
Frozen in 1996, Simon Phoenix, a convicted crime lord, is revived for a parole hearing well into the 21st century. Revived into a society free from crime, Phoenix resumes his murderous rampage, and no one can stop him. John Spartan, the police officer who captured Phoenix in 1996, has also been cryogenically frozen, this time for a crime he did not commit. In 2032, the former cities of Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Barbara have merged into peaceful, utopian San Angeles. Un... (Full plot summary below)
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Frozen in 1996, Simon Phoenix, a convicted crime lord, is revived for a parole hearing well into the 21st century. Revived into a society free from crime, Phoenix resumes his murderous rampage, and no one can stop him. John Spartan, the police officer who captured Phoenix in 1996, has also been cryogenically frozen, this time for a crime he did not commit. In 2032, the former cities of Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Barbara have merged into peaceful, utopian San Angeles. Unable to stop him with their non-violent solutions, the police release Spartan to help recapture Phoenix. Now after 36 years, Spartan has to adapt himself to the future society he has no knowledge about.
Leave your thoughts about Demolition Man.
| MovieholeClint MorrisStallone and Snipes are a great double-act |
| EmpirePhillipa BloomIf ever there was a movie equivalent to the one-night stand this is it - not necessarily something you'll remember next day but fast, furious and damn good fun while it lasts. |
| Washington PostHal HinsonBasically, Demolition Man is a futuristic cop picture with slightly more imagination and wit than the typical example of the slash-and-burn genre. |
| The Film YapNick RogersNot for nothing does the film open on a screen-filling image of the Hollywood sign in flames, for it torches almost every supposition that a film made to showcase Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes whomping on each other can only be brain-dead. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseDoesn'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] |
| New York TimesVincent CanbyDemolition Man is a significant artifact of our time or, at least, of this week. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksWith Snipes giving his role everything he's got -- a considerable amount by any measure -- and with some amusing bits tying together the action scenes, there is plenty of eye candy at work here, which should satisfy action fans. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsTed PriggeLet me say, the view of Utopia is nice and all, but it's not nearly negative enough. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...a sporadically amusing yet pervasively underwhelming bit of early '90s cheese... |
| Austin ChronicleLouis BlackThe script is fueled by genuine wit, everyone turns in fine performances and, beginning to end, the film actually shows some thought, if little originality. |