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Genre | Action & Adventure |
Format | Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Widescreen, Full Screen |
Contributor | Adrienne Barbeau, Harry Dean Stanton, Joe Unger, Tom Atkins, John Carpenter, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Cyphers, Season Hubley, Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Frank Doubleday, Nick Castle See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 39 minutes |
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Product Description
Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef. In this futuristic sci-fi thriller, New York City has become a maximum-security prison. Directed by John Carpenter. 1981/color/126 min/R/widescreen.
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
- Item model number : 1001186
- Director : John Carpenter
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Widescreen, Full Screen
- Run time : 1 hour and 39 minutes
- Release date : November 21, 2000
- Actors : Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes
- Dubbed: : French
- Subtitles: : French, Spanish
- Language : Unqualified, Spanish (Mono), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), French (Mono)
- Studio : 20th Century Fox
- ASIN : B00004Y87O
- Writers : John Carpenter, Nick Castle
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,057 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #75 in Science Fiction DVDs
- #517 in Action & Adventure DVDs
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So, here's the plot, around a year before I'm born (I'm 40) crime is getting really out of hand in America. By the time I'm in Kindergarten (the future when this was made,) crime is out of control and they turn New York into a giant, walled off prison unit for the whole country. This film's narrative opens in the far future (my freshman year of high school) where Kurt Russell is the only person that can save the president of the United States (Dr. Loomis from the original Halloween pictures,) from the Prison of New York City and also deliver to him a valuable recording that could end an ongoing war for the United States.
As always, Carpenter and Hill had incredible attention to detail adding stuff you'll never forget like the voice speaker during the opening scene telling criminals they can simply elect to be immediately murdered and cremated and their cremains will be transferred to family and etc...4k Blu-ray is really a format where little things like this stand out in a home theater setting and you catch everything that John snuck in there.
This is my third John Carpenter 4k disc (I also own The Thing and They Live) and I cherish it like I do the Blue Underground Italian discs. I met him one time at a convention, and it was a good time. He kept teasing Nick Castle trying to get a rise out of him. He definitely commanded a presence like he could run the show effectively FOR SURE. That must be why he's so successful.
That impressed me and I always remembered it. It was nothing he said specifically but just him in general, he set the tone subtly with his presence and you know this guy runs the show, lol. I'm the boss at work, so I respect things like that. It was the first time I got to meet a hero and they were exactly what I hoped they'd be in my wildest dreams.
Great movie, great film maker, buy this damn thing and watch it already! Watch Kurt Russel kick ass and know that I'm sitting in a dimly lit room experiencing sex ed during this same time period! 1997 forever! Carpenter forever! Russell forever! Pleasance forever! Also, the dude that played the angel Gabriel in Disney's One Magic Christmas is in this movie. You're welcome. If you watch it every year, you'd be trying to figure out like hell who that guy is. I know I was until I remembered during the second act!
After this is set up, we learn that, while en route to an extremely important conference, the president's plane has been hijacked, and is crashed inside the prison. The inmates recover the president, and threatening to kill him if any attempt is made to release him. A plan is formulated, one including the recently captured, ex-military, now convicted, criminal Snake Plisskin (Kurt Russell) to send him in, alone, and try to bring the president out alive, offering him a full pardon should he succeed. Only problem is, due to time constraints, of the conference, Snake only has 24 hours to complete this mission, if he accepts it. Another minor glitch...without his knowing it, microscopic implants are inserted into Snake's neck in case he decided to skip out, and are set to go off unless Snake can recover the president and return him safely within the time allotted.
This has always been one of my favorite movies. It brings to life the perfect anti-hero, the outlaw. We've seen and loved this type of character before, like in the Clint Eastwood western movies of the 60's. America loves an outlaw, and John Carpenter has brought the character into the future. Escape From New York is an excellent example of a low budget movie that is really well made, from the realistic sets and scenery, characters, casting, scripting, direction, and music, all of which was composed by John Carpenter himself. Kurt Russell plays Snake so perfectly that you'll never picture anyone else in the role. Other actors that provide wonderful performances, many of which Carpenter uses in his later films, are Harry Dean Stanton, Donald Pleasance, Adrienne Barbeau, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Van Cleef, and Tom Atkins. And let's not forget Isaac Hayes as The Duke of New York, leader of the most powerful gang within the prison, and the one holding the president in hopes of using him to escape. Another thing is that this movie moves. There is no plodding, the plot is clearly defined and drives the movie to its' satisfying conclusion.
The special features included in this special edition DVD are many, and listed thoroughly on the product page. Included is the eleven-minute sequence involving Snake, a bank robbery, and subsequent capture that led him to be sentenced to the prison. This was only available before on the laserdisc version, so I am really glad it made it here. After watching it and listening to the commentary, you'll understand why it was cut from the movie, but the gist is that it humanized the character of Snake too much. Also included from the laserdisc version is a full-length commentary by John Carpenter and Kurt Russell. Many commentaries I watch tend to be dry and boring, but it was wonderful listening to these two talk about scenes and reminisce. They go into great detail, all while keeping it interesting. Some of the other extras are nice, but probably not for everyone, like the mini comic book and the additional commentary by producer Deborah Hill and production designer Joe Alves. It's a bit dry and boring, and probably only would appeal to the more hardcore fans. And last but not least is the quality of the picture. It looks beautiful and crisp, better than I have ever seen it. All in all, this release is truly befitting of the title 'Special Edition'. This movie was followed up in 1996 by a somewhat disappointing sequel called Escape From LA. The elements were pretty much there for that one, but the gritty edginess that made Escape From New York so wonderful just wasn't. Maybe too much time had passed between the movies.
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This is an amazing quality 2 disc set containing remastered copy of the movie and extras. You'll need multi-region player that is capable of playing B2 region. It is well worth purchase!
La presentación es digna de una pieza de colección, son dos discos bluray remasterizados con muy buenos extras.
John Carpenter es de mis Directores favoritos y me pareció un regalo hacia los fans, tener en mi mano una edición tan bonita. 100% recomendable
UHDの画質は素晴らしいものでした。
注意して頂きたいのは、商品説明にもありますが、UK版のディスクですのでブルーレイ版、及び特典のブルーレイディスクは日本の民生ブルーレイプレイヤーではリージョンコードが異なりますので、再生できません。再生するにはリージョンフリーのブルーレイプレイヤーを使うかPCにて再生リージョンコードを設定できるブルーレイ再生ソフトを利用してください。
特典映像は豊富なのですが英語字幕が欲しかったです。(フランス語字幕のみ)
本編は英語字幕表示が可能です。
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