What It Is: John Carpenter's second film and a classic action/horror movie.Why I Watched It: Cause it is a flagship title in one of my favorite sub-genres, siege movies.
What I Thought: This movie holds up surprisingly well for being 30 years old. It's just as chilling, unsettling, spooky, and classic as it was originally.
Since precinct 13 is moving to a new building, only a skeleton crew is left around for the place's last night. An unexpected guest arrives and the crew soon discovers he's being hounded by the toughest street gang in L.A. The good guys have to team up with the bad or no one will make it out alive.
It's got all the best action and themes from Night of the Living Dead 'cept we leave out the zombies and substitute intelligent, cooperative, gang bangers with automatic weapons!
Highlights: Napoleon, a non-comical strong black lead, and the first death of the film proving the movie is going to take an unexpected route.
Who Should See It: Carpenter fans, action fans, and horror fans!
How Soon: Right now!
Assault on Precinct 13 (Special Edition)
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