Film 140/365, Day 151/365 – The Running Man

Still brilliant and quite an accurate view on the media of the future.  Sure it’s all about Arnie running around fighting ever increasingly difficult opponents giving him more and more opportunities to throw one liners after dispatching each one but I can’t help but enjoy the way the media is shown to cut and edit footage to show the public what they want them to see… Excellent, one of my favourite Arnie films.

Synopsis:  In a dark and depressing future humanity is almost entirely reliant on the TV.  The top rated show is the Running Man which gives convicted criminals the chance to win their freedom by taking part in an extreme version of gladiators.  Ben Richards is framed for a crime he didn’t commit and must now take part in the Running Man in an attempt to win back his freedom.

Film 78/365, Day 81/365 – Predator

Complete and utter mindless fun, a bunch of beefed up guys running around the jungle with huge guns being hunted by an invisible alien with bigger guns.  Surely the only way they could have made this any better would have been to have a bunch of oiled up beauties with big guns running around the jungle being hunted by an invisible alien with bigger guns… I am so going to write that script!!!  Watch it, it is excellent.

Synopsis: Dutch and his team of commandos are the best of the best and consequently are hired by the CIA to go deep into the Central American jungle to rescue some of their men.  The mission is a walk in the park for these guys however it soon becomes apparent that something is tracking them and one by one killing them.  Will anyone make it out alive?