Thursday, July 30, 2020

Escape from the Bronx (1983)

This isn't a subtle film, it isn't a film with a great deal of plot either. It is a film full of machine guns, flamethrowers and explosions. A sequel to Bronx Warriors which introduced Trash (Mark Gregory) and his world of gangs in the decaying Bronx, several years later the Bronx is due for demolition to be replaced by a swanky new build by a huge corporation which has the politicians in it's pocket. Wrangler (Henry Silva) has been tasked with civilian clearance with his army of helmeted exterminators...

Trash is a big thorn in the redevelopment plans, Wrangler and his men are out to get him. Trash has plans of his own though, with the help of Strike (Giancarlo Prete) he plans to kidnap the president of the corporation (Ennio Girolami)...

Endless gunfights and slaughter follow. The film makers were very keen on slow motion shots of people being thrown through the air by an explosion, you'll get a lot of those in this film. It is superb mindless violent fun, if you like that sort of thing of course! It doesn't make a great deal of sense naturally.