Overrated Cult Movie - The Warriors (1979) Discussion

[–] Jason_Hoehn 10 years ago

I agree. Really it's a genuinely Dumb movie. So many plotholes. Silly characters. I watched it again for the first time in 30 years and it does not hold up. It's laughable at best.

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[–] drew-155 10 years ago

Right from the beginning... NOBODY ELSE saw Luther shoot Cyrus? So *beep* stupid. Also The Warriors always look like they're about to cry. I've never seen such a doe-eyed group of alleged "thugs".
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'Slippy flappy suck sook!'--Lappy Slapsum, "The Rage of Friction"

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[–] ccr1633 9 years ago

drew-155 wrote:

Right from the beginning... NOBODY ELSE saw Luther shoot Cyrus?

Stupid criticism. Everyone's eyes were on Cyrus, and Luther had his own gang huddled around him. It's perfectly reasonable he'd be essentially unnoticed.

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[–] drew-155 9 years ago

I guess you've never been around a gun being shot. If you're within 15 feet of a .38 being shot, your ears will hurt and ring for like 20 minutes. If you had ever heard real gunshot, you'd realize that you were the stupid one.

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'Slippy flappy suck sook!'--Lappy Slapsum, "The Rage of Friction"

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[–] nte1igentwon 9 years ago

Absolute bulls#!t. I own multiple pistols including a .45 and have shot it w/o ear protection. You shouldn't exaggerate to make the point that the shot would've been noticed.

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[–] tobygibson002 9 years ago

But at the time it came out it was actually pretty well done- for a teenage gang film. It just doesn't pass the test of time.

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[–] haldurgz 9 years ago

I just saw it -- yeah it's pretty dumb. Decent songs though. Is that what people outside of NYC thought gangs were like?

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[–] romefan123 10 years ago

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^you and you are insane^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

"Get the point...get the point!" Terry Silver Karate Kid III

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[–] ElmStreetDreamer 10 years ago

I just finally watched it after hearing good things & I agree it's not that great. Some good acting, some poor acting, pretty average movie overall

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[–] coldnaps 9 years ago

Extremely average. Hasn't aged well at all

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[–] NedRierson 10 years ago

Could not disagree more.

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[–] drew-155 10 years ago

The only thing I like about it is that it stars NYC the way it was when I was a teenager. I'm talking about the way it looked though not the way it was. The only gangs roaming the streets dressed like these gangs were in the meat packing district.

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'Slippy flappy suck sook!'--Lappy Slapsum, "The Rage of Friction"

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[–] kmags84 9 years ago

It's not a Classic in the sense of a 'Goodfellas' and that's what people dont understand. It was made to be weird, colorful and just OUT THERE in general. It's entertaining and im very much into film in the classical sense

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[–] ccr1633 9 years ago

Exactly kmags84. In addition, the choreography and editing of the action sequences was brilliant. Walter Hill was never more masterful.

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[–] kmags84 9 years ago

Precisely. 48hrs is great, so is Hard Times in its own way, he wrote Aliens... I mean, he did okay for a good 10+ years. He was at his most creative with The Warriors though, no doubt about it

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[–] exactlypointpoint 9 years ago

I saw the movie in the theatres and loved it, I think it was even rated 'R' at the time. It is dated, but the premise of the story is great. I'd stand in line and buy a ticket if they did a reboot.

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[–] LaLlama 9 years ago

Exactly, The Warriors is not a classic the way The Wizard of Oz, A Clockwork Orange, or The Godfather are classics.. It's far from what is traditionally considered a masterpiece, but it is still enjoyable for what it is.

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[–] drew-155 10 years ago

I cannot argue with this opinion. What a *beep* stupid movie. The one film Roger Ebert was right about. It's more absurd than Bronx Warriors. I'm pretty sure this movie was supposed to be for homosexuals. I don't think I've ever seen a less threatening group of "gang members". Who the hell thinks baseball uniforms are scary? We used to call that gang "The Gay Yankees". If I met the warriors in a back alley, I'd be afraid of them trying to *beep* me in the ass, not beat me up.

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'Slippy flappy suck sook!'--Lappy Slapsum, "The Rage of Friction"

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[–] ficoce 9 years ago

Ebert was kind of toeing the studio line in 1979. The Warriors was somewhat of a new concept; an edgy beat-em up movie that wasn't too sappy or a western that a high school to early 20's audience could relate to. It led the way for films like Escape from NY. Look at the work Kurt Russell did before EFNY; he played somewhat naive campy characters.

I was taking a film class in HS during this time. We had to both review the films and do reports on as many Siskel and Ebert shows as we could. VHS was new at the time and the school got one and the Siskel and Ebert were recorded. We all thought The Warriors had some pretty stupid story issues, like everyone laughed when the baseball team started picking up bats, but all the guys and girls wore hair like we did, not either 50 - early 60's style or super long and greasy. We could relate. We had to guess what film would end up being a classic, The Warriors for '80 and Airplane! for '81. For HS kids we didn't do too bad. I'll tell ya - Ebert didn't get really cool until later in his career.

Watching it 35 years later? Yeah, it seems a little dated. No CGI and they couldn't fudge things in post like they can now - I've also watched a lot of movies since then. Would it stack up with films today? No, that's why its a classic.

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[–] toastmn 9 years ago

Thanks for the post I enjoyed reading it.

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[–] misterowl70 10 years ago

For each of you here who thinks that the movie was garbage there are an equal amount of us here who love it and accept it for what it was, warts and all. The problem with opinions on either side is that they are one's own and only meaningful to their beholder.

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[–] SirMoeTheInsane 9 years ago

I think the OP and the other naysayers are members of the Orphans.

"Get back here! I'm not through demeaning you!"

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[–] misterowl70 9 years ago

Be careful they have a heavy rep, you mess with them you'll find that out....lol

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[–] kmags84 9 years ago

Nice... That's why its a cult classic. Of course it's ridiculous, so what?!? It was a different time

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[–] kmags84 9 years ago

The OP is definitely the dude with half an eye in The Orphans... His girl would get a train and probably like it!

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[–] lsavage66 9 years ago

Look I get it, it's not for everybody. It helps to be of a certain age and from the city. But even though I fall into those categories, this is really horribly written. I've seen porn with lBetter writing.

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[–] WhenGreyjoysCry 9 years ago

It is. Just a ridiculous movie, but one that has stuck with me since I was a kid. Maybe that's why it has such a high rating - nostalgia

"Gold buys a mans silence for a time. A bolt to the heart buys it forever"

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