1981 - Action & Adventure - John Carpenter - English - 15 years and over - Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton, Donald Pleasence, Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Adrienne Barbeau, Season Hubley more
Another John Carpenter cult classic, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK was one of the best entries in the once popular post-apocalyptic genre which included ROAD WARRIOR and THE TERMINATOR. In... more
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Escape From New York -
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the film will admit, a great part of Snake Plissken's cool was always the hard-as-nails edge from the music. Director John Carpenter has always had a distinctive minimalist style to his scores (think of theHalloweentheme), but inEscape From New Yorkthe ever-present nod to Ennio Morricone really pays off. It gives Kurt Russell that "man with no name" quality from Clint Eastwood's spaghetti westerns--not necessarily by experimental instrumentation, but by endlessly cyclic rhythms and phrases. The sharp tones of an early-1980s synthesiser gives a metallic strength to the seemingly indestructible Snake. All the extra cues here--which have been remastered by Carpenter's regular musical collaborator Alan Howarth--will have been worth the wait for fans. First-time listeners may tire of the dialogue extracts, but it's impossible not to appreciate the dynamite main theme. --Paul Tonks
Escape From New York -
It has taken two decades for this "expanded edition" album to appear. As anyone who loves ... more
the film will admit, a great part of Snake Plissken's cool was always the hard-as-nails edge from the music. Director John Carpenter has always had a distinctive minimalist style to his scores (think of theHalloweentheme), but inEscape From New Yorkthe ever-present nod to Ennio Morricone really pays off. It gives Kurt Russell that "man with no name" quality from Clint Eastwood's spaghetti westerns--not necessarily by experimental instrumentation, but by endlessly cyclic rhythms and phrases. The sharp tones of an early-1980s synthesiser gives a metallic strength to the seemingly indestructible Snake. All the extra cues here--which have been remastered by Carpenter's regular musical collaborator Alan Howarth--will have been worth the wait for fans. First-time listeners may tire of the dialogue extracts, but it's impossible not to appreciate the dynamite main theme. --Paul Tonks
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1981 - Action/Adventure - John Carpenter - English - 15 years and over - Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton, Donald Pleasence, Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Adrienne Barbeau, Season Hubley
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Advantages: Decent Action, good score Disadvantages: bad acting, average sfx, poor pacing
...attempt in this movie.
Escape is okay for what it is, but I feel Carpenter took a backward step here after such a good start with Dark Star and the middling Assault on Precinct 13. But he soon made up for this mess with The Thing a year later! ...
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...Carpenter. She was also in EscapefromNewYork).
Father Robert Malone- Hal Holbrook. (Was Captain 'Mr. Pappy' in Men of Honour).
Kathy Williams- Janet Leigh (Janet stars with her own daughter in this film, and that's Jamie Lee Curtis. Janet also has done films such as Halloween H20: 20 Years later, Psycho and Little Women (1949).
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John Carpenter studied his film making at the University of Southern California, he gained valuable insight into films from such director as Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho, Birds). Carpenters first movie success was Halloween (1978). He wrote this with Debra Hill and has collaborated with her on many of his films (EscapeFromNewYork). John Carpenter not only directs but also has a hand in the music score on the film.
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Advantages: You can learn a lot about being bitten by infected zombies Disadvantages: Being bitten by infected zombies makes you go, 'oooh!'
...hospital better, and of course, first. For a despatch rider, Jim turns out to quite an action hero but I also think Snake Pliskin in 'EscapefromNewYork' was much more exciting. It's all been done before and done better, it seems.
On the copy of the DVD I have, the special features are very disappointing in that they just aim you at fox.co.uk for previews and behind the scenes news, etc. That's all very well but these are things anyone can just go and look up. Content on the DVD would have been better by far. What if the DVD player isn't on a PC? Most people don't have a connection to the Internet on their domestic DVD player so these special features won't be available to them.
I couldn't really recommend this film although I can see that if you like the modern horror genre, this might suit you very well. I just asked my friend his...
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Producer: Debra Hill, John Carpenter, James Cameron
Screenwriter: John Carpenter, Nick Castle, Debra Hill, James Cameron
Languages
Main Language: English
Subtitle Language: None
Technical information
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 Full Screen
Special Features: Scene Access, Production Notes
Sound: Linear PCM
Dubbing Sound: Linear PCM English
DVD Description
Another John Carpenter cult classic, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK was one of the best entries in the once popular post-apocalyptic genre which included ROAD WARRIOR and THE TERMINATOR. In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been turned into the world's largest maximum security prison, a place where the worst of humanity is sent to rot. The U.S. Government finds itself in a major crisis when the president's plane crash lands in New York only days before a vital peace summit between major warring nations is to take place. The president survives the crash, but is taken hostage by the denizens of Manhattan and held for ransom. Only war hero turned felon Snake Plissken can save the day, and he is offered a simple deal for his work: save the president and live, fail to save him and die. The one-eyed bandit sets to work, cutting a path of destruction to the president that has to be seen to be believed. Kurt Russell creates the indelible character of Snake Plissken as no other actor could have. Wisecracking and cool under the very worst of pressures, Snake is the ultimate bad good guy. Often copied, but never duplicated, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK is full of the wit, energy and action that marks a John Carpenter picture.
Professional reviews
Review: "...Brutal, very fine-looking....Carpenter's most ambitous, most riveting film to date..." (New York Times, p.C6, 10/07/1981)
"...Looks better and better as time passes..." - Recommended (Premiere, p.116, 01/09/1994)
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