Escape from L.A. is a better movie than Escape from N.Y. It's funnier, paced better, has better actors, better villains, more interesting social commentary, better action, and is a far better adventure. It requires a hell of a lot more suspension of disbelief... but I don't think the movie being overly fantastical is all that out of line, considering it's essentially a parody. IMO, this is a clear cut case of a sequel being a better film than the first entry into the series. Sure it's not as original... post apocalyptic dystopian future movies have been done to death... but are we really going to hold that against a sequel?
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