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The Last Action Hero (1993)

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, F. Murray Abraham Director: John McTiernan Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: DVD

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Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, F. Murray Abraham, Austin O'Brien, Art Carney, Charles Dance
Directors: John McTiernan
Writers: Adam Leff, David Arnott, Shane Black, Zak Penn
Producers: Arnold Schwarzenegger, John McTiernan, Neal Nordlinger
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Subtitles: Spanish, Georgian
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Release Date: October 7, 1997
Run Time: 130 minutes

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (112 customer reviews)

ASIN: 0800177975
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,342 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
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Jack Slater is an action-film hero played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. An old projectionist (Robert Prosky) hands a magic movie ticket to Jack's biggest preteen fan (Austin O'Brien), and the kid steps right inside the latest Jack Slater film, becoming the actor star's sidekick in gunfights and car chases. But when Jack's nemesis (Charles Dance) gets his hands on the ticket, the fight busts out into the real world and Jack (à la Toy Story's Buzz Lightyear) refuses to believe he's a fictional character. Director John McTiernan churns some nifty scenes out of this setup, although the fiction-to-reality shuffle is not as deft as in, say, Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo, and the plot needs the kind of logic and discipline found in that classic when-worlds-collide film Back to the Future. Still, Schwarzenegger has moments of wit and smashing action, and we get a faux-movie trailer advertising an intriguing new shoot-'em-up: "Something's rotten in the State of Denmark--and Hamlet is taking out the trash!"

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DANNY IS OBSESSED WITH A FICTIONAL MOVIE CHARACTER, ACTION HERO JACK SLATER. WHEN A MAGICAL TICKET TRANSPORTS HIM INTO JACK'S LATEST ADVENTURE. DANNY FINDS HIMSELF IN A WORLD WHERE MOVIE MAGIC AND REALITY COLLIDE. NOW IT'S UP TO DANNY TO SAVE THE LIFE OF HIS HERO AND NEW FRIEND.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Clever "inside" humor, but DVD has a BIG flaw, August 4, 2004

By	John S. Harris "The Voice of Reason" (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

I think I know why this film was so poorly received and tanked at the box office. It was TOO "inside". Much of this film is a series of jokes about the standard, conventional, formulaic, bombastic action film genre. But the humor was so tongue-in-cheek so often that it probably didn't bode well with the average action-junkie film fan. "Last Action Hero" made fun of itself as it unfolded, and one would need a certain sense of humor to fully appreciate it on its intended level. I dare say that most folks who went to this film just didn't "get it". Too bad for them.

The major flaw of the DVD is that the film is presented in the god-awful Pan and Scan format. Pan and Scan presentations of frenetically-shot widescreen films should be outlawed, it's just that simple. You almost get a headache watching this P&S version. The digital pan is so obtrusive and distracting that it can drive one to anger! It pulls you out of the film, to say the least. I like (but don't really love) this film, and the low price of the DVD makes the purchase a no-brainer. But it is too optically uncomfortable to watch in P&S.

Release it in widescreen and all will be okay.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Watch and NOT be disappointed!!!, November 11, 2003

By	M. Garland "mgarland16" (AL, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is one of those movies that a lot of people that haven't seen it say, "That movie wasn't really that good, was it?" but those that have seen it, say, "Why wasn't this movie more popular?" Maybe it was bad timing, or as some others suggested, just not correctly billed to the public.

Last Action Hero is hard to describe. It's funny, it's witty, with lots of those one-liners that Arnold became so popular with, and I loved the way he constantly poked fun at his fictional character as well as his "real" self. Some of my favorite dialogue in the movie is when the kid is trying to convince "character Arnold (aka: Jack Slater)" that he's actually just a character in a movie. The kid starts asking about phone numbers and how can they possibly all start with 555- in a city with several million phone numbers, when Jack Slater exasperatedly says, "That's why we have Area Codes..." Priceless. The movie is full of fun stuff like that, and I highly recommend this movie to anyone who is even remotely a Schwarzenegger fan, or who just like campy, yet intelligent, movies. The parody within a parody, and movie within a movie actually worked well in this one.

I thought the movie had a lot of great character performances, and clever scripting, and I think this movie got a bum rap. It's really a great movie, I'm glad I bought the DVD. The transfer is a little sloppy in places on the one I bought, but since it's a "Special Anniversary Edition", I have a feeling that had something to do with it. There's only a fullscreen version on my DVD, no widescreen, and the camera pans are really noticeable in a few places.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A very underated Schwarzenegger film., May 15, 2000

By	"glv-jazz" (PA) - See all my reviews

John McTiernan's "Last Action Hero" is always looked at as one of the big flops in modern day cinema. The truth is the film is a lot better than a lot of people are willing to admit. In Woody Allen's "The Purple Rose of Cairo" a desperate women falls in love with a character in a film she watches who just happens to jump out of the screen. Well it is basically the same sort of formula only a kid gets in on the action of the latest Schwarzenegger film, "Jack Slater 4" yet befriends the character and not the actor who thinks all of it is real and not a film. True, it is not as bittersweet as Allen's movie but I don't find that to be a flaw. It is a very fun movie and it was very enjoyable the whole way through. Arnold Schwarzenegger does a great parody of himself as Slater who spits out one liners during violent conflicts. I even found Austin O' Brien to be a fairly decent child actor in this film and that is a rare suprise in this sort of a film. The film is also backed by a great score of hard rock music from AC/DC, Alice in Chains, Megadeath and more. John McTiernan and Arnold Schwarzenegger suffered heavy blows with this film. True, it was not either of their best work but I think the critics were way too cruel. Its should not be viewed as a failure but as an enjoyable action adventure that it is.

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4.0 out of 5 stars I'm the famous comedian..Arnold Brownswegger
Despite a rapid decline in the weekly soundboard routine Sid remains very loyal to the king of pranks himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Read more

Published 3 days ago by Sid the Elf

5.0 out of 5 stars "If God was a villain, he'd be me"
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Im one of those few people who got the joke. I got the joke back in 1993 when it came out. Read more

Published 2 months ago by miseryhatescompany

4.0 out of 5 stars Arnold Is Best Portraying Himself
This movie has a campy charm to it. Self-referential comedy can be fun, as when the "real" Arnold argues with Maria over plugging his business interests at public events. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Glynn E. Breuer

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I am one of the people who grew up watching this movie. Overall this is actually a good action film. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Dominic

3.0 out of 5 stars LAH: Big Mistake Edition
This movie has such a clever plot that never quite lives up to its potential, but does provide a few laughs and smiles along the way. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Mel Zorro

4.0 out of 5 stars Self-Deconstructing
This is probably the most self-deconstructing film of all time (something that literary and film students could have a blast with) -- plus, it is action-packed and full of laughs... Read more

Published 11 months ago by E. Willi

4.0 out of 5 stars Strange Sense Of Humor, But Entertaining.
It is neither your typical movie, nor Arnold's typical movie. It is silly, but pack with continuous action and comedy. Read more

Published 13 months ago by Roberto Vitale

4.0 out of 5 stars The joke that a few people got
Im one of those few people who got the joke. I got the joke back in 1993 when it came out. I know that this movie was meant to spoof those absurd action movies... Read more

Published 19 months ago by Nuisance

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome fun ride with great parody humor!!!
This movie deserves much more recognition than it gets. It is well written both in story and in the parody within the story. Read more

Published 21 months ago by Laz

5.0 out of 5 stars "I Think The Taxis Are Bulletproof."
Perhaps the most misunderstood movie released in the 1990s, The Last Action Hero is 130 minutes of tongue-in-cheek laughs at action adventures. Read more

Published 21 months ago by Mr. Richard D. Coreno

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