There is probably more per square foot of it here than in any other film.

The mayhem is largely wrought by mighty Arnold Schwarzenegger (the film opens on a close-up of his biceps) who never delivers one blow or bullet where three will do.

To set off this human H-bomb, the film-makers fall back on the old story of the quiet strong-man stung into action by a threat to something he loves - in this case his young daughter.

To get her back, Arnie's army consists of himself and a stewardess (Rae Dawn Chong) he hijacks into helping - but it's more than enough for the bad guys, most of whom are Schwarzenegger's size just to even the odds a little.

Arnie just straps on his arsenal and it's all over bar the shooting, not to mention the throat-cutting, limb-hacking and head-chopping, with the most spectacular death of all reserved for the chief villain who fails to shoot our hero when he has the chance.

As many clichés are turned over as bodies and at one stage one of the bad guys even says 'Take her below! '.

Arnie's daughter is played by Alyssa Milano, later a teenage star of action movies.