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Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13

1976
Suspense/Thriller, Crime
1h 31m
The lone inhabitants of an abandoned police station are under attack by the overwhelming numbers of a seemingly unstoppable street gang (imdb)

Directed by:

John Carpenter

Screenwriter:

John Carpenter

Starring:

Nancy Kyes, Charles Cyphers, Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, Martin West, Tony Burton, Kim Richards, Henry Brandon, Peter Bruni, John J. Fox, Marc Ross

Franchise:

Assault on Precinct 13

Genres:

Suspense/Thriller, Crime, Action

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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Assault on Precinct 13

1976
Suspense/Thriller, Crime
1h 31m
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paxtonPaxton
Rated 14 Jan 2015
85
83rd
I don't always watch movies where little girls run up to ice cream trucks, but when I do they get shot dead.
Rated 14 Jan 2015
juntakinte99juntakinte99
Rated 16 Jan 2022
78
57th
John Carpenter uses this movie to show his own biographical kinship to his audience of nerdy teen boys. It feels like a 50's Western, is indebted to Night of the Living Dead, and includes a shoutout to The Thing. While those bits are fun, I wish the script was stronger. The dialogue is corny, the villain motivations nonexistent, and the final shot a bit too ham-fisted. Still, it's cool 70's exploitation with unusually progressive casting and a funky soundtrack that recalls Dirty Harry and Shaft.
Rated 16 Jan 2022
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 30 Apr 2015
73
64th
It's definitely 'old school cool', but isn't always able to escape the limitations of its budget. The pacing isn't that hot either. Contains some really tense moments, the cast was pretty neat and holy shit if that ice cream truck scene didn't make me cackle like a psych- I mean, made me deeply concerned about unchecked gang violence circa 1976. I'm not sure how I feel about the zombie-horde-like antagonists though. Would've liked to see more interesting assaulting take place.
Rated 30 Apr 2015
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 16 Mar 2008
95
96th
Raw.
Rated 16 Mar 2008
terrymacterrymac
Rated 13 Jul 2021
75
72nd
Really efficient, grimy and tense, with a really odd, almost supernatural feel. I really liked the score; everyone seems to. The cast is good here as well; there is little showboating and this adds to the atmosphere in my view. There are flaws, of course, but I didn't dwell on them and went with the flow. I'm realising late in life that I underappreciated Carpenter's early films. This, Halloween, The Fog. Escape from New York, The Thing...I enjoyed seeing them all much more second time around.
Rated 13 Jul 2021
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 13 Apr 2022
75
42nd
Carpenter's skill as a writer & director is definitely on display here as this is compelling throughout despite the fact that it's obviously made cheaply. Good performances too. Carpenter also crafts a subtext of the "marginalized" (women, blacks & criminals) fighting back against evil while non-criminal white men do nothing. This has become tiresome & insufferable at this point, but at least was fresh back in the 70s. A grade deducted for glamorizing a murderer: that's bad no matter the era.
Rated 13 Apr 2022
cerclerougeCercle_Rouge
Rated 03 Jul 2020
89
92nd
Post-Vietnam cross between a Western and 'Night of the Living Dead' set in an extraordinarily bleak version of Los Angeles that plays on fears of urban decay and the forces of disorder overwhelming authority. Subverts its reactionary premise by having an African-American cop, a woman, and a mass murderer as the heroes and last ones standing. From the very start, with its red-on-black titles and absolutely extraordinary score, this is a brilliant, brutal, unrelenting film.
Rated 03 Jul 2020
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 10 Jul 2016
75
66th
Not a fine piece of art decor but rather a solidly crafted piece of furniture Carpentry. A rock-steady hard-ass low-budget no-nonsense genre-romp.
Rated 10 Jul 2016
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 24 Feb 2013
92
97th
Greatest siege film of all time, made piece by piece with fantastic build-up of tension and a supernatural thriller structure -- there are shooting and deaths, but the violence is invisible. Soundtrack is gold, amazing one-liners, and badass finale. Carpenter's first masterpiece.
Rated 24 Feb 2013
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 30 Oct 2009
56
12th
I like the synth-tastic score, and the technical aspects are well done. And the movie does have a couple tense moments and sometimes manages to be fairly suspenseful. But so much of it is riddled with nonsensical actions, unanswered questions, characterization that rarely rings true and plot holes. And I love roving gangs of improbably multi-racial psychotics who seem to have no plan for profitable crime. The main premise is basically a less plausible rip-off of Night of the Living Dead.
Rated 30 Oct 2009
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 12 May 2009
74
40th
Tries to do more with less and it's pretty successful. Some parts are cheesy and the acting's not so good but the film focuses on the tension and bursts of action, both of which are expertly constructed.
Rated 12 May 2009
twincinematwincinema
Rated 25 Jul 2020
75
64th
I have learned that I can't spell Precinct without looking. Was still pretty shocked at "that" scene.
Rated 25 Jul 2020
buddhaloubuddhalou
Rated 29 Dec 2018
70
49th
Well you sure as hell can tell it's a John Carpenter flick, even this early on in his career. If you're into grindhouse, cult classic kind of flicks, you'll dig it. Very 70's corny-cool. Also imports an important lesson: if you get plain vanilla instead of vanilla twist, just be happy you got any f'ing ice cream at all and lick with gratitude.
Rated 29 Dec 2018
wulfstanleeWulfstanLee
Rated 14 Apr 2016
60
52nd
I enjoyed this but not seemingly as much as most people do. I think I need to watch more contemporary action films to properly understand Carpenter's contribution to the genre.
Rated 14 Apr 2016
ribcageribcage
Rated 30 Oct 2014
74
66th
good cast, amazing tension, tons of violence. carpenter in his heyday!
Rated 30 Oct 2014
overratedoverrated
Rated 15 Jul 2012
65
70th
Theme music adds like twenty points.
Rated 15 Jul 2012
doctor7doctor7
Rated 21 Mar 2011
78
68th
Certainly one of Carpenter's better films that involves the underdogs going against an unstoppable and seemingly endless supernatural force. In these case the gang members have an undead quality: a never-ending supply of bodies. While it doesn't have a show-stopping cast everyone has a good part allowing even the weaker actors to perform quite well. Definitely worth checking out.
Rated 21 Mar 2011
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 02 Feb 2011
75
67th
Fans of the John Carpenter style won't be disappointed. It has that gritty 70s feel and a very cool score throughout. The dialogue isn't great, and while many of his movies don't have good dialogue, he doesn't have a guy like Kurt Russell who can make cheesy/corny lines cool or really funny. Considering it was Carpenter's second full length movie I can't consider it anything but a success. He took a cool, original premise and made a gripping thriller (with traces of horror) on a tight budget.
Rated 02 Feb 2011
sopachuco13sopachuco13
Rated 16 Dec 2021
50
8th
I didn't really see the purpose of this movie. I found the plot to be confusing and unjustified. Who are these army of thugs? Why are they doing this? Is it really only because the father killed one of their blood pact members? The action in the movie was great. The gun battles were cool. I especially liked how this rag-tag group was able to hold off an army for a few hours. The acting in the movie was average; Darwin Joston was the only one who stood out. I would not recommend this movie.
Rated 16 Dec 2021
iqcumberiqcumber
Rated 21 Sep 2021
59
25th
First half good, second half bad
Rated 21 Sep 2021
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 02 Aug 2021
39
34th
The buildup is simultaneously boring and long-winded, taking forever to get to its core setpiece. Yet when it does get there, it still manages to be boring with the main characters being flat and gang members who act with less tact than a group of zombies. Most of the film is this subdued, emotionless affair where everyone acts monotone with no hint of desperation or panic, which just makes characters more robotic than cool. They couldn't even give us some over the top death scene!
Rated 02 Aug 2021
judo_koalaJudo Koala
Rated 30 Mar 2021
80
75th
Out of all the work Carpenter's done, AOP13 remains among the grittiest, most raw. There's something real meaty about it, something rough around its edges that was lost in Carpenter's subsequent films that found themselves more polished, "cleaner" in a sense. A simple concept executed wonderfully, Carpenter truly understood how to make the most out of very little.
Rated 30 Mar 2021
anarchisticaanarchistica
Rated 29 Dec 2020
30
12th
This is probably one of the most nonsensical and unbelievable movies in history. Gang members get killed by cops so they decide to... kill random people in the street? And they climb through windows while being fired at like they're zombies? No one in the neighbourhood calls the police despite dozens of gangsters shooting for hours? Ugh.
Rated 29 Dec 2020
braddad68braddad68
Rated 08 Oct 2020
92
65th
So glad I finally got to this early John Carpenter film. You can see his style and music. Good action/thriller regardless.
Rated 08 Oct 2020
filliganFilligan
Rated 12 Sep 2020
67
16th
This is pretty boring, eh? I think there's a reason Carpenter stuck to the horror and supernatural genres once he found them. His style meshes best with low-budget in that niche. Here the film meanders a little too often and feels a little too schlocky, so the tension never properly mounts.
Rated 12 Sep 2020
damildamil
Rated 01 May 2019
55
34th
It was good to see some pre-Halloween (1978) John Carpenter, but I didn't get super into this. I definitely dug the ‘70s vibe, with everything feeling very raw and dangerous. It reminded me of The Warriors (1979). There were a couple of good moments, but also a lot of build-up for not much action. It was good for what was clearly a pretty low-budget movie, but yeah, Carpenter certainly improved. His music was cool though.
Rated 01 May 2019
ceekay19Ceekay19
Rated 10 Apr 2019
50
10th
Napoleon Wilson: "Got a smoke?"
Rated 10 Apr 2019
the_pirateThe Pirate
Rated 14 Nov 2018
77
47th
Great characters (though I felt Bishop was a tad boring), and a great concept of seeing criminals and cops put their differences aside in the face of a common threat. However, the middle drags on with some illogical decisions by the gang to keep climbing in the same windows they're being shot from, and I don't like how they weren't really portrayed as people. All in all, an ok movie with a great central heart to it.
Rated 14 Nov 2018
yiannosYiannos
Rated 30 Apr 2017
75
85th
(Viewed on 12/01/14): It''s now a cliche to refer to Carpenter's breakthrough as Rio Bravo meets Night of The Living Dead, but it is a fitting description of its style, and while it has pacing issues it remains a solid action thriller that achieves a lot with little. The budgetary limitations are evident at times though, and they certainly impacted negatively on the ending, which seems rushed, yet Carpenter pulls it all together through sheer ingenuity, and his pulsing score just oozes grit.
Rated 30 Apr 2017
boxcarsBoxcars
Rated 19 May 2015
8
71st
A modern day Western tossed into a blender with the atmosphere of a zombie flick, this B-thriller takes its time heating up to the action so that once the bullets start flying, you're in for a ride.
Rated 19 May 2015
lookjabbaLookJabba...
Rated 06 Feb 2015
8
76th
Assault on Precinct 13 is one of my favourite John Carpenter films and despite its low budget and cast mainly made up of unknowns, its remarkable that this film still has such a strong cult following. Blaxploitation star Austin Stoker carries the film well and John Carpenter's synth score is arguably his finest musical work. Of all John Carpenter's films this hasn't aged too well, but it's simplicity is still effective and arguably every siege film since has attempted but failed to surpass this.
Rated 06 Feb 2015
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 20 Sep 2014
73
65th
An awesome score & some tense moments aside, this is just pretty serviceable. Signs of Carpenter's craft are evident, but he still had a while to go before he became the horror master he is (was.)
Rated 20 Sep 2014
carpetgiantCarpetgiant
Rated 16 Aug 2014
85
64th
I kept expecting a subplot about dirty cops trying to assassinate a prisoner. Guess that's what I get for watching the remake before seeing the original version. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some important business to attend to. There's an ice cream truck driving by outside.
Rated 16 Aug 2014
nobletNoblet
Rated 23 Jun 2014
46
21st
There is an unbelievable amount of time spent with people just standing around in this movie.
Rated 23 Jun 2014
spleenspleen
Rated 26 Jan 2014
71
44th
Makes you wonder if Carpenter would've had a career if he never owned a Moog.
Rated 26 Jan 2014
chroniclerChronicler
Rated 19 Oct 2013
100
95th
A great tense and suspensful film about a group of people(police and con alike) forced to work together to fend off wave after wave of street tuffs bend on destroying them. One of John Carpenters better films(that's not a horror film) It feels almost like a zombie in tone and feel but also suspenseful like the original night of the living dead. Worth checking out if you're a fan of carpenter's work or just like suspense/thrillers, you'll like Assault on Precinct 13.
Rated 19 Oct 2013
filmfreak88filmfreak88
Rated 06 Jun 2013
85
89th
A superbly tense, blood-pumping, and skillfully paced siege thriller. Violent, but without being gratuitously so.
Rated 06 Jun 2013
troothTrooth
Rated 18 Nov 2012
78
78th
It was kind of like Night of the Living Dead, but replace the zombies with armed gangsters. It's a little frustrating that some things never get resolved (like you never do learn why they call that guy Napoleon) but overall the movie had good action and suspense. Probably my biggest complaint is the musical score in the first half of the movie, often consisting of nothing more than a constant high-pitched whine. Maybe John Carpenter shouldn't be in charge of his own music.
Rated 18 Nov 2012
closefriendCloseFriend
Rated 27 Apr 2012
70
51st
Clearly, John Carpenter showed great potential from the start. Here, he cribs heavily from Night of the Living Dead to make a story similar on the surface, but a tweak in the nature of the antagonists and a different ending changes everything thematically. The actors could have done a bit better and Carpenter could have done a bit more with the score than A-C-G-A ad infinitum. In terms of lighting, suspense, and characterization, Carpenter does a lot with a little, showing who he'd soon become.
Rated 27 Apr 2012
frankswildfrankswild
Rated 26 Apr 2012
80
75th
Hug a revolutionary
Rated 26 Apr 2012
neonmanNeonman
Rated 02 Sep 2011
87
87th
Basic story-telling at it's best, moving along surely, but appropriately paced -- good ol' economic John Carpenter! It may get silly at times, but considering the bombastic, bang-for-your-buck mentality of today's action films, this feels quite tame, but realistic in comparison.
Rated 02 Sep 2011
tonydaltonydal
Rated 27 Jun 2011
75
57th
"Got a smoke?" lol Like an intense TV episode, and yet tongue-in-cheeky throughout. Plus we got to watch em blast lowlifes for a couple minutes, which was pretty fun. (But poor little Kim Richards might as well have had VICTIM stamped on her forehead.)
Rated 27 Jun 2011
markjpMArkjp
Rated 30 May 2011
55
35th
Has a nice raw 70s feeling to it and although loads of things could have been better, the score is not on of them. It is absolutely fantastic. I don't want to give anything away, but the scene with the ice cream man and the little girl caught me off guard. Great stuff.
Rated 30 May 2011
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 24 Sep 2010
69
73rd
A solid Carpenter flick that is dragged down slightly by its lack of decent casting, sillier dialogue and pacing problems. Still an excellent score and some good gritty suspense.
Rated 24 Sep 2010
halfjapaneseHalfJapanese
Rated 28 Feb 2010
85
76th
A strong early effort from John Carpenter, Assault on Precinct 13 finds the auteur tackling a scenario akin to George Romero's Night of the Living Dead, with just a hint of Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs. Assault is, more than anything else, an exercise in suspense, though it also hints at just how great Carpenter would become as a director in the following decade. For many, John Carpenter's career starts with Halloween, but to miss this one is to miss one of his most satisfying films.
Rated 28 Feb 2010
obdurateObdurate
Rated 05 Feb 2010
62
26th
It's pretty entertaining but so uneven. I give props to the score though and a few scenes are gripping but meh, it can't save it. The cheese is there but it's not even as charming as other Carpenter movies because this movie seems lazy. It's a shame, I love the premise. I actually prefer the remake to this, which is odd.
Rated 05 Feb 2010
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 15 Jun 2008
88
96th
Very Nice
Rated 15 Jun 2008
chujoChujo
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
51st
Bare-bones siege thrillah from John Carpenter. Essentially a Howard Hawks cross section of society versus massing punk hordes. All Carpenter's auteurist trademarks are present - groundbreaking electro score, Clint blueprint anti-heroes and punchy panavision photgraphy.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
55
54th
Some fine moments.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 01 Mar 2007
60
62nd
Good film.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
yesistastyyesistasty
Rated 08 Apr 2024
74
26th
A couple strong elements to this one. The sound design was a highlight for me. Bullets ricocheting and shattering without tell-tale gunshots provided a very engaging effect. And there was some well-done tension. Mostly poorly acted, threadbare script, and images that rarely rise beyond the literal.
Rated 08 Apr 2024
nathanbatesNathanBates
Rated 04 Apr 2024
60
36th
I liked this a bit more than I expected, probably due to the Crichton-like "throw random people together and see how they survive" trope. Those characters, though, were a little one-dimensional, and there was one point where -- I think intentionally -- it felt like a video game shooting gallery. Over the years, I suspect I'll remember this as having zombies in it, even though it didn't.
Rated 04 Apr 2024
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 04 Sep 2023
77
64th
This is a low budget but well made film. The script doesn't get to fancy but it works. John Carpenter does a good job with making the film interesting. Overall l would recommend this film.
Rated 04 Sep 2023
kevin_ruffoKevin Ruffo
Rated 07 Aug 2023
70
57th
Carpenter being a horror master... but in action
Rated 07 Aug 2023
paula1980paula1980
Rated 16 Apr 2023
35
23rd
Storyline itself was totally unreaslistic.
Rated 16 Apr 2023
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 15 Feb 2023
70
42nd
Man I love the way Carpenter paces his first acts. As with Escape From New York, the rest of the movie is fine, nothing amazing. But the slow, methodical set-up, God damn, it’s truly a pleasure to watch
Rated 15 Feb 2023
petrostserPetrosTser
Rated 17 Aug 2022
70
70th
Carpenter's sophomore effort cleverly starts off with a bunch of seemingly irrelevant, independent stories before tying them together in a suspenseful siege movie. Essentially it's an action thriller but one that's fused with Western elements and even some horror (especially the zombie-like way the gang creeps up on the police station). The criminals' lack of motivation and, well, personality is a weakness, however it's balanced by the unpretentious way the protagonists become unlikely partners.
Rated 17 Aug 2022
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 19 Jul 2022
66
24th
While Carpenter has always kept elements of exploitation film in his movies, "Assault on Precinct 13" is a true exploitation movie. Unfortunately, it's also boring and makes very little sense. Give it a pass,.unless you're a complstionist.
Rated 19 Jul 2022
ultrightultright
Rated 24 Apr 2022
96
86th
Wonderful sense of building terror and the grim realization of the need for inhuman aggression.
Rated 24 Apr 2022
detoxDetox
Rated 01 Mar 2022
65
34th
All the scenes with the actual assault were great, but the rest came across as wooden. On a technically level the movie is a hit or miss. It certainly looks great, but it moves way too slowly. The political potential is never exploited and neither is the idea on making lots of sacrifices for a stranger.
Rated 01 Mar 2022
solomonburrrSolomonBurrr
Rated 10 Mar 2020
74
63rd
74.4
Rated 10 Mar 2020
boriajboriaj
Rated 14 Jan 2020
35
6th
It somewhat succeeds in creating suspense, but when the action starts, it's a huge disappointment. I've watched zombies that were more intelligent than those attackers. The two actresses playing policewomen are pretty but act so bad it makes you laugh.
Rated 14 Jan 2020
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 11 May 2019
85
58th
B+
Rated 11 May 2019
hairsandwichhairsandwich
Rated 17 Jul 2018
95
77th
Incredible.
Rated 17 Jul 2018
rottentRottenT
Rated 21 Mar 2018
98
96th
Lean, taut and compellingly gritty, John Carpenter's loose update of Rio Bravo ranks as a cult action classic and one of the filmmaker's best.
Rated 21 Mar 2018
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 28 Feb 2018
75
44th
Night of the Living Dead but the zombies are gang members. Killer score, as always for Carpenter.
Rated 28 Feb 2018
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 23 Feb 2016
82
63rd
This film was an assault on the senses, but in a good way. I loved all the characters in this film. Except of the secretary that kept wailing about it being safe and wanting to run out of the building during a stand-off. Still, this film had some really good music and some excellent action. I loved how the good guys and bad guys had to outlast this killer gang that is trying to storm their abandoned police station. It's really quite engrossing and good entertainment...
Rated 23 Feb 2016
yugyug
Rated 24 Aug 2015
35
21st
An interesting idea wasted. The moment never arrives.. and the whole film looks sloppy in the end--especially after a good first 20 mins.
Rated 24 Aug 2015
thereeldealthereeldeal
Rated 22 Aug 2015
75
65th
Easily comparable to Escape From New York in quality. Assault on Precinct 13 lacks EFNY's apocalyptic visions and set designs, but gains a better put together screenplay that only has ups and no downs. Unlike Halloween the stuff preceding the main event isn't trash and has some good humor. When the going gets tough tropes pulled off better than most real zombie and western movies create a tight thriller that knows the limits of what it wants to express. A strong punch.
Rated 22 Aug 2015
darklingDarkling
Rated 09 Aug 2015
75
82nd
Definitely not a product of its time.
Rated 09 Aug 2015
normalchaosnormalchaos
Rated 12 Jul 2015
60
28th
The score is awesome and I enjoyed the zombie/western influences, but I just didn't think the plot made much sense. The gang members didn't seem to have any skills besides getting shot which undermined the tension.
Rated 12 Jul 2015
nrooNroo
Rated 24 Jun 2015
77
67th
Night of the Living Gang.
Rated 24 Jun 2015
hulothulot
Rated 07 Feb 2015
80
82nd
watched: 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023
Rated 07 Feb 2015
castlevania2Castlevania2
Rated 18 Nov 2014
85
40th
Good movie but more of a "rose colored glasses" quality after seeing what Carpenter would eventually make. The low budget is impossible to ignore but nothing serious.
Rated 18 Nov 2014
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 02 Sep 2014
2
21st
A film that amounts to far less than the sum of its western and horror inspirations, lacking the appealing aesthetics or any sort of meaningful symbolism that makes the best of those genres. Holy shit, the dialogue is so bad. The characters are thin, and the impetus for the titular assault is flimsy. I fucking hate Napoleon Wilson; rarely have I seen a less effective and more laughable tough-guy character.
Rated 02 Sep 2014
zipsterZipster
Rated 10 Aug 2014
70
16th
Less revamp than reassessment of Rio Bravo's ideas while broaching its own of its time and legitimacy at the heart of a culturally jerky period: When Zimmer's charming enough shoestring Bacall puts a cigarette between Joston's terse lips and lights a match all in one motion, it's a flash of romanticized symbolic representations straight from Hawks, but coiled by the ironic insurrection of Carpenter's touch in terms of their conventional meanings.
Rated 10 Aug 2014
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 16 Jul 2014
90
87th
Mais um epitome do "awesomeness" cometido pelo Carpenter.
Rated 16 Jul 2014
teckgeckoteckgecko
Rated 12 Jun 2014
53
9th
Inoffensive, though surprisingly quite boring. You probably won't hate it, but I wouldn't recommend it unless you're a John Carpenter completionist.
Rated 12 Jun 2014
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 16 Jul 2013
5
73rd
i've never felt that this quite lives up to its utterly incredible opening act, which is not only formally astonishing but hints at a political complexity the rest simply doesn't follow through on.
Rated 16 Jul 2013
lauftLäuft.
Rated 30 Jan 2013
43
15th
It had it s moments, but all in all the flaws are to big. Looking out of the window after you got attacked, doesn t seem to be realistic. A woman doesn t react to being shot? Meh.
Rated 30 Jan 2013
glm01glm01
Rated 06 Jan 2013
86
87th
85.500
Rated 06 Jan 2013
gokcanzgokcanz
Rated 26 Oct 2012
58
31st
* Casting, Acting : 6 * Script : 6 * Directing, Aura : 6 * Ease of Viewing : 5 * Naked Eye : 6
Rated 26 Oct 2012
valenzettiValenzetti
Rated 30 Sep 2012
87
78th
I can't figure out why I enjoyed this as much as I did.
Rated 30 Sep 2012
tathieltathiel
Rated 31 May 2012
77
52nd
Pretty good for a first timer during the 1970s. Reflexions of exploitation movies and an - at least for the 70s unusual - calm phototgraphy make this a nice experience. However, there are some plot holes and questionable motives with some characters. Definitely one of Carpenter's better films.
Rated 31 May 2012
carbo_kenCarbo-Ken
Rated 28 May 2012
70
45th
The unforgivable high number of cheezy, B-movie moments robs this urban horror from its true potential, but I admire how Carpenter handles the tense build up.
Rated 28 May 2012
mattorama12mattorama12
Rated 18 Apr 2012
59
31st
Definitely a product of its time. The best thing about the film is the atmosphere and the slow boil of tension. It is cheesy, but that's mostly acceptable for this type of 70s film.
Rated 18 Apr 2012
randallodimRandallODim
Rated 19 Feb 2012
67
19th
This movie became difficult for me to watch as time went on, just due to the large amounts of wasted potential. The central concept has a lot of interesting ways it could be taken, and it's obvious that they wanted to do more with the film, but budget and time constraints kept it from being great.
Rated 19 Feb 2012
trixrabbiTrixRabbi
Rated 19 Feb 2012
69
28th
I probably would have enjoyed this a lot more had I watched it with a big group of people. It's enjoyable enough, but it's very slow and it's budget is clearly holding it back from being a lot better.
Rated 19 Feb 2012
theyshoot11theyshoot11
Rated 02 Dec 2011
60
20th
#805
Rated 02 Dec 2011
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 27 Oct 2011
85
59th
An intense, brisk thrill ride. Features one of the most shocking scenes in the ice cream man moment. The soundtrack is awesome (Could've done without that high-pitched wail) and overall this is just a great movie.
Rated 27 Oct 2011
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 25 Oct 2011
3
38th
Kinda entertaining in spurts, but on the whole, pretty hokey and low-rent. Moves at a snail's pace early on - the movie is nearly halfway over before the film even gets to its main premise, which leaves little time for action (of which there's unfortunately little). The characters are paper-thin as well, so that doesn't help things. I will give Carpenter some credit for having the balls to kill off characters you'd never expect to die, though.
Rated 25 Oct 2011
frankhowleyFrankHowley
Rated 18 Oct 2011
65
41st
Awesome score, cool ice cream scene.
Rated 18 Oct 2011
glmglm
Rated 08 Oct 2011
83
74th
83.000
Rated 08 Oct 2011
rubanddugRubAndDug
Rated 13 Jul 2011
71
57th
Once again Carpenter deals with an inhuman force of evil, in human shape, to great success! The movie, a zombie-western-hold-up with obvious references to his hero Hawks and Romero, is MEGA CHEEZ! But JC sure knows how to create atmospheres to save his ass and 70s grittiness only compliments this while another classic synth soundtrack pulsates away. Cool! The bizarrely twisted clichés blend smoothly with his usual chaos, and apocalyptic sense of loneliness, creating minor laughs and some shocks.
Rated 13 Jul 2011
cinematicespCinematicESP
Rated 06 Jul 2011
74
31st
The buildup is more compelling and better directed than the actual assault itself, as Carpenter is an expert at creating a tense atmosphere. The characters are a bit lacking in development, but overall it's worth a watch.
Rated 06 Jul 2011
jazzalohaJazzaloha
Rated 28 May 2011
60
31st
As with other Carpenter films, I appreciate what he does with a low budget. However, I thought the set up of the film (the first third) took a little longer than necessary. The social commentary seemed a little predictable and not very interesting.
Rated 28 May 2011
theshmotheshmo
Rated 20 Feb 2011
78
51st
John Carpenter wins me over again, not only with the film but also the score! This is a great action film with a zombie-esque/Zulu vibe.
Rated 20 Feb 2011
sirrobbieSirRobbie
Rated 17 Jan 2011
70
53rd
Too cheesy.
Rated 17 Jan 2011
panomadgreekpanomadgreek
Rated 29 Nov 2010
72
56th
Fun and cool. Not the masterpiece I remembered it being but still a very good film
Rated 29 Nov 2010
naurunauru
Rated 17 Nov 2010
39
30th
It's kind of like Night of the Living Dead, except instead of zombies there are poor people!
Rated 17 Nov 2010

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