The Warriors (The Ultimate Director's Cut)
starring: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright, Brian Tyler, David Harris
directed by: Walter Hill
directed by: Walter Hill
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Director Walter Hill claims his turf with The Warriors Ultimate Director's Cut! It's the stunning, must-see version of the classic film, loaded with special features that pack extra punch. The Warriors are ready to fight their way back to Coney Island, but standing in their path are some of the baddest, out-for-blood gangs in New York City. It'll take every bit of street smarts and every weapon they can find to make it back alive!
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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. The dvd has no audio commentary, but there are four short documentaries (really, one documentary in four parts). These include excellent interviews with Hill, actors Michael Beck, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh. The producers, the cinematographer, the costume designer, the stunt coordinator, and many others give lively and in-depth descriptions of how the movie came to be. One of these documentaries includes portions of a deleted scene that was used when The Warriors was screened on television; no other deleted scenes are included. --Bret Fetzer
Director Walter Hill claims his turf with The Warriors Ultimate Director's Cut! It's the stunning, must-see version of the classic film, loaded with special features that pack extra punch. The Warriors are ready to fight their way back to Coney Island, but standing in their path are some of the baddest, out-for-blood gangs in New York City. It'll take every bit of street smarts and every weapon they can find to make it back alive!
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. The dvd has no audio commentary, but there are four short documentaries (really, one documentary in four parts). These include excellent interviews with Hill, actors Michael Beck, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh. The producers, the cinematographer, the costume designer, the stunt coordinator, and many others give lively and in-depth descriptions of how the movie came to be. One of these documentaries includes portions of a deleted scene that was used when The Warriors was screened on television; no other deleted scenes are included. --Bret Fetzer
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- Why couldnt they put the original film to blu ray?
The original Warriors is a great movie.Unfortunately this blue ray version has been ruined with comic book segues between many of the scenes.The stupidity of the comic book drawings is exceeded only be the lameness of the captions hinting at what will happen in the next scene.What a horrible hack of a great film.
The only reason it gets 3 stars is for technical merit of those parts not butchered.The sound track and video quality are much better than the DVD version.
Rating: - A place where nobody dared to go
Walter Hill's THE WARRIORS was a remarkable film when it emerged in 1980. Based on Xenophon's legendary military tale ANABASIS, about a gang of soldiers cut off from their homeland and outnumbered on enemy turf, it retains a mythic atmosphere, and Hill admitted its rhythms and style were much based on comic books. (The film was apparently a favorite of President Reagan's, which may be an apocryphal fact but which makes perfect sense when you considering his own cinematic career.) Hill makes some ... Read More
Rating: - Review of Warriors
The warriors is an awsome movie a little bit out dated but still phenomonal get the ultimate collectors cut because it makes a big difference
Rating: - warriors
information did not say that you needed a hd dvd player to watch this dvd
Rating: - Can you dig it?
The Warriors ranks as one of the classics to me.Everything about the movie is just great, from the brawls to the cold stares that Swan gives just about everyone.
Personally, I prefer the regular version to the Ultimate Director's Cut, because the comic-style transitions greatly disrupt the flow of the movie and at one point, completely remove any sense of surprise that the scene would've had.Get the original version if you can, it clearly deserves 5 stars.
- Why couldnt they put the original film to blu ray?The original Warriors is a great movie.Unfortunately this blue ray version has been ruined with comic book segues between many of the scenes.The stupidity of the comic book drawings is exceeded only be the lameness of the captions hinting at what will happen in the next scene.What a horrible hack of a great film.
The only reason it gets 3 stars is for technical merit of those parts not butchered.The sound track and video quality are much better than the DVD version.
- A place where nobody dared to goWalter Hill's THE WARRIORS was a remarkable film when it emerged in 1980. Based on Xenophon's legendary military tale ANABASIS, about a gang of soldiers cut off from their homeland and outnumbered on enemy turf, it retains a mythic atmosphere, and Hill admitted its rhythms and style were much based on comic books. (The film was apparently a favorite of President Reagan's, which may be an apocryphal fact but which makes perfect sense when you considering his own cinematic career.) Hill makes some ... Read More
- Review of WarriorsThe warriors is an awsome movie a little bit out dated but still phenomonal get the ultimate collectors cut because it makes a big difference
- warriorsinformation did not say that you needed a hd dvd player to watch this dvd
- Can you dig it?The Warriors ranks as one of the classics to me.Everything about the movie is just great, from the brawls to the cold stares that Swan gives just about everyone.
Personally, I prefer the regular version to the Ultimate Director's Cut, because the comic-style transitions greatly disrupt the flow of the movie and at one point, completely remove any sense of surprise that the scene would've had.Get the original version if you can, it clearly deserves 5 stars.
