I'm going to break away from my usual style of reviewing for this film, because I've been feeling the urge to get my thoughts out.
I watched this for the first time on Netflix when I was 11 years old, and I absolutely adored it. I watched it again a few years ago and my stance on it changed (which is still my opinion today). What is the appeal of this? It has a neat concept, Kurt Russel is chilling as Snake Plisken (who served as one of the inspirations for Solid Snake, my favorite video game protagonist) and it has a subtle and dark atmosphere.
This film falls short however in being a compelling action film, the opening scenes are slow but not in an interesting way, there's not much in the way of riveting action (even by 80's standards) and the characters are hollow (aside from Snake). My opinion could change, but as of this review it's a flat and boring film that's protected by 80's nostalgia (similar to "Top Gun").
Grade- C-
I watched this for the first time on Netflix when I was 11 years old, and I absolutely adored it. I watched it again a few years ago and my stance on it changed (which is still my opinion today). What is the appeal of this? It has a neat concept, Kurt Russel is chilling as Snake Plisken (who served as one of the inspirations for Solid Snake, my favorite video game protagonist) and it has a subtle and dark atmosphere.
This film falls short however in being a compelling action film, the opening scenes are slow but not in an interesting way, there's not much in the way of riveting action (even by 80's standards) and the characters are hollow (aside from Snake). My opinion could change, but as of this review it's a flat and boring film that's protected by 80's nostalgia (similar to "Top Gun").
Grade- C-