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Assault on Precinct 13 (Special Edition)
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	List Price: $19.99 Our Price: $8.49 You Save: $11.5 *Features* • Anamorphic • Color • Dolby • DVD-Video • Widescreen • NTSC In Theaters : 05 November, 1976 DVD Release : 11 March, 2003
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Assault on Precinct 13 (Special Edition) description
Before making the original Halloween into one of the most profitable independent films of all time, John Carpenter directed this riveting low-budget thriller from 1976, in which a nearly abandoned police station is held under siege by a heavily armed gang called Street Thunder. Inside the station, cut off from contact and isolated, cops and convicts who were headed for death row must now join forces or die. That's the basic plot, but it's what Carpenter does with it that's remarkable. Drawing specific inspiration from the classic Howard Hawks Western Rio Bravo (which included a similar siege on disadvantaged heroes), Carpenter used his simple setting for a tense, tightly constructed series of action sequences, emphasizing low-key character development and escalating tension. Few who've seen the film can forget the "ice cream cone" scene in which a young girl is caught up in the action by patronizing a seemingly harmless ice cream truck. It's here, and in other equally memorable scenes, that Carpenter demonstrates his singular knack for injecting terror into the mundane details of daily life, propelling this potent thriller to cult favorite status and long-standing critical acclaim. --Jeff Shannon

Assault on Precinct 13 (Special Edition) Customer Reviews

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A Cult Classic

For me it isn't quite a four star film, but its nearer to that than 3 stars. Effectively its a remake of Rio Bravo, restaged in contemporary Los Angeles. For those not familiar with Rio Bravo, a Sheriff and some friends are holed up in his office fighting off an attacking gang.

There are reasons to criticise it. Some of the acting is really awful and nothing can ever hide that. However its directed by John Carpenter at a time when he only made good and sometimes all-time classic movies (Halloween followed this two years later). The pacing, camera-work and action are all first class. Carpenter also contributed the original music. This is one of his very best pieces of music, very sinister, and I'm sure that it contributes a lot to the overall atmosphere of the film.

My view is that its a flawed classic, that you'll either love or hate. The fact that they bothered to remake it three years ago indicates that it must have had some good qualities. Watch it and find out!

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