Escape from New York Review - Off The Shelf Reviews

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  • This week Gary and Iain review and discuss, Escape from New York (1981) by Director, John Carpenter. Starring, Kurt 'MF' Russell, Lee Van Cleef and Donald Pleasence.
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  • @paulhirst7602
    @paulhirst7602 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    It was a masterstroke how John Carpenter could transform Kurt Russell from a young comedy actor from Disney films in seventies to full-on Hollywood tough guy in eighties. An eye patch and a hard man voice...and he's good to go.

    • @bentramer682
      @bentramer682 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just found out he starred as shooter John Whitman in the TV movie The Deadly Tower

    • @Emulous79
      @Emulous79 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bentramer682 The Deadly Tower is a rare one to look out for. It was on TH-cam years back but got removed :(

    • @joeparson9967
      @joeparson9967 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      From the jungle boy on Gilligan’s Island to Snake Pliskin, what a long strange trip it’s been. 😉

  • @stillhammered3060
    @stillhammered3060 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I was lucky enough to watch a remastered version of this movie last year at the Drafthouse when they were doing a John Carpenter marathon. It was such an awesome experience compared to only ever seeing it on TV.

  • @michaelcoffey1991
    @michaelcoffey1991 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    One of my favorite movies of all time, and one of my favorite directors of all time. Love you finally got around to giving this movie some focus and critic too. Ty Both

  • @jgedutis
    @jgedutis ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love Escape From New York, but I'm really here for my love of Off The Shelf Reviews

  • @nickelliott629
    @nickelliott629 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thanks Gary and Iain every Thursday is like Xmas and great job with the review! A carpenter review is always extra special.

  • @242Assembly
    @242Assembly ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I've been waiting what seems like forever for you guys to review this and it's been worth the wait. This film has been with me since I was a kid. It still amazes me even now.

  • @porkflaps4717
    @porkflaps4717 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I absolutely LOVE that John Carpenter beat when The Duke first appears in his dope ass pimp ride hittin' switches with the chandeliers swinging. Carpenter was so dialed-in and ahead of his time with his soundtracks, he deserves all the praise.. just a legend-tier visionary and musician.

  • @georgeedward1226
    @georgeedward1226 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Snake Plissken is one of the coolest movie character names ever.

  • @edmonlessley4932
    @edmonlessley4932 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Outstanding. One of my childhood faves. Thanks guys!

  • @Emulous79
    @Emulous79 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I first saw it in the 90s on BBC2, probably the same time as you. I think it was part of the Moviedrome series hosted by Alex Cox, where they showed films in widescreen. Should have recorded it at the time as I bought it later from Our Price (long gone) as a grainy pan-and-scan video that looked awful. Still watched it about 50 times though because it's such a classic cult movie. It feels, to me, like it could fit in the Mad Max universe. Has a similar mood and atmosphere to The Road Warrior, for sure.

  • @unchainedwiththecapt
    @unchainedwiththecapt ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Rewatched this one last night. Always a fun watch. And the pacing is incredible. Does not feel its length at all.

  • @kimrice394
    @kimrice394 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The music alone is Epic! The Snake character is perfectly brung to life!

  • @jackbedient
    @jackbedient ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A masterpiece of cinema.
    I never tire of the sequence when Snake is walking down the hall before being interviewed by Hauk.
    Man, they just don’t know how to make ‘em nowadays…

  • @LeanderNadeltanz
    @LeanderNadeltanz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    11:17 - random side informations here: The glider used in the film is a Romanian-made ICA IS-28 - B2 from the early 1970's!

  • @Thena_the_Grey
    @Thena_the_Grey ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just watched this movie! About the cars working, they do say in the beginning that they converted a lot of them to steam power and did have some sort of fuel source (petrol) too.

  • @tomsenior7405
    @tomsenior7405 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cheers guys. Nice one. I understand why this film gets love and respect. So much talent, so little budget. John Carpenter is one of my all-time favourite Directors. I would argue that Dark Star is better than 2001. The Thing has yet to be surpassed. Precinct 13 is perfect. Halloween is legendary. Sadly, Escape from New York does nothing for me. Had Escape not given Kurt Russell a new career, I would forget I ever saw this film.

  • @AarenJable
    @AarenJable ปีที่แล้ว +7

    A classic movie, thanks guys.

  • @avalangrin4904
    @avalangrin4904 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love when Gary and Iain are excited about a movie. Love John Carpenter, this film, and Kurt (MF) Russell. ❤😊

  • @mattymac1399
    @mattymac1399 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Stone cold classic! Season Hubley was also in the earth scorching Vice Squad (1982). Incredible movie worth checking out fo sho!

  • @christermyrberg3661
    @christermyrberg3661 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for finally doing this & I'd love to see one for the sequel & Elvis (1979) someday to complete John Carpenter/Kurt Russell collaborations 🙏

  • @warmecanic
    @warmecanic ปีที่แล้ว +2

    0:29 nice introduction XD

  • @whatCTlikes
    @whatCTlikes ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Now this is deffo a Wake and fuckin bake ... thankyouuu!!

  • @ryanleikness3414
    @ryanleikness3414 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Been waiting a long time for this one. Thank you Iain and Gary! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @jamieburnett7877
    @jamieburnett7877 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First my guy has the best bud I have had in awhile then I check TH-cam and this... beautiful

  • @TheDiplomat717
    @TheDiplomat717 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hell yes!!!! I know what I'll be doing immediately after work. Listen to the bros talk about one of my favorite movies ever! Thanks for all the great work you two have been doing. Videos are as better as ever.

  • @Private-Hudson
    @Private-Hudson ปีที่แล้ว +5

    An absolute classic film.

  • @trevorgoodchild8266
    @trevorgoodchild8266 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Saw The Thing on TV one night at around 12 years old and immediately fell in love with it, saw this one on the same channel the next day, as it was another Carpenter movie I hadn't heard of, that music immediately froze me to the sofa and I wanted more once the credits rolled. This one is definitely somewhere in my top 10

  • @shallendor
    @shallendor ปีที่แล้ว +2

    George "Buck" Flower is always a highlight in a movie!

  • @johnryder4993
    @johnryder4993 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yes, This and The Thing Are My absolute fav movies of all time ❤❤

  • @NucleaRaptor
    @NucleaRaptor ปีที่แล้ว +3

    >You gonna leave a like under this video now, Snake?
    >I'm too tired... Maybe later.

  • @Tomurow
    @Tomurow ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That BBC intro sounds like it might’ve been by Alex (Repo Man) Cox…? I remember him introducing me to loads of 70s/80s classics! 🤓

  • @useyourillusiongnr
    @useyourillusiongnr ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you guys for a new review! Been waiting for this!
    👊

  • @michaelaurban4120
    @michaelaurban4120 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember watching this movie back in the early 80’s, and it cemented the fact I wanted to be AS COOL as Snake Plissken when I grew up . . . 😂😂😂😂! This movie changed my life, and I was barely even 6!

  • @deus_ex_felis
    @deus_ex_felis ปีที่แล้ว +2

    yesss! I can't believe you guys haven't done this one yet

  • @seangilchrist3102
    @seangilchrist3102 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    scrolled all the way down the the first video on this channel last night and found Ian and friends making a review, no Gary? did you guys decide to do this together or was it Iain's idea? hope you both carry on for another 10 years because the chemistry between you both works really well, Gary more reserved with the ability to articulate what I'm thinking about the movie, and Iain can cut through some of the plot holes and beats making me laugh with his own take.
    proper good telly.

  • @metroidxme6470
    @metroidxme6470 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cabbie references Eddie as in "Map-to-stars Eddie" from Escape From LA played by Steve Buscemi. :)

  • @deNNyTheWiseMAN1
    @deNNyTheWiseMAN1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kurt Russell and Lee Van Cleef. Can't go wrong.

  • @markmathisen3908
    @markmathisen3908 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've always said that this movie is what made Kurt Russell into Kurt. Fucking. Russell. 👍

  • @EmilyGloeggler7984
    @EmilyGloeggler7984 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Honestly I enjoy some of Kurt Russell’s Disney films like “The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes” and “The Strongest Man in the World”. They are wholesome fun. With that said, Kurt Russell has proved he can play wholesome (in his youth, anyway) and tough gritty movies.

  • @lelandbobpalmer
    @lelandbobpalmer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just saw the thumbnail - makes me happy!!

  • @jromanweekly1630
    @jromanweekly1630 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I grew up in NY in the 80s and watching this back then as a kid I thought I was screwed if I didn’t get out of the city

  • @KaiserSoze-vx6vo
    @KaiserSoze-vx6vo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I was a kid, my dad took the family to go see this movie in the local shopping mall. The movie was no longer playing there so we saw another movie the is worth a look OUTLAND with Sir Sean Connery. 80's action movies were so awesome!

    • @sargonsblackgrandfather2072
      @sargonsblackgrandfather2072 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very good film. There’s a theory that Outland is set in the same universe as Alien

  • @mikeheys2705
    @mikeheys2705 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of my all time favourite movies 🎬 thank you guys for the review! Call me snake!!!!!! Iconic 😊

  • @PondoSinatra680
    @PondoSinatra680 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh look, my favorite reviewers are reviewing my favorite movie. It’s about effing time. I mean seriously, wtf. Also, thank you.

  • @ytndndrummer
    @ytndndrummer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Proof that reliance on technological augmentation can't replace pure passion.

  • @davidthorson2036
    @davidthorson2036 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had always thought Romero was played by Steve Buscemi until many years after my original viewing.

  • @haitch2676
    @haitch2676 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watching this tonight, a few beers with some pico de gallo and tortillas

  • @dakotajensen181
    @dakotajensen181 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mannnnnnnnnnnnnnn, I've fucking missed me some gary and iain. Much love from kansas boys! 😂🍺

  • @ThreadBomb
    @ThreadBomb ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Of course, in this movie Kurt Russell was playing Clint Eastwood, and in Big Trouble In Little China he was playing John Wayne.

  • @MrHereWeGoYo
    @MrHereWeGoYo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I first saw him I would have bet money that guy was Michael Biehn. lol I hadn't seen Assault on P13 yet.

  • @tecumsehcristero
    @tecumsehcristero 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I want the full trilogy. They gotta make Escape from Chicago

  • @djmexicanodetx2195
    @djmexicanodetx2195 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kurt Russell!!

  • @UnCreativeDeconstructionism
    @UnCreativeDeconstructionism ปีที่แล้ว +1

    *Turn up*
    Also I like that one of the songs in this movie was briefly in "Planet Terror".

  • @misterwillguitar
    @misterwillguitar ปีที่แล้ว +1

    YES SIRS!!!!!! A great review of one of the great movies!

  • @silverscreenreviews8521
    @silverscreenreviews8521 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks boys 👌 just what I need on a Thursday while working 😂

  • @mph8200
    @mph8200 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You did it!!! You cat's did it!!! Great review of a great movie by those who love it like we do. Ty. n as a treat 1st time my initials cropped up on the roll call, On This Movie :D Top Buzz Nice one

  • @bentramer682
    @bentramer682 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I feel like no matter where or when you live, there are certain TV movie channel staples every kid watches at some point. this is one of them

  • @sumthingwikked4257
    @sumthingwikked4257 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's about time, guys, and not a moment too soon . 🎉

  • @phoenixshroud
    @phoenixshroud ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome review as always guys! 👊👊 Now I just need to avoid getting the boardgame ! 😂

  • @anthonyhudak9363
    @anthonyhudak9363 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Classic Carpenter film! Can you guys consider reviewing Pacific Rim in the future?

  • @harveyhalloway
    @harveyhalloway ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did Alex Cox show this via BBC's Moviedrome in the late 1980s?

  • @kramalerav
    @kramalerav ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A very good film. As a pure action flick, it’s held back somewhat by the limited budget; it needed a bigger action set piece.

  • @3fingerroll
    @3fingerroll ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great review guys

  • @kylemoore7746
    @kylemoore7746 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tear down NYC! There's oil under there! 🤣

  • @jackcraven2266
    @jackcraven2266 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great review as always guys, and classic film indeed, there's no doubt about it! I'm not sure how to feel about those rumors about new sequel/reboot being in development, i'd love to see Kurt playing Snake again, but i think maybe it's better for it to not go into production. Besides, most of the rejected scripts for remake were pretty good (and actually some of my favorite unproduced remake scripts), so if it gets made, the new film will probably end up not turning out as good as it could be, as it often happens with something that was in development for so long.

  • @brianbeach4215
    @brianbeach4215 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just watched it last night for the first time. A interesting watch

  • @phillewis1413
    @phillewis1413 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great movie, nice review guys

  •  ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At last..... My favorite movie ❤

  • @kalel81100
    @kalel81100 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kirk Russell The Big Boss
    Naked Snake 🐍

  • @WelshIron
    @WelshIron ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Two of my all-time favorite movies are Escape From New York and The Thing, both by God Carpenter and featuring Snake MacReady. Escape From L.A. though.... nah.

    • @deNNyTheWiseMAN1
      @deNNyTheWiseMAN1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed. Those movies are classics.....Escape From LA....nah

  • @TRTMN-vs3ew
    @TRTMN-vs3ew ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ya'll should definitely review WarGames sometime. Nice to see a film where the AI isn't malicious, it just doesn't understand the difference between games and reality.

  • @FrankNFurter1000
    @FrankNFurter1000 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of my absolute favourites!

    • @tunglam8210
      @tunglam8210 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pity about the sequel. I heard rumours of a remake ? Please, no !

    • @FrankNFurter1000
      @FrankNFurter1000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tunglam8210 the sequel made the character a bit of a joke… as for remake, I’ve heard it has potentially changed to prequel? Then again, they’ve changed their mind so much over the years I doubt anything will happen! I’d love an Escape From New York video game (Metal Gear not withstanding) - there’s a new Robocop game with an 80s retrofuturism vibe… I can totally see Snake coming to the PS5!

    • @christermyrberg3661
      @christermyrberg3661 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@tunglam8210 The sequel was obviously meant to be a sort of parody of this one & a satire of Hollywood's obsession of making sequels that just repeat what the previous one did

  • @Nugzz187
    @Nugzz187 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely a classic

  • @carlosarmandovegavazquez7038
    @carlosarmandovegavazquez7038 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    People crap on Escape from L.A. a lot, but you gotta admit that it has a far better ending than Escape from New York.
    -For God's sake, Snake, don't do it!
    -My name is Plissken.

  • @vaderfett3229
    @vaderfett3229 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great Review as always guys! EFNY is one of my all-time favourites; it's in my Top Ten Films of All Time.
    Oh, by the way if you'd like to know what happened to 'Fresno Bob' - I recommend watching the AWESOME interview between Robert Rodriguez and John Carpenter in the first episode of RR's 'The Director's Chair'. Carpenter has an 'interesting' theory about Bob's demise!

  • @steampunkmage9073
    @steampunkmage9073 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's crazy how many movies/games this movie inspired, hell I doubt suicide squad (comics & movies) would exist if this movie didn't happen.

  • @1kylecurry
    @1kylecurry ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantastic...! I love this movie!! one of my favorites of all time being directed by my favorite John Carpenter!!! Everything about this classic gem is spot on. Actors, story, music, underrated SFX ( A young James Cameron was involved ). I have the theatrical poster on my wall to this day. "Snake" Plissken...one of the most iconic characters ever. Its been part of my cinematic life since I saw it @ the cinema in 1981 in San Francisco, Ca. One item of humor... with the fate of the world @ stake...the formula for "Nuclear Fusion" in the future is on a cassette tape...Beautiful!!! WTF the music is the same from Beverly Hills Cop II...that's funny!!!! A couple of last points, again great casting, but one question..."Cabbie", he's so happy in NYC...what crime could he have committed to get there.

  • @jeffrey7321
    @jeffrey7321 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    90 % of the movie was shot in St Louis,Missouri-not Illinois

  • @iamtrappedonanisland998
    @iamtrappedonanisland998 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yahoo!! Thanks guys!!❤

  • @kramalerav
    @kramalerav ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Please review the 1981 horror film The Funhouse.

  • @jmcgonnell
    @jmcgonnell ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i put this one up there with the first mad max. epic stuff!

  • @slapwagon
    @slapwagon ปีที่แล้ว +2

    shelf life!

  • @TheWaynos73
    @TheWaynos73 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I hated Escape From LA - its crazy how a movie with a $60 million budget looked so cheap - and they didnt even try doing a new story - so damn lazy, same story, different city - the most disappointing Carpenter film ever. I’m a huge JC fan too but yeah that movie sucked like those crap cgi sharks in the movie.

  • @patrickmckenna5812
    @patrickmckenna5812 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    John Carpenter is f****** great!

  • @jonnykikazz5961
    @jonnykikazz5961 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Finally!!!! Yes!!!

  • @StabbyMcStomp
    @StabbyMcStomp ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh shit its here.

  • @joshuatunis6732
    @joshuatunis6732 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    0:51 plane headed toward the World Trade Center, interesting...

  • @Tiber234
    @Tiber234 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dont know what it is but for some reason I felt as if you guys had covered this already. Maybe its just because its Kirk MF'ing Russell! ok lets get down to the meat of this situation and view this thing!

  • @goodfellatim7018
    @goodfellatim7018 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve have some review ideas for you guys
    Babylon
    Gangs Of New York
    True Roman
    Man Of Fire
    The Scream Series
    Rear Window
    Fargo
    The Lighthouse
    One Flew Over the cuckoo’s nest
    Zero Dark Thirty
    Looper
    The John Wick series

  • @gtviper1158
    @gtviper1158 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thought you guys already did this movie

  • @IronHeel
    @IronHeel ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Escape from New York predicted 2020 NY

  • @solutionless123
    @solutionless123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Heck yeah bois

  • @volusize
    @volusize ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's Loomis!

  • @lowellweisz9871
    @lowellweisz9871 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love it...haha such a good film

  • @perfectionbox
    @perfectionbox ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was a relateable movie, lots of people want to escape from New York 🤣

  • @mattmidgley4275
    @mattmidgley4275 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hell yeah 👊👊

  • @JonnyWatson-d6f
    @JonnyWatson-d6f 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I thought this was a brilliant movie back in the day when movies were actually watchable compared to the tripe they release now

  • @ThreadBomb
    @ThreadBomb ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Let's send the guy with no depth perception off on a wild adventure! I'm sure it will work out fine.

  • @Shorts4EveryDay
    @Shorts4EveryDay ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Get your Snake out!

  • @cparry6250
    @cparry6250 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes , Good God Yes ........