even though it might be obvious

FOG · Post by **FOG** » Sat Jul 27, 2002 1:10 pm

I just watched The Warriors again for the first time in a while.

AND IT FUCKING RULES!!

T.Luster · Post by **T.Luster** » Sat Jul 27, 2002 11:20 pm

I always got a kick out of the baseball player gang "The Furys". When they show the gangs at the beginning of the film, who in the hell are those guys that look like a gang of mimes???

They don't scare me :-P

Yes,very cool movie!

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Sun Jul 28, 2002 6:19 am

Oh yeah, this is a personal favourite of mine, although my choice for best Walter Hill film would be SOUTHERN COMFORT.

There's a great comic book feel to the THE WARRIORS and the opening sequence really sets the film up nicely. The gang dressed as mimes always gets a reaction whenever I show this movie to friends. It is pretty hard to imagine them intimidating anyone.
Has anyone else read Sol Yurick's novel on which the film was based? It's actually quite different from the film. The basic premise is the same and there's a couple of incidents common to both, but unlike the film, the novel is really contemptuous towards the gang members and finds nothing heroic about them.

I'd really love to see Walter Hill make a comeback, his last good film for me was EXTREME PREJUDICE made way back in 1987, and his earlier films played a major part in the development of my interest in movies.

Remo D · Post by **Remo D** » Sun Jul 28, 2002 8:26 am

Just a few quick Walter Hill jots...

One of the Baseball Furies in THE WARRIORS is none other than the late, great Steve James.

Grab that SOUTHERN COMFORT DVD--it's a beaut.

I personally think that Hill's last truly great film was JOHNNY HANDSOME.

I don't think I've ever been quite so crushed as I was by SUPERNOVA.

Hill has another crack at it with UNDISPUTED, though--seen THAT trailer yet?

hodgy · Post by **hodgy** » Sun Jul 28, 2002 6:26 pm

So, when is Hollywood gonna ruin THIS one with a remake? Come on, Kirstin Dunst in the chick gang, Adam Sandler as the Gang leader that gets shot, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon as the Warriors... maybe they could get Emmanuel Lewis to say "Warriors...come out and playee ayyyyyy..."

Griff [Mola] · Post by **Griff [Mola]** » Mon Jul 29, 2002 1:18 am

Didn't I hear somewhere that they were already considering remaking this?

Pretty stupid idea. How could a contemporary gang run from one side of town to the other with their pants at half mast? Doesn't make sense.

Anyway, top movie.

Latte Thunder · Post by **Latte Thunder** » Mon Jul 29, 2002 6:01 am

CAN YOU DIG IT? SUCKAS? CAAAAAN YOOUUUU DIG IIIIIIT?!?!

one of my all time favorites

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