Escape from New York (1981)

Wow, what a surprise -- this film is so lethargic that at times it's painful. You don't so much watch this as you do wander through it, picking up stray bits and pieces that may have been really neat were they in some other movie. A great idea near-totally squandered; please, somebody keep John Carpenter the fuck away from science fiction. If anyone can tell me why Adrienne Barbeau's character is in the film at all besides gratuitous cleavge purposes, please let me know post haste.

Grade: C