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Escape From New York The Rewatchables April 29, 2020

Frank Doubleday completes the triple crown over Adrian Barbeau, Isaac Hayes, and Ernest Borgnine.

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Adrian Barbeau and Isaac Hayes are strong short-performance alternatives.
Ernest Borgnine is praised as a famous older actor enjoying the role.
Doubleday wins for moving from terror to insecurity, dying with strange physical precision, and adding expressive gestures throughout.

Escape From New York The Rewatchables April 29, 2020

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Doubleday wins for dialing Romero far past ordinary intensity without losing the character.
Ernest Borgnine and Harry Dean Stanton provide loud alternatives.
Donald Pleasence’s shouted machine-gun climax is another overacting case.

Escape From New York The Rewatchables April 29, 2020

Frank Doubleday wins as part of an unprecedented proposed triple crown.

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Frank Doubleday wins because decades of viewing left the panel knowing him only as Romero rather than by name.
The performance is described as crackhead Steve Buscemi crossed with David Bowie.

Escape From New York The Rewatchables April 29, 2020

Frank Doubleday’s Romero, the score, deleted material, fatal catchphrase, military base, Kurt Russell, and soundtrack lead the praise.

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Romero is praised as perfectly balanced between an extreme look and an ordinary accountant-like voice.
His first-line physical flourish and the finger exchange remain memorable.
The deleted bank-robbery opening is valued as an extra seven minutes for fans.
Every character who tells Snake they heard he was dead eventually dies, creating a recurring kiss-of-death phrase.
The Gulf Fire plane and the Duke’s car are added to the list of designs that still hold up.
Hawk’s military installation and its sweeping helicopter-preparation shots remain an unimproved dystopian base design.
Kurt Russell’s Snake performance is judged capable of making him a star even if released today.
The synth score remains futuristic, frightening, and musically influential.

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1981

1981 film

Bill Simmons · Shea Serrano · Chris Ryan

Aired April 29, 2020

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