Absolutely the worst movie.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Great action movie and even more importantly it is Arnold Schwarzenegger movie! For the time, amazing special effects yet NOT computer CGI which is such a nice change from the new movies infested with too much CGI.Absolutely love this movie, it was ahead of its time, futuristic, similar in a way to Total Recall and has elements of Hunger Games. Well, Hunger Games took this idea from this movie and other movies. Remember, this is 1987!Arnie's best quotes can be noted in this movie as all time classic phrases like "I'll be back".Love it!

It's a good film with Arnie doing what Arnie did best. This one though is possibly a reality that is closer than Terminator or Predator, Reality TV. How far can it go beyond what it's done, the Japanese masters who invented this genre feel there's only one logical conclusion. Risk to limb and life, we'll all watch even to condemn, because we're human. The most sadistic, voyeuristic species on Earth, no matter how hard we try to avoid it. Good film, enjoy.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jesse Ventura and Sven-Ole Thorsen. No, I didn't watch Predator again. :DFuturistic action movie based on Steven King's story, published under pseudonym Richard Bachman, tells a story about modern gladiator games in which convicts get a chance to win their freedom if they survive the arena. Movie about totalitarian regime, media monopoly and a world at the edge of ecological and economical disaster. And about always current 'panem et circenses' tactics. It was made in 1987. and story is placed in 2017. Once described future comes to pass, futuristic movies usually become unconvincing, but not this one. Although actual 2017. and 2017. in this movie seemingly have no touch points, difference is only in appearance, while essentially they are much more alike than we are comfortable to admit."Schwarzenegger rising, with his criminal one-liners, which had already developed their own personality and received a fee on separate bank account." - Aleksandar UroševićIf you are searching for top cinematography better pass this flick, but within the genre it's pretty good and, if you are looking just for good entertainment with decent plot, I warmly recommend it.6/10

80s action-comedy at its best Some movies deserve a high grade despite some drawbacks due to their storytelling and entertainment factors and this is one of those movies. It has an intellectual backdrop and sometimes even surprises you with some subtle commentary, but should mostly be watched to enjoy a really great action-comedy with a bit of a campy twist.The Running Man takes a hard, yet highly entertaining look at what TV could become in a dystopian future. Released in 1987, the "future" is set in 2017. Reality shows have gone rampant with the number one show being "The Running Man" where convicted felons sign a contract in order to be chased and killed by "Stalkers".Considering, there were no reality shows what-so-ever in the 80s, it is pretty amazing how writer Stephen King predicted one of today's most common TV modals. This movie, however, does not go down the action-drama path and maintains a high level of humor at every stage.This spectacular 80s movie has some really great and memorable delivery of lines with only a few rare misses. It intertwines charm and jokes into the events in a way that makes the action and violence (a bit graphical, not for the squeamish PG13) stay loose and entertaining at a high degree.