Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

VividSimon Simply Perfect

Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

randymiles-63309 Assault on Precint 13 is a great film. Independent in quality and execution but better than many studio films. Young John Carpentar had already made Dark Star which is a comedy sci-fi better known for being the source for Ridley Scott's Alien in many ways and yet had Halloween ahead. This is great direction- there isn't much dialogue and the sequence of attack on the police station is very good.All actors are character types which only add to the atmosphere and realism.

Darth-Helmet In Los Angeles, police have raided and killed some deadly gang members. The gang called Street Thunder have taken a blood oath as they have sworn to avenge the death of some of their members who were killed and are loaded with silencers. While Lieutenant Ethan Bishop (Austin Stoker) who is leading a prison bus has 3 prisoners named Napoleon Wilson (Darwin Jotson), Caudelle (Peter Frankland) and Wells (Tony Burton) on their way to a new prison driven by bus- driver Starker (Charles Cypher) as one of the prisoners is sick and needs a place to stay for the night at the nearly closing down police station known as Precinct 13 for medical help. However, the gang is surrounding the area and now everyone inside the building might survive the night to fight for their lives and go get help from other officers.One of the greatest and most influential action movies of all time! writer-director John Carpenter has crafted one of the most thrilling and action packed thrillers ever and one of his most underrated films. Following the release of Dark Star, Assault and a second script entitled Eyes were supposed to be two ultra-low-budget films written and directed by John Carpenter, with financing by J. Stein Kaplan and Joseph Kaufman. After reviewing the first draft of Assault and following the sale of the script Eyes to Barbra Streisand and Jon Peters, later renamed Eyes of Laura Mars, Kaplan and Kaufman concentrated on just Assault. "J. Stein Kaplan was a friend of mine from USC," said Carpenter. "He knew Joseph Kaufman from his days in Philadelphia … Basically their fathers were funding Assault on Precinct 13". The two families of the producers formed The CKK Corporation to finance the film. He wanted to make a movie that was a modern version of Rio Bravo in aspects combined with Night of the Living Dead with humans rather than zombies and was shot on production started in November 1975 and was shot in only 20 days.Writer/director Carpenter was approached by J. Stein Kaplan to make a low-budget exploitation film for under $100,000 but with total creative control. Carpenter wrote The Anderson Alamo, inspired by the Howard Hawks Western film Rio Bravo and the George A. Romero horror film Night of the Living Dead. Despite controversy with the MPAA over the explicitly violent and infamous "ice cream" gunshot scene murder of a child named Julie who was played by Nancy Loomis would later be in Halloween as the scene was harsh as it gave the film nearly an X rating. the film received an R rating and opened in the United States on November 3, 1976.It didn't do well at the box-office but overseas it did good and later became a cult favorite and influenced many actions especially Die Hard and more. It got mixed reviews then later critical re- appraisal and is now one of the greatest action films of all time and even got a remake in 2005.The performances by Austin Stoker and Charles Cypher and there is lots of action galore. That ice cream child murder scene is quite horrifying no doubt and Carpenter stated he should had never wrote that scene or shot it as he was horrified by it. The score by Carpenter is fantastic and quite influential to many albums and some video games, it also draws on emotions with some humor and thrills.Not to be missed.

dworldeater Assault On Precinct 13 is a very good grindhouse action flick combining elements from western classic Rio Bravo and George A Romero's classic Night Of The Living Dead. John Carpenter did not have too much money to play around with on this production, but had total creative freedom and the end result is pretty remarkable. Austin Stoker is the lead in this film. He is a cop in an abandoned police station that is under attack by a vicious gang called Street Thunder. Street Thunder has taken a blood oath on the police for their fallen homeboys in a recent shootout. Against all odds, Stoker joins forces with his two convicted death row felons to repel the attackers. One of the convicts, Napoleon Wilson is sort of a precursor to the Snake Plisken character. Actor Darwin Jostin does great in the antihero role and plays it real cool and tough, much like Charles Bronson. John Carpenter also did the score as well and is very dark and brooding, bringing great atmosphere and building tension and suspense. The film moves at a slow pace and is gritty,dark and violent. Both direction and performances are excellent. Assault On Precinct 13 is a very tough film with hard hitting action sequences, but also has great suspense is very moody, dark ambiance and dread. The film is great and holds up. The modern remake of this film is complete doo doo and as much as I recommend this film, I recommend just as strongly to avoid the remake.

mcotto8 When I was 7 in 1980 there was ON-TV which was the original pay per view. It was different than HBO because movies got there months before cable. It was there where i saw this gritty film. I didn't know the name of the movie but 2 early violent scenes stuck in my head because of the violent nature of it. Years later I saw the box cover and it looked creepy so I rented it and was shocked when I saw a scene that i never forgot (when you see this film you'll know which scene) and was surprised that John Carpenter was the one who directed this film. I watched with anticipation and loved the film. The acting is OK, but the story is well done for the budget he had (about 150,000.00). Very simple story to follow but well executed.I give it 7 out of 10 only because of some obvious goofs in the movie but well worth the viewing time.