Escape from New York is a cult classic from 1981 written and directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken.  The film is set in a futuristic New York in 1997 where the whole city is a massive maximum security prison.

Snake must enter the prison after the president’s place, Air Force One crashes in Manhattan and the inmates announce they will kill him unless all recovery forces leave Manhattan immediately.

Plissken is the typical reluctant hero, once a special forces hero now a criminal who is given a deal to rescue the president and he will receive a full pardon.  The film has a stellar cast including Lee van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine and Donald Pleasance.

It is a typical film of the time with a futuristic plot, over-the-top action and a hero who just wants to blow everything up.  It is the perfect film to put on and just let the brain switch off for an hour or two.

It is a fantastic Sci-Fi film and definitely a Reel Recommneds.  As the tagline says ‘Breaking out is impossible, breaking in is Insane’ sit back and enjoy.

Gone Fishin is one of the funniest films I have ever seen  and is definitely a Reel Recommends.  Released in 1997 and starring Danny Glover and Joe Pesci as Gus Green and Joe Waters, two friends on a trip and all they want to do is fish.

The film was not a financial or critical success but its slapstick humour, one liners and acting from Glover and Pesci make it a must see family film.  It is one of the few films which had me gasping for air with it being a non-stop laugh-a-thin from start till finish.

The on-screen camaraderie between Pesci and Glover is what makes this film funny, with both having worked together on Lethal Weapon 2 and 3, and four some years after Gone Fishin.

Gone Fishin is a Reel Recommends and the trailer and poster can be seen below, enjoy.

Ong Bak is a great Martial Arts film starring Tony Jaa as Ting.  Even though the film is in Thai the fight scenes and chases are epic and is well worth a look.  The film is a little slow to start but when Ting moves to Bangkok to retrieve the villages ancient Buddha the film really explodes.  Ong Bak is a film which any action/martial Arts fan should watch, and is the first Reel Recommends which is no in English which is something that it can add to its list of accolades.