Escape from New York | Tom Atkins, Adrienne Barbeau

Escape from New York | Tom Atkins, Adrienne Barbeau | Ahead of it's time!

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Escape from New York

	Escape from New York Tom Atkins, Adrienne Barbeau MGM (Video & DVD), 2000 average customer review:based on 152 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Kurt Russell (Stargate) stars in a high-velocity sci-fi action-thriller from director John Carpenter (Co-written by Nick Castle) that sets the screen ablaze with heart-stopping suspense outrageous stunts and imaginative special effects. Bristling with riveting chases and hard-hitting fight sequences Escape From New York is your passport to nonstop excitement! In a world ravaged by crime the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a prison which houses the world s most brutal inmate. And when the President of the United States (Donald Pleasence) crash lands inside only one man can bring him back: Snake Plissken (Russell) a notorious outlaw and former Special Forces war hero who in exchange for a full pardon descends into the decayed city and wages a blistering war against the captors. But time is short: in 24 hours an explosive charge planted inside Snake s body will end the mission and his life unless he succeeds!System Requirements:Starring: Kurt Russell Lee Van Cleef Ernest Borgnine Donald Pleasence Isaac Hayes Season Hubley Harry Dean Stanton and Adrienne Barbeau. Directed By: John Carpenter. Running Time: 99 Min. Color. This film is presented in both "Widescreen" and "Standard" formats. Copyright 2001 MGM Studios.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R UPC: 027616854773 Manufacturer No: 1001186

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A GREAT CULT CLASSIC MOVIE!!!

This movie came before Escape from LA, and it's just great. It's not meant to be taken too seriously. There are subtle jokes throughout the movie. A lot of it is tongue in cheek. So enjoy it for what it is. There will be no Oscars, no awards given out for this movie... it's just mindless entertainment. You can tell Kurt Russell is having fun with the character. The whole movie is "over the top" and that's the point. Loads of fun, provided you don't take the movie, or yourself, too seriously. So lighten up, sit back, and enjoy! Check out Escape from LA too.

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Ahead of it's time!

John Carpenter's "Escape From New York" movie was way ahead of it's time and is a much better script and story than "Escape From L.A." In the second movie or it's continuum, there was too much repetitive dialogue copied or borrowed from the 1st movie. Snake is always left behind by one of his fellow thieves in both films and same dialogue of threats are made from United States Police Force commanding officers towards Plissken. They broke the mold with "E.F.N.Y." film after it was released into theaters. Do they have a 'special featurettes' with the new dvd version of "Escape From New York"?

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Prison As It Ought To Be...

Oh yeah, the entirety of Manhatten island, surrounded by a 50-foot concrete wall! Just drop the convicts in and leave. Oopsy daisy! The president's plane has crashed within said mega-penitentiary! Now, it's up to total bada$$, Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell from The Thing) to rescue the prez along with the secret tape he carries. Can Snake slither his way through the roving gangs of nocturnal nutcases? ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK was to me, John Carpenter's last fully satisfying movie. Though I did love THEY LIVE, I've found his other movies after EFNY to be hit and miss. EFNY ended Carpenter's string of perfection that included DARK STAR, ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13, HALLOWEEN, THE FOG, and THE THING. ESCAPE is also pleasing in that it's a cavalcade of Carpenter regulars like Donald Pleasence (Halloween), Charles Cyphers (Assault On Precinct 13, Halloween, The Fog), Tom Atkins (The Fog), and the ever-delectible, Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog)! It's always cool to see any of these folks together. Plus, we get Harry Dean Stanton (Alien, Repo Man) as Brain, Ernest Borgnine (from the original Willard, The Devil's Rain) as Cabbie, Lee Van Cleef (The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly), and Isaac Hayes himself as the Duke of New York! My favorite scenes include the death-match between Snake and that bearded behemoth, and any scene with Ms. Barbeau running at me! Buy this immediately, it's a bloody masterpiece...

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Kurt plays the anti-hero role really well

Snake Plissken is one of those iconic characters, who everyone knows about, and who everyone loves. Except for me. Until now. I had no idea who Snake Plissken was until ages ago, when someone bought a soft toy snake, and called it Plissken.

There's something about Kurt Russell, that makes him fit the anti/reluctant hero role so well, he surpasses himself in this movie, as he was a bit cocky in Big Trouble In Little China, but here, he's mean, he's moody, and he's a bad boy. Perfect guy!

In Escape From New York, Plissken has to rescue the president, a guy he really couldn't give a damn about. Air Force One has crashed into Manhattan Island, holding the largest prison, and the President is now trapped, with vital information on his person. Freshly captured, and about to be incarcerated, Plissken is ordered to rescue him, within a time limit of 22-24 hours, and that's that. Lots of fighting, chasing and Kurt looking pretty damn good. It starts off set in the future (but in the past by now!), where in 1997 there were high levels of crime. New York is now a high level prison, where all the toughest criminals are to serve life. It's survival of the fittest inside, with no rules, except what's made by the prisoners, so it's survive or die!

The film's quite brisk, and passes by quite quickly. There's literally no scenes in this that deserved to be on the cutting room floor, and it was to the point. No nonsense from the Plissken. The only quibble is that it's dated now - they actually use cassette tapes (how did we EVER manage?), and apart from Kurt's hair (mullets were never a good idea), it feels like it could have been made recently.

There's something about Escape From New York, in my opinion, it lacked a certain something. It never really punched me right in the gut. But it was a good movie. With a meagre budget, compared to today's standards, it doesn't look that way.

With rumours about this being remade - with Gerard Butler of all actors - I seriously hope it falls through. I wasn't quite sure what all the fuss about Kurt was about until I saw this. This film cannot and should not be remade. Get some original ideas and leave Snake Plissken alone.

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