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** 1/2 “The Running Man”
Vestron. $89.98.
This sci-fi thriller mixes predictable high-tech action with galvanically mean satire. In a futuristic America, the state’s enemies (including Arnold Schwarzenegger) are tracked by cartoonish assassins before live audiences in an outrageous game show hosted by Richard Dawson. Ultra-violent, ultra-fast, ultra-slick.
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