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Escape from L.a.

Kurt Russell (Actor), Steve Buscemi (Actor), John Carpenter (Director) | Rated: R (Restricted) | Format: VHS Tape
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)

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Fifteen years after John Carpenter squandered a great idea on a mediocre movie (Escape from New York), he does it again--this time on the Left Coast. Kurt Russell is back as the terminally cynical one-eyed action hero Snake Plissken who, this time, has been coerced into saving the world in Los Angeles. It's 2013 and L.A. is now an island maximum-security prison off the coast of California. Snake has 10 hours to find a doomsday weapon that's fallen into the hands of revolutionaries before he dies of a virus with which he's been injected. But the action is clumsy and unimaginative: lots of shootouts and very little suspense. Even the bad guys aren't particularly inventive; only Pam Grier, as a transsexual gang leader, strikes any sparks. Russell growls his way through the role but can only blame himself: He cowrote the script with Carpenter. --Marshall Fine

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Fifteen years after John Carpenter squandered a great idea on a mediocre movie (Escape from New York), he does it again--this time on the Left Coast. Kurt Russell is back as the terminally cynical one-eyed action hero Snake Plissken who, this time, has been coerced into saving the world in Los Angeles. It's 2013 and L.A. is now an island maximum security prison off the coast of California. Snake has 10 hours to find a doomsday weapon that's fallen into the hands of revolutionaries before he dies of a virus with which he's been injected. But the action is clumsy and unimaginative: lots of shootouts and very little suspense. Even the bad guys aren't particularly inventive; only Pam Grier, as a transsexual gang leader, strikes any sparks. Russell growls his way through the role but can only blame himself: He cowrote the script with Carpenter. --Marshall Fine

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3.3 out of 5 stars (75 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
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4.0 out of 5 stars as good as the original,with a few differences, Aug 31 2007
This review is from: Escape from L.A. (Widescreen) (DVD)
this sequel to "Escape From New York"isn't half bad.it doesn't have the
gritty,unpolished look of the original,and it's not as edgy.however,i
did find it more humorous,and it's more of an action adventure
movie,than pure drama,unlike the the original.the movie had a lighter
feel to it.i didn't find it had the same sense of loss and decay.i did
find it entertaining,and fairly fast paced,though there were a few
mildly ridiculous scenes that felt out of place.i also noticed(as
anyone who watches it will)that the general plot line was almost a
carbon copy of the original,with a few variations in detail.i still
liked it,and thought it was as good as the original,though,like i
said,if you're expecting a departure from the formula of the first,you
won't find it.For me,"Escape From L.A. is a 4/5
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3.0 out of 5 stars "Escape From L.A." is more of the same!, July 6 2004
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Crazy Jim (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Escape from L.a. (VHS Tape)
This sequel to Carpenter's 1980 cult classic "Escape From New York" is more or less a bigger budget retelling of the same story. Russell is back as Snake Plitsken, the one-eyed outlaw hero who once again will be offered a full pardon if he goes into a criminal-infested prison that used to be a major American city. This time, he has to confiscate a "doomsday device" from a sadistic terrorist who is using it to blackmail the United States. Despite the more than fifteen years that seperate the two films, this one really doesn't offer much on "New York" aside from a cool underwater sequence involving a certain Universal Studios attraction and a couple of cool special effects scenes. Russell is still great as the over-the-top anti-hero and the addition of some cool character actors keeps it from being a total waste of time but this script is seriously lacking. This one has "retread" written all over it. There is about as much of a difference in the stories as there is in the titles.
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5.0 out of 5 stars escape from new york on acid, April 15 2004
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Joseph W. Hayes "snake" (mobile, alabama United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Escape from L.A. (Widescreen) (DVD)
Escape from new york is a classic.It is a dark and moody action adventure with an 1980s feel,with a modest budget.Escape from l.a. is a big budget pumped up roller coaster ride that goes for broke and explodes with a wave of energy and the coolness of snake plissken.This follow up does tell the same story as the first,but guess what! thats what they had in mind.I hope they make a third.
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