assault on precinct 13 represent negative represent let u forget for a moment that assault on precinct 13 be a remake of a classic action movie . take completely on it own merit assault be a debacle . let start with the rio bravo style scenario . about a dozen people be trap in a decaying police station in detroit ( if the detroit location be give you robocop warm and fuzzies stop right now . it could have easily say topeka in the opening credit and nothing would have change . in fact the last bit in the forest would have make more sense . ) surround them be our bad guy while corrupt cop . now i know what your thinking . corrupt cop . be the nazis and drug cartel busy that weekend . of course these be no ordinary cop . these guy be right of the cover of the late tom clancy video game . yup we have body armor while helicopter while laser sight while night vision goggle the work . so we have thirty s. w. a. t. member or special force arm to the teeth verse 4 cop ( drink mind you it new year eve ) and 2 girl in party dress and half a dozen criminal . so how do our hero defend themselves . truth be they can not . they all should be dead within ten minute top . ( not to mention the character inside have an annoying habit of walk past the window . ) now an illogical scenario be no reason to completely pan a movie esp . a b style action film . however with the exception of laurence fishburne and ethan hawke all the other character seem to be comic relief . ( at least i hope they be ) while ja rule and leguizamo character be bad enough . it aisha hind minstrel show that take the cake . rarely have a more stereotypical african american character appear on the modern screen . her performance resemble a frat boy in blackface and drag act ghetto . in the original assault a gang member take over an ice cream truck and drive around the neighborhood shoot little girl in the head . i have have an irrational fear of ice cream truck ever since . after this assault i have a perfectly rational fear of remake .