When he arrives he realises there are two tribes one a violent and sadistic one known as the 'Outsiders' led by Marek (a great performance from British Actor Stuart Wilson and a Peaceful, loving and tight-knit community run by 'The Father' (a tailor made role for Lance Henriksen) who would live the rest of their lives in Peace and Harmony if it wasn't for Marek and his dirty,Ugly band of bad asses. Soldier Ray (Goodfellas) Liotta is sent to Prison for shooting one of his commanding officers in the year 2022- but it's no ordinary Prison, they send if to a deserted Island where bad ass criminals are taken and left alone to fend for themselves FOR EVER. Plus, is it just me, or are all the computer terminals straight out of 'Aliens?' It's like No Escape is set in the same universe. You can pick it up pretty cheaply or even stream it from many a website. Basically, if you like action, B-movies with a touch of sci-fi and want something to eat popcorn to, give this one a try. Despite its 'B-movie' status, it's actually a little longer than your average 'straight to DVD' flick. In than annals of B-movie baddies, Stuart Wilson deserves a mention – sometimes camp, always bonkers and ready to slaughter anyone just to keep control of the psychos under him. He's great fun – naturally psychotic, but great fun. It's a fun film with plenty of action and rolls along nicely, helped no small part by the baddie. You'll recognise him from what's-it-called and that bloke out of Aliens, plus the Ghostbuster who joined last. Our boy Ray's helped out by a variety of other B-movie actors. Thus we have our movie – the 'good' (well, just) prisoners, fighting off the 'bad' prisoners on a little island paradise. And he bands together with a load of equally supportable prisoners on the island, compared to the other lot – who are basically barbarians. He may be a convicted murderer, but he did it for just motives, therefore we can root for him. Then they get shipped off to this out of the way island where they can kill each other as much as they like. It's about a futuristic world where prisoners are big business for corporations. It never really tries to be anything else. if not, only watch it if you're into movies like Fortress. so, if you can watch it for free, either borrow it from a friend, or watch it on TV. It's pretty interesting all the way through, it has some good, 80's style action, corny B-movie lines, a B-movie feel throughout the movie. It's reminiscent of movies like Fortress, but just a little better in that it's very unpredictable no matter what you think is gonna happen, you'll be surprised again and again by what happens. It's pretty much a B-movie, but if you like(or just enjoy mildly) B-movies, you'll probably be at least reasonably entertained by it. The acting was convincing enough, there wasn't really any scenes that were terrible, even though a lot of the scenes and lines were very corny it fit perfectly in with the movie, and as such wasn't out of place. The plot is pretty interesting, and moves along very nicely, quickly moving on, constantly developing. It's actually quite interesting, and has some good action sequences. When I first sat down, to see this movie, I wasn't expecting much In fact, I was preparing myself mentally for a total flop. You could do a lot worse looking for two hours of "escapist" fare. Ray Liotta, Michael Lerner and Ernie Hudson also star, so it's a decent cast. If you know the characters Henriksen usually plays, you know this is a rarity. Profanity isn't as much as you'd except in a tough film like this and - in a real oddity - Lance Henriksen is the nicest guy in the movie! He never utters a bad or angry word. "No Escape" is strictly an action movie with an all-male cast that has a grim atmosphere of convicts fighting it out on an inescapable island in the year 2022. By the way, Wilson doesn't look like Mel Gibson but his voice sure sounds similar. The comedic relief he brings is a real plus to the story. Also, the chief villain " Walter Marek" (Stuart Wilson) is a man with a good sense of humor. But.it turns out the story isn't as sordid as it looks and the violence, although plentiful, is somehow not overdone. On the surface, this looks like a dumb movie which is overly violent and too seedy because it features nothing but hardened criminals plus the normal sadistic warden Hollywood always shows in all modern-day films.
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