Movie Debate #52: The Running Man

[Reed Rothchild | 9,548]

 

[Reed Rothchild | 9,548]

...and I don't even want to hear about it Doug(s)

[DarkTone | 986]

Here's sub zero. Now..... plain zero. 

7/10. 

[Gloves | 11,794]

I love this movie, ACTSHYUALLY!

[Tabonga | 2,324]

Cheesy fun  (hence the 7 score) - not really meant to be taken terribly seriously.  And how can you go wrong with a movie that has cameos by Mick Fleetwood and Dweezil Zappa?

 And let's not forget Sven-Ole Thorsen as Sven the Steroid scorer.  (He was in 15  Schwarzenegger films - not to mention Tigris the Gaul in Gladiator.) 

It was also great to see Jim Brown on the big screen again.

Edited January 10, 2021 by Tabonga

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

5 hours ago, Gloves said:

I love this movie, ACTSHYUALLY!

I haven't seen it. I had a pretty good streak of movies that I had seen going too.

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

5 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said:

...and I don't even want to hear about it Doug(s)

If it helps any, I have seen Masters of the Universe, Robocop 2 and Master and Commander.

[Hammerfestus | 3,860]

Schwarzenegger movies are the best movies.  Running man is the best Schwarzenegger movie. 10.

At one point I was on a Stephen King kick and read the book too.  Was actually really enjoyable.  Totally different with, ya know, a story and stuff.  Both awesome.  

[DoctorEncore | 3,691]

I haven't seen it in many years, but I remember it being awesome. 8/10

[Jeevan | 8,914]

never seen it, true lies next plz ihave seen that one

[JamesRobot | 5,806]

53 minutes ago, Hammerfestus said:

Schwarzenegger movies are the best movies.  Running man is the best Schwarzenegger movie. 10.

At one point I was on a Stephen King kick and read the book too.  Was actually really enjoyable.  Totally different with, ya know, a story and stuff.  Both awesome.  

While not my alltime favorite (Conan claims that spot), pretty much my exact sentiment.  I can think of at least 5 Arnold Movies that I would give a 10.  This being one of them.

Running Man also sports the best scene in any movie ever.

Edited January 10, 2021 by JamesRobot

[JamesRobot | 5,806]

@Bearcat-Doug and @Jeevan you've got some homework this weekend.  I expect a 100 word report on my desk by Monday morning.  RM is available on prime right now.

[Gloves | 11,794]

1 hour ago, Bearcat-Doug said:

If it helps any, I have seen Masters of the Universe, Robocop 2 and Master and Commander.

I've not seen any of those.

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

11 minutes ago, Gloves said:

I've not seen any of those.

Master and Commander was pretty good. Robocop 2 was okay. Masters of the Universe was pretty bad. Like the live action SMB movie bad.

[Jeevan | 8,914]

48 minutes ago, JamesRobot said:

@Bearcat-Doug and @Jeevan you've got some homework this weekend.  I expect a 100 word report on my desk by Monday morning.  RM is available on prime right now.

no prime sir

[Gloves | 11,794]

1 minute ago, Jeevan said:

no prime sir

You can rent it on youtube for $5: 

[Jeevan | 8,914]

7 minutes ago, Gloves said:

You can rent it on youtube for $5: 

is it worth 5 bux?

[Gloves | 11,794]

1 minute ago, Jeevan said:

is it worth 5 bux?

I think so.

[SilverspoonGaming | 332]

I watched this move all the time as a kid.  It still holds up today IMO.  Its a 10, as will be Total Recall.

[guitarzombie | 924]

I would have given this a 7.5.  I can't say it was one of the better movies released that year, but I like it more than a 7.

[Jicsan | 589]

Gave it a 9.  Very fun movie with Arnold in his prime.  They don't make them like this anymore.

[twiztor | 851]

easy 9 score. this and Total Recall are my top 2 Arnold movies (which is #1 switches by the day). guess which movie i voted for next?

perfect mix of action and comedy (specifically the one liners). add in my longtime love of gameshows and it's a no-brainer!

[PII | 1,886]

On 1/10/2021 at 12:13 AM, Reed Rothchild said:

 

 

 

I always thought he was obligated to take a cigar out of his mouth before delivering that stinging one-liner.  Never turn your back on Arnie. lol.