Demolition Man (1993)

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Ultimately the script's often sharp social satire is drowned out by the noise and confusion. It is also undercut by casting virtually all the psychopathically murderous criminals as minority-group members.

July 25, 2010 Full Review

Richard Schickel

TIME Magazine

Top Critic

Nearly all the SF premises are accorded the status of Andrew Dice Clay one-liners -- which means that they, along with the characters, keep changing from one scene to the next.

April 30, 2008 Full Review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

A noisy, soulless, self-conscious pastiche that mixes elements of sci-fi, action-adventure and romance, then pours on a layer of comedy replete with Hollywood in-jokes.

April 30, 2008 Full Review

Emanuel Levy

Variety

Top Critic

Forget your preconceptions, but not your brain cells and sense of irony.

January 26, 2006 Full Review

Time Out

Top Critic

Demolition Man is a significant artifact of our time or, at least, of this week.

May 20, 2003 Full Review | Comment (1)

Vincent Canby

New York Times

Top Critic

Demolition Man is sleek and empty as well as brutal and pointless. It feels computer engineered, untouched by human hands. A real pod movie.

May 12, 2001

Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Top Critic

Doesn't quite go far enough, instead settling for cheap gags and cheap thrills, but it tickles fairly well for a couple of hours of crashes and fireballs. [Blu-ray]

September 5, 2011 Full Review

Peter Canavese

Groucho Reviews

...a sporadically amusing yet pervasively underwhelming bit of early '90s cheese...

August 13, 2011 Full Review

David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

The pleasant surprise about Demolition Man is that both the script, and Stallone, are funny; the film blends big-budget action and tongue-in-cheek humor in the way that Last Action Hero tried, and failed, to do.

July 25, 2010 Full Review

TV Guide's Movie Guide

This futuristic comedy depends on your opinion of Stallone and his unapologetic popcorn-pleasing action no-brainers. To be fair, this one is one of his better ones.

April 30, 2008 Full Review

Phillipa Bloom

Empire Magazine

An inspired mix of high-octane action and futuristic satire.

April 30, 2008 Full Review

Film4

cool as ice

April 24, 2008

Stefan Birgir Stefansson

sbs.is

Not a bad mid-90s sci fi flick - and with a young Sandra Bullock in spandex to boot!

August 12, 2005

Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

Stallone and Snipes are a great double-act

March 10, 2005

Clint Morris

Moviehole

Featuring intense action, exceptional special effects, and a healthy sense of humor, it is the film Last Action Hero wanted--and failed--to be.

January 2, 2004 Full Review

Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

• 1. Edgar Friendly: God, I love to hate this place!
  2. Simon Phoenix: Play ball!
  3. Sergeant John Spartan: Somebody put me back in the fridge.
  – Submitted by William C (7 months ago)
• 1. Lenina Huxley: Let's go blow this guy!
  – Submitted by Andrew K (11 months ago)
• 1. Simon Phoenix: This is the best day of my life!
  – Submitted by Baurushan J (14 months ago)
• 1. Simon Phoenix: You're dead Spartan.
  2. Sergeant John Spartan: Speak for yourself!
  – Submitted by Baurushan J (14 months ago)
• 1. Simon Phoenix: Where the god damn guns? [violation ticket appears] Fuck You! [violation ticket appears]
  – Submitted by Baurushan J (14 months ago)
• 1. Sergeant John Spartan: WHAT THE HELL!? [violation ticket appears]
  – Submitted by Baurushan J (14 months ago)

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