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Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)

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Reviews Counted:160

Fresh:97

Rotten:63

Average Rating:5.9/10

Consensus: This remake has been praised by some as an expertly made B-movie, and dismissed by others as formulaic.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence and language throughout, and for some drug content.

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Jan 19, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $19,976,073

Synopsis: To survive the night, cops and criminals alike will have to unite and fight. A classic head-to-head showdown ignites in Assault on Precinct 13, an all-new update of the 1976 action thriller of the... To survive the night, cops and criminals alike will have to unite and fight. A classic head-to-head showdown ignites in Assault on Precinct 13, an all-new update of the 1976 action thriller of the same name. With only a few hours left in the calendar year, Precinct 13, one of Detroit's oldest precinct houses, is closing. Amid heavy snowfall and unsafe road conditions, only a few lawmen remain on duty for New Year's Eve. They are headed by Sergeant Jake Roenick (Ethan Hawke), a good cop wrestling with bad memories of a fatal undercover op from the previous spring. Roenick and Precinct 13 have both seen better days. Early on December 31st, deep in the city, formidable crime lord Marion Bishop (Laurence Fishburne), is cornered by an undercover cop. Their ensuing struggle leaves the cop dead - and Bishop captured, by the Organized Crime and Racketeering squad that Marcus Duvall (Gabriel Byrne) runs. Bishop is handcuffed and herded onto a prison bus with several criminals: junkie Beck (John Leguizamo), hustler Smiley (Jeffrey "Ja Rule" Atkins), and gang member Anna (Aisha Hinds). But the battering snowstorm stops the bus well short of its high-security destination and strands it at the remote Precinct 13 - where, as night falls, the prisoners are temporarily incarcerated. This influx of prisoners irks Roenick, almost as much as visiting police psychologist Alex Sabian (Maria Bello) does. But Precinct 13's provocative secretary Iris Ferry (Drea de Matteo) and salty veteran cop Jasper "Old School" O'Shea (Brian Dennehy) won't let the increasing workload deter them from celebrating... ...until two masked gunmen break in and attack the guards from the bus. The gunmen are just barely beaten back, and everyone inside Precinct 13 realizes that more will come - to extract crime lord Bishop, but also armed and ready to shoot anyone and everyone else. The cops, looking to the reluctant Roenick for leadership, and the cons, looking to the steely Bishop for an angle, must join forces to live. Fortifying themselves with minimal weaponry and maximum courage, they will not go gently into the bad night. As they fight to the death, the thin lines between good and bad bleed together. Rogue Pictures presents A Why Not/Liaison Films/Biscayne Pictures Production. Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne. Assault on Precinct 13. John Leguizamo, Maria Bello, Jeffrey "Ja Rule" Atkins, Drea de Matteo, Matt Craven. With Brian Dennehy and Gabriel Byrne. Visual Effects Supervisor, Dennis Berardi. Casting by Billy Hopkins, Suzanne Smith, Kerry Barden. Costume Designers, Vicki Graef, Georgina Yarhi. Music Supervisor, John Houlihan. Music by Graeme Revell. Editor, Bill Pankow, A.C.E. Production Designer, Paul Denham Austerberry. Director of Photography, Robert Gantz. Co-Producer, James DeMonaco. Executive Producers, Don Carmody, Sebastien Kurt Lemercier, Joseph Kaufman. Produced by Pascal Caucheteux, Stephane Sperry, Jeffrey Silver. Based on the film written by John Carpenter. Screenplay by James DeMonaco. Directed by Jean-Francois Richet. A Rogue Pictures Release. -- © Rogue Pictures [More]

Starring: Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Maria Bello, Drea de Matteo

Starring: Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Maria Bello, Drea de Matteo, John Leguizamo, Aisha Hinds, Gabriel Byrne, Brian Dennehy, Currie Graham

Director: Jean-Francois Richet

Director: Jean-Francois Richet
Screenwriter: James DeMonaco
Producer: Pascal Caucheteux, Jeffrey Silver, Stephane Sperry
Composer: Graham Revell
Studio: Focus Features

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Jun 21, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region [unknown]
  • Snap Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.40

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround French
  • DTS 5.1 Surround English
  • Subtitles: English, SDH, French, Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Audio Commentary: Director Jean-Francois Richet, Writer James DeMonaco and Producer Jeffrey Silver

Featurette:

  • 1. Armed and Dangerous
  • 2. Behind Precinct Walls
  • 3. Plan of Attack
  • 4. The Assault Team
  • 5. Caught in the Crosshairs
 
 
 
 

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

"Assault On Precinct 13" is a movie that tries to elaborately connect modern day police technology and methods to out-of-date aspects from John Carpenter's'70s era film. The result is that the audience is pulled from feeling like you're watching a blow-ou

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
04/18/09
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

A dark, exciting and enjoyable action-thriller for adolescent boys of all ages.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
04/09/08
Daniel Etherington
Daniel Etherington
Channel 4 Film

It's neither graceful nor disgraceful; it just functions and then is over.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

An over-the-top shootout replete with foul language, gruesome killings and unnecessary subplots.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Lewis Beale
Lewis Beale
Film Journal International

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Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
10/30/06
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

full review in Greek

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
10/03/06
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

At its best, though, this is witty, tense and bloody: a homage that Carpenter might appreciate.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out

A smart script, edgy acting and a gradual accumulation of suspense set-pieces makes for a decent popcorn high.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/01/06
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine

In its middle section, Assault on Precinct 13 manages to build up an impressive head of steam.

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
03/18/06
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

The central problem with this [film] is its essential uselessness. It does its job, I guess. But the job was already done a lot better a long time ago.

Full Review Source: MTV | comment Comment
02/07/06
Kurt Loder
Kurt Loder
MTV

An idiotic remake of John Carpenter's crackerjack B thriller from 1976. Panders to the lowest common denominator by changing the original's street-gang villains to white cops.

Full Review Source: Fantastica Daily | comment Comment
12/28/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

A nifty little action movie, and well worth a look.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Pete Vonder Haar
Pete Vonder Haar
Film Threat

With only a few hours left in the calendar year, Precinct 13, one of Detroit's oldest precinct houses, is closing. You'll want to be there...

Full Review Source: Wordmag.com | comment Comment
08/28/05
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Wordmag.com

Fishburne even manages to make crass violence witty.

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
07/05/05
Ken Tucker
Ken Tucker
New York Magazine
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Richet's film provides more than enough entertainment in its 109 minutes

Full Review Source: Draxblog Movie Reviews | comment Comment
06/26/05
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
Draxblog Movie Reviews

A gritty, violent journey that's about twice as good as you'd expect it to be.

Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony | comment Comment
06/15/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

It's good for a silly laugh, this stuff. And maybe this movie will draw renewed attention to Carpenter's eminently better movie.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
05/20/05
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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A blast of cheesy, full throttle fun that didn't have to be made nearly as well as it was to do the job it was meant to do.

Full Review Source: MovieWeb | comment Comment
05/16/05
Rick Kisonak
Rick Kisonak
MovieWeb
N/R

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Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
05/13/05
Sydney Morning Herald
 
 
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