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Faisal_Flamingo 2012-05-22 15:11:44

One of the Worst Movies I Have Seen

I can't believe how ridiculous this movie is .. it is absolutely one ofTHE worst movies that I have ever seen.I can't believe how highly rated this movie is! Maybe the novel is goodbut that doesn't necessarily means the movie is good.The movie sounds like if it was shot in the early 60s .. bad picture!.The script is full of NOTHING .. a few pointless-shallow words. What ahorrible movie !! they should ban some movies from being released forthe public health.Well, the movie isn't a Hollywood cliché type of movie but stillhorrible movie.The acting is terrible .. they supposed to be serious but I was hardlyholding my laughs.This movie is so boring that is unbearable .. I wonder, how many peopledied watching it? Never try even to watch it. Unless, you want to testthe dying-while-watching-a movie theory.

Miller13 2012-05-22 01:37:48

bust some heads along the way

If you're a guy and you have not seen The Warriors, what the hell is thematter with you?! Go get it. This is the ultimate guy movie. At its root,it is a bunch of guys who fight their way across the city. Great fighting,great music and a hell of a great time.

2012-05-17 11:58:29

Can you dig it - Ultimate Director's Cut adds nothing to this classic

For the best, unadulterated Warriors experience, I'd avoid the Ultimate Director's Cut. While the commentaries, "Where are they now" section and other extras are worthy, the comic strip segues now inserted between scenes will jar too heavily with anyone who remembers this film with deserved fondness. Worse, the pauses they inject tend to trash the movie's rhythym. I own both the original and Ultimate Director's Cut, and I'd say if you're a pathetic completist (like I am) then owning both is similarly a no-brainer. To replace that aging VHS copy of your beloved Warriors, or to enjoy the movie in its pure leather-vested glory, then only the original cut should be considered.

stevel-4 2012-05-17 00:34:05

Interesting and surreal..

*SPOILERS THROUGHOUT*I finally saw "The Warriors" after seeing it numerous times in the videostore and passing it up for a B-rated movie of the 70's. As I was born in1974, I was amused to see some of the comical get-ups of the "gangs" backthen.. particulary the guys dressed as Earth Wind & Fire backup singers, agroup of mimes and the dudes on roller skates.. all of whom would probablyget their a**es kicked in present-day NYC. Despite the unusual costumesandsome slang I didn't understand (was that even spoken back then?), themovieis strikingly realistic and haunting at the same time. The futuristicmusicreminded me of Wendy Carlos's psychedellic electronica aka A ClockworkOrange. The Furies gang, with their painted faces, were a little bitscary;particularly the scene with the Warriors being chased through the parkwhilethey wielded bats. I enjoyed the fight scene in the subway and the tusslewith the Lizzies.. I can imagine clocking a broad in the face if she has ablade pointed at me. The bonding of The Warriors as they walk throughgritty neighborhoods is also realistic, as I can recall numerous occasionsIwas lost in NYC w/ friends and travelling through undesirable areas.Mostimportant, this is not a movie about fighting but rather surviving. Inmostinstances The Warriors are on the run, not making stupid choices byfighting(and winning) against innumerable odds like most unbelievable movies oftoday. The first half of the movie is nothing but watching The Warriorsrunning from the police and multiple enemy groups. The Warriors are toughbut they are not stupid! They are actually quite resourceful in solvingtheir dilemmas.There seemed to be several familiar faces in the movie.. The head of TheOrphans was in Seinfeld, Swan's woman I believe was in "Too Close forComfort" or "One Day at A Time", two horrid late-70's/early-80's sitcoms.The head of the Rogues looked like Sean Penn (but wasn't).All in all, a decent movie with cult status. I can see how this was awinner on many fronts, despite some minor flaws.

2012-05-12 01:34:34

Warriors...come out to plaaaay......

Top notch street gang flick! People can either love it or hate it - no inbetweens! Fight scenes were okay, simple yet realistic-looking. One of the more powerful scenes in the movie had nothing to do with the rumbles: Two obviously upper-class couples enter train occupied by the haggard-looking Warriors. After glancing at the latter, the couple disembarks. Prior to this, Warrior leader stops female partner from "fixing" herself, clearly for the benefit of their uppy-class fellow passengers. More than a mere film depicting gang violence per se, "The Warriors" evoke feelings of pride and rough justice, as well as touching on the what is unfortunately a very wide social and behavioral gap between classes in society.

2012-05-11 19:46:04

awsome stuff

This review is from: The Warriors (The Ultimate Director's Cut) (DVD) TCM should be reading these reviews cuz this stuff is awsome. they just dont make these anymore.

2012-05-07 04:45:57

Buy it, but don't toss the original version.

This review is from: The Warriors (The Ultimate Director's Cut) (DVD) I first saw this when I was a kid, on On TV, not in the theatres. It was probably a couple of years old by then, but I was entranced by all the different gangs, their bizarre costumes, the unfairness of the framing of them based solely on a very creepy David Patrick Kelly and his freaky bottles. I even went so far as to track down the original book by Sol Yurick, which was checked out for about a year. The book is radically different and quite an eye opener, i.e. it's not the comic-like cult film, it's read nasty, in your face, no happy self-examination of the lives their leading and the concept of getting out of it. The library probably would have been slapped with child endangerment today for lending it out to an 11-year-old. That said, this is one of the few films that you think was totally awesome as a kid and DON'T cringe with embarassment when watching it as an adult. Not that I'll be showing it to my son anytime soon.It was buying the new video game based on the movie and an ad in it that even alerted me to the director's cut. The ad was, um, overenthusiastic. They didn't weave cut scenes back in, there's no commentary, it's got funky comic-book like transition scenes that sometimes cut into scenes in such a way to actually lose a few lines. That said, it does have a hefty amount of 'making of' featurettes, including interviewing several of the actors today. Brace yourself, they're old now, but they have a lot of interesting things to say and are very thoughtful, intelligent, and profound. The featurettes are what make this worth buying if you love the movie, but I will also keep the original version rather than getting rid of it as I usually do, just so I can go back and see the scenes without the comic book transitions.

meansween-1 2012-05-06 13:58:41

the original version vs director's cut

I am a massive fan of the original warriors, but hated the directorscut. The comic book wipes from scene to scene seemed to cheapen thewhole film. Though the director may have been originally aiming for amore 'fantastic' (for lack of a better word) feel, surely he mustrealise that the way the movie turned out, with a certain gritty andyet, feel good style, is the way it is meant to be. Slapping a fewcartoons here and there instead of a simple wipe doesn't make for aradically different movie, just a spoiled one. And why would theoriginal film, a classic and masterpiece, be discontinued once the newedition is released? there are future and even current generations whomay not get a chance to see the original now. If the original DVDedition is going to be discontinued, why can't it be included in thenew edition, we all know that it is possible (see alien specialedition) am i the only one who has this opinion?

2012-04-29 05:24:39

Not your typical action movie

"The Warriors" is not your average mind-numbing action flick in that it has a good story and well-developed characters. The acting is actually pretty decent, too (look for a young Mercedes Ruehl). I was introduced to this movie only a few years ago, but it immediately became a much-beloved member of my extensive video collection. Since then, I have screened this movie for various people and the response is unanimous - awesome!!The result of viewing this movie repeatedly with friends is almost always the same: if you watch this at party, count the minutes until slips their fingers into three beer bottles, clinks them together and chants "Warriors...come out to plaa-aay!" And I dare you to listen to Joe Walsh's "In the City" ever again without conjuring up memories of this cool movie.Joe Bob Briggs used to play this frequently on TNT's MonsterVision. I always wondered why until I finally watched the entire movie and was stunned at the heavy feeling of suspense I felt as the condemened Warriors were stalked through the gritty, dangerous (eerie?) streets of New York City in the dead of night. This is by no means a horror movie; however, the pervasive fear and anxiety that runs rampant throughout the film is enough to induce extensive nail-bighting. (One is almost reminded of another attempt at this urban horror scenario in 1993's "Judgement Night" with Cuba Gooding Jr and Emilio Estevez).For all of you undecided viewers out there, I highly recommend The Warriors. This one has become one of my favorite late-Saturday-night video staples. And if you, like me, are a fan of gritty New York street movies (i.e Taxi Driver), this one definitely deserves space on your video shelf. It is an action/suspense classic and one that you will enjoy for years to come. Can you dig it???

2012-04-28 18:46:02

Warriors, come out to play...

I just watched this today and I must say I liked it! This is a kinda cheesy "B" movie that really works well just because of how interesting it is. The acting isn't much, although it is more than I expected. The fight scenes were pretty good and entertaining. All in all, I'd say if you're a fan of cult classics like Clockwork Orange, Romper Stomper, or Suburbia (the punk version from the early 80s) I think you're really gonna like this movie. Violence, but not gore. Brawls, but not guns. Gangs, but no rap music! **lol** This is a classic example of a Cult Classic. Not everyone will enjoy it, but those that do will end up loving it.

WangYu 2012-04-24 12:53:36

A True Classic!

This movie rocks! The Clown baseball gangs, the big gang meetings, it'sallthere. The cool radio voice lady, the park, it all combines for anunforgettable movie! I definitely recommend this if your cult is lookingfora new classic!

2012-04-24 10:05:48

CAN YOU DIG IT!!

This drama about gangs in manhattan has stood the test of time and even 26 years on i still think this is pure class. After watchin war of the worlds in the mornin and batman in the afternoon i sat down at night wanting to watch an oldie.The warriors title suddenly caught my eye and i sat down wit popcorn in my hand. Even with the lack of special effects and the Batmamobile this was the film of the day and maybe even best film i've ever seen. The film starts off with the gangs huddled together watchin the great speech of sirus and the warriors watchin in aur. However the nutter of the film who is the leader of the Rouges whips out a gun and makes sirus 'the magical' eat led. The warriors are blamed and there is now more than 50 thousand people chasing them. With a funky 70's feel and a smart storyline which wil keep you occupied throughout the film this is a CLASSIC. The Rouges, Baseball clowns and the police bow down. 'Your good!'I recommend to people of all ages.

mm-39 2012-04-22 22:29:30

Entertaining but I give it a six

This film is entertaining, but lags in parts, and is a bit stupid. Theaction scenes are incredible, and some of the dialog is entertaining, butthere is some boring stretches in this one. The best part in the movie iswhen Cyres gets shot, he was so annoying (can you dig it) I could see themotive behind the shooting. My friend Tony cheered at that scene, anywaysthis movie is not to be taken seriously it is sorta comic book style. Whenthe subway caught fire and they did not get home I would of called a cab,but then we would have one very boring movie. They got to fight there wayback with these comic book dressed type gangs, one of the gangs look like across between alternative music Nervana and farmers. The bad guys in thisfilm did a very entertaining job and I was sorta rooting for them. If youlike foolish movies ie Repo Man rent this one.

jonpd 2012-04-22 06:56:37

WARIORS...COME OUT AND PLAY...

I was always reluctant to watch this film due to the whole idea of it notreally intriguing me. Boy was I wrong!! This film is one of the best filmsI've ever viewed, and I actually consider one of my top favorites. Manyfamiliar faces, an awesome '70s score, superb Walter Hill direction, andeven THE THING's Windows (Thomas G. Waites) made this film a pleasure to me.I highly recommend it. 10/10

2012-04-20 22:36:08

CLASSIC CULT FILM FOR WATCHING OVER AND OVER AGAIN

A city-wide truce has been called so that nine representatives of each of NY's thousands of warring street gangs can get to a kind of conference. In the claustrophobic precincts of a torch-lit park up in the Bronx at dead of night, the leader of NY's most powerful gang invites them to join together - an army of a hundred thousand soldiers - to take control of the city. At the height of his speech he is gunned down by a teenage psychopath who successfully pins the blame on The Warriors, a gang up from Coney Island. At that point the rally is broken up by riot police, and the Warriors have to make it the length of New York City back to their home turf through enemy-occupied territory. Not only are the police out in force to pick up stray gang-members; the successor to the assassinated leader has put a price on the Warriors' heads, and every gang in the city is combing the streets for them. Walter Hill's 1979 movie was based on a very downbeat novel by Sol Yurick, which was itself loosely based on an ancient Greek legend about a group of soldiers fighting their way home across enemy territory. It may not sound a promising formula, but Walter Hill turned it into one of the most entertaining and uplifting films of its decade and perhaps of his career. His successful strategy was to turn his back on the depressing realism of the book. Although the basic story-line and setting are from Yurick's novel, Hill turned to the original Greek tale for the broader atmosphere and moral tone of the film. Whereas Yurick was essentially writing about the dehumanising effects of peer group pressure and dysfunctional family life, Hill made a film about mutual trust and teamwork under pressure. You may not approve of his heroes - they are innocent of the main crime they are accused of but probably guilty of almost everything else imaginable - but you can hardly fail to root for them as the whole of New York is out for their blood and they are forced to find strengths they would never have suspected they possessed. They don't all make it home, of course, but for those who do it's a story of growing up in one night. This could have been just another street-fighting movie, but it was made with humour, sympathy and affection long before the genre was popularised by computer games and its conventions became cast in stone. Some of the gangs out to get the Warriors are just soulless thugs, but others are real people struggling with poverty, self-esteem and their sense of belonging. There is a certain amount of mostly well-choreographed violence, but it is all pretty cartoonish and violence is the last thing the film is really about. The real theme is group dynamics: who will take the lead, who will follow, who will rebel, who will be sacrificed, who will end up older and wiser. And if this sounds boring, remember that when the film was first released it sparked riots in NY theatres.The film boasts some fine character performances by young actors who have since gone on to wider acclaim, notably James Remar and David Patrick Kelly. It is crammed with memorable lines and unforgettable visual images, and a special word is required on its inspired use of the New York Subway - moody, dark, mysterious, enticing, threatening, Freudian. The trains constantly rushing through, scarred with graffiti, coming from and going to nowhere, are often a means of advancing the story, but they are so much more than that: Stopping and starting without warning, sometimes in the nick of time, sometimes a moment too late, they are a metaphor for the uncontrollable and fickle world in which the characters live. And just as often they seem to symbolise the world outside the tiny living space of these alienated kids and beyond their reach. The stations and tunnels are sometimes a protective womb, sometimes a battleground. We see no drivers, no ticket clerks, or indeed any humanising faces apart from the threatening presence of police officers prowling back and forth like monsters in a computer game - bump into one and you lose a life. In the end Hill cannot resist moralising a little: The blossoming gotta-get-out-of-this-place romance between the alpha-male Swan and Mercy, a tough/fragile runaway girl who falls in with the gang initially just for kicks. The taut and delicately directed confrontation with a handful of "legitimate" middle-class passenger on the train. The despairing line ("Is this what we fought all night to get back to?") as the surviving members of the gang emerge from the night train onto the grimy elevated station at Coney Island, and survey their home turf in the cruel honesty of dawn's early light. These sentiments are not just slightly clumsy; they betray a mildly patronising middle-class pity on the film-makers' part for the characters they themselves created. But paradoxically, this very flaw contributes to the film's success. There has been no shortage of gritty real-life streetwise film-making, and the depressing earnestness of that sort of film can deter the very audience that most needs to be woken up by it. In contrast, this film that has been made purely for entertainment, with no cold sadistic violence, no prostitution and most remarkably of all no drugs, doesn't put up any barriers of revulsion. And it does not date, because the stylized cityscapes and costumes do not belong to any specific era. Thus it gets right under your skin and very subtly gives a transforming glimpse of the dark side of urban life and the humanity that we share with even its most exotic life-forms. That's probably why "The Warriors" sparked off riots on its first release, and perhaps that's why it seems to get even better with age.

2012-04-20 13:42:07

Purists should hold onto their original copy...

Director Walter Hill has decided to revisit his movie and altered it slightly so that it closer resembles his original comic book vision. His new tweaks to the movie are obvious right from the get-go as he narrates an opening scrawl featuring parallels to some nonsense about what we are about to see with a Greek myth. Some of the scene transitions are now done in a more overt, comic book style a la panels featuring stylized frames from the movie. It doesn't look too bad but is unnecessary and does tend to upset the rhythm of the film somewhat.The Warriors is set almost entirely at night and presents the city as a dark, foreboding labyrinth fraught with danger that lurks around every corner, much like what Escape From New York would capitalize on for an even greater effect. Even though Hill claims this to be a comic book-like film, it really doesn't feel or look like one despite his recent tinkering. The gritty setting, the ominous music and the constant danger that our heroes are in doesn't evoke a comic book vibe at all. And this is what fans of the film like about it."The Warriors: The Beginning" examines the film's origins. This featurette also takes a look at the casting process including an amusing anecdote that James Remar tells of how he got the role of Ajax."The Warriors: Battleground" examines the filming process. They shot mostly at night and on location in New York City. It was a tough one as principal photography took place during the summer with short nights and in rough neighbourhoods."The Warriors: The Way Home" explores how the encounters with various gangs, like the Baseball Furies, was done. Cast and crew members dish some great anecdotes in this featurette."The Warriors: Phenomenon" examines the end of the film, the post-production process and its enduring legacy. Fans will delight in David Patrick Kelly's recounting of how he came up with the film's most famous line.Sadly, no deleted scenes are included. All we get is a glimpse of the original opening scene but that's it. What a missed opportunity. This DVD does not live up to its Ultimate Director's Cut moniker.

2012-04-17 05:54:39

Why couldnt they put the original film to blu ray?

This review is from: The Warriors (Ultimate Director's Cut) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray) The original Warriors is a great movie. Unfortunately this blue ray version has been ruined with comic book segues between many of the scenes. The stupidity of the comic book drawings is exceeded only be the lameness of the captions hinting at what will happen in the next scene. What a horrible hack of a great film.The only reason it gets 3 stars is for technical merit of those parts not butchered. The sound track and video quality are much better than the DVD version.

2012-04-17 00:01:43

THE FILM IS GREAT, THE DVD STINKS

The Warriors is one of my favorite films of all time..it is one of the ultimate cult films ever made. How can they release this DVD with nothing more than a lousy trailer? Where is the deleted scene that was only seen on ABC TV in NY on the old Friday Night Movie (at the beggining they showed the Warriors, in daylight, hanging out on the boardwalk talking about the trip to the Bronx before the classic "wonder Wheel" night-train scene)? How could they have left all this out? Where is Walter Hill's commentary????? Where are the interviews with the actors? The photo galleries? The contest to get an official WARRIORS vest? (OK--maybe I'm pushing it a little bit here). PLEASE Paramount--re-release this. How can you have released such a lame DVD to a film with such a HUGE and LOYAL following?...

jeneh87 2012-04-14 00:55:53

I love the warriors

I just saw this movie, and it is the coolest, most ridiculous thing i haveever seen. The way it was directed was amazing, everything that happens, youfeel is happening to you, and that you are apart of this gang and justtrying to get home. I loved all the characters, especially Ajax, played byJames Remar. Ajax is just that guy who you love to hate, but really, is yourfavorite for being so strongheaded. All the members of the Warriorsrepresent some thing different, like Swan is the warlord, or leader,Rembrandt, is the new, shy guy, Fox is the guy whose pretty chill witheveryone...and the list goes on. I recommend this to any 70s gang/ actionmovie fan, or really anyone whose out to see an extremely quality work ofcinema.

2012-04-13 08:05:13

Great Transfer!

The movie itself is great, the video transfer is superb, a nice PCM track would have made this movie tops!