Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

Posted : 1 year, 4 months ago at Jul 5 5:38

"There are no heroes anymore, Bishop. Just men who follow orders." Director John Carpenter is distinguished for classic genre-defining films such as The Thing and Halloween. It's little known that in 1976 Carpenter directed Assault on Precinct 13: this taut, fast-paced, thoroughly riveting low-budget action film. The aptitude of Carpenter's film is the way he cleverly takes inspiration from several westerns (most notably Rio Bravo) as well as the classic zombie horror film Night of the Living Dead. Carpenter's overhaul of these films is undeniably one of the greatest action/thriller productions from the past few decades, but unfortunately it's now relatively disregarded (especially with the remake released in 2005). Assault on Precinct 13 is a completely diverse take on the customary po...Read more

Posted : 2 years, 9 months ago at Feb 11 11:13

Not to be confused with the abysmal and unnecessary remake of the same name, this film actually achieves in creating a thrilling atmosphere of suspense and terror. With hardly any dialogue and very little explanation, all you need to know is that the streets are littered with criminal gangs who are armed, remorseless and extremely violent.

When these gangs unite and descend on an undermanned police station to exact revenge on a father who killed one of their own, you have a classic siege scenario. Outmanned and outgunned, the occupants of the station find themselves embroiled in a bitter war in the middle of a vibrant city against an enemy who is not afraid of death. An excellent film with a pulsating soundtrack to boot.

Rating : 9/10