of all arnold mid 80 movie who would have think that most relevant today would be the running man . a chilling and surprisingly realistic tale of reality tv go mad . it may have be far fetch back then but not so now . not when you think about it . currently and reality tv show be either scrap the bottom of the barrel or desperate to raise the bar . if the next one isn not more controversial a the last and it a dud . how long will it be before we really do see show like the run man . how long before we have court appoint theatrical attorney or the entertainment division of the justice department . there be so much satire and intelligence in this movie that may have be miss back in 1987 that be desperate to be see again consider the current state of tv show . the big message of all be you be be lie to . it no secret that the government and the medium work in cahoot . and the mass believe what the medium tell them to believe . it a very scary state of affair and unless more accurate representation of the truth emerge we may easily accept a brutal show like the run man in the near future . it no secret that reality tv be not very realistic . it edit and reshape before be air and it only what the network want you to see . usually it far from the real truth . although rather different than stephen king book ( the end be completely change ) the script do conform to the typical arnie formula . yes and he do have numerous and very corny one liner and he do say i will be back ( which he never really say that often anyway and when you think about it ) in the most ironic situation yet but he still a zillion time well in the role then christopher reeve or dolph lundgren would have be ( these two be consider before arnie believe it or not ) . the director be none other than dave starsky himself ( paul michael glaser ) . it may not be artistic but it be still strong enough to generate excitement and his use of neon and flourescent color give each individual set a pretty cool look . andrew davis ( not a director i particularly like ) be attach before glaser and though no matter who direct and the film be still mar by a very heavy 80 feel . first of all and harold faltermeyer score ( remember him . ) be incredibly date and rob the action scene of any timeless integrity . and the fashion sense of the movie be far too excessive to be convincingly set in the future . apart from the date feel and the only other thing that bug me be the poorly stag shoot out that pass a the climax . this new dvd be a zillion times well than the original release . go be the horrid letterbox picture . in it place be a brand new hi definition 1 . 85 represent1 anamorphic transfer . the color sparkle and literally pop from the screen . the new dolby 5 . 1 ex and dts e soundtrack be also amaze . there constant use of the surround channel to great effect and the bass be strong and powerful . definitely one of the best re master i have see so far . two intriguing documentary and a trailer and a meet the stalker gimmick be include in this 2 disc set that come in a rather neat slip case .