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Escape From New York   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   The Critics: none available Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B- 6236 ratings  User Reviews (36 reviews) Write your own review Sort by:  Most HelpfulMost RecentHighest GradeLowest Grade Previous   |  11-20 of 36  |   Next   Overall Grade: A- Story: A- Acting: B- Direction: A Visuals: A A Dark Tale from the Past About the Now-Past Futur by Paul (movies profile) (May 26, 2006) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful This is one that Leonard Maltin, my favorite wimp to pick on, doesn't like. He says that "Assault on Precinct 13 is smaller...and better!" Horse manure! "Escape from... Full Review Overall Grade: B+ Story: B Acting: B Direction: B Visuals: A- Dark and Exciting by Chris (movies profile) (Aug 23, 2005) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful This movie has very good speical effects for 1981, and I can see now what kind of movies John Carpenter tries to make. The only problem is some of the sound effects seem... Full Review Overall Grade: A- Story: A Acting: B+ Direction: A- Visuals: B- Sad, scary, depressing and appealing all in one. by KirkB (movies profile) (Jun 22, 2005) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful "Escape" follows in concept of the downer-type future. The future is bleak and gritty...the hope of a shiny, pretty "Buck Rogers" future is just plain wrong. "Alien" from... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A Acting: A Direction: A+ Visuals: A+ A Great Genre and Cult Film by JDiddy2004 (movies profile) (May 26, 2006) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful Made for a modest budget and directed by the director of "Halloween," "Escape for New York" is one of the best science fiction and cult films ever made. It has the best... Full Review Overall Grade: B Story: B Acting: B Direction: B Visuals: B decent by Trisha (movies profile) (May 26, 2006) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful interesting theory behind it, that you build a wall around a city and throw the prisoners in it to live life as they feel....not too bad, but around new york? little unl... Full Review Overall Grade: A- Story: B+ Acting: A- Direction: B+ Visuals: B+ Escape from Boredom by Yahoo! Movies User (movies profile) (May 26, 2006) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful Escape from New York was action-packed, funny, and had a lot of satire in it. Basically, this is a keeper.   Overall Grade: B Story: B+ Acting: B Direction: B- Visuals: B+ Liked this movie by AshishM (movies profile) (Jul 9, 2009) I enjoyed this movie and liked it better than how movie critics have reviewed it. Somehow I enjoyed seeing it more than once and I believe the story was very good and the... Full Review Overall Grade: B Story: B Acting: A Direction: B Visuals: B SP review by Nicholas (movies profile) (Oct 15, 2008) This movie seemed really interesting when I heard about because New York City is a maximum security prison and Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) is sent in to rescue the Pre... Full Review Overall Grade: C+ Story: B- Acting: C Direction: C+ Visuals: B- Not really that good by Mickey M (movies profile) (Jul 10, 2008) In 1988, the United States crime rate has risen to an unbelievable rate. To battle the resulting prison population, New York City (partially played by East St. Louis, Mis... Full Review Overall Grade: B+ Story: B Acting: B Direction: B+ Visuals: B "Call me Snake" by TomL (movies profile) (Jan 30, 2008) This 1981 John Carpenter film has probably influenced more directors, screen writers and producers then any of his other films, including Halloween. Kurt Russell cemented... Full Review Previous   |  11-20 of 36  |   Next