Escape from New York (1981)
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Reviews Counted:42
Fresh:34
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.7/10
Consensus: Featuring an atmospherically grimy futuristic metropolis, Escape from New York is a strange, entertaining jumble of thrilling action and oddball weirdness.
Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Another John Carpenter cult classic, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK was one of the best entries in the once popular post-apocalyptic genre which included ROAD WARRIOR and THE TERMINATOR. In 1997, the island... [More]
Starring: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence
Director: John Carpenter
Reviews for Escape from New York
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viewing the film today is akin to having one's sense of youthful nostalgia violated. ...the terrible dialogue, patchy pacing and silly costumes, so easily overlooked during one's wild-eyed teen years, now seem so much more obvious and distracting. Full Review |
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Its influence cannot be understated. Full Review |
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It's a rare film that has so many ideas and yet fails so consistently to make use of them. Full Review |
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3/4 |
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. Full Review |
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A solidly satisfying actioner. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Com exceção de seu interessante anti-herói, é um filme medíocre: pouco imaginativo, com cenas de ação frouxas e uma trilha amadora (marca registrada de Carpenter), é um daqueles exemplos de longas que se tornam cult sabe-se lá por quê.
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The plot gradually winds down into predictable though highly enoyable histrionics. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Boasting one of the most iconic characters ever in Plissken, and an effective sci-fi set-up, this is entertainment of the highest order. Full Review |
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0/5 |
Reagen-era horseshit.
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3.5/5 |
It's a toughly told, very tall tale, one of the best escape (and escapist) movies of the season. Full Review |
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79/100 |
Vicious scenes are often juxtaposed with comic sequences in a tap dance of contrasting tones that is both bizarre and grandly entertaining. Full Review |
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