Demolition Man is one of those things I was a little too young for growing up.

Add it to the list - born too late to afford a house but just in time to see white dog poo everywhere.

I genuinely didn’t think this film would be as fun as it was. It’s just flat out entertainment from start to finish in that 80s and 90s way where action, comedy and tight writing intersect perfectly with a neat satirical undertone.

These films run on a strong leading man and Stallone is fantastic as a jaded cop. I’ve only really seen his recent films where he looks like a sagging condom full of walnuts and has botox where his face used to be, so didn’t realise he could carry a film like this so effortlessly. In his heyday the dude has screen presence.

On the other side Snipes does an incredible job keeping up with the physicality of his role and winding his insane character up to 11. I think he plays it a little more camp than he needs to, but it still slots in nicely. And he’s got one of the most hilariously gross and grin-inducing villain deaths I’ve witnessed put to screen.

But I really think the star of the film is the incredible production design. The sets are fantastic, the props are really well crafted and believable and the utopian image of a futuristic US is well-realised.

And there’s a few salient moments in there too. A gag about Schwarzenegger becoming president and a stilted conversation about consent that, in today’s light, isn’t all that unrealistic.

The only criticisms I could have would be the second-to-last act where the action overrides the setting and becomes a little generic, if still damn well done.

And it all ends with easily the most anticlimactic theme song, an absolute cul-de-sac of a tune by Sting that genuinely saps all joy out of the ending, like musical post-nut clarity.

Still, it takes more than a tantric wanker ex-school teacher to ruin a fantastic action film that, unlike Stallone, has aged really well. An easy 4.5/5 stars for me.

(Addendum: I’m new to this kind of genre having been a very Weird Kid who watched war documentaries instead of killer action films or having friends. Anything like this I should also check out?)