Best Science Fiction Film Round 1a: Escape from New York (25) vs Ghost in the Shell (40)

[Chris]

Escape from New York
Release Date: July 10, 1981 (United States)
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russel, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence
Plot: In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.



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Ghost in the Shell
Release Date: 18 November 1995 (Japan), 8 December 1995 (United Kingdom)
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ōtsuka, Iemasa Kayumi, Kōichi Yamadera
Plot: A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.
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[Barry Poppins]

I love Ghost in the Shell but...

Gotta go with my John Carpenter, baby.

 

[Chris]

I went with the anime and Grim didn't

 

[Spitfire]

Escape From New York defines me as a person in so many different ways.

 

[Kairi HoHo]

Escape from New York is amazing need to rewatch it but Ghost in the Shell like Akira one of the Movies in the Anime Genre to bring in new fans. It laid the groundwork for more Films and TV Shows to take chances with Anime and Anime properties.

 

[OMB]

Kurt Russell wins

 

[Marty McFourth]

Kurt Russell wins

Kurt Russell always wins

Unless it's Grindhouse, we don't talk about that one

 

[Keith]

Tough one for me. Both cult gems in different ways. Ghost in the Shell has bit more infelence and was ahead of its time.