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RE: Michael's Action Lase-O-Rama: Last Action Hero (1994, Columbia Tri-Star)
@modernzorker I remember seeing this when it came out and really enjoyed it. I think mainly because, even though I'm a girl, I love action movies and love Houdini. I believe he v was mentioned in this movie. And the soundtrack was pretty awesome. This was one of the best movie reviews I've read on here since joining Steemit. Nicely done.
Thank you so much, @ilsaione! Last Action Hero always sticks out in my head because it's the first time I can remember seeing a contemporary movie that I enjoyed so much only to find out I was a distinct minority. Enjoying a movie few others seemed to wasn't a new thing for me (Disney's Tron, for example, was a beloved video store rental for years), but I didn't often get to see films on the big screen during their original theatrical runs and when I did they were usually entries in well-established franchises like Star Trek, Indiana Jones, and Back to the Future. You pretty much were guaranteed to have a great time.
Last Action Hero though was something totally different: a movie I loved but that seemingly nobody else, even people who shared my tastes, enjoyed. In a way, it started me on the path to writing today, because it forced me to confront a consensus against which I was an outsider and outlier. I spent copious pages in my journal working out why that was, what I enjoyed, and how I found gold where so many others found pyrite.
Last Action Hero is to blame for my Steemit career. HA! Eat that, film critics! :D