Review 1:
"...Looks better and better as time passes..." - Recommended
Source: Premiere
p.116 09/01/1994
Review 2:
"...Brutal, very fine-looking....Carpenter's most ambitous, most riveting film to date..."
Source: New York Times
p.C6 07/10/1981
Review 3:
"...ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK featured a supporting cast of cult appeal and successfully launched Kurt Russell as a rugged action hero..."
Source: Total Film
p.108 07/01/2000
Review 4:
"The premise, characters and theme all resonate..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.89 01/01/2006
Review 5:
Ranked #7 in Uncut's Best DVDs Of 2005 -- "John Carpenter's dystopian, kick-ass, junk-punk flick of 1977..."
Source: Uncut
p.84-85 01/01/2006
Review 6:
"...A solidly satisfying actioner....[A] proper urgent mood..."
Source: Variety
06/17/1981