We’ve used the occasion of the remake’s release to dig up the Chronicle‘s review of the original, which appeared in the September 7, 1984 issue, right around the time of the paper’s third anniversary.

Be sure to check out a 1980s action film while it's free to stream on Kanopy (just skip the Chris Hemsworth starring remake.) ...

I’m a child of the 1980s. I have iconic memories of Ronald Reagan, Pac-Man and seeing Van Halen live in ’81. It was big hair, big bands and big times. It was cruising in my ’68 Mustang with Journey’s ...