Please would fans explain why they enjoyed this movie
Hi all. I feel I am missing something when I see such high ratings for this movie. Please can I get some feedback as to what people enjoyed about escape from NY.
This film is timeless, and Snake is probably the creme de le creme of cinematic badasses. In my personal opinion. I'm also 17, and first saw this film at 15. No nostalgia glasses, just a love of movies, (only recently started avidly watching them, so don't use the mere 600 something movies in my ratings to say I know nothing about film. I'm no Quentin Tarantino. And yes, I still have to fully watch The Thing and They Live, but from everything I've seen, they're really enjoyable). Carpenter was like the Del Toro of the past, though much more iconic thanks to his otherworldly unique style and vision. I'd give anything to see him pull a George Miller. And no, I'm not talking about happy feet. :P
Quality wise and technically, EFNY is a terrific movie, though you don't have to personally love it like me, that's subjective, you can't say it's a stupid film.
Just curious, which optical disc do you prefer if any? Or do you just stream it. I'm only asking because there are issues with some of the transfers of Escape From New York that the fans have noticed. I prefer the HDNet Movies broadcast, which is also shown on BBC America. It's a very unique transfer in that it has just the right balance of contrast and brightness (not too dark, not too bright) and it features the original soundtrack even though it's presented in multi-channel (the film originally featured a two-channel mix). There are some changes to certain sound effects and music cues in the newer remix. The MGM Blu-ray has an issue with being too dark. The Shout Factory disc is boosted a little too bright which causes some problems as well, but with some adjustment to your display can look ok.
shareI don't actually have a disc of EFNY, just an old, beat up, VHS tape, (The quality is fine though, never had a problem.). I plan on getting a steelbook, (granted one exists), at some point, and haven't gotten around to a regular DVD yet because... well, guess I'm just lazy. :P
I have streamed the movie before, though I'm not sure where, a friend let me use their account, (probably itunes?).
I wouldn't be sure about the original soundtrack, since I've never heard another version. Sounds fine to me. (Gotta love that synth, though I still prefer Drive). Apologies if this post is a mess, been driving for a while and haven't got much sleep.
Understood. Carpenter synths rule. Drive had a good retro feel to it.
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