She might deliver some light love interest duties, but she is more than capable of defending herself. Sandra Bullock is great as Lenina Huxley, the 90's-obsessed cop who John Spartan gets partnered up with. You end up cheering on Simon Phoenix and just want him to bring a bit of excitement to the bland and inoffensive city. To top it off, the only restaurants are owned by Taco Bell. Violent movies, red meat, alcohol? All banned. You have to feel sorry for the macho 90's cop stuck in the peaceful 2032, where everything that is bad for you is illegal. Stallone's attempts at comedy have often been a bit cringey, but here he manages to pull it off. Arnold and Stallone have both made their fair share of good and bad movies and let's leave it at that. I'm not here to debate who is the best action movie star though. The 1995 Judge Dredd movie didn't help matters either. Once again, poor old Stallone was relegated to second best. Unfortunately for Stallone, Arnold didn't take too long to make a comeback and in 1996 made Eraser. Sylvester Stallone stepped up with the combo of this movie and Cliffhanger. The king of action movies had fallen from his throne, so his position was ripe for the taking. In 1993 Arnold Schwarzenegger seriously messed up with the overblown turkey that was Last Action Hero. The police soon realise that the only way to catch an old-school maniac is with an old-school police officer, so they have no choice but to thaw out John Spartan. The San Angeles police are woefully unprepared to cop with Phoenix's brand of chaos and destruction. He immediately reverts to his old ways and runs amok in the now peaceful utopia of San Angeles. Fast forward to 2032, and Phoenix is prematurely released from his icy prison. When a face-off with psychotic gang leader Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes) ends in the deaths of innocents, Spartan is condemned to a cryogenic prison alongside Phoenix. Los Angeles cop John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone) is so famous for causing massive amounts of destruction while chasing the bad guys that he has earned the nickname 'Demolition Man'.
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