The movie I find myself quoting the most out of is suprisingly enough Demolition Man (1993). For those who haven’t seen it, Stallone is a “Dirty Harry” style cop and Snipes is like the ultimate no conscience villain. Following a head to head confrontation in the “present” they both find themselves sentenced to the cryo-prision sentance served equally to both only to be thawed to fight each other in futuristic San Angeles.
This movie has about a zillion small anacdotal a-ha moments that are pretty trivial yet have a prophetic quality such as the Schwartenneger Presedential Library, the Moral Statute Machine that issues citations for profanity solving Stalone’s need for toilet paper a practice no longer used in modern times, Taco Bell turning classy as a result of remaining the only resteraunt to survive the franchise war, old commercials becoming the popular genre of music (Green Giant) and virtual sex to avoid exchange of harmful body fluids. Actually while writing this, I came up with an insight I have never thought of before (cryo prison being a reversible death penalty) and that is why if I stumble upon a rerun I will usually stay there.
I like bringing it up in conversation with movie efficianados to highlight my shallowness and counter their highbrow interpretations of Bergman and Felini with John Spartan, Lenina Huxley, Edgar Friendly and Simon Poenix wisdom.
The only mystery left is the 3 shells
December 8, 2008 at 8:42 pm
lol. O man, I remember this movie. The hair on Wesley Snipes was classic lol.
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February 10, 2009 at 10:27 pm
I hate it when I say “You really licked his ass” or “Let’s go blow this guy” and “Mellow greetings, what seems to be your boggle?” people look at me like I have two heads.
This was a great movie and maybe the best work any of them has done.