Bloody marvellous!

Rating: Null/10 (18 July 2002)

This is arguably one of the greatest sci-fi adventures ever produced. You are grabbed from the opening by a beautiful and stunning montage of 3-dimensional credits, dropping down over what looks like the face of Mars. This is one of my favourite title sequences ever, though it seems to pass people by.
Then, after a brief shock opening, and being introduced to the main protagonists of the tale, we are plunged into a futuristic nightmare, full of viscera and tooth and claw carnage. This really could be one of the most vicious movies ever! But hen, that's really what to expect from Verhoeven, whos movies are great.
It is a hard film to write about without giving away the essence and twists in the film. Suffice to say that it contains some spectacular scenes and locations.
The baddies are really bad too, especially the evil dictator's right hand man, who casually shoots who (and what)ever he can. His demise is funny yet extremely sickening (you'll laugh with giddiness when you see what happens).
Scwarzenegger really hasn't made many bad films. This is arguably his most compelling and watchable one, filled with mutants, beautiful women, a massive brothel, and not to spoil it, an unexpectedly sweet ending, which only enhances the films appeal.
I'm surprised if there is someone who won't have seen it, 'cause it's been going for ages. Best bet, get it on DVD like I want to do, to get the best quality you can. You owe it to yourself to get a movie like this, fun and fast, yet cerebrally challenging.