So growing up as a teen in the early/mid 80s I remember "Warriors...come out and play-yay" even though I never saw the movie. I finally watched last night on Netflix and was hugely disappointed. What a horrible movie. Was it a comedy? Was it supposed to be so ridiculous with the stupid gangs (mimes, baseball players, lizzies, etc)? Just saw a huge let down...how is this rated almost an 8? Just awful.
shareIt would be hard to battle somebody else's taste, but you might find quite a few fans of the film who will disagree with you. I saw it on TV around '83 and quite liked it a lot, but lest you think it's merely a Gen X nostalgia trip, I know quite a few twentysomethings who like it as well. There's an energy in its editing. The acting seems to be deliberately wooden from all involved, but that's not its strong suit: it's the visual energy with which the stoty unfolds. The ridiculous get-ups of the various gangs aren't meant to be funny but could be taken that way, but they're far more interesting than if the film had chosen a more realistic mode of storytelling. Plus, it's got Lynne Thigpen's remarkably expressive lips (and nothing else) as the DJ serving as a Greek chorus to give crucial information. If this had been made just two years later, the MTV aesthetic would have dictated how it would be made, but Walter Hill's film stands as an interesting and still-engaging unique experience that many people across generations seem to admire.
shareJust because you don't like it doesn't mean its awful.
OPINIONS.
A lot of people loved this movie.
d_ziemann: I fully agree with you. Maybe seeing this movie as a teenager, when it first came out might be more impactful. But seeing it as a middle-aged man, 36 years after it came out, it is horrible. I have peers that are my age that highly recommended it. They said it was great. They must have seen it as impressionable teenagers. I cannot believe it is rated as highly as it is. I would give it a 2 out of 10.
shareThis is just one of those movie that had to see when you were a kid to really enjoy as an adult.
This is just one of those movie that had to see when you were a kid to really enjoy as an adult.
It was supposed to be like a comic book come to life, with everything slightly exaggerated. Was it supped to be 'ridiculous'? Not really.
How is it rated almost an 8? Because lots of people have voted it highly.
Your opinion is your own and you are entitled to it, of course. But I would argue The Warriors is definitely NOT a film whose target audience is middle-aged men. You probably should have seen it back in the early/mid 80's instead. But alas...
Never defend crap with 'It's just a movie'
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