Cult Remake Cranks Up the Tension in Precinct 13

The JournalJanuary 28, 2005

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John Carpenter's 1976 feature Assault On Precinct 13, a hyper- violent thriller inspired by Howard Hawks's Rio Bravo, is a bloodthirsty cult classic, distinguished by escalating tension, gallows humour and Carpenter's unsettling score.

In this modern-day remake, or rather update, director Jean- Franois Richet and screenwriter James DeMonaco place the emphasis much more firmly on action.

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Cult Remake Cranks Up the Tension in Precinct 13

The simple good vs evil premise of Carpenter's film has also been replaced with a far more conv...

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