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moonkodi says...
7 years ago
It's a big build up to one event which is basically a zombie movie without zombies. There are some good lines of dialogue in the build up but it didn't save the characters from being average. It's an OK movie but I found it overated. It needed to be either more ridiculous or more serious for entertainment sake. It sits in the middle and the pace was slow in areas.
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Whitsbrain says...
2 years ago
John Carpenter is one of my favorite directors Top 5 at least. I had never seen "Assault On Precinct 13" before but was pleased to find this early Carpenter offering featured some of his trademark wide shots and accompanying film score. The story is nothing groundbreaking but Carpenter does a nice job of turning up the tension and suspense as the street gang descends upon the police station. For all of the violence that takes place there is little gore other than some gang members cutting themselves and a guy getting his arm snapped. The most appealing characters in the movie are Wilson and Leigh. They are the heroes of the film but they were mostly entertaining to me because of their ham-handed tough-guy/gal personas. The story itself is very basic and the characters are just there to pull the triggers on the real stars of the show the guns. That's fine with me as this seems like a shoot 'em up Western most of the time. I think the main problem here though is that the characters really have zero personalities and they're in a confined space with no real conflict between them.
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pcq says...
3 years ago
I thought it was brilliant. Simple and well made, good characters, good soundtrack.
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LarZieJ says...
2 years ago
"Look at that, two cops wishing me luck. I'm doomed."

Assault on Precinct is still such a blast to watch. This was only my second viewing of it but damn it is still so entertaining. You have great action, two good leads in Austin Stoker and Darwin Joston, another iconic Carpenter soundtrack that will stay in your head for days, lots of tension and it is a great horror movie hidden in a action flick.

I read somewhere Carpenter's inspiration for this one was Rio Bravo and Night of the Living Dead. The Night of the Living Dead one I for sure can see but I have never seen Rio Bravo before so I can't comment on that. It might be time for me to finally watch Rio Bravo and see what Carpenter took from the Howard Hawk movie.

Anyway if you, by any chance, haven't seen Assault on Precinct 13 yet, what are you waiting for?

Ps. Still can't believe Carpenter got away shooting that little girl.
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beardedmovienut says...
2 years ago
It's been years since I saw Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 last, but since I just got a hold of Second Sight's excellent Blu-ray release, it was time to reacquaint myself with this excellent siege thriller.

There are a lot of good things to say about Assault on Precinct 13. Exceptional score, great tension building story, and mostly very good acting. The only thing that stands out as not very good, is the cuts to the two cops in the car. Unneeded and only serves to chop up the story.

I've always liked this movie, ever since I saw it for the first time as a kid. Carpenter is one of my all-time favorite filmmakers, and Assault on Precinct 13 is certainly one of his better outings. I've also always wondered what came of the exceptional actress portraying Leigh the secretary. I've only seen her in this movie, and her screen presence is out of this world.

Anyway, Assault on Precinct 13 is a great movie, and should be required viewing for any movie fans.
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Pagoda803 says...
3 years ago
A comoetent film, with an acceptable though unsatisfactory ending. The acting was decent and so was the soundtrack.
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