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10/17/02
Escape From L.A. (1996)
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Reviews Counted:43
Fresh:25
Rotten:18
Average Rating:5.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Starring: Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi, Peter Fonda
Director: John Carpenter
Reviews for Escape From L.A.
The special effects vary from OK to lame to very lame.
07/05/02
Dark, percussive and perversely fun.
06/18/02
That noise you hear isn't an explosion; it's the sound of a great science fiction opportunity, being blown sky-high.
06/10/02
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04/17/02
Escape from L.A. is too preposterous to be a good film. But in keeping with its title, it does provide a couple of hours of entertaining escapism.
04/12/02
Like Texasville, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, King Kong Lives and The Evening Star, Escape From L.A. stands tall as a shining beacon of Bad Moviedom.
11/06/01
Here and there a moments of wit shines through ... but for the most part the formulaic, auto-pilot nature of the enteprise leaves one wishing Carpenter and Russell had said 'never again' after Escape from New York.
11/02/01
Buscemi, Fonda, Robertson, Grier and many others get to make vivid impressions, but of course it's Russell who must carry this swiftly paced picture. As rugged as ever and attractively weathered, he does so with ease.
02/14/01
Top CriticIn his return as Snake Plisskin, Russell has an obvious ball.
01/01/00
Although the script, written by Carpenter, Russell and Debra Hill, strains to keep tongue embedded in cheek, too often it reads exactly like the kind of violent, idiotic action pictures it seeks to mock.
01/01/00
Viciously funny.
01/01/00
Carpenter's best work in years.
01/01/00
Tries but fails to be an action-hero flick or even a parody of one.
01/01/00
A significant improvement over the first Snake Plisskin adventure.
01/01/00
Not exactly the movie that would rescue John Carpenter's sagging career, but it makes for an entertaining Saturday matinee show nonetheless.
01/01/00
A hilariously unstable film and the latest apocalyptic vision to work on our nerves like a torturer extracting a confession -- or a dentist extracting a tooth.
01/01/00
A poetic pulp movie made with joy.
01/01/00
Don't expect to be dazzled or surprised by Escape From L.A. ...but you should have a good time.
01/01/00
Loud, rollicking, alternately ultra-violent and hilarious, Escape from L.A. is Snake redux, and what more do you need, really?
01/01/00
Latest News for Escape From L.A.
March 23, 2007:
Kurt Russell Chimes in On the "Escape from New York" Remake
You know how Gerard Butler was just asked to star in a remake of "Escape from New York"? Well, the original Snake Plissken (that'd be Kurt Russell, of course) is none... More...
August 07, 2006:
Snake Plissken to "Escape from Earth"?
John Carpenter's "Escape from New York" is a true-blue cult classic among (male) movie fans of a certain age (old, like me), but the goofy follow-up, "Escape from... More...
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