Escape from New York

  • 1981


MOVIE IS cynical oppressive criminal nostalgic futuristic
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73 %
86 % Certified Fresh
$ 25 Million
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Positive Reviews 33
Negative reviews 5
Average Rating 3.7/5
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1.5
The plot gradually winds down into predictable though highly enoyable histrionics. Time Out
5.0
The movie proudly wears its affection for crusty Sergio Leone archetypes and countdown clock suspense sequences; Carpenter was Tarantino long before T .. Time Out
4.0
But the ending feels rushed, with surprisingly good mannered revenants who like to knock before their hook handed eviscerations. The Guardian
4.4
Most of the images are elaborate confections of urban blight, etched against a nearly unlit soundstage, and the sound mix, until the finale, is rarely ..
4.4
The oppressive power of Carpenters Scope framing is matched only by his ability to speak to contemporary affairs.
4.5
It has got an intriguing premise, an effective cast, and it has been expertly mounted. The Hollywood Reporter
4.5
Kurt Russell creates the most unforgettable role of his career: the criminal/hero Snake Plissken.
4.0
channels Eastwood with a low, gruff voice and snide offhand remarks ... Snake Plissken is the kind of hero you can get behind E Film Critic
4.0
Boasting one of the most iconic characters ever in Plissken, and an effective sci fi set up, this is entertainment of the highest order.
3.5
The pic functions well as both a prison escape drama and as an escapist film. Its far from a great film, but is entertaining and pleasantly cynical de .. Sover
3.1
Escape from New York isnt really science fiction its an action flick set in a futuristic setting. ReelViews
3.8
A generally gripping actioner, the film can also be read as a percipient satire of a society irreparably split along lines of class and race. Tv Guide
4.0
This almost forgotten film reveals a near visionary workmanship, a low budget film heavy on atmosphere and playful of character. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.8
Like the antiheroes of yesteryear generally embodied by folks like John Wayne or Clint Eastwood, Snake doesnt care about anything or anyone except him .. Reel Film Reviews
3.5
The genius of John Carpenter includes his subtlety in composition. The man has always known that the best special effects are invisible and never detr .. Pop Matters
4.0
A superb action adventure, movie that makes us nostalgic towards the times when the future looked bleak. Internet Reviews
4.5
In the end, they escape over the 69th Street bridge, which doesnt exist.
3.8
With his black eye patch, long hair, five day stubble, and skin tight wardrobe, hes a towering figure of mixed masculine signifiers, which is probably .. Q Network
4.5
A one of a kind apocalyptic epic that has yet to be rivaled in action and storytelling quality. Cinema Crazed
1.0
Still, this is a cruel, twisted and erotically charged ghost tale whose only real precedent is Clive Barkers own Hellraiser (1987). Eye For Film
3.8
For cult movie buffs, just the name Adrienne Barbeau evokes the kind of dark, loopy, pumped up entertainment Escape from New York provides. Groucho Reviews
4.5
It isnt quite exploitive enough to fall entirely into the trashier grindhouse subcategory (into which its regularly placed), remaining surprisingly de ..
1.5
1997 is the year in which the films events are set, but far from being a bright, progressive future, it is a hyperbolic deterioration of 1981s here an .. Lw Lies
3.5
Its a toughly told, very tall tale, one of the best escape (and escapist) movies of the season. Ny Times
3.5
A marriage of character, actor, and writer/director of the first order. Antagony & Ecstasy
3.8
They dont have anti heroes like Snake on the silver screen anymore. Scifi Movie Page
1.5
Its a rare film that has so many ideas and yet fails so consistently to make use of them. Chicago Reader
3.0
You cant think too much about any of the details of the story because it is, after all, a comic book adventure. Movie Metropolis
3.8
Has a surprisingly measured pace, its set pieces choreographed with a deliberateness at odds with the frantic nature of Snakes quest. Nicks Chager
4.5
The new 2k digital master, scanned from the inter positive struck from the original negative, doesnt take anything away from that. Stream On Demand At Home
4.4
Snake is Carpenters fantasy alter ego, a man of uncompromised anti authoritarianism. I dont give a f about your war, or your President, Snake tells th .. Commercial Appeal
1.5
Everything is sluggishly directed by Carpenter, which is odd for a master of the horror genre. Associated Press
5.0
In a time when New York may well have been at its most dangerous, or at least most volatile, John Carpenter came through with a nihilist vision of the .. Father Son Holy Gore
4.5
And fortunately, now that theres a Collectors Edition Blu ray of the film, fans can indulge just about every itch theyve ever needed scratched.
4.0
Vicious scenes are often juxtaposed with comic sequences in a tap dance of contrasting tones that is both bizarre and grandly entertaining. Djardine Blogspot
4.0
Almost a continuation of the type of sci fi films that Charlton Heston made in the 1960s and 1970s (Planet Of The Apes, Omega Man, Soylent Green), the ..
4.5
This is a cynical and anarchic black comedy played out in a thrilling sci fi setting. Hollywood Jesus
4.5
Power corrupts. Truth is the antidote. And if the masters of the universe dont like that, it only takes one nasty bastard in the right place at the ri .. Cinema Stache



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