Assault on Precinct 13 (Collector's Edition) (Blu-ray) R

L.A.'s deadliest street gang just declared war on the cops.
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  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 31 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: November 19, 2013
  • Originally Released: 1976
  • Label: Scream Factory

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Certified Fresh98%

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User Ratings: 24,593
Rating: 3.5/4 -- Perhaps Carpenter's best film next to The Thing, this is a model of low-budget filmmaking, with a tight script, appropriately tight-lipped actors and atmospheric location shooting. Full Review
Creative Loafing
Apr 18, 2014
Rating: 4.5/5 -- In Assault On Precinct 13, hell is an abandoned police station in Los Angeles and the only means of survival is cooperation across racial, class, and legal lines. Full Review
The Dissolve
Nov 12, 2013
Rating: 8/10 -- A film that is unrelenting, grabbing you by the scruff of your neck and dragging you through its 90-minute run time. Full Review
Starburst
Apr 11, 2018
Rating: 2.5/4 -- ...a seriously erratic early effort from an otherwise masterful filmmaker. Full Review
Reel Film Reviews
Mar 19, 2018
...Carpenter is an extremely resourceful director [with an] ability to construct film entirely out of action and movement...
New York Times
Aug 18, 1979
[I]nstinctively punk....Brilliant...
Uncut
Feb 1, 2005
...PRECINCT 13 is filled with delectable bits of business in direction and performances...
Sight and Sound
Dec 1, 1977

Product Description:

Director John Carpenter's second film is a brutal, realistic story about the siege of a small police precinct by a violent and well-armed gang. The gang is seeking the man who killed some of their members in revenge for the accidental shooting of his daughter. After the father enacts his revenge, he wanders to the police precinct in a distraught state. The poorly manned precinct is being phased out of use, and is unprepared for the relentless assult which ensues. The violence in ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 was shocking for its time and has remained so over the years since its release, mainly due to the stark, unaffected direction of a young John Carpenter. Insipired by the cowboy and indian movies Carpenter watched as a boy, the film is more than just an action movie, as it shows the desperation and courage of people living in a violent society. Produced with a modest budget and without Hollywood backing, ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 is a fine example of how a powerful film can be made with limited resources.

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  • UPC: 826663144352
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