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Demolition Man.

Can't wait to see this movie.Rated R for non-stop action violence,and for strong language.Canada:14A.

The proper title of this film should've been "The Career Ender"

I was flipping through the cable channels the other night and what do you think was playing? Yep, that "forgettable' science fiction film "The Demolition Man" starring none other than Sly Stallone. This film was bad from the very start. I remember paying my $5.00 (shows how long ago this was!)at the theatre to see this. Now Stallone was trying to reinvent himself with this film. I believe this was the first or second of his attempts in a field that he had no business. Stallone is the equivalant of Forest Gump in science fiction. First off the premise that criminals are not executed anymore, but permanently frozen to be rehibilitated later on in the future. And that Stallone's character (who is a cop) is also sent "up the freezer" for going after Simon Phoenix...(what a name). Anywho, he gets thawed and reprogrammed with the knack of knitting as his rehibilitation. What the? Come on. This movie lacked in everything. Story, character, plot, character, and most of all ACTING. Sad to say that this was Sandra Bullock's first rola and she had to play the leading lady to the "Italian Stallion". She must of have felt like Adrian Balboa in Rocky. Well this movie just was bad. Now its not entirely disappointing. I did like Wesley Snipe's character in the film. I like it when a leading star "acts out of the box". Snipes goes to unfamiliar territory playing a baddie that bites it in the end. Of course Snipes has since gone on to do bigger projects (aka Blade and Blade 2). Wouldn't that have been a hoot to see Stallone trying being the "day walker"?? LOLAnyway, this film could've been so much better if it was done in the premise of an "Escape from New York" or the "Road Warrior". The special effects weren't bad, but just lacked elements.Its one of those films that should've been at television show first. Probably would've wound up on Fox or USA Networks. Anyway, if there's nothing else on and you have insomnia, then watch it for a laugh. See how the over the hill Stallone pretends to still be a tough guy. The sequel should be..."Demoltion Man II: The Geriatric Method"

SANDRA BULLOCK STEALS THE SHOW....

This is an enormously entertaining film that is slyly intelligent, chock full of action, and quite humorous. The time is the future, 2032 AD. The location is California, and the police just ain't what they used to be, as the future is a sanitized, politically correct world, where only the most benign behavior is the standard by which all live. Even bad language is a no no. The police of the future have nothing in common with the police of the past. Guns are outlawed, as is all physical violence. Los Angeles is no more, having merged with San Diego into a new entity known as San Angeles, which is ruled by the architect of the new society, Dr. Raymond Cocteau, who is played with sage aplomb by the late Nigel Hawthorne. He is not, however, all that he seems.

This is, indeed, a "brave new world" and Lenina Huxley, played with delicious comic abandon by Sandra Bullock, is a police woman who waxes nostalgic for the past. The LAPD is now the SAPD. Her colleague, Alfredo Garcia, played with Eagle Scout earnestness by Benjamin Bratt, epitomizes the new order of things. He is a Dudley-do-right without the wherewithal to set right what is soon to go wrong. His is a future where everyone's whereabouts are known to the police, as all are tagged with a device that allows the police monitor their whereabouts. His is a future where all obey instantly, and civility is the standard of the day. His is a future where all address each other by their full names. His is a future where meat is no longer a food item, the use of salt is illegal, and corporate franchise wars have left Taco Bell to reign supreme as THE restaurant of the time. His is a future where sex is a non-contact activity.


The violent past intrudes on this sanitized future in the persona of Simon Phoenix, played with over-the-top abandon by a blond Wesley Snipes, who, like a phoenix arising out of the ashes, is freed from his cryogenic prison and unleashed upon an unprepared SAPD. Clueless in the face of such testosterone charged violence, the SAPD arrange to have twentieth century super lawman John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone) released from his own cryogenic prison in hopes that he will be able to deal with the chaotic nature of Simon Phoenix and stop his senselessly violent rampage. Lenina Huxley is teamed up with Spartan in order to help him adjust to this brave new world. She is over-the-top with happiness at this development, as her fondness for nostagia will be sated by the opportunity to get up close and personal with a blast from the past.

Needless to say, Spartan and Phoenix clash, as old warriors are wont to do. There is enough violence, mayhem, and action to satisfy the most die hard fans of this genre. What happens will not disappoint the viewer, as old scores are settled, inequitable situations are righted, and a brave new world gets a little fine tuning for the better. This action flick, sci-fi crossover does not fail to entertain, and it does so more intelligently than most films in this genre. Make no mistake, however, while Wesley Snipes gives her a run for her money, it is Sandra Bullock who steals the show with her drolly delivered dialogue, her deft comedic timing and innate charm. Sylvester Stallone, as wooden as ever, is not even a blip on the radar.

Wesley Snipes takes over the movie and makes you forget Sly.

Wes usually takes the hero role but maybe he should consider taking more villians. He makes Simon Phoenix a vibrant crackling character that really owns this movie. Everyone does a game job and seems to be having fun in this one. Even Sly is tolerable!

The film begins in present day and then catapults into futuristic LA after the world is nearly destroyed by our violent tendencies. As Phoenix opines "the world has turned into a bunch of robed sissies". How do our hero and villian get transported into time? Well it seems a mix up back in the day got our two leads locked in cryo-prison where they stayed frozen in their distinctive eras. At a parole hearing Phoenix escapes and the new world is needless to say ill equipped to handle a criminal as violent as he is. This leads to the reanimation of Stallone and the chase is on.


They do a good job with the fish out of water element and as I said they have some good supporting work. Bullock, Leary, and Bratt do good jobs in their roles and the story while a little flat at times never bogs down too much. The movie knows it is here to entertain and it does that in spades.

The fun is for kids not for Grown ups, a big waste.

This has to be one of the wrongly made flick, it had fun & joy for the kids and violent action for the grown ups, a bad mixture. If the film has violence to a American PG-13 standard, it would be pleasing.A childish experience, try something else like The Fifth Element where the fun & joy is suitable for everyone. Best feature in this film is Sandra Bullock, but Milla Jovovich beats her in The Fifth Element, they both did Kung Fu in both movies, both movies are Sci-Fi, both are silly but fun to watch, but Demolition Man is not for kids.

Awesome movie

I first saw this movie in the theater when it came out in 93 and loved it. The cool futuristic toys and Stallone and Sandra Bullock make a great on-screen couple. Snipes delivers as the bad guy, and Stallone is the cop who is frozen but thawed out 36 years later to stop him once again. Plenty of one-liners and action.

see you at the Bell

Great movie. This is the type of movie that gets more fun to watch as time goes on, like "The Time Machine" that was released back in the fifties. It lets you get an idea of "what did they think the future would be like" and see how close they are. One funny note is how close one thing is. The Taco Bell. No, Taco Bell has NOT become the only fast food franchise, as the movie foretells, nor is it the center of haute cuisine culture. But the blue-purple and hot pink bell of today is certainly present in the movie in an era when the company still used Mexican green, yellow, and red. Life imitating art?It's the sort of thing you wouldn't notice unless you'd seen the movie when it was released (like I did) and then see it later. [This same sort of thing shows up in Schwarzenegger's Total Recall...remember the girl putting EIGHT quarters in the Coke machine...remember how LUDICROUS that seemed when the movie came out?] Something that made me laugh over and over was the machines which ticket people for bad language by sounding an alarm and printing a ticket. Needless to say, there are lots of sequences of bad language and they nearly wear the joke out. Great movie even the second time around. Very predictable must-see sci-fi fun.

Demolition Man

I knew this was a film that involved Sylvester Stallone and a lot of explosions, but I had no idea of the plot, and I'm glad I gave into it. Basically it is 1996 (three years ahead of the release of this film) and one of the worst criminals of the city of Los Angeles is Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes), and the man who apprehended him L.A.P.D. officer John Spartan, aka 'The Demolition Man' (Stallone) is taken with him for being an accessory in his crime, and both are put in a new prison system called Cryo Prison, yep, they're cryogenically frozen. Years later, 2035, the city changed to San Angeles, and society became peaceful, nice, kind and understanding, like the people of Pleasantville! In this world all things that can ruin this peace (with argument), e.g. meat, sex, swearing (which becomes a common joke, they hear a buzz and get a fine ticket) violence, and of course weapons are banned and unseen. When Phoenix manages to escape from his Cryo chamber, the cops decide that Spartan as the only other person with knowledge of the early 21st Century and Phoenix should be thawed out as well. So begins a chase of the bad guy with Lt. Lenina Huxley (Sandra Bullock) by Spartan's side, education of this new (and pretty absurd) world, and many explosions and gun play. Also starring The Madness of King Geroge's Nigel Hawthorne as Dr. Raymond Cocteau (the man mainly responsible for this peaceful world), Catwoman's Benjamin Bratt as Alfredo Garcia, The Shawshank Redemption's Bob Gunton as Chief George Earle, Beetle Juice's Glenn Shadix as Associate Bob, Small Soldiers' Denis Leary as Edgar Friendly, Die Hard and Licence to Kill's Grand L. Bush as Young Zachary Lamb, Steve Kahan as Captain Healy, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer's Bill Cobbs as Aged Zachary Lamb, Rob Schneider as Erwin, look out for Jack Black as Wasteland Scrap and Predator's Jesse Ventura as CryoCon. Snipes is a great mad villain (Stallone wanted Jackie Chan, who refused to become a bad guy), the humour of this future is not only amusing, but slightly hard to deal with, just a fun film. Wesley Snipes was number 96 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars. Very good!

Typical action-comedy, delivers exactly what it promises

From the very first scene of this film, I was aware that it would be a typical 90's action/comedy. It's clear from the very first frame. However, once you start to watch it, you'll realize that it's one of the few that actually deliver; plenty of one-liners, action scenes, a bad-ass hero and villain, plenty of explosions and nifty guns. It has everything you could want in an action movie, and pretty much everything you could want in a funny movie, as well. Actually, the action and the comedy in the film are equally big parts of the film. The film benefits highly from having two action icons in the leads(much like Dolph and Van Damme in Universal Soldier), Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes. Stallone is well-known and credible in the ass-kicking hero part, and Snipes definitely seems to enjoy playing the cool, one-liner spouting villain. The plot is surprisingly good; it has a good pace, and is rarely boring, though on multiple viewings it can get a little bland, and it will not keep your attention(at least not through the plot), though it may keep you watching just to catch the next one-liner or action scene. The acting is fairly good. I didn't find any of the characters to be terribly badly acted, anyway. The characters are well-written and credible, not to mention (mostly) very entertaining. Snipes and Stallone have a good on-screen chemistry which makes their rivalry on screen believable. The action scenes are entertaining, well-choreographed and just plain fun. The jokes and one-liners are great; the overall humor and comedy in the film is probably the most valuable asset, as the action is somewhat outdated by now. The characters are all well-cast. The science fiction elements are well-integrated and entertaining, though rarely likely(but, of course, that is the whole purpose of the film). All in all, just a very entertaining typical action-comedy, that most likely will have the generic film-fan laughing and cheering. Most people can probably find something entertaining in this film. I recommend it to any fan of any of the actors, action films and comedies in general, and just plain action movie buffs. 7/10

The future's so bright, I gotta use sea shells??

Lighten up, people! Just what do we expect from a film called "DEMOLITION Man",hmm? Social relevancy? Oscar nominations? The two combatants duke it out in the present, then take it to the future. Both Stallone and Snipes seem to relish chewing the scenery no matter what the century. It's fun to look through John Spartan's eyes at a world that is no longer recognizable;
a world that he no longer fits into. A world where sea shells have taken on a whole new usage!Demolition Man is an action-packed ride into the future. A future where nearly everything has been outlawed, where crime is almost non-existant, and where two foes suddenly find themselves in a face off...to the death.
Sandra Bullock is as lovely as ever, providing some of the best lines in the film, borne out of her innocent attempts at speaking 90s-ese. While I would never classify Demolition Man as anything near a classic, it is a good old fashioned (if you can be old fashioned in the future!) good guy vs bad guy flick. Only one truly objectionable scene for the potentially squeamish (with the warden). Otherwise, a good choice for a no-brain-necessary night at the movies.

Superlative action film!

Brilliant action film where two of the most violent adversarys imaginable are pitted against each other in a pacifistic society! One of Sly's best, meticulously thought out and totally even with the action not letting up for a second, and a great sense of humour thanks to an excellent script. Also notable for several excellent fight scenes. The UK version has one violent shot cut from the film, hence the UK disc has the audio commentary ommited (or else it would be out of sinc).

Is this movie supposed to be a comedy?

The movie begins with an action sequence where some innocent people are killed. Stallone, who plays a cop, is wrongly blamed, and both he and the real culprit, Snipes, are put into stasis. 22 years later, a corrupt government leader lets Snipes free and hires him as an assassin. Stallone is freed by the police to capture Snipes.Snipes character is so freakin' nuts that he makes you laugh and think "wtf" quite often. The world in 2032 is so wacked-out that it leaves you intrigued. All the characters are so weird, too. There's some action involved but it's all very unrealistic. So, basically, it's a half-decent movie that's poorly made and some of the crazy things in it are so crazy that their funny.Basically if you get this in a Stallone set (as I did) it's worth about $3 dollars (if a regular DVD costs like $10) or if you're a die-hard Stallone fan it's worth it, and you get to see pretty much all of Stallone's body minus his junk, if you're into that.

good silly fun

The three main words to describe this futuristic sci-fi (loosey) comedy. This movie was just good clean, harmless fun, well maybe not for all people, but it tries. OH what am I saying, this is mainly for those action fans, who'll just do anything to see Wesely Snipes and Sly duke it out. It's soo cool. I love this film, in the way it can be funny (particularly the violation machines giving out tickets to people who cuss or curse) have good action sequences, and have characters who u can care about: Sandra Bullock, was hilarious, Wesely Snipes seems right at home as the badguy, and Sly is pretty hilarious too, I just love those one-liners. The only thing is that by the end of this film, it seemed to fall apart, but despite that I still love this film. It doesn't rank up there with TOTAL RECALL or TERMINATOR or even STARSSHIP TROOPERS, but still it is enjoyable mindless fun. **1/2 out of ****.

Great and Funny Action Flick!!!

Demolition Man is a very fast paced, action-filled and funny action film. This might be Stallones vehicle, but it is Snipes who steals the show. There is also some good humor parts by Denis Leary, Rob Schneider Sandra Bullock and even Benjamin Bratt. Sure it isn't great drama, but it is a very good action-sci-fi flick. If your wanting dramatic serious then go rent the
friggin' overrated The Piano.It would be hell to wake up over 30 years later from a cryogenic sleep to have to put away the worst criminal you ever faced.Stallone pulls it off with his dead pan one liners. To the critic who says this would be like Pat Robertson's world, I think he has it wrong. It would be like waking up in a politically correct hell where there is nothing offensive, or bad behavior like swearing, smoking and drinking. This is one funny action movie. A must for all people who like guy movies. But, come on Taco Bell? You havae to be friggin' kidding me. Why not Pizza Hut? Oh well, this is still a very good action film.

One of the best Stallone's movies

this is a very good movie.sylvester stallone and wesley snipes make a great team.a lot of action here.also comedy.it takes place in the future.this movie is good because it combines action and comedy fairly well.get it,its good

the dopest movie ever!

i seen demolition man and i was like wow! this films got mad special effects and an even better cast! i would recommend it to any1!

Great Satire

this movie has really bad acting BUT if you want to see a movie with incredible satire, here it is. look for explicit references to The Time Machine, Brave New World, and The Island of Dr. Moreau(i'm sure a lot more too). it's great. :)

A Fun Diversion

Predictable action fare with Stallone playing a super cop from 1996 awakened from an unjust cryogenic jail sentence to capture super psycho Snipes (also frozen in 1996) who has escaped the liberal-totalitarian utopian San Angeles (used to be LA) in 2032.

None of this movie makes any sense, but its running jokes are amusing. The futuristic society is the apotheosis of political correctness and pacifism, and the only weapons are those on display in a museum...and fortunately for Snipes' character, the pacifist nimrods displayed fully functional firearms, with plenty of of ammo. Fortunately, this movie doesn't take itself too seriously. You know how it's all going to end, and there are no real surprises along the way, but the running gags (that every restaurant is Taco Bell--the only one to survive the Franchise Wars--that toilet paper has been replaced by three seashells, that people receive demerits for cursing) and comic-strip action are enough to sustain the movie.

An Action Classic

this film without a doubt, is a underrated classic. It's really one of my favorite action flick.from the memorable characters, to the great performances, to the great pacing, and the humor in the film to make this an enjoyable film.The film starts in 1996 officer John Spartan is on a hunt to catch criminal Simon Phoenix.Spartan evenutally catches him, but is arrested when police officers find out that hostages where in a burning building and John takes the blame for their deaths.John is sentenced to be frozen in prison for about 60 years for his crime.Now, 36 years have passed the world has changed from crimes to the environment and etc.Now, Simon Phoenix is having a parole hearing but evenutally frees himself and kills a couple of guards and a doctor.Phoenix also realizes that he has changed and wonders how.he is more stronger, more smarter, and more violent.realizing that the police don't stand a chance against him.they decided to realize John Spartan since he was the only person that ever stopped phoenix.Spartan is now back being a cop and fights phoenix in a museum where guns only exist.John finally discovers that phoenix was relased because to kill someone and john has no choice but stop phoenix despite the fact he is much stronger than him but he isn't alone since he has help from fellow officer Lt. Lenina Huxley.Overall, the one problem of this film is that the film is straight-forward and mediocre.really no plot holes in this film.From phoenix being realized to being stronger and it's obivious that john spartan is gonig to fight phoenix and defeat him in the end so really this film has really no surprises.as for character development, it's decent.John spartan is the overall, tough-guy "I Don't give a damn" personality.but he has sympathy for others. The scene where the scraps are stealing food from taco bell, he defends them for trying to eat and look for food from the others criticizing them.Simon phoenix is the overall bad-guy.A violent,rude,loud mouth person. but for some reason his character has feelings the scene where he kills Dr. Raymond Cocteau for losing his mind you somewhat cheer for him in the end. Lt. Lenina Huxley is a Dynamic hero. she is energetic and somewhat immature and enjoyable, and has also has a growing affection on John Spartan, making her a likable character.as for the acting It's solid. Sylvester Stallone gives an overall solid performance as John Spartan.he really fits in his role well in this film and it's also funny with his chemistry Lt. Lenina Huxley as he mostly complains of saying insults wrong. Wesley Snipes gives the most memorable performance in the film. it's obvious he enjoys playing the psychotic killer which make his performance enjoyable and really his character brings most of the humor in the film, with his over-the-top insults, and attitude.Sandra Bullock does give great performance as Lenina Huxley as she also enjoys playing her character and making her character likable with her chemistry as with Sylvester Stallone.Overall this film is enjoyable I suggest this film to anyone who hasn't seen it trust me it's great.

Snipes stole the show!

I saw the film earlier today on the TNT network (shameless plug) and it seems like this movie loses some of its pizazz over the years. When it first came out on video, I watched it 3 or 4 times before returning it (on time). At the time of it's release, 1996 was still 2 years away, and now, 1996 was 10 years ago. I haven't been out to Los Angeles in the last 12 years, but I don't imagine it REALLY got as bad as the writers took the liberty of drawing up for the film.The action wasn't TOO bad, but the real attraction to this film, in my mind was the comedy behind it, such as whenever Stallone would correct Bullock's mis-quotes of 80's statements (i.e. "Take this job and shovel it!"). But, in my mind, the one who stole the show, was Wesley Snipes! His delivery and timing in the film was good, and it seemed he never had to feed off of Stallone. It felt like it was more the other way around! I vote 2 1/2 stars out of 4.