Thank you for this review. One of my favorite movies. A modern day western / film noir. A pseudo fascist America, sounds familiar . Unique story & good over the top acting. A lot of fun. Snake is a iconic character, the anti hero...very much like Napoleon Wilson in Assault on precinct 13 (original 1976). Great movie poster. John Carpenter is a great director...my favorite . Escape from LA is more or less a tongue in cheek parody. “ The name’s Plissken...!”
There's a lot of movies--including a lot of obscure cult films from Roger Corman--that have James Cameron behind the scenes. I didn't learn about any of that until fairly recently, and it blows me away how he started as a matte painter on cheesy B movies and somehow parlayed that into being a super-director almost overnight with The Terminator.
Another terrific episode, bravo! One of the things I love about your videos, apart from the production value, is how you provide heretofore unknown facts. You really do your research, which elevates your work above other contemporary retrospectives. On the down side, you have to let the disclaimers and humorous asides linger a bit longer onscreen - talk about “blink and you’ll miss it!” Funny enough, as a lifelong New Yorker, this film is, as you comment, more relevant than ever.
Thanks for the feedback! I do strive really hard to do my research, so I’m glad you appreciate it. I’ll try to extend my disclaimers and jokes a bit more.
I remember I was going to a laser tag arena in the late 1990s and you could choose the nickname which would appear in the high score list. I looked at the computer screen and there was one name on top: Snake Plissken. Great in-depth video by the way, I never knew James Cameron was in the crew and also didn't know the computer graphics weren't computer generated at all...
When commenting about her roles in Escape From New York and Swamp Thing, when Swamp Thing was being released she said it was a career move since she previously was being cast in roles such as an office worker.
You should review Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, I think you might like this unique post-apocalyptic sci-fi anime movie made by the great Hayao Miyazaki
The Punisher is my all time favorite Anti-hero, he can hide it be we all know he has a heart under all that pain, and Jon Bernthal just shows it through his amazing performance. The cemetery scene in Daredevil is what cemented him as Frank Castle, I hope he comes back, I would like to see him in a Spider-man movie, with the way No Way Home ended I think it would be another great opportunity to show his fatherly side. He may gun down every criminal he comes across but he still has his humanity when it counts. I'm rambling he's just such a layered character.
Given that his performance was an homage to Eastwood's "the man with no name" character from the Spaghetti westerns, the casting of Van Cleef was inspired. The only way it could have been better is if the cabbie was Eli Wallach. I don't know that he's my favorite, but John Wick certainly seems to be the biggest anti-hero of the modern zeitgeist.
lol, the film where the bad guys have the incredibly cunning plan to remove the engine from Plisskins car as a surprise for him, while he takes a jolly quick run up and then down the stairs to the top of the Worlds Trade Center! What was that all about lol? Great cheesy film though, a real favourite. As for anti-heroes, I have to say that the Warriors are one of my other favourites of the day, can't beat rooting for the welfare of gang members can you!
Escape from New York was always my favorite John Carpenter flick and is a huge huge HUGE influence on my graphic novel
Thank you for this review. One of my favorite movies. A modern day western / film noir. A pseudo fascist America, sounds familiar . Unique story & good over the top acting. A lot of fun. Snake is a iconic character, the anti hero...very much like Napoleon Wilson in Assault on precinct 13 (original 1976). Great movie poster. John Carpenter is a great director...my favorite . Escape from LA is more or less a tongue in cheek parody. “ The name’s Plissken...!”
I thought you were taller.
"Snake?.. Snake Plisken?... I heard you were dead.."
Fun fact: every character who says that dies. It could be a coincidence, though, since most of the characters die by the end.
@@TheUnapologeticGeek Didn't know that! Interesting, and would seem to be in keeping with Carpenter's sense of humor/karma.
$1 for a bridge...now that's a deal.
Gotta go with Mad Max for favorite antihero for sure!
Did not know James Cameron had some behind the scenes action in this one. Fun tidbit!
There's a lot of movies--including a lot of obscure cult films from Roger Corman--that have James Cameron behind the scenes. I didn't learn about any of that until fairly recently, and it blows me away how he started as a matte painter on cheesy B movies and somehow parlayed that into being a super-director almost overnight with The Terminator.
Another terrific episode, bravo! One of the things I love about your videos, apart from the production value, is how you provide heretofore unknown facts. You really do your research, which elevates your work above other contemporary retrospectives. On the down side, you have to let the disclaimers and humorous asides linger a bit longer onscreen - talk about “blink and you’ll miss it!” Funny enough, as a lifelong New Yorker, this film is, as you comment, more relevant than ever.
Thanks for the feedback! I do strive really hard to do my research, so I’m glad you appreciate it. I’ll try to extend my disclaimers and jokes a bit more.
Good review for a fun movie with the perfect cast. Learned a lot about it I didn’t know.
I remember I was going to a laser tag arena in the late 1990s and you could choose the nickname which would appear in the high score list. I looked at the computer screen and there was one name on top: Snake Plissken.
Great in-depth video by the way, I never knew James Cameron was in the crew and also didn't know the computer graphics weren't computer generated at all...
Saw it back in 83 on HBO I think... A fantastic film...
Great video ...
classic flick for sure!
When commenting about her roles in Escape From New York and Swamp Thing, when Swamp Thing was being released she said it was a career move since she previously was being cast in roles such as an office worker.
To be fair, Carpenter did use her in a lot of films, for some reason.....
She even does ADR in "The Thing". She is the voice of the chess game.
Great video. One small thing I noticed is the bridge in NY is the 59th street bridge. Also made famous by the Simon and Garfunkel song.
You should review Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, I think you might like this unique post-apocalyptic sci-fi anime movie made by the great Hayao Miyazaki
Excellent movie & Excellent review-Thanx once again Geekster !
The Punisher is my all time favorite Anti-hero, he can hide it be we all know he has a heart under all that pain, and Jon Bernthal just shows it through his amazing performance. The cemetery scene in Daredevil is what cemented him as Frank Castle, I hope he comes back, I would like to see him in a Spider-man movie, with the way No Way Home ended I think it would be another great opportunity to show his fatherly side. He may gun down every criminal he comes across but he still has his humanity when it counts. I'm rambling he's just such a layered character.
-Mickey and Mallory (Natural Born Killers/1994)
-Leon (Leon the Professional/1994)
-Oh Dae-Su (Oldboy/2003)
yeah, my kind of antiheroes...
Great choices!
7:55 SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS?! I LOVE THAT SHOW!!!!
Absolutely brilliant video. Learned a fair few things about one of my favorite movies :)
The deleted opening, where Snake is captured robbing the Federal Reserve, is on TH-cam. Or it used to be.
I take it Dark Star is on your list?
You’d better believe it.
I love that cheap little film, like a son by own blood.
The eye patch was a good idea because everybody in the movie instantly recognized him.
You don't watch Escape from New York: you sit back and let it absorb you.
I think nyc in Escape From New York is probably a safer place than it is now.
Given that his performance was an homage to Eastwood's "the man with no name" character from the Spaghetti westerns, the casting of Van Cleef was inspired. The only way it could have been better is if the cabbie was Eli Wallach.
I don't know that he's my favorite, but John Wick certainly seems to be the biggest anti-hero of the modern zeitgeist.
Think this was the 1st vhs rental we had.
Yay, really like your reviews.
Do Escape from LA!
it's a great movie.
It wasn't supposed to be an instruction manual.
Great movie, although it's hard to say why I like it so much. How Donald Pleasance was able to run for President I'll never know.
lol, the film where the bad guys have the incredibly cunning plan to remove the engine from Plisskins car as a surprise for him, while he takes a jolly quick run up and then down the stairs to the top of the Worlds Trade Center! What was that all about lol? Great cheesy film though, a real favourite. As for anti-heroes, I have to say that the Warriors are one of my other favourites of the day, can't beat rooting for the welfare of gang members can you!
Doomsday (2008) borrows heavily from Escape from New York (it's kind of an unofficial remake).
Loved that movie. The crazies were in charge.
Captain harlock.