Synopsis

In an oppressive, dystopian future, worker THX 1138 (Robert Duvall) leads a monotonous existence of repetitive labor and sedatives. His mate LUH 3417 (Maggie McOmie) stops the drugs, and the two begin a downward slide leading to their imprisonment and THX’s eventual decision to escape the society.

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A particular subset of action movies embody a specific modern fantasy - Mr. Hero, suburban male, successful in every way (McMansion, loving wife, kids, upper middle class job) suddenly finds himself in a situation where everything is not as it seems. Mr. Hero’s home life is threatened by some grand conspiracy involving politics, evil corporations, and mean, ugly people. Eventually, the complicated plot is reduced to situations where the solutions are thankfully simplistic and caveman-primal: guns, driving cars really fast, and punching people. Mr. Hero rises to the occasion and kicks some serious ass.

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