Demolition Man - Life Simulator 2020 Edition

Greetings and salutations, citizen. Spread joy-joy feelings by watching this review of the 1993 sci-fi action classic, Demolition Man. And don't forget to obey the Verbal Morality Statute.
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[@canadiandeplorable6413]

"Just put me back in the freezer." The way everyone who grew up pre 1990 feels in 2020.

[@newvocabulary]

It was such a better time. I honestly thought the internet would improve things. It did not.

[@lostronin380]

Damn straight I do 🙂. Stick me back in now.

[@Centrophy]

@@blackskyirregular9876 It was still a PC shit show. The 90's were the era of the Burger King Kid's Club, Ghost Busters Extreme with the same PC cast full of tokens, corporations forming their diversity and heavy handed HR nonsense. If you've seen the film PCU, they didn't imagine those stereotypes of hyper PC college students. They were quite real. Still, tig bitty goth girls were also more prevalent so you take the good with the bad. The only problem these days compared to then is that PC culture is far more widespread these days and technology has given more power to the technocrats and SocJus mobs and I don't see it getting better. Oh, and there's no sexy sub culture. I miss my goth girls.

[@kobathedread]

@@newvocabulary It's good for the porn though.

[@areyoujelton]

John Duncan speak for yourself. I can literally listen to any song ever made, record my own music, learn anything... even talk to you right now because of the internet! Technology is great, people are the problem.

[@diegosilang4823]

1993: Demolition Man 2020: Demonetization man

[@kaptinbarfbeerd1317]

2020: Demonetization person FTFY

[@mikjeuitbranant]

2020 - Demolition Cis

[@mikjeuitbranant]

Mephistopheles 10 k, It's over 9000 I think it’s the term the “Alphabet people” use for white males”. Alphabet people being LGTBQetcetcetc.... It’s Identity stuff. I’m not an expert... thank God.

[@JonSaul]

@Mephistopheles 10 k, It's over 9000 It means anything normal. It used to have a very generic use in science but then the crazies decided to use it.

[@dickmelsonlupot7697]

@@kaptinbarfbeerd1317 I think you mean Demolition *MAAM*

[@MarcveeBee]

Simons Phoenix’s best quote: “Look, you can’t take away peoples right to be assholes”…

[@The_Ballo]

Google hated that

[@MaxPower-zc8nf]

I don't think I've ever seen an actor having more fun in a role than Wesley Snipes in this movie.

[@Kiljaedenas]

Oh yeah. He had an absolute ball with it! Even though the character was a despicable psychopath it was still great fun to watch!

[@konradcurze939]

This movie made me a huge fan of snipes the difference between Phoenix and Blade showed me his range he's just awesome

[@davidgannon5388]

Give "Freejack" a try. Mick Jagger has a blast in his role!

[@JnEricsonx]

Russell Crowe in Virtuosity? He looked like he was having a blast.

[@kingspicy6755]

Fun fact- Snipes said that he hated the wig for the character but Dennis Rodman would go on to use the character as inspiration for his own hair

[@defundhollyweird8675]

"John Spartan, you are fined one credit for a violation of the Verbal Morality Statute." This art imitating life thing really sucks these days!

[@fileyguy]

reporter-"john sparton how do you justify blowing up a 15 million dollar shopping mall for a girl whos ransom was only 25.000?" little girl"fuck you lady" sparton-"good answer" you wont get lines like that in todays movies sjw head will explode lmao

[@mikeochoa8234]

117 😇

[@marieandemerson1555]

John Spartan you have been deplatformed for violation of our terms of service. There is no appeal.

[@jfb.8746]

They predicted the social credit system of totalitarian China.

[@M-S_4321]

Life imitating art seems less fun now. Predictive programmed Life imitating Art feels grim. 👀😐

[@waynetowers5046]

Drinker: 'OK, you're going to jump from that helicopter using a bungee rope.' Stuntman: 'Oh... Uhm, won't I bounce back up into the rotors?...' Drinker: 'Nah, it'll be fine.'

[@roguereaver634]

Wouldn't it be physically impossible with all the energy lost from gravity pulling him down and all the other friction/heat/wind resistance?

[@patrickfrost9405]

@@roguereaver634 Correct! You win a physics for today!

[@ollih.901]

@@roguereaver634 You assume that the helicopter won't move at all. Imagine the heli moving down, while the stuntman is bouncing back. That could be an issue. Therefore the heli has to hold the altitude. Otherwise you are right.

[@Arassar]

@@ollih.901 I'm going to assume that a guy flying a helicopter for a stunt jump is pretty good at maintaining his attitude Also, the chopper would have to drop in altitude AFTER the bounce but BEFORE he got all the way back up, because if he dropped before the bounce the tension wouldn't be enough to get him all the way back up

[@ollih.901]

@@Arassar As an external factor air currents can also play a role, but its unlikely that they would film that scene in a storm. I just wanted to point out possibilities, even if they are unlikely. Personally I would be more concerned about the bungee rope being attached properly and having the right length.

[@harrisonjodeit4340]

The sheer brass balls on a villain like Fenix, though. "You're under arrest!" "No, I'm not."

[@slowfudgeballs9517]

Favelas are like that too. Gangs aren't criminals in 3rd world countries, it's local government. You can probably trust a gang member's word more honestly than a politician anyhow.

[@christopherclark4038]

​@@slowfudgeballs9517 that makes sense, they have been paid to murder and steal their whole lives instead of lying and getting paid for it

[@justinwilliams2000]

My dad recently visited my home for the first time in a decade. My wife had decorated the bathroom with a sea theme. I put three seashells on the counter and my dad caught the reference. I had told my wife about it (she had no idea what I was referring to) and I'm glad my dad pulled through!

[@johannl555]

Is that how the three seashells work? You have to pull through?

[@jfsimmonsiii]

Bless you for such a deep cut reference. I pray that my own kids will someday be that cool

[@alphacause]

Demolition Man is a cautionary tale about how, when society vilifies all forms of masculinity, society inadvertently allows those who express masculinity in its most violent and immoral form, to act with impunity. The way to counteract this problem is to NOT to demonize masculinity as a whole, but to allow those who express their masculinity within a moral framework to act as a check against those with no moral boundaries.

[@zainiikhwan9405]

This is underrated comment. Cannot agree more with you

[@haillobster7154]

And therein lies the hidden depths of this movie. "Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. Weak men create hard times."

[@brendandubalos2149]

BASED and redpilled.

[@ShamblesMD]

Hugs and words definitely aren't going to stop the Simon Phoenixs of the world.

[@GudieveNing]

11/10

[@rtstrong]

This is one of Stallone’s best films and you cannot change my mind.

[@dakotajensen181]

3 words. Vr sex scene. Wait...this isn't google

[@Largentina.]

What kind of sicko would try and change your mind when you stated an objective statement?

[@devildogg061]

I agree with this...and Rocky for some reason

[@LibertarianTrap]

Judge Dredd. Fight me!

[@tanukiman3855]

It was “Oscar” and you know it! Boss.

[@ScrambledAndBenedict]

I think the idea of the fully-functional weapons in the museum legit works to the film's favor, since it shows just how ill-prepared everyone is. They are so certain their system is ''working'' that they never even entertained the possibility that someone would go in there and actually use one.

[@chickenmom720]

That's exactly my thought. Why bother? Nobody would ever dream of messing with them.

[@Bobalicious]

Demolition Man was fun to see on the big screen. Wesley was having a good time, Sly was in good form, and Sandra Bullock was adorable all over the place.

[@crystaljackson3912]

Denis Leary was brilliant as well. This movie hits all the Huxleyian and Vonnegutian markers. Simply brilliant, and such fun to watch.

[@coitusergosum2447]

"We're Police officers! We're not trained to handle this kind of violence!"

[@erinfreize4717]

Especially if they're glorified social workers with no actual experience fighting crime.

[@hunta4lif3]

Cops in America: pathetic!

[@lowkeyarki7091]

The result of people going overboard in demanding a more neutered police force.

[@phillytheflyerable]

sweden basically

[@demono6708]

Cops in payday tbh

[@Pigness7]

"why do all of these action movies show LA to be a warzone?" Me: The 1992 LA Riots

[@BulletTooth504]

Predator 2 came out in 1990.

[@VegetoStevieD]

Exactly.

[@brndnwilks]

@@BulletTooth504 Yeah, but that was still at the height of the crime wave, so everyone expected violent urban centers filled with drugs to get worse.

[@simplythebest2k]

the speculation really came from the power the blood, crisps and Hispanic gangs had back then. They still operate low key but not like back then.

[@DriesduPreez]

And then you roll down the window only to see California well on it's way to that. Have you guys seen Pirates of the Caribbean meme where Sparrow gets off his sinking ship at the docs just as it pulls in? It's got the captions "California, Californians, Your State" 🤣

[@duskomorientes5088]

That scene where he swears at the machine and uses the tickets for toilet paper is f.ing gold

[@LordMalice6d9]

Every year that goes by in the post 2000's world, the more this movie starts to look more like a documentary.

[@paintriarchdave7977]

This movie was literally 25 years ahead of it's time.

[@NormanReaddis]

It's not a movie it's a prophecy Same as 1984

[@WizenedFalcon3_9_1]

@@NormanReaddis don't forget about Brave New World and They Live

[@sabiti5428]

And it drew from the past. Main antagonist leader has what appears to be a Chinese style eunuch

[@NormanReaddis]

@@sabiti5428 the leader is a japanese weeb tho lol although people trying to be japanese nowadays are still on point

[@JR-vt7rb]

In Africa every minute 60 seconds pass

[@MetalGamer666]

I just love movies like Demolition Man, Robocop, and Starship Troopers. They seem like simple action movies, but are also a commentary on society and a cautionary tale.

[@Gyrfalcon312]

I agree, and there's legions of fellow believers.

[@80krauser]

Yeah Starship Troopers warns us don't let weirdos write satirical movies based on books he's never read. I did love the movie though. The Federation did nothing wrong

[@mackychloe]

@@80krauser Paul Verhoven - Weirdo?? Starship troopers - a book?? The federation - innocent?? Me - So confused!

[@80krauser]

@@mackychloe Yeah it's a book, the US Marines still make their officer cadets read it since it's more about the role of the Military, a reflection of military life and the complexities of command more than squashing bugs in power armor believe it or not. It's all over the internet and not very long it's worth a read for it's 'practical utopia' idea of the Federation if nothing else. Also dude made Showgirls he's a degenerate weirdo albiet a talented one.

[@juggalochef2399]

Imagine if Verhoeven had directed Demolition Man...OMFG now I want that so damn bad!

[@jerryc5743]

“Jeffery Dalmer? I like that guy!” Loved that line by Snipes.

[@JohnDoe-zr8pc]

I saw this opening weekend when I was 15. My parents took me and a friend of mine to see it. It was soooo much fun. Funny thing was, I remember thinking how impossible it was for society to change THAT much in only 40 years… Well it’s been only 30 years since it’s release, and a big chunk of these actually have come true.

[@EdgarFriendly-op3rn]

One of Dennis Leary's best lines: "I've seen the future, you know what it is? It's a 47-year-old virgin sittin' around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake singing I'm an Oscar-Meyer Wiener"

[@Davidofthelost]

I want that as my ring tone and just let it play out every time I get a call.

[@hc130radio]

For foresight of this movie is fucking unreal

[@AgentExeider]

And Spartan calls it rightly so "Fascist crap" that makes him want to puke.

[@Duke00x]

At this rate all of that is going to come true other then the Oscar-Meyer Wiener part. They wouldn't be singing it because 1. wiener is another name for male genitaled and we have that because it is offensive and threatening to women. and 2. it is a song about meat and that is offensive, barbaric and mean and also bad for the environment.

[@favoritemustard3542]

@@Duke00x 🐄💨 🐓💨 🐖💨 (Or! Pay 2×s the $ for 🐂💨)

[@JoeSyxpack]

Simon Phoenix has the most poignant quote in the movie: "Look, you can't take away people's right to be assholes."

[@daveh2850]

I'm sure this will have been noted below, but Bullock's character's name: Lenina is the name of the primary female character in Brave New World, and Huxley is of course from the author of that book, Aldous Huxley. Another reason this film had rather more brainpower than it initially got credit for.

[@daveh2850]

People accuse 1984 of being a guide to the future, but I would suggest that Brave New World was much closer to the mark, in depicting a world of endless, inane entertainment, none of it too challenging or 'thematic,' whatever the fuck that is.

[@Odious_One]

The reason why L.A. was depicted as a war torn police state so often in the early to mid 90s was because it could've easily happened. The LA gangs overran huge section of the city from 90 - 92. There were the LA Riots in April of '92. By '94 there was the Simpson trial. Then the Northridge Quake also in '94, then the Seventh Heaven Rave Riots in '96, those are just a few highlights. So, between 90-96 LA was actually on the edge of collapse in the eyes of thousands of people.

[@thoughtcriminal9247]

This movie doesn't look fictional anymore; more like prophetic.

[@Fluoride_Jones]

+Thought Criminal I'm pretty sure that was The Drinker's point. Like, his entire point in creating this video.

[@rubix4195]

Well, if it is, the ending is more poignant: both societies learn they have to co-exist and that everything is on a return to individual freedoms.

[@Fluoride_Jones]

@@rubix4195 I don't see that happening, sadly. At least without some serious pain to get us to that point. Then again, growth involves pain, so I guess it could happen.

[@thoughtcriminal9247]

@@rubix4195 I'd be happy if we stopped at that point; sadly, I don't see it happening. At the destructive pace we're at; we'll reach an IDIOCRACY stage at WARP SPEED.

[@piotrd.4850]

+Thought Criminal "Idiocracy" "They Live" polish "Sexmission" "be like": Frist Tiime, huh ? :D

[@kalphil4385]

Those three seashells could have come in handy during the great toilet paper shortage of 2020.

[@rubix4195]

Also, how the heck do they stay a pristine white!?!?!?

[@MrClubfoot90]

Maverick [gas station] has the start of this sea shell bull shit.

[@skynet1234567890]

Lol thats gold

[@evanabbott2737]

I always wondered how those shells worked...do you...rub them on yer hole?🤔

[@billyray9925]

@@evanabbott2737 Lol, he doesn't know how to use the three seashells.

[@josephbrawley6925]

Having fully functional firearms on display behind glass at a museum is about as crazy as giving an emotionally volatile man-child actor a loaded weapon on the set of a.....oh.....

[@BeardedDanishViking]

Eh, Walmart's been doing that for years, though.

[@josephbrawley6925]

@@BeardedDanishViking .......no? No they dont. They're not loaded.

[@zekeiyf2003]

Alec Baldwin referance?

[@jeremyblackmouth3323]

When they leveled that building in the beginning of the movie, I remembered that MTV had a contest where the winner would be the one who had control of the detonator for the demolition charges. The winner probably became an arsonist later in life but damn, can't really blame him if he had access to that for only a moment in time.

[@dbeerewout]

OR he became a Demolition Man, Ha get it, Demo-Man?! Okay, Ill show myself out :D

[@theshadowman1398]

The Denis Leary speech that he made underground is utterly relevant today. That’s right. You see, according to Cocteau’s plan, I’m the enemy. Because I like to think, I like to read. I’m into freedom of speech, freedom of choice. I’m the kind of guy who would sit in the greasy spoon and think “Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the big rack of Barbecued spare ribs with the side order of gravy fries?” I WANT high cholesterol. I want to eat bacon, butter and buckets of cheese alright? I want to smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinatti in a non-smoking section. I wanna run around naked with green jell-o all over my body reading a Playboy magazine. Why? Because maybe I feel the need to okay pal? I’ve SEEN the future, you know what it is. It’s made by a 47 year-old virgin in gray pajamas soaking in a bubble bath, drinking a broccoli milkshake and thinking “I’m an Oscar-Meyer Wiener”. You wanna live on top, you gotta live Cocteau’s way. What he wants, when he wants, how he wants. Your other option: come down here, maybe starve to death.

[@JimmyTurner]

Edit thinking to singing

[@chucksenhowzen9740]

Yep, Denis Leary speaks the truth. Why? He’s an asshole 😄

[@theshadowman1398]

Charles Caballero His stand ups are epic

[@rseeker1]

I just watched it the other day and it is uncanny how on the nose some of the things are.

[@Garrus1995]

So many comedians were essentially prophets with their predictions of how PC culture and censorship would become a mainstay of American life. Carlin especially knew the shit that was just around the corner. Fuck this age of cancel culture and “progressive” crybabies who think “language is violence.”

[@Ebalosus]

If they made this movie today, it would be condemned as “right-wing reactionary propaganda”

[@residentelect]

@Mr Creosote I can see them adding a similar warning at the start of Red Dawn... (the original of course) "Disney/Sony/Warner Bros/ANTIFA do not endorse the following portrayal of Amercan patriotism, rising up to dismantle an oppressive totalitarian regime, the murder of innocent Communists, or the use of firearms within any context, especially to defend ones family and or property... Please see the accompanying trigger warning and retreat to your nominated safe space should your faux mental health problems begin to overwhelm you..."

[@roblindsay3422]

It wouldn't get made at all today, sadly

[@dlb83082]

Like The Joker - LOL

[@mish375]

@AL BUNDY They'll probably add a "sensitivity introduction" before the film if it ends up on Netflix.

[@fauxshowyo]

condemned, labeled as qanon misinformation, and erased from public view. But not before being criticized as racist for suggesting that a black man could possibly be a bad guy and having the director's house doxxed and vandalized in retribution by blm terrorists. Boy, what an age we live in.

[@weschester5432]

"You are an incredibly sensitive man, who inspires joy-joy feelings in all those around you."

[@mcdura]

I still cannot get over how close to reality this is.

[@thecountofmontecristo2796]

"Huxley, look, this isn't the Wild West! The Wild West wasn't even the Wild West! Hurting people's not a good thing! Sometimes it is, but not when it's a bunch of people looking for something to eat!"

[@Minotaur-ey2lg]

John Spartan, “toxic masculinity” at it’s finest.👍🏿🖕🏿

[@SuperSupersoda]

Every single time I re-watch this movie, I lose it laughing with the way Stallone just sort of added "sometimes it is" as an afterthought to what he was saying. The quote doesn't do this justice, you have to watch the delivery for yourself.

[@EN-qh6ss]

@@Minotaur-ey2lg exactly. Needed to save the world.

[@Muck006]

@@Minotaur-ey2lg As Jordan Peterson put it: *_"Good people have the capacity to become monsters BUT they have it under control."_* Feminists however ARE monsters all the time and have zero ability to control it.

[@commandercaptain4664]

"The Wild West wasn't even the Wild West" *Adam Conover has entered the chat*

[@hydrogenone6866]

*"You see, according to Cocteau's plan... I'm the enemy. Because I like to think, I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech, the freedom of choice. I'm the kind of guy who likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder - "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of BBQ ribs with the side order of gravy fries?" I want high cholesterol. I wanna eat bacon and butter and BUCKETS of cheese, okay? I wanna smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section. I wanna run through the streets naked with green Jell-O all over my body reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly might feel the need to, okay, pal? I've SEEN the future. Do you know what it is? It's a 47-year-old virgin sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Mayer Wiener." You live up top, you live Cocteau's way: what he wants, when he wants, how he wants. Your other choice: come down here... and maybe starve to death."* ~Edgar Friendly

[@Ch4os4ever]

Man that speech started as a social critic now its a Nostradamus prophecy!

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

This was the best line in the movie! I appreciate it now as an adult to see where he was coming from.

[@blaze4metal]

Today, that's like the internet equivalent of facebook vs 4chan

[@hydrogenone6866]

Its one of favorite movie speeches.

[@rageagainstmyhatchet]

This will be the quote of the next revolution... In the 1880s it was Marx's "workers of the world, unite!". In the 2030s they'll just quote Edgar Friendly...

[@davidgannon5388]

5:13 - I dunno, Drinker... Given how the world is today (3 years after you made this vid), I'd say this was just another scarily accurate prediction by this amazing cinematic masterpiece!

[@gtavsmsg10]

Let's not forget that Wesley Snipes' character was what inspired Dennis Rodman to dye his hair.

[@clarabarton8350]

This movie failed to predict the greatest threat to Western civilization: Gender Studies

[@pathatfield2543]

Steve V Is that really a thing?Oh well,I shouldn’t be surprised.

[@BongoWongoOG]

Trump

[@EnglishLaw]

@@BongoWongoOG Please, no morons or pedos here

[@diegosilang4823]

You are kind of wrong, while the movie never mentioned about Gender Studies, Huxley made a numerous casual feminist remarks such as "This is how insecure heterosexual males bonds"

[@Citi2en_V41n]

@@EnglishLaw idk dude, it's netflix, not Trump, that just signed onto their platform and put out a trailer for a movie that's about 11 yr olds twerking on screen. And the right isn't the side complimenting some kind of 'liberating' or 'stunning and brave' interpretation of 11 yr old drag queens (whether boy or trans girl, does it matter any way?)

[@kharis87]

Film was 40 years ahead of its time. One of Stallone's and Snipes' best films.

[@MrPimpshrimp247]

I agree. I'm not sure about Stallone but I think Snipes still has another great movie like this in him.

[@hydrogenone6866]

Both of them are epic.

[@kharis87]

@@Black-Circle actually it goes further back to stories of ancient mythology but i see your point.

[@broco1163]

It's such an underappreciated cult classic. I was wondering when Drinker would get around to it.

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

Actually, I'd say it was only about 30 years ahead of its time, if you catch my drift! XD

[@so2fast4u2]

As a kid it got me smiling and rooting for Snipes... as an adult it got me a tear down my cheek and a mind filled with questions...

[@davidcastillaaragon6566]

I would also add that the name of Sandra Bullock´s character "Huxley" is a clear reference to the author of " A happy world", Aldous Huxley. A book that certainly inspired the writers of this movie. Great movie indeed.

[@TheStrayHALOMAN]

Wesley Snipes made overalls look BADASS in this movie.

[@areyoujelton]

He looked like Dennis Rodman gone wild(er)

[@id9504]

@@areyoujelton Dennis Rodman actually started dying his hair because of Simon Phoenix

[@wesleybrehm9386]

Overalls were actually popular IRL when this movie was made. I'm not ashamed to say I owned a few pair in the 90s, and still do but wear them for very different reasons now. I don't know how on earth we thought they were cool in the 90s, but they were. For some other great examples see any 90s teen TV show; Saved by the Bell, Fresh Prince of BelAir, Family Ties, and Blossom to name a few that come to mind.

[@ToxicBastard]

He looks like the painter from balamory but badass

[@Naadeneo]

they say Snipes moved so fast they told him to slow down to film his moves

[@PaxIesus]

When I first watched this movie in the '90's, I agreed with your opinion that John Spartan getting blamed for Phoenix's murder spree was illogical. And then 2020 happened, and I when I rewatched this movie with some friends, I realized that this mentality is 100% how 2020 handles police officers.

[@danielarcher369]

They always find someone to blame!

[@SkidMan_Jurej]

Morality Policing as Tim Pool called it

[@JohnDoe-pt7ru]

The writer was even more accurate than they realized.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

That isn't how 2020 handles police officers. The Police Unions are extremely powerful, if you even threaten an officer with an investigation, the Unions will threaten to get all the police to not protect or serve you anymore. It's almost a protection racket they are running.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

@Cure4Living The Unions fought tooth and nail against the investigation that started the BLM mess. Their efforts failed because the public video got out, but they did everything they could to hush up the investigation. It's one thing to defend the police if their innocent, it's another to undermine the investigation to find out what happened. The Police Union acted before they themselves knew what happened. It's because police officers receive a double standard in their favor that the BLM movement exploded. It's not like people went out the protest for no reason. There is a problem with the system but nobody is acting rationally at the moment.

[@leftyzappa]

I haven’t seen this since it came out in the theater. I never forgot it. Especially: “Eat recycled food. It’s good for the environment and…*okay* for you.”🥴

[@kabukidad82]

That quote's from Judge Dredd but It's in and around the time I suppose 🤷‍♂️

[@leftyzappa]

@@kabukidad82 Wow. Yer right. I don't remember seeing that movie. I obviously confused it. Disclaimer: (? I hope) I was REALLY stoned when I watched movies back then. :P

[@kabukidad82]

@@leftyzappa you and me both broseph! It's all love 👊

[@ScottCleve33]

Watching this again three years after it was first posted and this is without question the Drinker's best opening.

[@affokasso]

This movie aged well. Too well.

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

Change the ‘no sex’ to ‘hookup culture, where sex is transactional & meaningless to most’, & ‘polite to everyone’ to ‘polite to those who agree with you on everything’... & it’s on point to now....

[@Grubnar]

Truly a Brave, New World.

[@cinderheart2720]

@@Grubnar And yet we only get weed instead of soma.

[@im3phirebird81]

Ocarina in their book this is just a transitional phase to justify the further step to distance ourselves from who we truly are, just like the current scenario we live in. I want them to die... forever.

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

iM3 Phirebird **_deep & resounding shudder_**

[@lostnumber08]

This movie is a portrait of how badass Wesley Snipes is. What a great flick.

[@falco5150]

God damn I love this movie. I remember going to see it when I was a kid. It was really the definitive "summer blockbuster". They don't make them like this anymore.

[@adrianalexanderveidt344]

This movie has some amazing quotes that are so applicable today. "You can't take away peoples right to be assholes."

[@dragonandavatarfan8865]

What's even more funny is the fact that this line came out of the mouth of Simon Phoenix, the antagonist of the movie. You know a society's messed up when even the villain is like "Yo man hol up, that's a bit too far".

[@BoozyBeggar]

You CAN if you just beat them every time they say something retarded, like "women's suffrage is good", or "I don't even see color", or "we have to fight them there so we don't have to fight them here", or "Israel is our greatest ally"

[@stanza77]

@@BoozyBeggar wow

[@Fuk99999]

@@BoozyBeggar “You can take away someone’s right to be an asshole by being a literal tyrant” Thanks boss

[@LevitatingCups]

You cant take away people's right to protest -reverse canada 2022

[@History_Coffee]

Tbh the fact that the leader guy was so disconnected from reality that he thought he could control Simon and his goons is also something we see today with politicans pandering to groups of rioters and arming militant terrorists against other militant terrorists being like "nah it'll be fine"

[@Biden_is_demented]

I was about to write a retort, but... Nah, fuck it, it´ll be fine. Buuuzzzzz *You have been fined 1 credit, for a violation of the Verbal Morality Statute*

[@brandonfj5811]

I also think it's good to note that Spartan never claim that the society he came from was perfect and implies to find something in between that works for everyone

[@NormanReaddis]

@@Biden_is_demented you're social credit on twitter will be deducted, have a nice day

[@Poppadop1]

Only _"today with politicians"?_ Railroad tycoon Jay Gould allegedly said, *"I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half."* And he might have said this in the late 1800s. This strategy may be dumb in the long-term, but in the short, it often works. Unfortunately, "short-term" can be measured in decades.

[@squills1]

Exactly

[@BilTheGalacticHero]

Demolition Man is a GREAT movie. It's hilarious and the puns and quips never end. It looks like Stallone and Snipes had a blast playing their over the top characters. Also, a 442 isn't a sports car...

[@robertmoats1890]

Wesley Snipes was the most enjoyable bad guy I've ever seen in this movie. Every ridiculous thing he does makes sense, because he absolutely revels in chaos, and it's awesome. I haven't watched it in years, but I still remember the little techno tracks they played as he beat the crap out of everyone, almost like he was dancing. And Stallone was definitely in his prime here. Every movie that came out around this time was like a competition between Stallone and Schwarzenegger, and the audience benefited from it greatly.

[@dcbadger2]

And on top of it all, Sandra Bullock is an absolute smoke-show in this one.

[@Ryan_Gutz]

I know late reply but you're right. She is lightspeed hot

[@picklerick7953]

@@Ryan_Gutz i know late reply but lol

[@albreal]

You're forgiven

[@Okletsrumble]

Absolutely

[@thesexyskywalker3283]

Yes she looks amazing in this one.

[@Vollification]

People today: **points at 1984** "That was supposed to be a warning! Not a guide!" People in the future: **points at Demolition Man** "That was supposed to be a warning! Not a guide!"

[@Fedorah_Mccain]

People in the further future: *points at the past* "You were supposed to take those warnings, not circle jerk it in an echo chamber"

[@javierortiz82]

heck didn't pizza hut actually updated their logo based on this movie's version?

[@Vexed_Vixen]

People now*

[@Spartacuzzz69]

As a 90's kid I watched this movie countless times whenever it was on TV. StarShip Troopers as well. My appreciation of a film is measured by how many times I've watched it. And among soo many other 90's flicks it is countless... Now I have a few recommendations for the Drinkers recommendations/review's. "Escape from L.A." "The Rock" "Last Man Standing" "Young Guns" "Trainspotting" I'll be back with some others later...

[@mironbarabakh5970]

You lied :(

[@thelastroman7791]

Demolition Man is definitely one of my favorite action movies. It got so much right about our current world and the character of Huxley is one of the few that I deeply relate to on a personal level. In many ways, I feel just like her. She is a quirky, nice, sheltered, nostalgic member of law enforcement that pines for a bygone era. An era that she doesn’t really understand, especially it’s more tougher aspects. If Huxley was recast as a mid-30s guy from New England, than I could perfectly fill her role.

[@EvilExcalibur]

The scene where he literally wipes his ass with infractions for profanity is easily the most relatable in the movie

[@clementcachico5240]

Better yet, he intentionnaly swear more to have some spare paper XD

[@ghostpiratelechuck2259]

He doesn’t know how to use the three seashells 😂😂😂😂

[@gladiatorscoops]

I loved this movie so much I put 3 Sea Shells in my bathroom.....took 2 years for someone to pick up on the reference but it was totally worth it.

[@droe2570]

@@Nevets_2770 That seems plausible.

[@dwmarch]

By pick up on the reference do you mean someone actually wiped their ass with them?

[@AAron-gr3jk]

yeah but how do they work?

[@commandercaptain4664]

*laughs in Schneider*

[@Harpagio]

@@AAron-gr3jk 2 seashells to pull extra poop out like chopsticks, wipe with the 3rd. I always thought (hoped) that they were buttons like flush, bidet, dry, but nope apparently they're actual shells

[@tricivenola8164]

I'll say it was ahead of its time. I saw it in Hollywood while living in Santa Monica. The restaurant scene where Stallone asks for salt and everybody chokes... because "salt is not good for you" (said in dulcet tones) "and so now it is illegal..." OH yeah, all of it, all the way back then. I really hope they don't try to remake this one, with all the men turned to women and the Imperial Nannies really helping us. Thanks for recommending this one. I think about it all the time these days, and I don't even live in America anymore.

[@ez_w0rks]

I cant believe this move is over 30 years old - makes me feel a relic. But god I loved this flick as a kid, those g(l)ory 80’s and ‘90smovies - just as the Drinker said: Stallone, Arnold, Willis, JVC and I’d add Kurt Russel, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Ford and some more. Those were the real deal. The movies were gritty and smelled real. Put me back in the freezer !

[@Chrisfragger1]

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -- C. S. Lewis.

[@johnneville403]

Thank you for pointing this quote out. Says it all.

[@VainerCactus0]

One of the most insightful quotes of all time.

[@jimofaotearoa3636]

damn thats a good quote.

[@Ronin-lb5ij]

It's kinda ironic, since C S Lewis was a Christian. Romans 13 of the New Testament literally taught Christians to submit and obey authority, as it claimed *every* earthly authority is established by God.

[@jazzco4871]

@@Ronin-lb5ij teachings aren't programing, you can make what you want of them and make them fit the current context. so basically there just poetic food for thought.

[@zwippie92]

I read on IMDB a few years ago that Stallone wanted his friend Jackie Chan to play Simon Phoenix but Chan declined because it could confuse the Asian audience who is used to see him as a hero. And I have to say, this worked out better with Snipes. He's really spectacular in this movie, I love the crazy character he portrays here and he does so well. Stallone, Bullocks and the others all do a wonderful job but when Snipes is in a scene, he just takes over everything. I love the scene were he kicks the glass and it doesn't work and then he asks the guy "How much do you weight?" and the guy starts answering but Phoenix just picks him up and smashes him into the glass. Lovely.

[@andrewdau1299]

Snipes was great in this movie. He was basically the Joker.

[@mastermind69xable]

Something that I found unnerving having watched the film recently is that the restaurant has been changed to Pizza Hut. It was originally Taco Bell. If you look closely at the windows during the restaurant scene, you can still see the "futuristic" Taco Bell logo, and Dan Cortese singing the Jolly Green Giant jingle🙂

[@DavidGreen_au]

I remember reading about that. The "Taco Bell" version was for the US release, "Pizza Hut" version was for the International release as "Taco Bell" had no non-US presence.

[@Will-hy9nv]

I remember when I watched a ripped version online rather than the old vcr tape, and it was Pizza Hut. Had me thinking I was crazy until I looked into it.

[@BUFF4LOSOLDIER]

I love the reference props given to Brave New World. 'Lenina' is the name of one of the main characters of the book, and 'Huxley' is the authors last name. (and if you haven't read the book, there's a lot of similarities between the societies and you should definitely give it a read)

[@mish375]

I've been saying this for years: Demolition Man was before its time. And it was meant as a warning, not a guidebook.

[@billkasperdotcom]

You are being fined 5 credits for violation of the Mandatory Happy Act.

[@FatManJackson]

Actually is was a prediction. They tend to do that.

[@chakchinalai827]

Predictive programming like the Hunger games perhaps? 1984 can be seen as both that and the warning you stated.

[@mish375]

@@chakchinalai827 Yep, 1984 was definitely before its time. Government listening in on you, thought police, gaslighting, etc. It's scary how we are seeing this now. What I find hilarious (or brilliant?) about The Hunger Games is that Suzanne Collins was slamming Hollywood's celebrity culture to their faces and it went right over Hollywood's head. They only focused on the authoritarian politics. The extras on those films are so funny at times because Elizabeth Banks shallowly goes into how J-Law is the only thing keeping the films together, and yet the books are all about not worshipping celebrities and how that culture has become toxic for the audience and people in it. Then again, Banks isn't the brightest crayon in the colouring box...so, I don't think she needed to act to play Effie.

[@jeyfomson6364]

Some people were just giving you hints about the kind of world they intend to create .

[@Itskilo]

The start of the film where Phoenix has taken a city is basically CHAZ

[@cavecanem1741]

Don't insult Phoenix like that

[@yosemetsam628]

@@cavecanem1741 Thank you, chaz is a joke

[@AndreNitroX]

I thought I saw a similarity

[@Azraelseraphim]

If Simon Phoenix was running CHAZ there would be so many more people dead and Trump would have to call the National Guard.

[@TheJarric]

@@Azraelseraphim chaz was most violent city on planet

[@Mysticmegster1]

Yes I remember this film. The Golden Oldies bit was my favourite. Like when the pianist is singing 'The Jolly Green Giant' at an official function, and the lady asks what would John Spartan say if she called him a moron? "I dunno - thanks?' He replies

[@mrtb7676]

I've watched it quite a few times, often with long gaps in between, starting in 1993 when I was 14. It's certainly hit differently over the years. In regards to plot holes and contrivances, one that didn't fly under my radar the first time was how Cocteau didn't see that coming.

[@Goth7illa]

John Spartan still finishing his burger after learning it’s rat was a great bit of character building. 💪

[@commandercaptain4664]

"And what's this chewy part here... don't tell me it was rat PE-NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS!!!!"

[@StevieB8363]

Rat it may have been - but it was the only real meat he was going to get! And he had a beer to wash it down, so it wasn't all bad.

[@megahobbit5972]

He said it was the best burger he had in years

[@ronaldg7522]

It was the best ratburger he has ever eaten.

[@8Maduce50]

@@megahobbit5972 not saying much since he was frozen for 40 years or something

[@therealkzero]

When I saw this in 94 (I was 13), I thought "There's no way in hell the future would end up like that. Way too clean and censored" . Good thing I don't predict the future for a living.

[@estradamurcielgo175]

Whats clean about the future? Feces, used needles, and homeless cities everywhere

[@briankriens5645]

Scary thing is that psychos like Zuckerberg watched these movies, and identified with the bad guys.

[@zephyrerazortail5478]

I was 7 back then. I just enjoyed the BOOMs xD

[@rickyshiffer1519]

Be well.

[@jollygoodfellow3957]

I misread that as "I saw this when I was 94."

[@bootsieboris830]

This movie was way ahead of its time

[@user-ld7lp5oy1i]

Wesley Snipes was a treat in this film and Spike Lee tried and horribly failed at channeling that same energy in his Chiraq character.

[@ricogoldstar]

In the movies account of historical events it was explained to John Spartan that several pandemics occured that caused changes in societal behaviors such as social distancing no handshakes and physical contact being discouraged and seen as unsafe.

[@fidelio9301]

Sure.....

[@brianmcdonald7017]

This movie is either a masterpiece or predictive programming.

[@deathstrike]

Exactly, it also predicted electric vehicles, widespread use of the taser as an alternate for lethal force (supposedly) and Arnold Schwarzenegger's political career (governor not pres) also VR, coded locks for homes, and "dietary" fast food and corporate takeovers. It was incredible that things like would become the norm less than a decade later.

[@ricogoldstar]

@@deathstrike Woah! Yes. Great observations! 👍

[@superdingo9741]

@@deathstrike And politicians using people of color to bring chaos and destruction in the streets. And useless [defunded] police force.

[@BeatsAndMeats]

Sandra: "Let's blow these guys!" Stallone: "AWAY!!!! Blow these guys AWAY!!" Sandra: "Whatever!" Absolute legendary joke!

[@COCK-erel]

The director blushed 😆

[@javierortiz82]

Oh man, I really need to see this movie in english now.

[@tree6787]

On of my all time favorite!!

[@rushmore3927]

Especially and ironically after her secret admission of what she likes, when on the Ellen Degeneres Show. Really.

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

@@rushmore3927 She might have time up zich the joke herself...

[@timothyhenegar7484]

From Frames 9:35 to 10:04 the Drinker went from the Drinker? To Disgruntled Honest Drinker....with the Jerry Springer bleep at every turn! LOVE IT! 👍👍👍👍👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

I have noticed something. this movie and Judge Dredd have Sylvester Stallone as the main lead with two love interest that have tight black pants...so good. Sandra Bullock looked so good in those future police uniform and in Judge Dredd we have Diane Liane with tight black judge pants.

[@efe_aydal]

Soon enough people will say to criminals "Stop or I'll cancel you on Twitter!"

[@lucasoheyze4597]

No they won't.

[@BossLevel2013]

Lol

[@underkrooke831]

@@lucasoheyze4597 sure they will

[@angrysocialjusticewarrior]

@Sandy V. Karens call the cops, they don't cancel people.

[@seditt5146]

Already are in China

[@clipclop2612]

This movie was supposed to be a fiction, not a documentary.

[@SpuddyWesker]

FACT

[@commandercaptain4664]

pe-NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS

[@mrbojangles8133]

and yet here we are

[@herheartbeats5727]

Yes...but now it's probably a documentary.

[@cmcbunch]

George Orwell agrees.

[@jeffshootsstuff]

Literally LOL about the 3 seashells description

[@05017351]

I'm a chemical expert and C4 is a gel when first made. It is normally cast into blocks but can be cast into any shape you make a mold for. The real sin is that C4 is really insensitive and will not explode if set on fire. It will burn, but it requires much more energy to actually detonate it.

[@RuddsReels]

Interesting to know! Great post!

[@jordanlaplante1131]

Cool

[@jason.larsenthedanishgreek1226]

I'm not but I knew that anyway

[@jason.larsenthedanishgreek1226]

Electricity required for reaction

[@dustinfirkins5736]

Inaccurate it's the energy, not a chemical reaction . Closest is nitroglycerin. It will blow if agitated

[@wolfboi3861]

I feel like a man again after this review. The good old days where we all had thicker skin.

[@dwl815380]

Almost like before internet was mainstream!?!?

[@juggmkj]

Feel like a man yet named yourself "boi"....

[@wolfboi3861]

@@juggmkj it was given to me by O.Gs back in my hood 25 years ago.Your internet shit talk is highly needed thank you.

[@KH4444444444N]

@@dwl815380 Nailed it.

[@startingQB]

This review makes you feel like a man? Your skin must be very thin...

[@everettmcmunn]

robocop was also the same way for me, nice shoot 'em up action as a kid, and then when i got older I could see it for more than just guns and explosions.

[@alaskatlf99]

Saw this for the first time a few days ago, the entire time I thought to myself. “Holy shit, this seems a little too real.”😅

[@ronniehopper2726]

I honestly believe the writer of demolition Man just wrote about a watered-down 2020

[@raynmanshorts9275]

Don't worry. We still have a few years to get there.

[@Ch4os4ever]

When CHAZ/CHOP appeared I thought "Only a matter of time until a Simon Phoenix of their own shows up and sets up shop there"

[@eijiniizuma6184]

@@Ch4os4ever Raz -Simon Phoenix

[@Chasqui4021]

Watered down? I'd take DemoMan Los Angeles over today's Los Angeles any day!

[@greytroll1632]

The police in this movie was defunded. And SJWs would love to reprogram people to think like them.

[@JABoyle3875]

“Hurting people isn’t a good thing! Well...sometimes it is, but not when it’s a bunch of people looking for something to eat!”

[@barriolimbas]

Yes, how action heroes are meant to be, loved the old days.

[@ericb4127]

Zombies?

[@JABoyle3875]

@@ericb4127 not really people anymore. Herschel's barn in Season 2 of The Walking Dead showed that.

[@commandercaptain4664]

"Hey, Luke Skywalker, use the Force."

[@M-S_4321]

😒foreshadowing😏

[@bonnieminter8897]

I've always respected the officer who tried to fight Phoenix, the guy has no clue what he's doing and is clearly outmatched, but he still gives it his best. I don't know, there's just something about it that I can't help but respect.

[@MrBartleby451]

1996 Sandra Bullock was perfection.

[@netrolancer1061]

This movie reminds me of a time when movies weren't glossed over with identity politics and biased agendas. Dang, do I miss those days.

[@kevins4213]

They gave you food for thought without attaching a hose to it and trying to knock you over spraying it at you.

[@AquariusC]

It is more than that. Most movie aren't shoved full of SJW bullshit, it is that studios use their demographics analytics spreadsheet create a test-tube baby that appeals to the widest array of people possible in order to make the most money. What he get is soulless, shallow bullshit.

[@pathatfield2543]

Kevin S Thats a perfect metaphor for how they do things today.

[@maineman5757]

Back in the day I used to think that Demolition Man's futuristic world was so farfetched but now I don't think that anymore.

[@RightURKen7]

I didn't find if farfetched at all. I saw it exactly predicting the future, although yes, a bit exaggerated. I was baffled as to why the movie wasn't more popular at the time.

[@VeryProPlayerYesSir1122]

@@RightURKen7 Do you remember CHAZ? The Seattle mayor called it "summer of love" until they came to her house.

[@flybobbie1449]

People from reality shows dying, next will live on screen.

[@TheJarric]

@@VeryProPlayerYesSir1122 basicly what pheonix did at beginin

[@TheScarletSlayer]

@Punch Line yes but right now we are kinda if in a transition phase. We still have people being mad at everyone for everything so logically after wokeness fuses with Disney...well you see where I'm going with this

[@maia_0613]

Ah, my favorite guilty pleasure flick. It never fails to make me laugh.

[@CharlesOffdensen]

Demolition Man is the most accurate prediction of the future ever made. They've got the music wrong though.

[@WhatHistoryShorts]

"We're police officers, we're not trained for that sort of violence" - love Dem Man

[@deedlessdeity218]

Sounds like UK Police

[@mgshock]

We're social workers, we're not trained for this sort of violence!

[@residentelect]

@@deedlessdeity218 One of, if not THE most restrained, (mostly) unarmed and fair police forces in the world. Their officer safety training concentrates almost solely on de-escalation, communication and use of non lethal force... YET... The BLM and ANTIFA mobs still want them disbanded, accusing them of being heavy handed, and shooting "innocent" drug dealers, terrorists and murderers. They should all take a month's paid vacation and leave BLM to police the cities... I'd sit there and watch with the biggest bucket of popcorn I could find (before I was stabbed and it was robbed from me)

[@Saicofake]

Resident Elect there is BLM in the UK?

[@residentelect]

@@Saicofake Yes mate. Despite us being one of the most tolerant and diverse countries in Europe, they still claim every white person is privileged, racist and evil. They want our police disbanded, prisons closed, to tear down our monuments to Great men and women like Churchill and Queen Victoria, the Military to disarm its nuclear deterrent, bring down the government, and install a socialist "Eutopia" akin to Venezuela... Complete and utter madness...

[@O4C209]

LA looking like a war zone probably had something to do with the LA riots that occurred in 1992 (the year before the movie was released).

[@MrFallenone]

Yeah I am pretty sure he knows that and the question was rhetorical.

[@storytellingchampion6438]

@Joe Blow I have to say that's a bad take

[@combatdoc]

Because Stallone is a Republican and scared of the world.

[@rettc4030]

@@storytellingchampion6438 it's not

[@storytellingchampion6438]

@@rettc4030 I feel like separating people for arbitrary differences is a mistake and a fallacy.

[@shadowman2192]

Stallone’s greatest non-Rocky and non-Rambo movie.

[@wutru3142]

Together with the Running Man my all time favorite dystopian movie!

[@ifjNagyMiklos]

"He is a decorated policeman! Surely they believed his word over a criminal!" It's crazy how much well did they predicted this too!

[@poiuyt975]

Good point! Somehow I missed that one.

[@zenraven7x301]

I caught that too lol

[@kaiderhai86]

I knew someone would bring the one thing up soceity gets right, nowadays. 🤦‍♂️ If the hostages would have been still alive, Spartan would be partly guilty of their death. He is only human, like most policemen.

[@Muck006]

All that was missing from that scene is Spartan being called a racist.

[@cl8804]

Hey, at least we've found some dumb racists in the comments!

[@maxxor-overworldhero6730]

Don't forget the double standards that were brought up. The Chief of Police constantly used "Caveman" and "Meat-Eater" as insults towards John, and he never got fined. Just like how insulting, smearing, harassing, threatening, etc. all seem to be totally fine when it's towards certain groups.

[@wonkothesane8691]

You noticed that, too?

[@Xenotypal]

certain groups as in white people, men specifically.

[@stansman5461]

@@Xenotypal Or if they're conservative minorities. They don't know what they want. Only the left knows what they want

[@brianmcdonald7017]

Bingo

[@hasnahmad-wv4xe]

@@Xenotypal ayo don't forget straight.....these people really hate straight people

[@wpriddy]

I was there for the building demolition. It was spectacular. Everybody that showed up got a demolition man jacket. I had that jacket for years.

[@NonApplicable_YtSucks]

The biggest thing for me about this movie when I first watched it in this year (23) is that fact it’s so fun to watch. It’s really one of those movies you can tell everyone had fun making especially Wesley Snipes who imo had the best acting or role in this film

[@Noir0rioN]

One of the most overlooked, most (maddeningly) prophetic movies ever made.

[@Legion849]

A chilling reminder of the world we live in today .

[@mr.vargas5648]

But they dont really opress Sly like real SJW:s would have done.