writ. & dir. John Carpenterfeat. Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston
John Carpenter's tough guy story of a police precinct under siege in gangtown LA is a fun action flick that screams '70s. The gritty pointlessness to the action of the film is its best feature, the station attacked incidentally after a man takes refuge there once his daughter is offhandedly shot by a gang member and he retaliates. He is quickly out of the picture, just the setup for the real (um) stars. The coincidences are stacked as it is the last day of the old precinct with a new chief for the one night, and a prison bus of 3 criminals bound for death row takes a detour to the station for a sick passenger
Carpenter does his own music on this one, a synth whine that builds appropriately with the tension. The tough guys and one tough dame get their wisecracks in while the movie zips along.
I'll admit, I had a few drinks before this one and recommend the pastime for your viewing pleasure.
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