Nobby-W
Not an axe murderer
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I was old enough to get the satire - which is what really makes the movie - but one can still pick stuff up after multiple re-watchings. It comes across as an action flick at first glance, which was intentional, but it's also very much a black comedy.I think it is safe to say it is supposed to be hilarious. I missed most of the humour as a kid, somehow, mainly because I recall being disturbed by the murder of Weller's character at the beginning.
Entertainment This Week was big at the time in NZ (Leeza Gibbons made an appearance at a national telethon) so seeing her playing the news presenter was quite funny in itself.