The Warriors...

[il Padrino Ute]

I figured I would stop the hijack of the Trunk or Treat thread and start this over here.

I love this movie. A great soundtrack. A great score. Campy acting. Quotable. Fun story line. Everything about it is awesome.

I've seen this movie probably more times than any other movie. I was just starting my sophomore year in high school when it was released and my friends and I saw it on opening night. Lots of testosterone flowing in the theater during the film, but nothing happened afterwards, despite the place being full of kids from three different schools. It was all in good fun.

When it was released on betamax, I spent I think $80 for it and it was worth every penny. My friends and I watched it pretty much every weekend our senior year.

A few years later, in a course in school, I had to read Anabasis (I believe that's the name of the work. Perhaps Solon can correct me) that was written by Xenophon (I think I spelled that right) and realized that I knew that story though it was in a modern day setting, rather than ancient Persia. (It's an awesome read.)

The Warriors is in my top 5 films of all time. Pure entertainment.

[Mormon Red Death]

[il Padrino Ute]

DDD posted the fight with the Furies, so I decided that I'll post this fight scene with the Punks to further encourage those youngsters here to see it:

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[Jeff Lebowski]

I was a senior in HS when I saw that movie at the old University Mall cinema (the one that was located inside the mall, just east of the current Macey's dept store). I was blown away. I decided that there was no way I was ever going to visit New York.

I also remember that there were a bunch of guys outside the theater that night that were ...... uhhhh... inspired by the movie and were looking to pick a fight. My knucklehead cousin started jawing with them and it was all I could do to pull him away and get him to shut up and get in the car. I was sure they were going to pull out their Louisville Sluggers and lay into us.

[FN Phat]

I was a senior in HS when I saw that movie at the old University Mall cinema (the one that was located inside the mall, just east of the current Macey's dept store). I was blown away. I decided that there was no way I was ever going to visit New York.

I also remember that there were a bunch of guys outside the theater that night that were ...... uhhhh... inspired by the movie and were looking to pick a fight. My knucklehead cousin started jawing with them and it was all I could do to pull him away and get him to shut up and get in the car. I was sure they were going to pull out their Louisville Sluggers and lay into us.

I had a similar experience, but in my day it was 8 mile

[Green Lantern]

I had a similar experience, but in my day it was 8 mile

So when you came out of the theater, people tried to rap battle you?

[JohnnyLingo]

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Wow, overalls, striped shirts and roller skates. That's intimidating.

No wonder they lost.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

I remember seeing bits and pieces of this show during the mid-80s when one of the local UHF channels would have "Action Theatre" on Saturday afternoons.

I rented this movie last week. Obviously production values weren't as high in the late 70s. I thank Steven Spielberg for improving them. After reading the plot, I got the impression that these guys were going to fighting and hiding the whole way from the Bronx to Coney Island. Instead they're walking down the streets in the open and playing grabass on the subway for half the show. The show got off to a good start when they were getting chased down by the bus and the Central Park scene was cool.

It was also cool to see Dexter's adopted Dad as well as the guy from The Bloodhound Gang.

Tony Scott's remake could be cool. Unfortunately, it's set in LA. The Bronx to Coney Island aspect is cool and I don't think that can be repeated in an LA setting. On the other hand, it would be difficult to conceive of a bunch of hoodlums running through modern-day Manhattan.

[FN Phat]

So when you came out of the theater, people tried to rap battle you?

There was a kid that got shanked in our local theater after the movie. There we also a few shootings in Richmond.

[Green Lantern]

There was a kid that got shanked in our local theater after the movie. There we also a few shootings in Richmond.

Don't tell my dad. He already thinks rap music is responsible for 90% of the evils in this world.

[Tim]

I'm watching The Warriors for the first time right now. It's so bad that it's good. Horrible acting, terrible writing, just plain stupid. But awesome.

[Tim]

After reading the plot, I got the impression that these guys were going to fighting and hiding the whole way from the Bronx to Coney Island. Instead they're walking down the streets in the open and playing grabass on the subway for half the show.

Basically it's just a jogging movie about New York.