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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: HD DVD
Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
EAN: 0097361247649
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: Paramount Pictures
Manufacturer: Paramount Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: July 03, 2007
Running Time: 93 minutes
Sales Rank: 14601
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: February 09, 1979
Editorial Review:
Description:
A battle of gigantic proportions is looming in the neon underground of New York City. The armies of the night number 100,000; they outnumber the police 5 to 1; and tonight they're after the Warriors - a street gang blamed unfairly for a rival gang leader's death. This contemporary action-adventure story takes place at night, underground, in the sub-culture of gang warfare that rages from Coney Island to Manhattan to the Bronx. Members of the Warriors fight for their lives, seek to survive in the urban jungle and learn the meaning of loyalty. This intense and stylized film is a dazzling achievement for cinematographer Andrew Laszlo.
Amazon.com:
The Warriors combines pure pulp storytelling and surprisingly poetic images into a thoroughly enjoyable cult classic. The plot is mythically pure (and inspired by a legendary bit of Greek history): When a charismatic gang leader is shot at a conclave in the Bronx meant to unite all the gangs in New York City, a troupe from Coney Island called the Warriors get blamed and have to fight all the way back to their own turf--which means an escalating series of battles with colorful and improbable gangs like the Baseball Furies, who wear baseball uniforms and KISS-inspired face make-up. Pop existentialism, performances that are somehow both wooden and overwrought, and zesty, kinetic filmmaking from director Walter Hill (Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs.) result in a delicious and unexpectedly resonant operatic cheesiness. The Ultimate Director's Cut doesn't radically alter the movie--some of the editing is tighter, the Greek legend has been added as an introduction--with one exception: in transitions, scenes begin and end as scenes from a comic book. While The Warriors always had a comic book flavor (and Hill, in an interview, says he deliberately pursued that sensibility), this device--similar to The Hulk--seems a bit overkill. But it's a minor problem; the movie holds its own, even 26 years later. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great Movie
My husband had talked about this movie for years with a quote "Warriors... come out and play yaaaa". Finally got it for him for his birthday this year. He was thrilled as he had looked for it in local rental shops and department stores with no luck.
It is a somewhat dark movie about a gang with some great background 80's music. Our 17 year old daughter walked through the room but got hooked and ended up watching the entire movie as well. I'm sure it will be played again here. Not, my ... Read More
Rating: - GREAT MOVIE !!!!!! GREAT SELLER!!!!
RECIEVED THIS MOVIE FAST
PACKAGING WAS AWESOME
THIS IS A RARE FIND AND SELLER HAD IT
LOVE THIS MOVIE ITS A MUST SEE
THANKS
Rating: - the warriors did it
this movie has a lot of action if you into gangs like colors, king of new york buy this movie
Rating:  - WTF? This is not The Warriors you remember! Do not buy!
Do yourself a favor - if you are a fan of this film, DO NOT BUY THE ULTIMATE DIRECTOR'S CUT!!! You will regret it immediately. Animated transitions from scene to scene? The heavy handed Anabasis crap that they shoehorned into the story? Even the clarity of the images threw me off! Put it this way - two minutes into the UDC DVD, I was back on Amazon to purchase the original version. Yes - the audio has been cleaned up - so tf what? Walter Hill is one director who is clearly out of touch with the impact ... Read More
Rating:  - Great Movie on TV...Way too much cussing on movie!
One of my favorite movies...ON T.V.
The actual movie version was horrible with tons of horrible language!
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