Review of The Running Man

I have been wanting to see this, but haven't had the chance yet. I love Stephen King and his stories are always fun to watch on the big screen. I'm a little skeptical seeing that Starsky and Hutch actor Paul Michael Glaser is the director though. It does have a pretty cast put together. It isn't the first story of it's kind and it's not the last. We have had Death Race, The Condemned, and even Gamer. The latter two of which I think could have been inspired by this story. It also reminds me of a grittier version of the movie Idiocracy. It definitely has that 80s cheesiness to it which I'm not sure if the book is cheesy or not. I do tend to notice a lot of Game Shows however fun to watch are always goofy anyways. The Stalkers are actually pretty interesting and unique. I enjoyed it although it's not amazing it does have some decent moments. It's just about as good as I was expecting it to be. If you like Arnold and Stephen King stories you will get a kick out of this.