78/100Escape from New York is one of the few films that feels like it was written by a group of imaginative 8-year-olds: Iconic city turned into a high-security prison?Check. The president of the US is kidnapped after crashing into the city? Check. Nuclear warfare imminent? Check. A stoic badass is the only one to save the day? Check. And his name? Snake Plissken Check, check, and check. Moody and pulse-quickening 80s synth score? Check. Main antihero injected with deadly poison capsules that are timed? Check. A car with chandeliers on the sides? Fuck yeah.
