Harshaw
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It was one of those movies on at like 2 am lol. I am sure I don't remember much clearly.
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The Running Man
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I remember it being okay just to waste some time, kind of a goofy concept but at least it was something somewhat original. There's a lot worse things out there.
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Wombat
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Look, I want to give Edgar Wright the benefit of the doubt for past service to mankind (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz), but this did not do it for me.
Yeah, it matches the book setting more (where the entire country is theoretically after them, and they have to record and mail video testimonials every day so they can't just camp out in a cave), but everything else feels like a downgrade vs the original, from changing the villain from a entertainment conglomerate the populace actively roots against by the end to "Americans suck!", to the Stallone Judge Dredd city sets, to the live-in-their-moms'-basements rebellion members (compared to the militia / ex-cons of the original).
Not a good first impression in my book.
Yeah, it matches the book setting more (where the entire country is theoretically after them, and they have to record and mail video testimonials every day so they can't just camp out in a cave), but everything else feels like a downgrade vs the original, from changing the villain from a entertainment conglomerate the populace actively roots against by the end to "Americans suck!", to the Stallone Judge Dredd city sets, to the live-in-their-moms'-basements rebellion members (compared to the militia / ex-cons of the original).
Not a good first impression in my book.
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I thought in the book the general populace gave hints and sightings - and got money? and the hunters were the only ones “doing the shooting” - this just looks like john wick when he gets excommunication now EVERYONE happens to be a secret assassin
Djay
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Running Man and Total Recall were my favorite Arnold movies as a kid. My dad had them recorded on VHS and I watched them both probably a dozen times. I read the book a few years ago and it was nothing like what I was expecting.
I'll probably watch this when it's free on HBO or Netflix. I'm expecting it to fall flat just like the Total Recall remake did.
I'll probably watch this when it's free on HBO or Netflix. I'm expecting it to fall flat just like the Total Recall remake did.
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He got too old for it but for a while I would have wanted Drew Carey. Richard Dawson is doing work every second he's on screen in the original film and I think Carey could have swung from game show host to villain in a similar fashion.