Escape from New York

Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Harry Dean Stanton, Tom Atkins
Genre: Action/ Sci-fi 1981
Running time: 99 mins. 
Rating:★★

In 1997, a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted to a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam. But when the US president (Donald Pleasence) crash-lands insides, only one man can bring him back: a notorious outlaw and former Special Forces war hero Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell). But time is short. In 24 hours, an explosive device implanted in his neck will end Snake's mission and his life unless he succeeds!

A nostalgic "it's so bad, but it's so good" movie. The cinematography isn't the best as far as controlling the glares from the lights. The Manhattan portion of the film is too much of a theatrical set design than it is a plausible setting. The scene of Plissken's plane landing on one of the Twin Towers is super obvious that it is a model with no special effects to cover the fact. Russell's performance is a little over the top with his "I'm a rebel badass" character. Well, the majority of the performances in the movie is a bit over the top. As if, the fact that its a "Sci-fi" film, they needed to portray the characters a certain way. As far as post-apocalyptic genre goes, Blade Runner is obviously  way better than this film. Nevertheless, its a fun, action-packed movie to watch!