Unfortunately, the answer is Escape From L.A.

Now, I know that this group hug is supposed to be based on beach movies. But if you’ve ever lived in L.A., as I did, 90% of the coastline is comprised of beaches. Plus, there’s this one scene…. We’ll get there, soon.

It’s nice to have Snake back. Kurt fucking Russell kicks ass. It doesn’t matter if he’s in a piece of shit, he will always kick fucking ass. So, that’s a point for the film.

What is it all about? Come on! If you haven’t seen EFNY, you haven’t lived. You get Kurt AND Donald Pleasance.

Ok. Ok. Snake, someone that turned his back on his country, because he realized how corrupt it was, is forced to help them out. He has to go into L.A. (Now a prison island, since the earthquake) to get a gadget that can shut down all electronics. Why would he do this? Well, they, supposedly, injected him with a virus that will kill him within 10 hours.

They portray the president as a fucking religious nut. When things are going to hell, he wants to go and pray. Sounds pretty right on.

Carpenter tried to utilize CGI, before it was properly developed. It’s painfully obvious when they use computers. But that’s another point FOR the movie. He tried, yet failed.

Now to knock the flick: Ever wondered what an 80’s flick would be like if you made it now? Here it is! Good god, they make a joke about Snake looking retro. But the whole damn movie looks “retro”. That should be a good thing, but it just comes off as crap. Sorry, John.

I really wanted to tear this thing apart, but the more I watch it, the more I like it. You get Bruce Campbell as the Surgeon General of Beverly Hills. A good dig at plastic surgery. You get Peter Fonda and Kurt surfing down the street.

And that’s the funniest part of the film. I don’t care if it’s retarded, just seeing Kurt and Pete surfing through L.A. is fucking hilarious. And the surfing music (is it Dick Dale? I dunno.) makes it perfect. And that’s how this ties into beach movies. And the music continues through Kurt jumping on a car and shit. It’s fucking crazy!

It’s not a good movie, by any means. But it tears apart government and L.A. His big challenge is to play basketball? Give me a goddamn break.

Spoiler: I do like that he did exactly what he was supposed to prevent. He shut down the world. Snake doesn’t give a fuck. He hates everything that our government forces down our throats.

H.O.P.E.L.E.S.S. Rating:
- It’s so much fun, you can’t deny the kick-assyness.