Siege battles have always been my favorite type of battle, there is just always something gratifying and exhilarating seeing few overcome or at least try to overcome against innumerable odds which seems almost hopeless. And just the sheer intensity of being alone against the world and whatever means you use to stay alive and win. This is my second favorite film from my favorite movie director John Carpenter, it's also one of my favorite action movies and films in general.
This was his first silver screen film, I'd say it was one helluva start and has aged well over the decades, yeah there has been many movies and TV shows that have utilized this formula but this film, does it with perfection and I still feel is the best.
I love the fact that it's done on a low budget which is fine by me because that helped give the film the right look and feel, it also feels like the filmmakers really put effort to their work. From the locale down to the enviorment it takes place, it feels like any place else that I've passed by. And as usual with Carpenter, this film has one of the best damn scores I've ever heard and is memorable. From the music that goes on in the film down to the theme song.
I like the plot it really does feel plausible, makes me wonder if any gangs or crime organization might of thought of doing something like this in the back of their mind. The action is great, looks and feels realistic, doesn't look as though it was perfectly choreographed as any Jackie Chan film would, which gives the action a slight sense of unpredictability.
The two protagonists Biship and Napolion (played by Austin Stolker and Dawrin Joston shame both didn't have more) are great like the chemistry between them, which makes this film also kinda a buddy cop movie, so in a way this film helped pave the way for future buddy cop films like "Lethal Weapon" and the underrated "Drive". Like in most those movies both characters are dynamic opposites and yet they have and form a bond. It's true that both characters don't have much depth, but you get little hints of depth which make them all the more interesting, sometimes what you don't say says a lot about a person and sometimes I find when you know a character so well they tend to be less interesting.
Biship is the figure of authority but I think is pretty cool, just has sort of that easygoing attitude where you can easily be friends with the guy, I like his leadership quality the way he conducts things in the situation I can't help but feel he's can make Captain, I'd follow him. We also in one scene see Biship use to be a rebel and even lived on the wrong side of the tracks, just seeing him as a police lieutenant now just shows that not everyone that lives on those tracks turns out bad.
Napolion is a figure of anti authority. He's rebellious, doesn't take crap from people that give him crap, a real butt kicker, but also kinda a passive aggressive type. But what I like is just the sense of mystic of his character, he is a death row inmate that has killed people but how he talks and the way he composes himself were not sure if those people he killed were really innocent. I also can't help but feel he could be an ex army or marine, just from the way he handles that shotgun, I don't know your theories are as good as mine but still you have to wonder.
The Street Thunder are great opponents for the two, I really like how this gang is handled their scary because they feel like they could exist. It's true they never say anything in the film but it's really in their actions and behavior that make them all the more menacing; they have no movie for their killing, it's like these guys are just doing it just to have fun or mere boredom. I also like how their sort of like game hunters, in some parts of the film they don't do anything at first but when their moment comes you know they will. One scene which really disturbed me was when one member took out a sniper rifle and as they were driving by, this guy was either practicing or thinking of killing whoever walked on the sidewalk, I'll admit that was scary because it made me wonder it made me wonder if someone ever put cross hairs on me whenever I walk on the streets.
What I like the most is the sense of suspense which is does great. I like the use of darkness in the film, it really creates a sense of unseen danger, that someone could just come out of the shadows or hit you and you wouldn't know where. The sounds of the silencers and where the gangs are positioned, but worst of all just the mere quiet really gave that sense of isolation, dread and sometimes impending doom.
Assault on Precent 13 has plenty of ammo and firepower.
Rating: 4 stars
This was his first silver screen film, I'd say it was one helluva start and has aged well over the decades, yeah there has been many movies and TV shows that have utilized this formula but this film, does it with perfection and I still feel is the best.
I love the fact that it's done on a low budget which is fine by me because that helped give the film the right look and feel, it also feels like the filmmakers really put effort to their work. From the locale down to the enviorment it takes place, it feels like any place else that I've passed by. And as usual with Carpenter, this film has one of the best damn scores I've ever heard and is memorable. From the music that goes on in the film down to the theme song.
I like the plot it really does feel plausible, makes me wonder if any gangs or crime organization might of thought of doing something like this in the back of their mind. The action is great, looks and feels realistic, doesn't look as though it was perfectly choreographed as any Jackie Chan film would, which gives the action a slight sense of unpredictability.
The two protagonists Biship and Napolion (played by Austin Stolker and Dawrin Joston shame both didn't have more) are great like the chemistry between them, which makes this film also kinda a buddy cop movie, so in a way this film helped pave the way for future buddy cop films like "Lethal Weapon" and the underrated "Drive". Like in most those movies both characters are dynamic opposites and yet they have and form a bond. It's true that both characters don't have much depth, but you get little hints of depth which make them all the more interesting, sometimes what you don't say says a lot about a person and sometimes I find when you know a character so well they tend to be less interesting.
Biship is the figure of authority but I think is pretty cool, just has sort of that easygoing attitude where you can easily be friends with the guy, I like his leadership quality the way he conducts things in the situation I can't help but feel he's can make Captain, I'd follow him. We also in one scene see Biship use to be a rebel and even lived on the wrong side of the tracks, just seeing him as a police lieutenant now just shows that not everyone that lives on those tracks turns out bad.
Napolion is a figure of anti authority. He's rebellious, doesn't take crap from people that give him crap, a real butt kicker, but also kinda a passive aggressive type. But what I like is just the sense of mystic of his character, he is a death row inmate that has killed people but how he talks and the way he composes himself were not sure if those people he killed were really innocent. I also can't help but feel he could be an ex army or marine, just from the way he handles that shotgun, I don't know your theories are as good as mine but still you have to wonder.
The Street Thunder are great opponents for the two, I really like how this gang is handled their scary because they feel like they could exist. It's true they never say anything in the film but it's really in their actions and behavior that make them all the more menacing; they have no movie for their killing, it's like these guys are just doing it just to have fun or mere boredom. I also like how their sort of like game hunters, in some parts of the film they don't do anything at first but when their moment comes you know they will. One scene which really disturbed me was when one member took out a sniper rifle and as they were driving by, this guy was either practicing or thinking of killing whoever walked on the sidewalk, I'll admit that was scary because it made me wonder it made me wonder if someone ever put cross hairs on me whenever I walk on the streets.
What I like the most is the sense of suspense which is does great. I like the use of darkness in the film, it really creates a sense of unseen danger, that someone could just come out of the shadows or hit you and you wouldn't know where. The sounds of the silencers and where the gangs are positioned, but worst of all just the mere quiet really gave that sense of isolation, dread and sometimes impending doom.
Assault on Precent 13 has plenty of ammo and firepower.
Rating: 4 stars