Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

Mustanaamio7's Movie Diary 2025 (70 movies items)

"16.6. 2025 A brutal gang besieges a police station that is about to close, trapping employees, a group of prisoners, and a man in shock. "Assault on Precinct 13" is like "Night of the Living Dead" with gang members instead of zombies. John Carpenter's cult classic shows street violence in all its brutality: anyone, even a little girl buying ice cream in broad daylight, can become a victim of senseless violence. The witty dialogue still keeps the atmosphere suitably relaxed."

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"22.2. Blu-ray Uusintakatselu. John Carpenterin oma Rio Bravo on vieläkin, ehkä kolmannella kerralla, hermostuttavan tiukka. Teknisestikin erinomaisen tehokas ja kameratyö tukee hermostuneisuutta. Saattaa jotain ongelmakohtia olla henkilöhahmojen syventämisyrityksissä, vaan ei ginosta. Score on sekin mahtava."

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" "There are no heroes anymore, Bishop. Just men who follow orders." Directed by John Carpenter Written by John Carpenter Music by John Carpenter Cinematography by Douglas Knapp Editing by John Carpenter "

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" "There are no heroes anymore, Bishop. Just men who follow orders." Written by John Carpenter Music by John Carpenter Cinematography by Douglas Knapp Editing by John Carpenter "

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"Assault on Precinct 13 (John Carpenter, 1976) "

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" Notes: Since I have seen every single major movie directed by John Carpenter except this one, I just had to watch it really bad. Eventually, it took me a very long time to finally get my hands on it. Unfortunately, something quite dreadful happened though. Indeed, I finally managed to secure a 2nd hand DVD while vacationing in France but, when I was back home, I discovered that it was actually a French dubbed version with no original version with or without subtitles... It was definitely a maj"

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" Notes: Since I have seen every single major movie directed by John Carpenter except this one, I just had to watch it really bad. Eventually, it took me a very long time to finally get my hands on it. Unfortunately, something quite dreadful happened though. Indeed, I finally managed to secure a 2nd hand DVD while vacationing in France but, when I was back home, I discovered that it was actually a French dubbed version with no original version with or without subtitles... It was definitely a maj"

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"18.7. Elisa viihde Uusintakatselu, nyt oikealla kuvasuhteella. Voima on edelleen kiistaton, eikä sen ylittäneitä montaa ole vieläkään. Värikkään hahmogallerian sullominen pieneen tilaan, hillittömän laajakuvan eteen hermostuttaisi jo ilman ulkoista uhkaakin."

“Aside from the slow-paced exposition built during the first thirty minutes, an armed gang and a prison van converge at the titular police precinct, enabling the nail-biting action to unfold at a sustained yet breakneck pace. With grimy indoor and outdoor scenery, suspense-driven interplay and ever-looming threat elevating the dark atmosphere, the film's taut plot resembles the "outnumbered siege" structure of "Rio Bravo" and "Night of the Living Dead", albeit with outgunned vengeful gangs in place of mindless zombies, however, an effective synthesizer score enhances the unsettling mood of the film into near-horror territory.” read more

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"John Carpenter's modern western is a masterclass of low-budget thrillers as a deserted police station comes under siege, with a cop, a secretary and two prisoners having to fight to stay alive. Borrowing from Night of the Living Dead and Rio Bravo, this builds the tension nicely with dark humour and brilliant use of light. It also has one of the most notorious scenes, the ice-cream van sequence. Still managing to pull no punches, even after over 40 years."