Once again, blackmailed into action by a government he doesn’t care for, Snake finds himself sent into the remote island of Los Angeles (transformed into an exile for those stripped of their citizenship) by a far-right President (Cliff Robertson) in order to recover a doomsday device in the hands of his daughter, Utopia (A.J. It’s a little glossy, a little popcorn, a lot silly, and only Snake gives the film its edge, and delivers us a bang up ending! This one, however, is not for all Carpenter fans. Anytime Carpenter and Russell work together you have my attention. I think it’s very telling that the special effects that went into making the original film Escape From New York stand up a lot better than those of L.A. The picture and sound, of course, are fantastic, and it definitely shows that some of the computer-generated effects didn’t age so well. My biggest complaint is that there are no extras on the disc, barring the original theatrical trailer, not even an isolated music score, who wouldn’t want to hear composer Shirley Walker riff on classic Carpenter themes? While still very dystopian, there’s a skewed look at reality, specifically the ‘reality’ of Hollywood in this episode, as Snake finds himself pulled into yet another assignment by those in power. But if you want to see director John Carpenter, and star Kurt Russell bringing their anti-hero Snake Plissken back to the screen some fifteen years after the classic Escape From New York, then you have to take a look. Some of it is so out there, that you can’t help but roll your eyes.
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