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Post by maxwellperfect on Jul 7, 2017 18:13:47 GMT
Director: John Carpenter
Starring:
Kurt Russell
Lee Van Cleef
Ernest Borgnine
Donald Pleasence
Isaac Hayes
Harry Dean Stanton
Adrienne Barbeau
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Post by chalk2 on Jul 21, 2017 4:13:28 GMT
Still enjoy watching this. 9/10.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2017 12:54:11 GMT
Loved this movie as a kid, a 9 for me. I still love it today.
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Post by teleadm on Jul 22, 2017 17:51:24 GMT
Not my cup of tea, but Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasance and Lee Van Cleef in the same movie is always interesting. 7/10
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Post by movielover on Dec 15, 2017 7:26:44 GMT
8/10 - Nobody turns low budget films into cult classics better than John Carpenter.
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Post by sjg on Dec 15, 2017 9:28:41 GMT
6/10
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Post by maxwellperfect on Dec 15, 2017 19:01:32 GMT
10/10, a favorite since I saw it in a theater back when it came out.
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Post by politicidal on Dec 15, 2017 19:02:14 GMT
6/10.
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Post by mszanadu on Dec 15, 2017 20:54:37 GMT
10/10, a favorite since I saw it in a theater back when it came out. I totally agree here maxwellperfect and also gave this favorite JC now classic a vote of 10 as well    . Unfortunately I never had the chance to see this one on the big screen  . Although I'm hoping that my local Drive-In next year will show this film back to back with it's awesome sequel ( IMPO ) - Escape from L.A. (1996)  . I also have both of these movies on DVD . Thanks so much maxwellperfect for your subject post  . |
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Post by plasma on Dec 16, 2017 3:03:56 GMT
8.5 / 10
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Dec 16, 2017 3:52:32 GMT
7/10. Well made for its time
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2017 2:45:35 GMT
I think this was the first Carpenter film I found a little disappointing compared to The Thing, Halloween and Assault on Precinct 13. 7/10
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Mar 29, 2019 12:52:18 GMT
5/10
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Post by James on Jan 16, 2023 0:24:03 GMT
8/10
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jan 16, 2023 2:05:47 GMT
A-
A nice 80's action flick before the genre grew stupid & juvenile.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jan 16, 2023 12:01:54 GMT
Might not be up there with The Thing (1982) as John Carpenter's finest hour, yet Escape has been among my top 3 favorite films of his, due to how much fun and the whole atmosphere, intense plot, always on the move, so many memorable characters, great villain and such a bad ass antihero.
Sadly the sequel just did not do much for me, a huge let down, and I always hope it might change for the better, but just keeps on stopping with a poor 5/10, where the 1981 film is a 10/10, and been so, for the past two decades since my first visit.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jan 17, 2023 0:47:05 GMT
Yep, just did a re-watch, and still holds up almost perfectly. 10/10, maybe not as good as The Thing (1982) but the atmosphere is so damn satisfying, and not a single boring moment. If anything, tonights re-visit, was a bit of a reminder that I should probably look to upgrade my old DVD, as the picture quality seemed a bit "grainy", several times through, not that it mattered too much, but when it comes to certain special favorites, I usually double or tripple dip, every now and then. And Escape from New York is surely worthy a tripple-dip in my book.
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