Wednesday, March 06, 2019

The Running Man (1987)

Second viewing; previously viewed on January 26,1991.

In 2017, the U.S. will be a totalitarian state. 'The Running Man' is a very popular TV game show which features prisoners who must fight killers for their lives. A former army pilot who had disobeyed orders, was imprisoned for it, and then escaped is recaptured and sent to fight in the titular game show.

Somewhat repetitive futuristic actioner which nevertheless is not completely without merit as a (to all accounts unheeded) political warning, nor completely without entertaining value.

Rating: 37 (unchanged)

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