Raw Deal is a film that is not bad enough to be enjoyable for being bad, and not compelling enough to be appreciated as a decent film. It's awful, only saved by a great cast to a degree, making it a 2 star film. I enjoyed their performances. However the main story-line of the vigilante ex-cop carrying out vengeance was just too stale. The writing was so uncreative it felt like a chore to watch this. Music was god awful horrible even by 80's standards. Suspense - something you'd expect in a Cop or Mob film, was completely NON-existent. The action was lifeless. The director did NOT take advantage of perhaps the greatest action actor in history in these action sequences. He had him doing the same thing any action hero does - waving around automatic weapons.
This might be the most boring action film ever made.
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Raw Deal
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Kathryn Harrold
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- Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 4 Ounces
- Director : John Irvin
- Media Format : Color, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 46 minutes
- Release date : February 3, 2004
- Actors : Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Sam Wanamaker, Paul Shenar, Robert Davi
- Subtitles: : English
- Producers : Dino De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentiis
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
- Studio : Fox Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B00013RC8E
- Writers : Gary DeVore, Luciano Vincenzoni, Norman Wexler, Sergio Donati
- Number of discs : 1
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Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2020
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Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2020
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This movie is bad. If you are trying to hype it as being a great 80's action flick you are bad and should feel bad.
The story is preposterous, poorly written, poorly acted, and generally awful. That said, the acting talent in this movie were squandered. It has the charisma of a made-for-TV movie, which is what I've long suspected it of being.
If you want the same theme of this movie, watch any number of remakes of Akira Surokawa's Yojimbo. I would suggest Last Man Standing or A Fistful of Dollars. If you're looking for the theme of someone pretending to be something they are not to the detriment of others, You should watch anything starring Kristen Stewart in which she pretends to not be made out of cardboard or showcasing even a minuscule amount of emotional range.
The best way to watch this movie is if you're already paying for Prime and you get it for free. That being said, no legitimate amount of money should be spent on acquiring or watching this movie. You can regularly find it in various 4-pack movie sets with other equally bad action flicks in the bargain bin at Walmart or Dollar General. Its equally possible you might find a discarded copy of it in a truck stop Men's room. Or you could just wait for its monthly showing on WGN.
The story is preposterous, poorly written, poorly acted, and generally awful. That said, the acting talent in this movie were squandered. It has the charisma of a made-for-TV movie, which is what I've long suspected it of being.
If you want the same theme of this movie, watch any number of remakes of Akira Surokawa's Yojimbo. I would suggest Last Man Standing or A Fistful of Dollars. If you're looking for the theme of someone pretending to be something they are not to the detriment of others, You should watch anything starring Kristen Stewart in which she pretends to not be made out of cardboard or showcasing even a minuscule amount of emotional range.
The best way to watch this movie is if you're already paying for Prime and you get it for free. That being said, no legitimate amount of money should be spent on acquiring or watching this movie. You can regularly find it in various 4-pack movie sets with other equally bad action flicks in the bargain bin at Walmart or Dollar General. Its equally possible you might find a discarded copy of it in a truck stop Men's room. Or you could just wait for its monthly showing on WGN.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2019
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For years dating back to VHS rentals, this movie was both entertaining and a guilty pleasure, as with many of Arnold's films, beginning with the classic, " Commando;" The maker's of this film were very wise to surround Arnold with A-class talent such Darren McGavin and excellent, veteran support with Ed Lauter and Robert Davi. The humor is there, the action is abundant with some real, over-the-top gun fights that you don't see in today's, watered-down, CGI-fest action films. The story is pretty straight-forward with McGavin's son, who worked in the FBI and was protecting a mafioso-turned informant who is executed at the beginning of the film, setting the stage for Arnold's entrance and mission. Infiltrating the mob as a human-tank, and pitting two warring crime families against each makes for a decent plot and an explosive ending. An undeveloped love-interest with the gorgeous Kathryn Harrold seemed purposely stymied, perhaps because of the Arnold's shortcomings as an actor? Or maybe the reunion to be with his wife that shouldn't " drink and bake " was a forgone conclusion? At any rate, all the supporting players make Arnold shine and makes for a thoroughly entertaining, at times implausible action classic. The Blu-ray is very well done, easily besting the inferior DVD of many years ago, and the loss-less remix in DTS-HD 5.1 is very satisfying with plenty of LFE(subwoofer) oomph and bullets to light up your surround channels; It's nice they took the time and effort to design a soundstage that enhanced the original Dolby-stereo. Dialog is crystal clear and while I do not think a 4K scan was done on the film's elements, they did a nice job of giving it the best visual presentation you're likely to ever see from this catalog title...unless a 4K comes along. Highly recommended for Arnold fan's and film buff's who remember the days when seeing Arnold in an action film was pure entertainment, and he rarely disappointed.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2020
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If you appreciate old cop movies in the style of Dirty Harry or Death Wish, this movie is basically that. It's old school filming and really not done to bad. The movie gets a bad rap but it's exactly what you're looking for. Arnold kills everyone and then says a one liner at the end. The acting is kind of off because Arnold is probably the youngest actor in the movie but it says a lot that the older guys knew he was up and coming and they just wanted to do one more "good old boy" movie with the new guy (Arnold). It's free to watch. What are you wanting? To be emotional moved to tears? Go watch the Titanic! This movie is for people who want to see the bad guys get blown away!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2020
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What are you expecting? This is classic 80's action. Cheesy lines, drugs, obvious bad guys, obvious plots, and a do no wrong good guy. And I enjoyed it! Simple, yet fun. Other movies have done this better, but it's still worth watching if you like the genre. Plus the dad from A Christmas Story is in it. Take it for what it is and just enjoy.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
If I ever get it I can upgrade review rating - BUT... Finally got it... (in Aug.)...
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2021Verified Purchase
Raw Deal is NOT much of a 'Deal'; sorry Arnold... Most Important: People who gave this disaster a 5**** have obviously never seen a 'Real' 5****,: We need to take up an offering to buy them a 'Real' 5**** flick.... Probably a good movie - but 6 weeks to get it is a long, long, wait... Oh well... Not such a hot movie after all - too many unnecessary F*** bombs... Typical Arnold spoof movie... better than usual acting - but the story has been around since Goldilocks and the three bears... If you miss it you wont lose any sleep... Sorta of like Mel Gibson in many of his crime saga adventures - only he;s the older version of Arnold... The various drug cartel entities seem to get more screen time than the 'Lone Ranger' - Ooh for the good old days when the good guy wore a white hat and rode a white horse... Arnold looked suave in this B movie - but was just a cardboard drugstore cowboy...
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I've never watched this movie from start to finish, now I have. Arnold Schwarzenegger has always been a hero of mine and this 80's movie does the job it always delivers. A lot of great action and sequences, making it into a fast paced action film.
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Not a classic by any means, but the kind of movies i watched in the 1980's. I watched this one at the cinema so this brings back those great times to me.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2021Verified Purchase
I always liked the film and there was nothing I disliked about it
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