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Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
Kent Jones of Film Comment has referred to horror maven John Carpenter as the last genre filmmaker working in America (indeed, while everyone else seems to move with the digital tide, Carpenter remains a resilient "analog man"). Joseph Kaufman, executive ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Slant Magazine
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for digitallyOBSESSED.com (Dan Lopez)digitallyOBSESSED.com (Dan Lopez)
Assault on Precinct 13 is John Carpenter's "lost" film. His first feature, the sci-fi black comedy Dark Star, is a cult favorite around the world, and his first post-Assault film was the now legendary Halloween. As a result, Assault is often left off of ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Dan Lopez)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)
Lately, I noticed that the recent summer season (1996) was chock full of explosion-special effects-filled action fare. However, none of them reached the excitement or suspense of such classics as Die Hard, Star Wars, about two dozen John Ford westerns ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
When he's on form, John Carpenter is one of the few directors who can inspire real fear in his audience. Forget aimless nonsense like "The Blair Witch Project" and submit to stripped-down terror - naked, raw, without rules, and directed with ruthless ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Kult Movie MaximusKult Movie Maximus
n the rural jungles of L.A. a group of gangstas (one of whom has this HUUUGE fro!!) get blown away by cops, gunned down in an alley faster than you can yell "Shotgun!". For their revenge, four key members of the group get out in their pimp mobile and ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Kult Movie Maximus
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for SF, Horror and Fantasy Film ReviewSF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Police lieutenant Ethan Bishop is assigned to command the skeleton staff at a police precinct in L.A.’s Anderson ghetto on the last night before the station is due to close. Problems begin when a prison bus transferring a handful of convicts, including ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
ohn Carpenter has held onto his fans by remaining true to his specific vision, using the Cinemascope aspect ratio, working within "genre" pictures and living by an old-fashioned Hollywood work ethic. Assault on Precinct 13 is one of Carpenter's best, an ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
When the recently released remake of Attack on Precinct 13 hit the screens; I decided to celebrate its existence by NOT going to see it and renting the John Carpenter original instead; a flick that I had never seen before (I know, shame on me). Shot ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Arrow in the HeadArrow in the Head
A man wanted RIP by a ruthless street gang named “Street Thunder” (greatest gang name...ever) finds refuge in an “about to be closed down” Police Station. Problem is, the thugs followed him there and proceed to fiercely attack the Pig House. The ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Arrow in the Head
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for VideoVista VideoVista
Released no doubt to coincide with the recent Laurence Fishburne and Ethan Hawke remake, John Carpenter's original version of Assault On Precinct 13 remains the ultimate base-under-siege movie. LAPD Lieutenant Bishop (Austin Stoker) is assigned to the ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at VideoVista
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Popcorn Pictures ReviewPopcorn Pictures Review
Vintage Carpenter doesn't get much better than this. Displaying his real eye for talent, the film begins with trademark credits and another great techno score from the talented director/writer/composer. The film starts off pretty normally but the ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Popcorn Pictures Review
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
John Carpenter is perhaps the least ambitious of the 'weaned on television' wave of 1970s film students who became film directors, but in many ways he's the most natural. His tastes and subjects may not be the highest, but in his first few films he ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Nick Schager Film ProjectThe Nick Schager Film Project
ohn Carpenter’s neo-Western Assault on Precinct 13 (loosely based on Howard Hawks’ Rio Bravo) is as formally compact and rigorously efficient as anything the genre filmmaker ever made. The story of a police station that, the night before its closing, ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at The Nick Schager Film Project
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com Assaults Precinct 13filmcritic.com Assaults Precinct 13
John Carpenter's third movie (2 years before Halloween), and one of his best, in a career that's filled with mostly downs. This low-budget shoot-em-up has L.A. gang-bangers taking a blood oath to kill a guy secreted inside a nearly vacant police station, ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at filmcritic.com Assaults Precinct 13
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Laurence MixsonLaurence Mixson
I like Quentin Tarantino alot. In fact, he's one of my favorite directors. After all, here's the man that did Pulp Fiction, a movie so good I gave it ***** out of ****. Which is why I rented Assault on Precint 13. Normally, I don't rent too many ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Laurence Mixson
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Cold SpotThe Cold Spot
Punishing and unforgiving, Carpenter's Assault doesn't pull any punches. Although this film is an updating of Rio Bravo, it has the look and feel of a George Romero film--I'm thinking The Crazies, here--the dark colors, faceless enemies, social ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at The Cold Spot
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Digital BitsThe Digital Bits
Master filmmaker John Carpenter comes into his own with this well made cheapy. Borrowing heavily from Rio Bravo, Carpenter shows the world what he can do -- and he can do a lot. ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at The Digital Bits
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Trades (R.J. Carter)The Trades (R.J. Carter)
In a defunct and decrepit police precinct in Detroit, a skeleton crew prepares for New Years Eve and the final closing of their building. But plans for a non-event of television, dancing and drinking are put into a tailspin when a busload of prisoners is ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at The Trades (R.J. Carter)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD MovieGuideDVD MovieGuide
Not too long before he hit it big with Halloween and redefined the horror film, director John Carpenter took his first steps into that genre. Though more influenced by westerns, 1976’s Assault on Precinct 13 displays some horror elements as well as it ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at DVD MovieGuide
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Movie CentralDVD Movie Central
If there was any indication of just how good a director John Carpenter was, Assault on Precinct 13 was a darn good sign. It was the director's second outing as a director, following his first try, Dark Star, and the film that would be followed by his ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at DVD Movie Central
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
There was good chemistry between all the cast members and, despite the bad costumes, the sight of the gang members attacking the building, coming in endless waves, was creepy. It reminded me a lot of Night of the Living Dead. ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (G. Noel Gross)DVD Talk (G. Noel Gross)
It's cowboys vs. savages. Living dead vs. Brains in John Carpenter's first and supreme seige picture. Austin Stoker stars as one of LA's finest sent to babysit Precinct 13 (actually number nine) on its final night of service smack in the middle of Gang ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at DVD Talk (G. Noel Gross)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movies for GuysMovies for Guys
Assault on Precinct 13 is the most violent movie we've seen in a while. For many reviews that statement would be the start of a negative review. But we're happy to see a film earn that R-rating. Euro-weenies, hippies, liberals and other pansies may ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Movies for Guys
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Images (James Newman)Images (James Newman)
Assault on Precinct 13 remains one of John Carpenter's best movies. I doubt he would speak so favorable of this film. On his audio commentary track for Image Entertainment's DVD release of Assault on Precinct 13, he frequently laments about the movie's ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Images (James Newman)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for DVD Review e-zineDVD Review e-zine
Virtually all Hollywood studios spend more time these days remaking classic movies - many of which really don’t need remakes - than thinking up new concepts. Here now we have a modern-day remake of John Carpenter’s cult classic "Assault On Precinct ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at DVD Review e-zine
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for LivingCorpse.com (J.K. Radtke)LivingCorpse.com (J.K. Radtke)
It was back in 2002 that I first discovered John Carpenter’s little action flick, “Assault on Precinct 13.” I distinctly remember that it was on one of my days off, and I had planned to do some cleaning up around my little studio apartment. I had ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at LivingCorpse.com (J.K. Radtke)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for eFilmCriticeFilmCritic
Now there's a dumb question... John Carpenter's third attempt in the Directors' batting chair seemed to be his home run. "Assault on Precinct 13" set the tone for what kind of films Carpenter would plan on creating in a career that has now spanned over ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at eFilmCritic
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (Patrick Naugle)DVD Verdict (Patrick Naugle)
Many forget that while Halloween is mostly likely John Carpenter's most famous work, it was certainly not his first foray into feature films. In 1976 Carpenter wrote, directed, and scored Assault on Precinct 13, a tense thriller that wasn't a hit in ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at DVD Verdict (Patrick Naugle)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
Assault on Precinct 13 features *surprise* an assault on police precinct number thirteen, a dilapidated precinct slated to be decommissioned shortly after the beginning of 2005. The movie finds the building on New Years Eve with only a skeleton crew ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Cinema Blend
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.08 out of 4 stars for The Rewind Forums DVD ReviewThe Rewind Forums DVD Review
This is a really effective little movie. It’s well made for their budget. It’s like a "Night of the Living Dead"-type plot, with a bunch of people stuck in a house (or in this case a police station) with another bunch of people trying to kill those ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at The Rewind Forums DVD Review
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.03 out of 4 stars for DVD TimesDVD Times
Assault On Precinct 13 is one of the best low-budget action movies ever made and a model of good B-Movie filmmaking. It’s short, lean and agonisingly suspenseful, paying homage to its influences without ripping them off wholesale. Although it was only ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at DVD Times
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.02 out of 4 stars for DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
The police station in Precinct 9, Division 13 has been shut down, though a few things are left to be dealt with before the final close. The place is still home to some prisoners, secretaries, and of course, officers of the law. The tension between the ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Net (Vince Carrozza)DVD Net (Vince Carrozza)
Is there anything sadder than watching the decline of a genius? It’s hard to believe that the person who made junk like Ghosts of Mars and Escape from L.A could also be responsible for works of art such as Escape from New York, The Thing and Assault on ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at DVD Net (Vince Carrozza)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinephile Magazine (Richard X)Cinephile Magazine (Richard X)
John Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13 is a clear homage to Howard Hawks’ Rio Bravo but instead of Indians laying siege to a western fort, Carpenter updates the action to Los Angeles, where a violent street gang terrorizes a police station. ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Cinephile Magazine (Richard X)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Murderous gang members on a killing spree kill a young girl (Richards, Escape to Witch Mountain) in cold blood and chase after the father who retaliates by killing one of them in return. They chase him to a nearby police precinct which is all but closed ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Vincent Canby)New York Times (Vincent Canby)
One of the odder but more interesting film programs in the city is the one that opened yesterday at the Thalia: Roberto Rossellini's "Fear," made in 1954, the last of the extraordinary features in which Rossellini directed Ingrid Bergman, who was then ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at New York Times (Vincent Canby)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Images Movie JournalImages Movie Journal
Assault on Precinct 13 remains one of John Carpenter's best movies. I doubt he would speak so favorable of this film. On his audio commentary track for Image Entertainment's DVD release of Assault on Precinct 13, he frequently laments about the movie's ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Images Movie Journal
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
The setting has been moved from a gang-overrun Los Angeles ghetto to the edges of Detroit on New Year's Eve, which allows for cinematographer Robert Gantz (Mindhunters) to revel in shady blues, inky blacks, and dirty-snow grays. In Carpenter's original, ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVDActive (Benjamin Willcock)DVDActive (Benjamin Willcock)
Assault on Precinct 13 is a great film that you should most certainly check out. If you are into B-Movies or just violent 70s cop flicks, then you will find much to like about this film. As for the remake which seemingly hasn’t been met with much ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at DVDActive (Benjamin Willcock)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Doug Pratt's DVD ReviewDoug Pratt's DVD Review
John Carpenter’s brisk and enjoyable thriller is about a siege by faceless bad guys on several cops, secretaries and prisoners trapped in an abandoned police station. The film’s difficult and somewhat inexpensive cinematography has been transferred ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Doug Pratt's DVD Review
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVDRAMADVDRAMA
L’éditeur nous propose une édition de premier choix au niveau technique. Le transfert fait preuve d’une excellente compression, nous proposant ainsi une image d’une remarquable fluidité, et ce sur tous les plans ; on ne notera de légers ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at DVDRAMA
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Gate.ca (W. Andrew Powell)The Gate.ca (W. Andrew Powell)
A few years back I had the great fortune to spend some time with the brilliant filmmaker John Carpenter while he was making a film here called The Mouth of Madness. I asked him about his 1976 creep-fest called Assault On Precinct 13 - a film he made two ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at The Gate.ca (W. Andrew Powell)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
Carpenter sets up his scenatio with customary briskness, switching between various separate plot strands which gradually converge in Anderson, an LA ghetto. The police station (actually Precinct 11, Division 13) is closing down, the officers having ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Vault (Goatdog)Movie Vault (Goatdog)
I was pleasantly surprised at the genuine tension that Carpenter was able to draw from this somewhat hokey premise. A police precinct in L.A. is closing and being relocated to a better neighborhood. The local gangs, including token members of every ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Movie Vault (Goatdog)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Liam Cullin)Empire Movies (Liam Cullin)
I think you can have one of three views on Assault on Precinct 13. Either you've seen the original and you're constantly comparing this remake. Or you haven't seen the original and everything here is fresh. Or, you couldn't care less either way. I ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Empire Movies (Liam Cullin)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Gazette (Anton Bitel)Movie Gazette (Anton Bitel)
Now that its big-budget Hollywood remake is about to hit our screens, it is high time to reassess the original, ultra-low-budget remake of 'Assault on Precinct 13'. Only the second feature film (after the hilarious '2001: A Space Odyssey'-parody 'Dark ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Movie Gazette (Anton Bitel)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.99 out of 4 stars for Words From HereWords From Here
This was one of seven films I've watched in the last three days. Seven movies I either rented or brought from home while I was watching my girlfriend's dog. I don't know if I can watch another movie tonight... ok, I'm sure I can, but jesus... The Hard ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Words From Here
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.96 out of 4 stars for JackassCritics.com (Grim Ringler)JackassCritics.com (Grim Ringler)
You have to love the Hollywood system that takes a film that, even though it was made in the seventies, it is still very modern, and feels it has to remake it. Now, far be it for me to cast stones as I really liked the Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at JackassCritics.com (Grim Ringler)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.96 out of 4 stars for RevolutionSF (Gary Mitchel)RevolutionSF (Gary Mitchel)
The phrase "they don't make 'em like this anymore" is a bit of a cliché, but like most clichés there's a grain of truth to it. That's the case with this fun little flick. Made way, way back in 1976, the original Assault is a cool independent film. ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at RevolutionSF (Gary Mitchel)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.94 out of 4 stars for Worldwide DVD ForumsWorldwide DVD Forums
We're in L.A. 1976. The police and the gangs are having quite a lot of trouble with each other. One day, a gang steals a huge amount of weapons. This isn't good for the police, because now they're even stronger. Well, in L.A there are quite a few police ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Worldwide DVD Forums
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for Chainsaw FodderChainsaw Fodder
DVD owners should all pick up this disc. I just got the remastered version of this John Carpenter classic and I must say that this is one of the best DVDs that I have had the pleasure of viewing. "Assault on Precinct 13" is a prime example of what made ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Chainsaw Fodder
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for The Spinning ImageThe Spinning Image
You only need to take a walk down the street to see that modern society is collapsing. Muggers, burglars, thieves of all kinds roam the city looking for action. Guns can be bought for as little as five pounds a shot; knives are rapidly ousting mobile ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at The Spinning Image
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.88 out of 4 stars for MovieholeMoviehole
If the original “Assault on Precinct 13” (1976) was a steady and easily-livable but broken down 3-bedroom weatherboard, then the remake is the house years down the track, renovated, refurbished and adorned with fancy new polished floor boards. ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Moviehole
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.85 out of 4 stars for The Sydney Morning Herald The Sydney Morning Herald
Assault on Precinct 13 is an odd choice for a remake. The 1976 version by John Carpenter had cult appeal but it was hardly memorable. However, something in it appealed to French filmmaker Jean-Francois Richet. He spent the best part of a decade trying to ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at The Sydney Morning Herald
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.85 out of 4 stars for Comingsoon.netComingsoon.net
Ruthless and cool kingpin Marion Bishop (Laurence Fishburne) has finally been caught and is spending a snowy New Year's Eve night under the eye of Jake Roenick (Ethan Hawke) in the all but abandoned Precinct 13. Unfortunately, Marion can incriminate ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Comingsoon.net
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
A remake of the 1976 John Carpenter film with the same name, Assault on Precinct 13 does a nice job of updating the modern day Alamo siege movie. The film begins with a brilliant Ethan Hawke moment in which he’s engaging in a wildly coked out rant. ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Cinema Blend
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.78 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (David Sanjek)PopMatters (David Sanjek)
Whatever happened to the B movie? The format evolved during the 1930s, to fill double-bills when Hollywood studios controlled the theater chains. Small companies and fly-by-night operations sprang up in order to meet market demand. Some of these ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at PopMatters (David Sanjek)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.76 out of 4 stars for DVD OutsiderDVD Outsider
It's a lie, of course, that title - every fan of the early films of John Carpenter knows that. The assault in question is actually launched not again Precinct 13, but Precinct 9, Division 13. But then this wasn't John Carpenter's original title - the ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at DVD Outsider
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
ust as Dark Star undercut the solemnity of space movies like 2001 with hilarious astronaut situation comedy, Carpenter's second feature borrows the conventions of protagonists in jeopardy from Night of the Living Dead to produce one of the most effective ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Time Out
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.74 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
It's Saturday in Anderson county, the last night before the 13th precinct police station is permanently relocated. The place is left in the care of Lt. Bishop, a character straight out of the best Blaxploitation, and he's accompanied only by a couple of ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.73 out of 4 stars for Opposable Thumb FilmsOpposable Thumb Films
The problem with street gangs has gotten out of control. There are too many thugs and not enough cops. Because of this, the overworked police force has resorted to a “shoot first, ask questions later” brand of justice. Naturally, this causes a bit of ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Opposable Thumb Films
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.72 out of 4 stars for MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
Long before director John Carpenter became a household name with his cult-classic genre offerings "Halloween", "Escape from New York", and "Big Trouble in Little China", he made a name for himself in with a low-budget 1976 action film named "Assault on ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.71 out of 4 stars for Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
Decades later, when John Carpenter’s GHOSTS OF MARS revisited the western themes of his second film, ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 ($20), it seemed to indicate that the director hadn’t gotten the desire to make an actual western out of his system. As ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.69 out of 4 stars for Exclaim!Exclaim!
As more and more "cult classic" films get the remake treatment, it becomes harder and harder not to be cynical about this trend. Granted, Dawn of the Dead was serviceable, verging on good, and Spielberg’s War of the Worlds promises potential greatness, ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Exclaim!
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.69 out of 4 stars for Michael D's Region 4 DVD Info PageMichael D's Region 4 DVD Info Page
A group of gang members are killed in Los Angeles. Their remaining cohorts swear revenge, and incidentally have acquired a cache of automatic weapons with silencers. Cruising around the streets of the less salubrious suburb around the soon-to-be-closed ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Michael D's Region 4 DVD Info Page
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.66 out of 4 stars for The 7th LevelThe 7th Level
This weekend I took my wife to see Signs, the new M. Night Shymalan film. After leaving the theater, I was amazed at how M. Night has been recently praised in the media as the new Spielberg (see this month’s Newsweek.) It seems that the movie-going ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at The 7th Level
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.57 out of 4 stars for not coming to a theater near you (Rumsey Taylor)not coming to a theater near you (Rumsey Taylor)
As with most every John Carpenter film, Assault on Precinct 13 is complemented with a simplistic, minimalist score — it is his signature, exampled most famously by his three-note staccato for Halloween. Keep in mind that Carpenter is secondly a ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at not coming to a theater near you (Rumsey Taylor)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.56 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. ClubThe Onion A.V. Club
It's often been observed that American studios never really stopped putting out B-movies. They've simply given them A-movie casts and budgets that make them bigger, though seldom better. Following closely in the risible footsteps of Zack Snyder's ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.53 out of 4 stars for Off-screen Off-screen
Asserragliati nel distretto di polizia deserto, assediati da un gruppo di guerrieri-zombie il cui scopo ultimo è vendicare il compagno ucciso da uno degli occupanti, quattro uomini e due donne sperimentano l'improvvisa implosione dello spazio della ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Off-screen
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
The latest addition in a long line of unnecessary remakes, Assault on Precinct 13 mostly fires blanks. ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Reel.com
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for hip online hip online
To survive the night, cops and criminals alike will have to unite and fight. A classic head-to-head showdown ignites in Assault on Precinct 13, an all-new update of the 1976 action thriller of the same name. ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at hip online
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Eccentric CinemaEccentric Cinema
Assault On Precinct 13, John Carpenter's low budget reworking of the classic Howard Hawks western Rio Bravo, isn't believable for a second — yet this doesn't stop it from being a fun little B picture in the best drive-in tradition. This was Carpenter's ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Eccentric Cinema
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Murderous gang members on a killing spree kill a young girl (Richards, Escape to Witch Mountain) in cold blood and chase after the father who retaliates by killing one of them in return. They chase him to a nearby police precinct which is all but closed ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
A remake of Rio Bravo, but switching the western setting to the ghetto of LA. This exploitation film directed by John Carpenter, his second feature, pays homage to a host of action programmers of the 1950s and 1960s. Its black comedy is derived from ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.37 out of 4 stars for CinepassionCinepassion
John Carpenter may imagine himself a genre artisan born a generation too late, yet his films can't help being colored by the racial, sexual and political tensions of his turbulent times. Nothing illustrates his seemingly schizoid richness better than his ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Cinepassion
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
Between his 1974 debut with the simultaneously amateurish and ingenious "Dark Star" and the 1978 breakthrough of "Halloween" director John Carpenter made "Assault on Precinct 13," a bloody, violent and surprisingly accomplished '70s era actioner that ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for 25frames.org (Christoph Huber)25frames.org (Christoph Huber)
Eine Polizeistation in einem heruntergekommenen Bezirk von L.A. soll geräumt werden. Die meisten Cops sind bereits entschwunden, die Telefone gekappt, und nur eine Notbesetzung hält die Stellung. Da tauchen erst ein Transport mit drei verurteilten ...read the complete Assault on Precinct 13 movie review at 25frames.org (Christoph Huber)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Christianity Today (Jeffrey Overstreet)Christianity Today (Jeffrey Overstreet)
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Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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