"Escape From New York"

This is a slacker prompt right? I'll just write about what's recently occurred in my life, since i only had one real mid-term paper. Nothing worth writing about. Hmm, let's see... What have I done recently? Oh, yes!
Last night i had the privilege of viewing one of the most flawed films i have come across. Escape From New York, for those of you not familiar with it, is an action film released in 1981. According to the DVD cover, it takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. This is the first of many blatant contradictions, in which this film is piled up to its figurative knees. There is no way this film has a post-apocalyptic setting. There is a president of the United States who is supposed to go to a meeting with the leaders of Russia and China. Maybe I'm confused, but post-apocalyptic usually means everyone, or most everyone, is dead.
There are numerous other problems throughout the film. Somehow, instead of being irritating, they seem to add an indescribable charm to the movie. Some of them are rather humorous. For example, Snake Plissken, the main character, uses a weapon that resembles a MAC-10 submachine gun. As he first enters the Big Apple, he screws a massive silencer onto the end of it. When i say massive, i mean ridiculously huge. It's probably longer than the gun itself. Anyways, he then proceeds to fire said submachine gun at some "crazies," and what do i hear? A very loud and clear gun rapport. Um, i guess the silencer really was just to look cool.
The biggest and most obvious flaw, however, is in a scene near the end of the movie. Snake and company are making their way out of the late World Trade Center Towers. They attempt to take a car that is sitting in front of the building. Of course, it won't start, so Snake opens the hood. And out pops henchman #4 holding a cross bow to Snake's chest! It was a trap set by the Duke! Ok, this may seem unrealistically cheesy, as it is, but it gets better. The camera shows Duke with Snake's MAC-10 with massively ineffective silencer. The Duke lowers the weapon, about to fire. Pan to Snake and company. Snake fires his revolver at some compressed air cans, which causes a distraction, allowing Snake and friends to escape... Wait. Something's missing. What happened to henchmen #4 who was standing in the hood of the car. Surely he wouldn't let someone shoot at his boss. The movie offers no explanation. The man just disappeared. Hmm... Maybe Snake Plissken possesses secret magical powers.
Anyways, that's enough about Escape From New York, i think. It was an interesting film, worth seeing once. Oh, and for those of you whom it may interest, Hideo Kojima, the man responsible for the outstandingly successful Metal Gear Solid video games, was heavily influenced by this film. If you watch the movie, its easy to see the similarities between Solid Snake from MGS and Snake Plissken.
Have a good week, everyone.
That is all.