ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (DVD Review) - 7/9/06

Like a bucket of spew being thrown from the top floor of the local whorehouse we alas get the saddened remake of John Carpenter's classic 70's film "Assault On Precinct 13". Unlike the original we get an exemplary acting talent on show from the leads Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne; with backing from Ja Rule, John Leguizamo and Gabriel Byrne - One can only presume the rent had to be paid that month or an electric bill for them to appear in this awful travesty! Yes, it feels very realistic - Yes, lots of big guns and blood, a few changes to the original story and absolutely no depth or atmosphere at all? Worse we even get Ethan Hawke in the "Making Of " on the Special Features saying it was the best action script he'd ever read - He obviously doesn't read many if this remake is anything to go by. Stick with the original and best (as below) we certainly didn't need this pointless remake!