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Escape From L.A. Reviews

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When John Carpenter and Kurt Russell teamed up for this sequel to ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, the idea was to kick butt and have fun. They do just that in ESCAPE FROM L.A., an explosive film that recalls the classic original in all the best ways. Infamous adventurer Snake Plissken gets another raw deal when he is forced to rescue the .. Read more

Starring	Peter Jason, Le, Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach
Director	John Carpenter
Genres	Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller

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Critic's review of Escape From L.A.
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- No more than a weary rehash of Carpenter's Escape from New York; the plot has aged in the 15-year gap between the two movies, and one might have hoped that its star and director would have moved on to something less stale.
- 30898
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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- - 3
  - 0
  Not brilliant!
  
  This film is not a patch on the original Escape:-( Acting is dire, plot is dire and the effects are beyond belief in their style and presentation.
  
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  - Sheringham, Norfolk
  - 03 Aug 2004 at 17:30
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- - 0
  - 0
  Shame there is not a way to give a zero star rating
  
  Absolute total crap - and that's as good as it gets!
  
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- - Peter Dryland
  - Kent, England
  - 24 May 2012 at 16:24
- - 1
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  totally brilliant
  
  really good gripping film, from the get go
  
  russell does it again as always he's amazing in this film.
  
  defo a must see also has an ... read more »
  
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- - cheesekake
  - 758 reviews
  - uk
  - 04 Mar 2012 at 19:30
- - 0
  - 1
  terrible viewing
  
  terrible waste of time and money, why make it , embarassing dire , what other words can i use to stop people watching this rubbish !!!!!!!
  
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- - a customer
  - 20 Aug 2011 at 09:19
- - 0
  - 0
  escape ny
  
  Great movie not as good as ny but great even better on bluray
  
  Plenty action and the explosions good looking on bluray
  
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- - snakes
  - 2 reviews
  - Prestonpans
  - 15 Aug 2011 at 18:03
- - 0
  - 0
  Great Film.
  
  Great film, plenty of action, and great acting. The picture and sound, on the Blu ray, is excellent. 4 Stars.
  
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- - drwhofan
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  - Warrington
  - 28 May 2011 at 11:30
- - 0
  - 0
  Not brilliant, but a few moments to make you laugh
  
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  Ok, it was never going to be as good as Escape from New York and it isn't, but there are a few moments which make it worth watching, although the plot is ... read more »
  
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  - Ventnor
  - 13 Oct 2010 at 22:43
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  A Good Laugh
  
  This is worth a watch if you like full blown comic book anti-hero stuff, it's not meant to be serious.
  
  Personally I enjoyed it complete with low ... read more »
  
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  - Chagford
  - 30 Mar 2010 at 20:54
- - 0
  - 0
  ...this is celluloid herpes...
  
  I switched this off when the basket player missed a shot and was machined-gunned to death. That was silly enough, but the machine-gunners all stood around the ... read more »
  
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- - Bernard Gudgeon
  - Reigate. England
  - 25 Nov 2009 at 20:28
- - 1
  - 0
  Abysmal...they should never have made it
  
  I am fan of John Carpenter and Kurt Russell but this one is so preachy it should have had the dialogue on placards. The American world is a shxxhole and it is ... read more »
  
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  - Aberdeen
  - 22 Oct 2009 at 23:11
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  I [heart] NY!
  
  From the title music, you get an exact encapsulation of this movie: shades of Escape From New York, but over-mixed into a god-awful self-parody. Key scenes are... read more »
  
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- - Ian_Hiles
  - 47 reviews
  - Noth East, England
  - 26 Sep 2009 at 10:13
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- - 3
  - 0
  Not brilliant!
  
  This film is not a patch on the original Escape:-( Acting is dire, plot is dire and the effects are beyond belief in their style and presentation.
  
  ... read more »
  
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- 13442
- [Highly rated reviewer]
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  - Sheringham, Norfolk
  - 03 Aug 2004 at 17:30
- - 2
  - 0
  ok action film
  
  i think this film is defianately worth a watch especially for those who like the old 80's style action movie
  
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- - John
  - 21 reviews
  - Surrey
  - 16 Dec 2004 at 18:00
- - 2
  - 0
  hang ten dude
  
  If you enjoyed New York you will enjoy this movie but you will also be very dissapointed! Kurt does what he can with the material and Buscemi is good as always... read more »
  
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  - Witch Mountain
  - 05 Jun 2007 at 17:55
- - 1
  - 0
  Compared to escape from new york!
  
  Ok movie but don't expect too much. Watchable, but nothing special. Not a bad way to kill a few hours though.
  
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- - Jason1
  - lancs
  - 25 Feb 2004 at 14:52
- - 1
  - 0
  Abysmal...they should never have made it
  
  I am fan of John Carpenter and Kurt Russell but this one is so preachy it should have had the dialogue on placards. The American world is a shxxhole and it is ... read more »
  
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  - Aberdeen
  - 22 Oct 2009 at 23:11
- - 1
  - 0
  totally brilliant
  
  really good gripping film, from the get go
  
  russell does it again as always he's amazing in this film.
  
  defo a must see also has an ... read more »
  
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- - cheesekake
  - 758 reviews
  - uk
  - 04 Mar 2012 at 19:30
- - 3
  - 3
  This film has no ...
  
  This film has no redeeming features; ill concieved, ill written, ill executed. At the end Snake Plisken destroys global civilisation because he dislikes the US... read more »
  
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  - ARMAGH
  - 09 Oct 2004 at 09:26
- - 0
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  Cheesy Fun
  
  Full of cheesy one liners from the impossibly named Snake Plisken - The coolest man on the planet. Enjoy for what it is, love the ending......very Snake ... read more »
  
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- - Nicholas Cook
  - Nottingham, England
  - 02 Mar 2005 at 22:28
- - 0
  - 0
  Good and Bad
  
  The best thing about this film is the 80's 'future' style intro music. The worst thing is the cheesyness, which makes it hard to take seriously, ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Hollywood, California
  - 04 Mar 2005 at 02:18
- - 0
  - 0
  Passable
  
  This film is certainly not as bad as the many negative reviews of it led me to believe. Having said that, it is a re-tread of the first film (complete with some... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 22 Mar 2005 at 18:30

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Critics' reviews
- No more than a weary rehash of Carpenter's Escape from New York; the plot has aged in the 15-year gap between the two movies, and one might have hoped that its star and director would have moved on to something less stale.
- 30898
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
- "...With much humor and high adventure, JOHN CARPENTER'S ESCAPE FROM L.A. imagines a Dante-esque vision of the City of Angels..."
- 8968
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- When Escape from New York was released in 1981, its innovative computer graphics, satirical dystopian vision and... read more on Time Out
- 44094
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- "...Carpenter throws in the works..."
- 8970
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Wicked fun..."
- 8969
- - Rolling Stone
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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- Escape From L.A. - Blu-ray
  
  When John Carpenter and Kurt Russell teamed up for this sequel to ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, the idea was to kick butt and have fun. They do just that in ESCAPE FROM L.A., an explosive film that recalls the classic original in all the best ways. Infamous adventurer Snake Plissken gets another raw deal ...

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- Escape From L.A.
  
  When John Carpenter and Kurt Russell teamed up for this sequel to ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, the idea was to kick butt and have fun. They do just that in ESCAPE FROM L.A., an explosive film that recalls the classic original in all the best ways. Infamous adventurer Snake Plissken gets another raw deal ...