Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)

John Carpenter's low-budget, exploitation classic gets the modern, big-budget updating in this film. It just goes to show how economical and effective Carpenter's film was when watching this overblown action flick. Oh, I guess it's mostly enjoyable, but Carpenter's film is superior in almost every way except for production value (arguably) and the performance of Ethan Hawke who goes to show what an underrated actor he really is. Lawrence Fishburn can't seem to let Morpheus go, and his portrayal of the criminal, Bishop, lacks the cornball poetry of Darwin Joston's, Napoleon Wilson. Plus, you come to realize just how cool Carpenter's blantantly simple synth scores really are.