Demolition Man

Sure, those points are heavily driven by nostalgia, but this film just managed to stick in my memory, and I remember quite a few quotes from it, which isn't that usual for me. Even after all these years I still enjoyed it very much, and Stallone is great here and his chemistry with Sandra works great. Phoenix suddenly seemed very ordinary as a villain, but it was still great. (05/18/2016)

All these sci-fi films that take place in the near future are getting more interesting as the years go by. Demolition Man is an entertaining vision of the year 2032 that isn't quite as out there as it might have seemed back when it premiered. From the classic formula of Stallone's films, an entertaining critique of society with a dash of late 20th-century fetish has emerged. One nice bonus here is the ever-smiling Sandra Bullock. (04/17/2022)

I’ve watched the first act of this film at least six times and it’s always been a lot of fun. Unfortunately, it’s always broadcast in the late evening, and during the second commercial break in half an hour, I stop being the master of the situation and fall asleep contentedly. Until one day I decided to record Demolition Man on cassette. I slept beautifully and the next day I sat down excitedly to watch it. The beginning, as always, is great and action packed, and it’s followed by a flawless portrayal of a "decent" future in which the violent Snipes stands out as much as Osama Bin Laden at Queen Elizabeth's party. And then came the part I’d always been curious about. Unfortunately, it lacks the imagination and irony of the first half, the development of the story didn't interest me at all and in the end I was glad I finished it. Perhaps in the hands of another director the film would have kept its pace, but this way a great idea ended up going a bit to waste. (02/06/2012)

The opening part of the film is excellent, shot with great perspective and decorated with surprisingly good performances by Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes,. Over time, the perspective fades and the film slides into action routine in which only Sandra Bullock can impress with her cool face and the appearance of a naïve virgin before the prom. It’s too bad - all they had to do was to keep the humor and not take the story (pretty pointless, of course) so seriously. Demolition Man, however, is one of the better items in Sylvester Stallone's filmography... (01/25/2004)

Demolition Man is an action sci-fi with huge flair and a very nostalgic 90s feel. It's clear to me that they make movies differently nowadays and that Demolition Man probably wouldn't succeed in this shape and form today. But for me, it represents the purest memory of the "honest" nineties, when I was chasing VHSes (not even girls yet) and wanted to have muscles like Stallone. Plus it's hugely entertaining. "Be well." (11/04/2018)