The breakdown of how Death Wish 3 doubles down on absurdity is spot on. What makes it fascinating tho is that the stupidty isn't accidental, its weaponized. Cannon basicaly realized that nuance was a losing game in the 80s action market. I remember watching a similar Cannon flick with my dad and laughing at how the villain's over-the-top evil almost felt like performance art.
They really had the market covered on kabuki villainy. They even do it in Breakin' 2. The bad guy isn't a violent maniac like Fraker's gang is but his entire character arc is "fuck them kids. I'm going to tear down an important location that's doing measurable social good and put up a mall in its place."
The breakdown of how Death Wish 3 doubles down on absurdity is spot on. What makes it fascinating tho is that the stupidty isn't accidental, its weaponized. Cannon basicaly realized that nuance was a losing game in the 80s action market. I remember watching a similar Cannon flick with my dad and laughing at how the villain's over-the-top evil almost felt like performance art.
They really had the market covered on kabuki villainy. They even do it in Breakin' 2. The bad guy isn't a violent maniac like Fraker's gang is but his entire character arc is "fuck them kids. I'm going to tear down an important location that's doing measurable social good and put up a mall in its place."