Escape from New York

Prison Escape.

One of Kurt Rusell's first movies as an action hero, this wasn't something he was known for previously.He does play the role very well and these days no one thinks twice if Kurt plays a hard hitting action hero. This movie didn't have the CGI that we come to expect from movies these days.

Not a bad movie if you ignore the way the secret service agents handled the situation on air force one. Eseentially enjoy the action and don't think too much.

If we get right down to the basics, we have Manhattan in New York that is now a prison without any guards. All the bridges have mines along with the river. Escape is supposed to be impossible. The president's plane is brought down and he ends up in the prison.

The government brings in an ex bank robber who is also an ex special ops veteran. He is promised a presidential pardon if he can rescue the president. The government of course doesn't leave it at that, to ensure that their chosen guy completes the mission or dies trying they inject him with a deadly virus. He gets the antidote once the president is delivered.