Review of Escape from L.A. (1996) by Lafe F — 26 Jun 2009
A fun movie done in the same template as "Escape from New York". The surfing scene looked silly. Not enough Los Angeles landmarks were shown. It was goofier. Not a classic like the original. It was like how "The Crow: City of Angels" related to the original "The Crow".
I liked the energetic soundtrack by John Carpenter. The social commentary played for laughs was well done. Kurt Russell does a great job as Snake Plissken again. The action never seems to let up, with a nice variety of sequences involving cars, explosions, basketball, surfing, underwater and aerial assaults.
The kickass ending made me smile.
This review of Escape from L.A. (1996) was written by Lafe F on 26 Jun 2009.
Escape from L.A. has generally received mixed reviews.
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