My second favorite movie of all-time has scored a REAL blu
ray release this April. John Carpenter’s
Escape from New York is set in the near future and Manhattan Island has been
turned into a prison. Air Force One is
taken over by radicals and the president (Donald Pleasance) is forced to use
the escape pod to getaway but unfortunately lands somewhere on the prison
island. The police force that guards the
island, like an army, is told to stay away or the President gets it.
Fortunately for the President there is a new convict on the
way to the island and he just happens to be a Special Forces War Hero named Snake
Plissken (Kurt Russell) who just may be able to get in and break the President
out of the island prison. There is one
catch though, he only 24 hours to get the job done.
This is one of the best action movies of all time along with
one of the best anti-heroes of all time.
Kurt Russell really does his best Clint Eastwood impersonation here and
creates one memorable character. This has
a stellar cast along with Russell and Pleasance you also get Tom Atkins, Harry
Dean Stanton, Lee Van Cleef, Adrianne Barbeau, Isaac Hayes, Ernest Borgnine,
and listen for Jamie Lee Curtis. This
features an absolutely awesome story, direction, and soundtrack from John
Carpenter. The highest of recommendations!
Scream Factory will be releasing this gem April 21! You can now throw away the bare bones release
from MGM, this will be packed with special features.
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