a series of action video games based on the 1993 film of the same name

Last Action Hero is a series of action video games based on the 1993 film of the same name.

a 1993 American cult comic fantasy action film directed and produced by John McTiernan

Last Action Hero is a 1993 American cult comic fantasy action film directed and produced by John McTiernan.

a series of action video games based on the film of the same name

Last Action Hero is a series of action video games based on the film of the same name.

an Action game, developed by Bits Studios and published by Sony Imagesoft, which was released in 1993

Last Action Hero is an Action game, developed by Bits Studios and published by Sony Imagesoft, which was released in 1993.

an action-fantasy that pokes fun at the action film genre in more ways than one

cult favorite Last Action Hero is an action-fantasy that pokes fun at the action film genre in more ways than one.

action movie

Last Action Hero pokes fun at the action movie genre at almost every turn (not unlike the way Scream picks apart horror films - RIP Wes Craven), which for a movie nerd like me made for quite a lark.

a American fantasy action-comedy film .. directed and

Last Action Hero is a American fantasy action-comedy film directed and ..

an action comedy movie

Last Action Hero is an action comedy movie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Jack Slater.

a fascinating meta-commentary on action filmmaking that grapples with the genre’s strengths, weaknesses, and idiosyncrasies

Last Action Hero is a fascinating meta-commentary on action filmmaking that grapples with the genre’s strengths, weaknesses, and idiosyncrasies — and also allows Arnold Schwarzenegger to interrogate Arnold Schwarzenegger's star persona with surprising nuance.

to be an action-buddy comedy with a gimmick—enjoyable for its humor,

On the surface, Last Action Hero seems to be an action-buddy comedy with a gimmick—enjoyable for its humor, action set pieces, and clever metafictional gags—but at bottom bottom is a trenchant critique of action movies, the model of exaggerated masculinity they promote, and the real-life violence they both reflect and project.

a brilliant action-comedy, particularly for anyone who enjoys the action genre movies that dominated the 1980s

Overall, I think that Last Action Hero is a brilliant action-comedy, particularly for anyone who enjoys the action genre movies that dominated the 1980s.

an American action movie from 1993 directed by John McTiernan

Last Action Hero is an American action movie from 1993 directed by John McTiernan.

a meta action movie in which a pre-teen Arnold fan is transported into the universe of Arnold Schwarzenegger's favorite Schwarzenegger character, LAPD detective Jack Slater

Last Action Hero' is a meta action movie in which a pre-teen Arnold fan is transported into the universe of Arnold Schwarzenegger's favorite Schwarzenegger character, LAPD detective Jack Slater.

an action adventure film that came out in 1993

Last Action Hero is an action adventure film that came out in 1993.

the action genre equivalent of the third season of Seinfeld:

In some ways Last Action Hero is the action genre equivalent of the third season of Seinfeld: an elaborate inside joke that everyone involved in was patting themselves on the back for in regards to how clever regards all was, and which plays magnificently for those who ‘get regards ’, but perhaps forgets that sometimes mainstream audiences aren’t fully in on inside jokes that are very Hollywood.

a comedic satire of the action film genre

Last Action Hero' was a comedic satire of the action film genre.

a parody of the action genre and

(it’s a ‘movie in a movie’), Last Action Hero is a parody of the action genre and the action genre primarily takes aim at the types of roles which Schwarzenegger is most famous for.

a 1993 action film about a boy named Danny who is obsessed with action movies, especially the Jack Slater franchise which stars Arnold Schwarzenegger

Last Action Hero is a 1993 action film about a boy named Danny who is obsessed with action movies, especially the Jack Slater franchise which stars Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first action movie after the global success of 1991

Last Action Hero was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first action movie after the global success of 1991