Cobra (1986)

The logical endpoint of the "Dirty Harry" genre
"Dirty Harry" started the genre of "the maverick cop willing to break a few rules and trample a few constitutional rights to get the job done" genre, and "Cobra" is the genre's logical endpoint. It's fitting that two of the principal actors in Dirty Harry also appear in Cobra (Andy Robinson and Reni Santoni). I believe that was no accident of casting.

Cobra is reductivist in its storyline, with every character, every scene boiled down to the essentials. The troubled, violent cop. The maniac bad guy. The interesting weaponry. The violation of due process. The ethnic sidekick/partner. The damsel in distress. They're all here, performing their exact functions, no more, no less.

Tough guy action in an old car
Stallone lit up the screen with his then wife in this film over 20 years ago and yet today it still seems like a classic one to me, along the lines of Charles Bronson's "Mechanic" or Steve McQueen's "Bullitt", Cobra features a ruthless cop versus a ruthless ring of serial killing assasins who terrorize the streets. Soon they go after a lady who Sly's character has to protect and that is when Sly is soon on the run with her. Great chase scenes and shooting action flourish in this classic 1986 action film starring Sylvester Stallone and a really nice old car that unfortunately gets destroyed.

Tough guy action in an old car
Stallone lit up the screen with his then wife in this film over 20 years ago and yet today it still seems like a classic one to me, along the lines of Charles Bronson's "Mechanic" or Steve McQueen's "Bullitt", Cobra features a ruthless cop versus a ruthless ring of serial killing assasins who terrorize the streets. Soon they go after a lady who Sly's character has to protect and that is when Sly is soon on the run with her. Great chase scenes and shooting action flourish in this classic 1986 action film starring Sylvester Stallone and a really nice old car that unfortunately gets destroyed.