Escape Plan (2013)

Watching the movie remembered me of the old Lock Up flick. The story appears to be rather similar to me.It has its thrilling moments, yet I was missing suspense.Acting, soundtrack, camera, lightening, they were all very well performed.One thing that really pissed me off was the utterly bad CGI: parts of jail interior, helicopter, ship, escaping sequence, blood squibs, even characters ... it all was so painfully poorly shaded and animated, so unreal ... I could barely watch those sequences.In one sequence (don't want to spoil here), Stallone seems to be a springily superball, not a human being. In the animation sequence, he just resembles one of those repulsive Marvel hero animations, having their character animated like being just an implausible whippy superball.I don't understand why didn't they use real props for the flick, like they did back in the 80s? It's all there! And I doubt it's more expensive than the CGI part. But it would have given far better results. ... Well, on the other hand, given the quality of the CGI, I suspect the CGI must have been a real bargain.

At last these two titans of the action film gender meet in a most entertaining movie. Rambo meets Terminator! And if you are keen to action films this will not disappoint you because it's charged with action practically from the first scene. With a quite complex plot in its structure, this movie takes you to an environment where our heroes require sharp thinking, quick, elaborated and many times courageous moves with the strategy of a master chess player in thinking and the skills of a samurai on the plentiful action scenes. I was delighted with the structure of the story where many diverse and apparently unknown elements come together to make the intricate plot so that both Sylvester and Arnold can develop their precious capacity in to the full and entertain us with what they can do best without an empty or boring moment. As extra positive bonus we have the likes of Jim Caviezel who delivers an astounding performance as the main villain of the film impersonated as a cold, calculating, cynical and bloody serious prison director and last but not least Sam Neill as the subdued prison doctor. We also enjoy the excellent performances of Vincent D'Onofrio as a treacherous and misleading agent, Faran Tahir as the religious prisoner and Amy Ryan as Stallone's sexy companion and colleague. This is top entertainment and you will be happy that your money was invested in seeing and enjoying this film.

i knew if it had both arnold schwarzenegger and sylvester stallone in it ,it had to be good,and it did not disappoint.this is a very interesting action film that will make sure your interested throughout. awesome plot and great actors kept this movie going at a great pace. really good film that i would recommend to anyone.

Although action film aficionados have waited decades to see Schwarzenegger/Stallone team-up, and when it finally arrived (at least 20 years past both of the action giants' prime) it was rather dull. The age of both stars is not the reason at all, why the film falls flat, rather the fault lies in generic and trivial script and unimaginative direction by Mikael Håfström. Both stars were nearly 70 when they shot the film, but their charisma and ability to raise some hell is 100% there. It is unfortunate that after all these years waiting to see these two pair up, and we get served half baked product. Besides seeing Sly and Arnold share screen together 'Escape Plan' has very few to offer - there are some B-movie worthy thrills, quite well disguised plot twists (considering the whole quality of the script), not enough memorable one-liners or witty exchanges between the two greats. The material definitely should have been better for these two charismatic action idols. And supporting cast, though not bad, is exactly what you expect when you see these actors in this kind of movies - Jim Caviezel as sinister, intelligent villain, Sam Niell as smart and sympathetic character, Vinnie Jones as raging sadistic lunatic, Amy Ryan as some woman, and finally 50 Cent as can't act.Conclusively I can say that 'Escape Plan' hits the taste buds of '80s action fans like a vegetarian. Alright to watch it once so you can say you have seen it, but not very memorable.