Review of Escape from L.A. (1996) by Charlie G — 27 Mar 2009
Kurt Russell returns as the great Snake Plissken. And he is just as good as he is in the first movie, despite a 16 year difference. Steve Buscemi was great as Map to the Stars Eddie. I wouldn't say AJ Langer was anything special though, but she wasn't terrible. Same with Georges Corraface. Stacy Keach was good as Malloy, the Bob Hauk replacement. Pam Grier was really good as Hershe. Cliff Robertson wasn't half bad as the President, but he was no Donald Pleasance. Valeria Golino was promising as Taslima. Peter Fonda was really good as "Pipeline", the surfer. and Michelle Forbes was good as Brazon, Malloy's assistant.
The shots of the earthquake were amazing, and the overall plot was great.
However, there was some really really bad CGI in this movie that was not necessary in most parts.
This review of Escape from L.A. (1996) was written by Charlie G on 27 Mar 2009.
Escape from L.A. has generally received mixed reviews.
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