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Plot:
Kurt Russell reprises his role as Snake Plissken, of the near-future thriller Escape from New York, in this reworking of that film's basic premise. Instead of New York being a maximum-security...( read more 
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MCT:May 13, 2008Pretty much the same happens again but i preferred this one to the original because it is more stylish and the effects are way better than in the first one.
Stars Kurt Russell, Steve Buschemi, Valeria Golino and Pam Grier.
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MCT:May 6, 2008
President: You'll be given a full pardon for every moral crime you've committed in the United States.
Snake Plissken: Sounds familiar.
A fan of Carpenter/Russell collaborations has to be torn about this film. It has that initial factor, but it is also a rehash of the same movie they made years prior, only with a higher budget for effects and the change to Los Angeles.
Same basic plot here, Snake is back, he's been captured and is given a chance for freedom, provided he recovers a special government item. Snake is even tricked into being given something that will kill him if he isn't fast enough.
Before Russell went on to be Stuntman Mike in Death Proof, this was a film containing the same Grindhouse quality. It is an over-the-top campy ride that is not at all serious, especially compared to the first.
Further helping this film is its supporting cast, which includes: Steve Buscemi, Stacy Keach, Bruce Campbel, Pam Grier, Robert Carradine, and Peter Fonda as a surfer.
[facing four gunmen at once]
Snake Plissken: I'm gonna give you assholes a chance. What do you say we play a little Bangkok Rules?
[picks up a tin can. The four gunmen back up and get ready]
Snake Plissken: Nobody draws until this hits the ground.
[throws the can high into the air, then pulls his revolvers and kills all four gunmen before the can lands. Can hits the ground]
Snake Plissken: Draw.
Carpenter's style of film is once again present, but the fact that almost everything is the same doesn't really help. Its good to know that Russell had a lot of fun getting to play this character again, because he is what holds the movie together.
It works well enough, but only the original is necessary.
Duty Sergeant: What would you say to all of us who believed in you, who looked up to you, who thought you stood for right over wrong, good over evil? Be my guest. What do you have to say, Plissken?
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MCT:April 30, 2008A little less over-the-top than Escape from New York in some places, a little more over-the-top in others. The result? The exact same movie through-and-through, just with an even bigger f*ck-you by Snake to the world at the end.
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MCT:April 24, 2008A fórmula do primeiro é de sucesso logo o mestre Carpenter resolve repetir a dose. Gostei mais deste que o primeiro fazendo crer que o primeiro foi um teste para a versão final. Um clássico do cinema com personagens inesquecíveis.
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MCT:April 23, 2008
amazing, i think the action scenes are imaginitive and original and it was really well made i think that kurt russell pulled it of playing snake i thought he was really good at playing snake Plissken, the special effects are really good throughout the movie...this has a good cast of actors/actressess throughout the movie this is really enjoyable 2 watch but imn not sure which is the best 1 this or the 1st 1 because they are both so enjoyable movies 2 watch throughout because the director keeps the viewers on the edge of your seats throughout the movie because he keeps you guessing whats going 2 happen next n its really enjoyable 2 sit through n watch..this is really a whole load of funn
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