Thanks everyone for the R/R/Cs, still much appreciated.
Well ciao seems to have settled down now......
Thanks everyone for the R/R/Cs, still much appreciated.
Well ciao seems to have settled down now... but how long will it be before they 'fix' the site again..????
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I was unsure which movie to review so I thought I'd give a shot on each version…
1976 version…..
Director: John Carpenter. Producer: J.S. Kaplan Writer:John Carpenter Stars: Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, Martin West and Tony Burton
Released in 1976 this movie was shot on a small budget but still managed to create a very thrilling hour and half of action and shocks.
**BRIEF PLOT**
In a run down part of Los Angeles, known as the Anderson ghetto, a gang of villains, known as Street thunder, are out for revenge after some of their 'colleagues' are killed by armed police officers. The gang warlords then go on the rampage in the small neighbourhood, killing innocent civilians at random.
Meanwhile, in a soon to be abandoned police station, named precinct 9, Division 13, there remains a few officers finalising the closure, the skeleton staff consist of Officer Chaney, (played by Henry Brandon), two secretaries, Leigh, (played by Laurie Zimmer) and Julie, (played by Nancy Loomis) and the new arrival Lieutenant Ethan Bishop, (played by Austin Stoker), who is assigned to close the station.
Unfortunately, as the warlords are seeking revenge in the ghetto, a man named Lawson, (played by Martin West) with his young daughter Kathy, (played by Kim Richards),
are driving through and soon become victims of the gang killings.
Also, in the ghetto, a prison bus is driving through, with three prisoners, Napoleon Wilson, (played by Darwin Joston), Wells, (played by Tony Burton) and Caudell, (played by Peter Frankland), being taken to another facility, when one of them becomes ill, forcing the officer in charge of the bus, Starker, (played by Charles Cyphers) to ask the officers at the precinct for assistance.
The trouble soon starts at the station when Lawson barges through the doors, unable to tell anyone what was happening.
Within minutes the station is under fire, bullets and glass flying everywhere, the people inside the station unable to call for help…there only hope for survival is to fight their way out…but with limited ammunition and no hope of rescue there chances are slim….
*SOUNDTRACK*
Assault On Precinct 13 (Main Title) Napoleon Wilson Street Thunder Precinct 9 - Division 13 Targets / Ice Cream Man On Edge Wrong Flavour Emergency Stop Lawson's Revenge Sanctuary Second Wave The Windows! Julie Well's Flight To The Basement Walking Out Assault On Precinct 13"
**IN CONCLUSION**
I had heard about this movie many times before I actually sat and watched it, mostly people saying what a good movie it was, and how right they were…
The story is well written, (for its time) and the suspense is brilliantly played out..
The build up to the full scale action was thrillingly brilliant and well told, as the three scenarios, (the street thunder, Lawson and the prison bus), all merge into one and exploded inside the police station, with some devastating effects….
Once the build up, or the introduction of the characters, has happened the action and thrills really do take over as the Street Thunder gang completely over run the police station without making it obvious from the outside.
Although the movie does seem a little 'tacky' in parts, mainly due to its tiny budget and the then useless special effects, it does not spoil the enjoyment at all, in fact it seems to make this one more of a cult classic.
Would I recommend this….?
Yes I certainly would. It is a fine entertaining movie for its day and is well worth watching.
A copy can be found at www.amazon.co.uk for less than £3.00
Director: Jean-Francois Richet. Producers: Pascal Caucheteux, Jeffrey Silver and Stephane Sperry Writer: John Carpenter (1976 version) James DeMonaco (2005 version) Stars: Ethan Hawke, Lawrence Fishburne, Gabriel Byrne, John Leguizamo, Maria Bello, Brain Dennehhy, Ja Rule and Drea De Matteo.
Released in 2005 this movie is a sort of updated version little of the 1976 cult classic of the same name.
**BRIEF PLOT**
Recently arrested crime lord Marion Bishop, (played by Laurence Fishburne) is being transported to prison, together with three other prisoners, but with the weather worsening and a snow storm approaching, the bus is diverted to Precinct 13, a rather old police station in Detroit which is due to be closed by the end of that day.
Sergeant Jake Roenick, (played by Ethan Hawke) is one of the handful of officers who are left behind at the station to clear up before closure…
When the precinct comes under fire from an armed gang outside it is not long before Jake uncovers who the attackers are and what they are after, unknowingly putting the entire precincts occupants in danger…..
As the bullets fly and the bodies fall Jake and the remaining survivors realise that they have to escape the building in order to survive…. But with professional snipers lurking outside the plan to escape is a little more difficult than they think….
*SOUNDTRACK*
Winter wonderland Your nobody 'til somebody loves you Nothing but the best Generique Assault Amazing grace Auld Lang Syne The name
*CAST*
Sergeant Jake Roenick (Ethan Hawke) Marion Bishop (Laurence Fishburne) Sergeant Jasper O'Shea (Brian Dennehy) Dr Alex Sabian (Maria Bello) Iris Ferry (Drea de Matteo) Officer Kevin Capra (Matt Craven) Beck (John Leguizamo) Smiley (Ja Rule)
**IN CONCLUSION**
A fine movie roughly based on the 1976 original, (but maybe not as good)
There is plenty of action and thrills to keep everyone entertained and the special effects do give this version more credit on the thrills…
The story line is more up to date, using more sophisticated equipment and 21st century reasoning for why the precinct is under siege…
In all this is worth watching but given the choice, and in my humble opinion, the original is still by far the more thrilling….
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