Review of Escape from New York (1981) by Corey N — 07 Jan 2010
This is a cult film from the early 80's by director John Carpenter. It stars Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken who is a criminal in a bleak future. New York is now a prison island for the most dangerous criminals.
The USA president plane crashes in the island and is now the criminals prison. So they send Snake Plissken in to save the president and he gets paroled. This is a fun film. The movie shows off the dark and bleak future.
Kurt Russell is great as Snake Plissken. He is the quintessential tough guy hero. A bad guy with some morals. The movie has some decent action and funny lines from Snake Plissken. The movie does seem a bit aged now but I still find it a fun watch.
If you enjoy movies like Mad Max then you should enjoy this as well.
This review of Escape from New York (1981) was written by Corey N on 07 Jan 2010.
Escape from New York has generally received positive reviews.
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