Lockout
A man wrongfully accused and convicted of conspiring to commit espionage against the US government is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president's daughter from an outer-space prison that's been taken over by violent inmates.
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"Come on people, watch it for what it is. Yes it's silly, it's supposed to be. It looks great and slides down easy. Guy Pearce is a blast to watch as he struts and mouths off throughout the film in a manner I haven't seen since Bruce Willis in the Last Boy Scout. This is an 80's action movie at it's core set in space. One of failures of recent action movies trying to be an 80's action flick is that they forgot that the hero needs to go up against a memorable villain. In this we get 2 brothers that actually deliver the goods. Add in a fancy Star Wars inspired ending..."
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In October 2015, John Carpenter won a plagiarism case against Luc Besson over 'Lockout' proving clear similarities to Escape from New York (1981) and Escape from L.A. (1996). A French court ruled that enough similar distinctive elements from both Carpenter's films were borrowed to merit a sanction.
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A man wrongfully accused and convicted of conspiring to commit espionage against the US government is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president's daughter from an outer-space prison that's been taken over by violent inmates.