachman (AKA Stephen King's pseudonym) as it is a gripping read and a million times better than this dirge.

I only gave it 4/10 and I feel like I'm being generous because I did see it as a kid in the cinema back in the day and have fond memories of going to watch films with friends almost every weekend... Call me a soppy old git I guess. :)

A classic Schwarzenegger Sci-fi movie. Always great fun to watch again.

Part of my 2022 Action Wednesdays

I guess this could just as well been a part of my Sci-Fi Tuesdays, but to me, The Running Man has always been an action movie first and foremost, and… I just got this on Blu-ray and didn't want to wait to see it.

I truly love the book The Running Man by Richard Bachman (Pen name for Stephen King), which only have a passing resemblance to what became this Schwarzenegger action movie, but that might be why I manage to like both of them. The movie is so different that they can both be good.

The biggest difference between the book and the movie, is the fact that this movie does NOT take itself very seriously. It actually flirts with parody in a few cases. This is totally different in the book, which is rather serious in its tone.

Well...enough about that. There are of course the usual Arnie things here. The cheesy one liners, the strong man fights, etc etc., but it's all very entertaining. When the show starts, it rarely lets up until the end.

The Running Man is a cheesy action extravaganza. Well worth a watch!!!

Old School! Awesome!

7/10
"Their's nothing funny about a dickless moron
with a battery up his ass"
Ha ha best line ever.
Another classic Arni, Another one from my childhood and I still very much enjoyed it now.
Arni's movies age so well and are still very very entertaining and this is no different.
I miss how movies use't to be before all this
sjw,woke pc bull-shit. When movies just
concentrated on being Awesome, fun and
kicked ass, instead of kicking out an Agenda like most do this day and age.

That's why I love Arni movies so much as you are guaranteed good solid entertainment and a damn
good time.

I'm glad Edgar Wright is remaking this, because there are a lot great ideas hidden in this mediocre film. It feels like it's cut from the same cloth as a lot of Verhoeven's work during this time, there's a similar balance of action, sci-fi and satire of 80s excess. Arnold does what you want him to do, the funny cheesy lines are there, the worldbuilding is fine; it checks a lot of boxes. It's just not very memorable, this needed a stronger director, cinematographer and composer. Almost every action sequence suffers from overediting, a lack of wide shots and poorly composed synth & guitar music that fails to amp up the tension. The heavy use of smoke obscures the depth of field and the movie often feels more small scale because of it. It's also not that well paced, taking too long to get to the interesting part. I still like that we have a less serious take on this concept next to Battle Royale, The Hunger Games and Squid Game, but it's almost begging for a remake.

5/10

That just bad... Not even bad enough to be good, just bad acting bad story, bad costumes... Bad everything.

The Running Man is a true 80’s gem that offers an original and thrilling concept. With its charismatic lead, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a dystopian game show setting, it's like the OG Hunger Games. The film's blend of action, satire, and 80’s flair creates a unique cinematic experience that still holds up today. If you're a fan of dystopian thrillers and appreciate the nostalgia of 80’s cinema, The Running Man is a must-see classic.

An adaptation that is fun due to the plot and Arnold Schwarzenegger being cast. Stephen King however didn’t recognize his story at all though.

Huge crush on Maria Conchita Alonso :heart::heart:

Is it weird I want to play climbing for dollars

This is a tricky one to critique, because it's devastatingly stupid in every single imaginable way, but that's also precisely what makes it such a silly, reckless good time. In many ways it's the prototypical Arnold Schwarzenegger action vehicle: tons of bad one-liners, genuinely awful action sets, a romantic subplot with zero chemistry and a retreaded sci-fi premise are only the most glaring notes on its loaded rap sheet. That he's backed by two of the genre's most notorious overactors in Jesse Ventura and Jim Brown just amplifies the insanity, while a carefree, pun-loaded screenplay is only too happy to take advantage.

Former Family Feud host Richard Dawson is noteworthy as the conniving silver age comic book villain behind the whole mess, a role he clearly loved playing. Mind-numbingly simple and eye-poppingly profane, it's the best bad movie you'll see all month.

3 Words : You'll love it. (that's actually 4 words)

Better than I remembered. What I remember as ridiculousness turned out to be a chilling predictions about society as well things like the deep fake videos and trash TV. This movie is a good balance of depth to action cheese as well as sociology to satire. It's never feels slow. Richard Dawson nailed it as Damon.

Without a doubt, a very special contest.