12-21-2017, 02:58 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-21-2017, 03:13 PM by ZpaceJ0ck0.
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So I just finished watching John Carpenter's Escape from New York.
First of all, I should state that calling this film a action film akin to comtenporary examples of the genre (e.g Terminator, Rambo, Predator, etc) would be disservice to first time watchers, since the action in this film is rather minimal, instead focusing on building up the feeling of a race against time.
Lead actor Kurt Russel did an excellent job as Snake Plissken, who much like a real snake watches and strikes when he is ready; with speed and impact. Russell is able to say a lot with little dialogue, through his body language and facial expressions.
The supporting cast did a really good job as well, including Adrienne Barbeau and Harry Dean Stanton as Maggie and Brian, who have some nice chenistry on-set, and Issac Hayes as The Duke.
First of all, I should state that calling this film a action film akin to comtenporary examples of the genre (e.g Terminator, Rambo, Predator, etc) would be disservice to first time watchers, since the action in this film is rather minimal, instead focusing on building up the feeling of a race against time.
Lead actor Kurt Russel did an excellent job as Snake Plissken, who much like a real snake watches and strikes when he is ready; with speed and impact. Russell is able to say a lot with little dialogue, through his body language and facial expressions.
The supporting cast did a really good job as well, including Adrienne Barbeau and Harry Dean Stanton as Maggie and Brian, who have some nice chenistry on-set, and Issac Hayes as The Duke.