Register  |   Log In  |  
Sign up to our weekly newsletter    
Search   
Empire Magazine and iPad
Follow Me on Pinterest
Empire
Trending On Empire
Get six issues of Empire for £15
A Day In The Life Of The BBFC
Empire's Soundtrack Celebration
90 Years Of Warner Bros.
Your chance to win a Blu-ray every day!
Subscribe Now For Only £15
Get six issues of the magazine today
Feature
Ten Films To Watch Before The Raid
Gareth Evans' primer to his action spectacular

submit to reddit

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Back 10 of 10  
Ten Films To Watch Before The Raid | 10. Escape From New York (1981)
10. Escape From New York (1981)

I go back and watch John Carpenter films all the time. There’s something in his films that stands the test of time. They’re all about mood and atmospherics; as well as the overwhelming sense of being hunted. There’s a moment in Escape From New York where Kurt Russell’s being chased by all these bad guys and he shoots the wall with a machine gun to weaken it and jumps through. I wanted to riff on that so we had Iko taking an axe an cutting a hole in the floor. I love the Roddy Piper fight in They Live, too. It’s so ridiculous!

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Back
10 of 10
 

Have Your Say
Register or login now to let us know what you think.

Your Comments

1 guysalisbury
MIA Born Free is a music video ;) More

Posted by radar670 on Friday May 18, 2012, 13:33

2 Agreed....Where's Hard Boiled
Seriously No Hard Boiled; not a Single John Woo movie...Dude get to Hong Kong more! More

Posted by dgribble on Wednesday May 16, 2012, 00:30

3 RE: Pic 1
L: Phil de Semlyen In fairness to Gareth, this isn't intended to be an exhaustive list of films that influenced The Raid, more a fun primer to get you in the mood. I'm sure he'd be the first to pay homage to John Woo and Hard Boiled. Look out from him on next week's podcast... Well, I have to say, as I've already seen The Raid a few weeks ago at the Bradford Film Festival, that if his list is a primer and not an influence list to get you in the mood then watch Hard Boiled and Ong Bak. Those two will definately get you in the mood for this gem of an action movie. More

Posted by MuckyMuckMan on Tuesday May 15, 2012, 22:24

4 M.I.A Born Free
I've never heard of this and cant find a review on The Empire site............ More

Posted by guysalisbury on Tuesday May 15, 2012, 12:16

5 RE: Pic 1
In fairness to Gareth, this isn't intended to be an exhaustive list of films that influenced The Raid, more a fun primer to get you in the mood. I'm sure he'd be the first to pay homage to John Woo and Hard Boiled. Look out from him on next week's podcast... More

Posted by Phil de Semlyen on Tuesday May 15, 2012, 11:01

6 Pic 1
This is from the big boss. More

Posted by pablo233 on Monday May 14, 2012, 20:33

7
It's Gareth Evans pick, so if he doesn't view Hard Boiled as a major influence, then I guess it wasn't a major influence. Having said that, a wee spoiler alert wouldn't have gone amiss Empire... More

Posted by JamieNC on Monday May 14, 2012, 19:37

8
Where's Hard Boiled? More

Posted by MuckyMuckMan on Monday May 14, 2012, 18:28

9
No Hard Boiled? More

Posted by Whistler on Monday May 14, 2012, 17:16


CURRENT HIGHLIGHTS
The Beginner's Guide To Monsters University's Newcomers
Let director Dan Scanlon and producer Kori Rae be your guides

Exclusive: Will Yun Lee On The Wolverine
He'll admit to playing Kenuichio Harada - but does his character have another name?

David S. Goyer And Zack Snyder On Man Of Steel Secrets
Spoiler warning: The writer and director spill some super-sized beans...

The Empire Podcast: Joss Whedon Special
Much ado about Avengers 2...

Full Q&A: Steven Spielberg And George Lucas On Hollywood's Future
'We're in a mess but of the chaos will come some amazing things'

Man Of Steel Interviews: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Zack Snyder, Michael Shannon & Antje Traue
The cast and director of the Superman reboot spill the beans...

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa Trailer Breakdown
What happens when the chat hits the fan?

Subscribe to Empire iPad edition
Get the Empire iPad edition today

Subscribe and save up to 44% on annual digital subscription

Print & digital packages
Buy single issues

Subscribe to Empire magazine
Subscribe to Empire magazine today

Get six issues of Empire for £15 and save up to 37%

All subscription offers

Empire Print & Digital Subscriptions
Get both the magazine and iPad edition in one amazing offer! Subscribe now
Steven Spielberg iPad App
Hollywood's most beloved director in this unique iPad special. Download now
Empire iPad Edition
The world's biggest movie magazine available on iPad Download now
Home  |  News  |  Blogs  |  Reviews  |  Future Films  |  Features  |  Interviews  |  Images  |  Competitions  |  Forum  |  iPad  |  Podcast  |  Magazine Contact Us  |  Empire FAQ  |  Subscribe To Empire  |  Register
© Bauer Consumer Media  |  Terms And Conditions  |  Our Data Promise To You  |  Bauer Entertainment Network
Bauer Consumer Media. Company number 1176085 (England). Registered Office: 21 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2DY