Review of 2019: After the Fall of New York (1983) by Chris P — 31 Mar 2008
Better than After the Fall of New York, but not by much. The film partly succeeds because Enzo G. Castellari doesn't try for something that he can't achieve. Sure it's still a cheaply made imitation of Road Warrior, but at least there's a sense of fun in the proceedings, if for nothing else than Fred Williamson's exploding arrows, which usually result in mannequins exploding into bloody chunks or losing their heads (note: don't use slow motion when your audience can obviously make out the dummies).
Still, there's some decent action in here, and once or twice I was actually interested in the car chases. But I still can't get over the creepy child mechanic who lives by himself in an RV or the utterly bizarre scene of the bad guys (led by George Eastman) trying to rape the main character.
And what's up with those shoulder pads? If that's what the future holds, I want no part of it.
This review of 2019: After the Fall of New York (1983) was written by Chris P on 31 Mar 2008.
2019: After the Fall of New York has generally received mixed reviews.
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