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Escape From NY
Synopsis: In 1997, a major war between the United States and the Soviet Union is concluding, and the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a giant maximum security prison. When Air Force One is hijacked and crashes into the island, the president (Donald Pleasence) is taken hostage by a group of inmates. Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), a former Special Forces soldier turned criminal, is recruited to retrieve the president in exchange for his own freedom.
My Rating: 8/10
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Big Trouble in Little China
I loved the ending as well, although I would have kissed her....
Synopsis: Kurt Russell plays hard-boiled truck driver Jack Burton, who gets caught in a bizarre conflict within, and underneath, San Francisco's Chinatown. An ancient Chinese prince and Chinatown crime lord has kidnapped a beautiful green-eyed woman, who is the fiancee to Jack's best friend. Jack must help his friend rescue the girl before the evil Lo Pan uses her to break the ancient curse that keeps him a fleshless and immortal spirit.
My Rating: 8/10
I think both films are great in their own way. I like them both a lot but give the nod to Escape. I thought the story was great and the cast is the best Carpenter has ever ensemble. I also enjoyed the film score a lot more too. Big trouble has the better action and is just as fun to watch but Escape is the winner for me.
Synopsis: In 1997, a major war between the United States and the Soviet Union is concluding, and the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a giant maximum security prison. When Air Force One is hijacked and crashes into the island, the president (Donald Pleasence) is taken hostage by a group of inmates. Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), a former Special Forces soldier turned criminal, is recruited to retrieve the president in exchange for his own freedom.
My Rating: 8/10
VS
Big Trouble in Little China
I loved the ending as well, although I would have kissed her....
Synopsis: Kurt Russell plays hard-boiled truck driver Jack Burton, who gets caught in a bizarre conflict within, and underneath, San Francisco's Chinatown. An ancient Chinese prince and Chinatown crime lord has kidnapped a beautiful green-eyed woman, who is the fiancee to Jack's best friend. Jack must help his friend rescue the girl before the evil Lo Pan uses her to break the ancient curse that keeps him a fleshless and immortal spirit.
My Rating: 8/10
I think both films are great in their own way. I like them both a lot but give the nod to Escape. I thought the story was great and the cast is the best Carpenter has ever ensemble. I also enjoyed the film score a lot more too. Big trouble has the better action and is just as fun to watch but Escape is the winner for me.
