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8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

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  1. RyanH.
    Jan 18, 2010
    10
    This movie rocks. there is absolutely no reason not to watch it! it is funny, intense, and generally all around bad-ass.
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  2. "Non-Rowdy"GilbertMulroneycakes
    Apr 7, 2003
    7
    "I told you to put on the GLASSES!" Okay, so it doesn't make much sense in terms of the movie or anything. It was just scripted as "Piper hits your black chap in the face, puts glasses on him". They just didn't like each other very much. So they actually had a fight, with fists. And Piper throws a few rasslin' moves into the mix, so who's complaining? It's a neat film. Even if it isn't a great one, it's worth a look if you don't want anything too taxing.… Expand
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  3. KarlMarx
    Dec 15, 2004
    9
    Yes it's cheap, and yes mutch of the story is stupid but for anyone wanting a simple understanding of Marx and false class consiousness must see this movie. I'll acredit the low score to "burn the commies" right wing section of the amecrican media.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. littlePete
    Dec 16, 2004
    10
    The best movie quote of all time - "I came here to chew bubble gum and kick some ass. And I'm all out of bubble gum." for this quote alone the movie deserves a ten!
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  5. JohnW.
    Mar 25, 2005
    9
    It rocks!
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  6. jcoles
    Dec 1, 2011
    10
    The movie was well ahead of its time if one considers contemporary affairs (2011). The premise is both satirically hilarious and compelling on its own terms. The execution is admirable. This is a must see cult-classic.
  7. Dynamithix
    Apr 6, 2012
    8
    Just saw this movie for the first time and damn was it good. I love the soundtrack and the build-up of it all, the main character's actor is also pretty good and now I see where Duke Nukem got some of his quotes, haha. Overall a good movie. Oh and don't believe the critics who gave negative reviews, they obey the authority.
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Metascore
50 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 4 out of 9
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    80
    Has its share of underthought or overwrought moments. The tone keeps shifting radically. It has some silly lines, plot lapses and goofball action scenes. But you can forgive the movie everything because of the sheer nasty pizazz of its central concept. [4 Nov 1988]
  2. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    38
    Live dies around the time Carpenter allows 10 minutes of gratuitous Piper-David eye-gouging, an apparent bone to wrestling fans. Forget the amusing premise; a full crate of magic glasses couldn't make this a bearable movie. [7 Nov 1988]
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Elvis Mitchell
    30
    Mr. Carpenter has directed the film with B-movie bluntness, but with none of the requisite snap. And his screenplay (written under the pseudonym Frank Armitage) makes the principals sound even more tongue-tied than they have to. [4 Nov 1988, p.C8]
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