Escape From L.A. (DVD, 1998)

Some would watch this movie after viewing the original film and complain endlessly about the over-the-top style of the film, but not me. True, the film borrows from the basic setup of the first film and is now outdated in reference the events that caused the separation of L.A from the mainland in (according to the movie) 1998. Regardless, these small inconsistencies can be ignored as most movies are only loosely based on reality anyway. The film has a simple plot, Snake is arrested then immediately recruited for a mission of vital importance in exchange for a full pardon, but he only has roughly 9 hrs to complete the mission (reasons revealed in the movie). This gives the movie a sense of urgency in my opinion and makes for a swift action-packed adventure. Snake Plissken is the absolute epitomy of the bad-good guy. He lies, he cheats, has vices and distances himself from the standard by-the-book hero. Snake is a rogue and Kurt Russell is great in the role. Yeah, there are plot inconsistencies, and yes it's over-the-top, but as an example I would point out that 'Titanic' was over-the-top as well in the romance department, yet people raved over the film during its' release. Throw caution to the wind and give Escape from L.A. a try.

I don't think there's a better movie describing today's atmosphere in America and you can easily forget Escape From New York cause its political themes are pretty much restrained. Also Escape From L.A. is kind of timeless in a way that it satirizes all what America is known for, from motorcycle gangs, hookers, Hollywood agents, face-lifts, politics, freedom, violence TO implied peculiar American (created) all movie genres (sci-fi, action, comedy, western) to movie characters (typical US movies bad guys/good guys), music (typical western score, typical US orchestrated score), dialogues, typical US action movie scenes and especially parodying Hollywood stupid copycat sequels. You can find so much about America through this film, you just have to know how to watch it.

We alway knew that California was going to have a major earthquack and break apart. This is a great old movie if you like 80's movies. You have action. Cool old cars. And you have Snake Plissken.
In the year 2000, an earthquake reaching 9.6 magnitude hits the city of Los Angeles, causing it to be separated by flooding the San Fernando Valley and turning it into an island from Malibu to Anaheim.
If you like Escape from New York. You have to have this to your collection.

Just thought it was funny to watch, really enjoyed Escape from New York. It wasn't the best in acting jobs for the characters (especially Peter Fonda) but I enjoyed the flik anyway. The plot was a bit far fetched but it was a bit comical compared to the original. I was a bit dissapointed at first but the humerous nature of it made up for it. It is a far stretch from Escape From New York, which was easier to take more seriously.

The year is 2013. Like New York, Los Angeles has been turned into a prison island for the United State's most undesirable criminals, like New York, Los Angeles is surrounded by a wall so no convict can escape from L.A and once deported to L.A. you can never return to the American mainland which has become a moral society. 16-years after he escaped from New York, One-Eyed former soldier Snake Plissken now the United State's most wanted outlaw is once again given another job for his freedom by the new President and L.A's security commander Malloy. Snake is sent into L.A. to recover a doomsday device that shuts all power sources on Earth from brutal terrorist Curevo Jones and the President's runaway daughter Utopia who has been brainwashed by Curveo into stealing the doomsday device, and the President personally wants Snake to eliminate Utopia for betraying her country. Like New York, Snake is injected with a engineered virus which will kill him in 9 hours if Snake fails the mission, if Snake succeeds in completing the mission, he will be given the antidote. Entering L.A, now inhabited by criminals, runaway teenagers, prostitutes and brutal gangs. Snake sets out to recover the doomsday device and kill Utopia, as Curevo and his army of terrorists prepares to invade the United States and can Snake escape from L.A. before the virus kills him in 9 hours. Kurt Russell is brilliant as Snake. This movie is great.