Assault on Precinct 13!! How Crap

Shrimp · 24-06-2004 10:31AM #1

Hi,

I am writing this to ask if anyone here is familiar with the disgrace that is, Assault on Precinct 13. I came across this... emm...what's it again

-Thinks for a moment- ....... FILM, yeah thats right... Film, one night while watching RTE 1, to my shock, RTE actually payed for this film, it's a bloody discreaceful attempt at a film. It has many reasons for been hated, here is to name but a few. It's plot is watery, diabolical script, putting aside the "trivial" things, there are also mistakes like, forgetting to remember that there is a power-cut in some scenes and then not in others, and like the number 14 above the precinct's door when it's suposed to be in Precinct 13.....I know, it's rediculous.

Thinking of it now, MABEY if I watch this "movie" again (Payed to, of course) looking at the funny side of it, it could be good:dunno:. MABEY it was an ingenious plan by the writers to make you think it was an "action" movie but instead a halarious paradoy of terrible directorial mistakes....... -complete scilence and.... que tumbleweed-..... Na, not a chance.

VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

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Anyway thats enough of my ranting, now it's your turn.

Rent it if you dare!!

ObeyGiant · 24-06-2004 11:12AM

Get fucked.
Assault on Precinct 13 is a great film.

Cactus Col · 24-06-2004 11:30AM

it's class

ixoy · 24-06-2004 12:02PM

Instead of ranting about the movie, can I rant about your poorly written review of an acknowledged cult classic that's inspired a whole slew of woeful imitations?
For example, how about your shit poll that doesn't give anyone the option to disagree with you?

Chad ghostal · 24-06-2004 12:06PM

iv seen it 3 or 4 times.. really like it,
especially the ice cream truck part at the start.:) :ninja:

ALLGOOD · 24-06-2004 12:15PM

Originally posted by Y o u s s e f
Hi,

I am writing this to ask if anyone here is familiar with the disgrace that is, Assault on Precinct 13. I came across this... emm...what's it again -Thinks for a moment- ....... FILM, yeah thats right... Film, one night while watching RTE 1, to my shock, RTE actually payed for this film, it's a bloody discreaceful attempt at a film. It has many reasons for been hated, here is to name but a few. It's plot is watery, diabolical script, putting aside the "trivial" things, there are also mistakes like, forgetting to remember that there is a power-cut in some scenes and then not in others, and like the number 14 above the precinct's door when it's suposed to be in Precinct 13.....I know, it's rediculous.

Thinking of it now, MABEY if I watch this "movie" again (Payed to, of course) looking at the funny side of it, it could be good:dunno:. MABEY it was an ingenious plan by the writers to make you think it was an "action" movie but instead a halarious paradoy of terrible directorial mistakes....... -complete scilence and.... que tumbleweed-..... Na, not a chance.

Dude, you've missed the whole point !

Also, you could upset alot of people talking 'bout classics like that.

Evil_Bilbo · 24-06-2004 12:25PM

I must say I like the cult classics as much as the next guy, and really like alot of John Carpenter's early stuff (they live, the thing, bt in little china etc etc).

A mate of mine called over to my gaff with Assault on Precinct 13 on dvd a few weeks ago. I must say I thought it sucked big time.

well - it was alright - but a really big disappointment. I'd heard so much about it (i.e. heard that its an absolute classic movie).

Whats so great about it? I just thought it was boring.

ObeyGiant · 24-06-2004 12:27PM

And you can get fucked too.

Cactus Col · 24-06-2004 12:29PM

Instead of ranting about the movie, can I rant about your poorly written review of an acknowledged cult classic that's inspired a whole slew of woeful imitations?

an imitation (of rio bravo and el dorado) spawning imitations

Karl Hungus · 24-06-2004 02:43PM

I refuse to vote on this poll.

And I'm brown-nosing Obeygiant 110% on this!
Get ****ed, the lot of ye!

echomadman · 24-06-2004 03:08PM

Assault on Precinct 13 rocks, you die now.

Creature · 24-06-2004 03:22PM

I'm joining Karl Hungus by brown nosing ObeyGiant, get ****ed all of you. Precinct 13 is great, I love it.

Anyway this poll doesn't even have an Atari Jaguar option, for shame.

Agent Orange · 24-06-2004 04:07PM

How can you not love a film where the brutal murder of a little girl is played for laughs?

Well I laughed anyway.

mike65 · 24-06-2004 06:37PM

This is what happens when I movie gathers up a storm of hype by fans, even if it is great someone was bound to be dissapointed!

Mike.

Tusky · 24-06-2004 06:40PM

Originally posted by ixoy
Instead of ranting about the movie, can I rant about your poorly written review of an acknowledged cult classic that's inspired a whole slew of woeful imitations?
For example, how about your shit poll that doesn't give anyone the option to disagree with you?

hehe nice one.

As for the threadstarted go watch the fast and the furious, while carpenter may not be up to form of late prcent is a classic !

Cactus Col · 24-06-2004 06:41PM

why are people brown nosing obeygiant and telling everyone else to get ****ed? ... pretty much everyone else agreed it's a class film

Karl Hungus · 24-06-2004 07:07PM

Originally posted by Cactus Col
why are people brown nosing obeygiant and telling everyone else to get ****ed? ... pretty much everyone else agreed it's a class film

Get ****ed in fairness!

The Real B-man · 24-06-2004 11:15PM

the little girl who seems to be in all 70's movies gets gunned down buying and ice cream classic. "heah this is regular vanilla" Bang!!!

mindless violence he he:D

The Real B-man · 24-06-2004 11:16PM

tis a great movie always watch whens it on usually late on TV3 or RTE on a sat night maybe crap to todays standards but the 70's where weird

Peace · 24-06-2004 11:19PM

Originally posted by ObeyGiant
Get fucked.
Assault on Precinct 13 is a great film.

nuff said.

simu · 25-06-2004 02:24AM

I caught the last few minutes of it on RTÉ the other day and I was not impressed - the whole thing had that grey, depressing 70s/80s "In the Heat of the Night" tv-show look where everybody looks exhausted and sweaty all the time. might give it a go if I could see it from the start some time, though.

Agent Orange · 25-06-2004 02:23PM

First off, catch it on DVD. Carpenter shoots almost all of his films in scope (i.e. very wide) so the pan-and-scan versions absolutely butcher the look of the film.

Second, the film cost about 50p. Throw it a freakin' bone.

Third, the theme tune is cool. And it was composed by Carpenter himself (as is pretty all the music in his films).

Phil_321 · 26-06-2004 07:48PM

What a ****e fooking film. Unbelievably boring, for the first hour until it becomes untintentionaly funny during the assault. The state of the lads trying to come in through the windows right after the previous guys got their heads blown. Half them got caught in the blinds. And then it went **** again.

If it had've been as ridiculous the whole way through, it would have been a good laugh, but it was just boring.

And Carpenter's "music" is woeful, it's nearly as bad as his writing and directing.

SirLemonhead · 27-06-2004 04:22AM

Yeah, I do like alot/most of John Carpenters stuff, and I was hoping this would be good too. But no, it was really, really bad.

I agree about the scene when they all come through the window and get blasted one by one. You can't take that film seriously. Boring too.

Sorry guys.

joseph brand · 27-06-2004 04:28AM

That film is brilliant, great music also.

A true classic.

@ Phil_321 and masterofsolos,

Why don't you rent out Armageddon, it's packed with class music and splendid acting blah blah blah.

You people . . . :mad:

Phil_321 · 27-06-2004 10:55AM

Originally posted by joseph brand
That film is brilliant, great music also.

Carpenter has zilch musical ability, a retard could write that score.
What's so brilliant about the film anyway? Bad pacing, cinematography, dreadful acting, ridiculous scenarios. No character developement. And worst of all, boring as fook.

A true classic.

A true turd.

@ Phil_321 and masterofsolos,

Why don't you rent out Armageddon, it's packed with class music and splendid acting blah blah blah.

Armageddon is way better than AoP13, it may be a pure popcorn movie, but it's better in every respect.

SirLemonhead · 27-06-2004 09:17PM

Originally posted by joseph brand
That film is brilliant, great music also.

A true classic.

@ Phil_321 and masterofsolos,

Why don't you rent out Armageddon, it's packed with class music and splendid acting blah blah blah.

You people . . . :mad:

I don't remember commenting on the music, or the acting either really...

Shrimp · 29-06-2004 09:11AM

How can all you fools think it's good, it's S H I T,Whats good about it. PLEASE TELL ME

delly · 29-06-2004 09:27AM

Its a classic!!

I remember I stumbled upon it late one night a few years ago on UTV. There nothing better than watching a film you've never heard of on TV and loving it. It also reminds me of one of my other favourites, 'The Warriors'.

"Warriors, come out to Play-ye"

Snake Plisken · 30-06-2004 02:44PM

Youssip,

Go back to your Van Damme movies or whatever you jerk off to, because you have no taste in Films!

Carpenter went on a roll with Assualt, Halloween, The Fog, The Thing Escape from New York all great movies!

So as Frank Black once said "You F**kin Die!!!!"

Snake

:mad:

Phil_321 · 30-06-2004 03:48PM

Yeah, what's good about it?
Can you name one element of this film that was done well. I can't.

Assault on Precinct 13!! How Crap

Assault on Pricenct 13 or is it 14 4 votes

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