Assault on Precinct 13 (Restored Collectors Edition) [Blu-ray]
by John Carpenter
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Actor: Austin Stoker, Charles Cyphers, Laurie Zimmer, Martin West, Tony BurtonDirector: John Carpenter
Brand: Image Entertainment
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Restored, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2008-12-02
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Movie Reviews of Assault on Precinct 13 (Restored Collectors Edition) [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: "I have moments..."
Summary: 5 Stars
First, a word about the star rating...
Like a lot of George Romero's work, when I watch (and rate) this film, I am taking into consideration (and forgving) the fact that John Carpenter had about five dollars to make it. It's low budget, the sets are obviously sets, and some of the acting is...well, not great.
However, keeping all that in mind...this movie rocks.
You have a young director just starting to flex his muscles. Yes, Carpenter has made some stinkers (Ghosts Of Mars anyone?) and some with great concepts that didn't quite pan out (Escape From New York...killer idea, bland execution) but he's starting the roll that would carry him through his classic stretch of films (Halloween, The Fog, Elvis, Escape... and, of course, The Thing). Like a lot of young writer/directors, he uses influences as a base for his story and characters and he leans on some of the best here: Howard Hawks (Rio Bravo, El Dorado) and George Romero (Night of the Living Dead). He creates a tight knit group, runs them through the ringer and lets their characters come out through the action, for good or ill as the case may be.
What works:
Napoleon Wilson: As played by Darwin Joston. Not a great actor, but incredibly likeable here. He definitely has his "moments."
The action: staged and edited beautifully.
The ending: our last three survivors revealed as the smoke clears. Amazing.
The music: yes, repetive. It also kicks ass. When that theme comes on...killer!
The closing lines:
Bishop: It would be an honor to walk out with you.
Wilson: I know it would
And, the set up (SPOILER ALERT!): a child is killed. Shot in the chest. In medium close up. The cute liitle blond girl from Nanny and the Professor. Dead meat. Now, I'm not cheering this but the audacity of the scene, without which we don't have a movie, is even today, truly stunning.
This a solid, low-budget action flick. The kind they don't make anymore. (And forget the remake) The kind of movie you'd see as the top of a drive-in double bill. And you'd forget to make out with your girlfriend because, once it gets started, you're watching. And rooting for these characters.
And that theme! "Dun-duna-dun-dun. Dun-duna-dundun. Dun-duna-dundun. Dun-dun-duna-dundun."
Great stuff.
Summary of Assault on Precinct 13 (Restored Collectors Edition) [Blu-ray]
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