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Escape from L.A. (1996 movie)

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Action & Adventure and Cult Movies movie directed by John Carpenter

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 … see full wiki

Tags: Movies, Action Movies, Action, Science Fiction Movies

Cast: Steve Buscemi, Kurt Russell, Pam Grier, Leland Orser, Cliff Robertson, Jordan Baker, see all

Director: John Carpenter

Genre: Action, Adventure

Release Date: August 9, 1996

MPAA Rating: R

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review by rbuchanan. June 20, 2011

Squandered Opportunity

I knew what I was getting into when I rented this film. No devoted enthusiasm for the likes of Fellini, Tarkovsky or Imamura can dull my dedication to genre craftsman John Carpenter, and when his name is emblazoned on a package, I know to turn my brain off and enjoy its fun. Besides, I'd seen this before: as a much younger Escape from New York fan fifteen years ago, I remember the disappointment that I experienced when viewing this in the theater. But I chose to dust this off and give it another … more

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review by TheJohn. September 12, 2010

posted in Movie Hype

"DUDE!! It's like biggerer and betterer then the first one!" T'CHYA!! RIGHT!!

Heres a quick story about how much I love the original Escape from New York. I bought it on VHS and then the next year on barebones DVD and then a few years later updated the BB DVD with a special collectors edition with an original opening I had never seen and yes, now it's on bluray and I'm getting it on that too and all of this AFTER I saw this so average it's average follow up 15 years later after the first movie was made. I'd go into the schpiel … more

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review by Captain_Couth. August 11, 2009

Can Snake Plisken Escape From L.A.?

Escape from L.A. was the long awaited sequel to John Carpenter's cult classic Escape From New York. Snake Plisken is in trouble again with the law. After receiving a presidential pardon for his daring rescue of the former president from New York City, the new president has his own personal problems, such as running a police state that seems to be on the verge of collapse and his runaway daughter who was persuaded by a charismatic revolutionary leader leader who's living in the penal colony of Los … more

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review by tomtom13. February 15, 2003

posted in Movie Hype

What Happened in Cleveland?

Having seen the original ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, I was hoping for a pretty good action adventure film in ESCAPE FROM L.A. What I got was a big disappointed. Basically, ESCAPE FROM L.A. is a mediocre copy of the first movie. The film contains a strain of dark comedy built around a lot of jokes, but I didn't find many of them funny (e.g. the whole "I thought you were taller" thing). Russell is good as Snake and Steve Buscimi and Bruce Campbell have some nice roles as supporting players. The sfx aren't … more

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