The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage

This was a fun book and a trip down memory lane. Didn't want to put this book down or for it to end. Laughing out loud numerous times. Recommend this for anyone who grew up in the 80s and 90s who remembers seeing these larger than life action hero on screen. Some great behind the scenes facts. Thoroughly researched. Loved this book.

O livro é de fato muito informativo e com boas histórias, gostei muito, só fiquei com a sensação de que poderiam facilmente ter se aprofundado na segunda metade dos anos 90 com o mesmo afinco e detalhes como fizeram nos anos 80 e início dos 90, sobretudo destrinchando a curva descendente da bilheteria dos filmes e dos astros, mostrando como cada um lidou com a queda de popularidade e de vendas dos filmes conforme envelheciam e o gosto do público mudava.Nada falou sobre os vários filmes de menor repercussão de Stallone após Daylight e Schwarzenegger após Blo flop de Batman.Caberiam tranquilamente mais umas 70 páginas cobrindo esse rico período de informações entre 1994 e o início dos anos 2000.Livro muito bom divertido, mas claramente acabou antes do que poderia.

I bought this book for my Arnie/Sly/movie loving brother, on the strength of the reviews. Glad I did because he's very happy with it. I didn't think the cover sold it very well, so I was a bit concerned I was giving one of those 'typical vacuous Christmas gift' books that you chuckle about when you open but have no intention of ever reading. Well this ain't one of those! My brother is greatly enjoying it and was regaling me in a couple of the ridiculous but true anecdotes the book unpacks. It seems to be a very good read for any1970/80s action movie-philes.

Interessantes Buch, flüssig geschrieben, mit ein paar guten Infos. Aber es hätte länger sein müssen und um die 80er abzudecken, hätten auch die Adtion-Stars der zweiten Riege reingehört.

As a guy who grew up on these 80's/90's action movies, it was a great read and I must've finished it within a week. It's got some fun stories from the classics from that time. Terminator, Rambo, Die Hard, Bloodsport, Demoliton Man, Cliffhanger, and more and covers the real action stars from that era. I don't think you'll ever get these types of movies again with these kinds of action heroes again. The parts about Steven Seagal are hilarious and it would be great to have a book just on these stories. Recommended for any fan of classic action cinema.