Irrelevance Glorified

So, like I ranted a few days ago about how horrible Virtuosity was. And I mentioned that Demolition Man was on it’s way, and that I expected it to be horrible and entertaining. Boy, was I right! Now, here is how a horrible movie should be done!

The two movies are quite similar. Amazingly enough, both of their plots can be described as : A future Los Angeles Police Department is faced with a dilemma when a psychopathic killer from the past improbably escapes and gets out on the loose. While the escape seems mysterious and accidental, further detective work reveals a more sinister “inside job”, where a seemingly benevolent person has orchestrated the breakout. This psychotic killer kills people just for fun, and as the death count rises, the police department is forced to turn to the killer’s previous nemesis, a former cop who is now incarcerated. The cop clashes with the current administration, but between him and his female partner, they are finally able to bring the killer to justice. And by justice I mean death.

I guess this is why Netflix suggested both of them at the same time (I assume, since they were next to each other in the queue).

Demolition Man has more explosions, a more imaginative (cliched, but imaginative, if that makes any sense, which is kind of doesn’t) image of the future, and much much better one-liners. Wesley Snipes is a much more amusing villain, and Stallone pulls off the improbable victory over an insurmountable enemy with lots of style. Kudos, Demolition Man! You get four stars from me!

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