I'm Gonna F****** Kill Ya, Then I'm Gonna F****** Cook Ya, Then I'm Gonna F****** Eat Ya!

Rating: 9/10 (1 May 2008)

A 80's action classic, Bruce Willis does his take on the post-Reagan Administration male machismo role and comes up trumps with a cornerstone for the subsequent 1990s action canon. The story unfolds brilliantly and the sudden bursts of action inter-spliced between great bits of dialogue, including some classic one-liners, make for pure popcorn fare. John McTiernan shows some of his Predator magic by staging some brilliant action sequences and Alan Rickman makes a damn good baddie. This is the original hero-triumphs-over-all-odds premise that has not been bettered. I wish U.K. terrestrial ITV would stop putting it on at 9pm and chopping the first hour to shreds until it gets to the 10pm watershed. Put it on at 10! Or better still buy the DVD! 9/10