John Carpenter's "Escape from New York " (1981) is often referred to as a cult-classic. I've never been quite sure the kind of criteria anyone would base this kind of statement on, but here is a feature that certainly generated buzz when it came out some three decades ago. It belongs to the time period when movie computers consisted of giant consoles covered with lights of all colors that blinked on and off endlessly. When I first saw it during my teen years it left quite an impression, though recent viewings have not been quite as kind, as it hasn't aged particularly well.
We often complain about the recent explosion of remakes of entries that are barely 10-20 years old (or less!) but I believe a new version of "Escape from New York" could make for a welcome exception.
The film has one of those larger than life, preposterous premises that make for great cinematic material. In the "year of the future 1997" crime has increased in the U.S. by 400%, forcing authorities to turn Manhattan into the nation's sole penitentiary by erecting a giant wall that reaches crosses the East and Hudson rivers and rests on the Jersey, Brooklyn and Queens fronts (building it around the island itself would've surely been much easier, but it wouldn't have looked half as good as it does here).
Le film a un de ces plus vrais que nature, locaux absurdes qui font de grand matériel cinématographique. Dans l '« année de l'avenir 1997 » la criminalité a augmenté aux États-Unis de 400%, forçant les autorités à mettre Manhattan en seul pénitencier de la nation par l'érection d'un mur géant qui atteint traverse les rivières de l'Est et d'Hudson et repose sur le Jersey, Brooklyn et fronts Queens (construire autour de l'île elle-même avez sûrement été beaucoup plus facile, mais il n'aurait pas été à moitié aussi bon qu'ici).
Ce film a un de ces plus grands que nature, locaux absurdes qui composent le grand matériel cinématographique. Dans l '«année de l'avenir 1997" la criminalité a augmenté aux États-Unis de 400%, forçant les autorités à mettre Manhattan en seul pénitencier de la nation par l'érection d'un mur géant qui atteint le croisement des rivières de l'Est et d'Hudson et repose sur le Jersey, Brooklyn et fronts Queens (construire autour de l'île elle-même avez sûrement été beaucoup plus facile, mais il n'aurait pas regardé à moitié aussi bon comme ici)