Warrior's come out to play!
This is the story of a gang who after attending a meeting in the Bronx, with all of the (main) gangs in New York are wrongly accused of murdering Cyrus (Warlord of Gramercy Riffs). They then have to bop (fight) their way back to Coney Island their own turf. While fending off other gangs after 'the word' is put out to take them out. The Warriors (1979) is an uber cool tale of fists, bats and even roller skates, set in a dark underworld of street violence. If you show weakness here you will be punished. This visually stunning movie has a great soundtrack and super story that has plenty of action from start to finish. It also has one the greatest opening credits I have ever seen.
This film is ageless and when you see it on Blu Ray looks like it was filmed yesterday! Directed by Walter Hill in my opinion one of the true greats. He really pulls you into this gritty street existence and you are immediately in tune with all the characters. The leader of The Warriors is Swan played by Michael Beck a great character that uses his brain aswell as his fists. He is supported by James Remar who plays Ajax (you may recognize him from Django unchained). Also worth a mention is David Patrick Kelly as Luther the loud mouthed and cocky warlord of The Rogues.
You get to meet a lot of gangs as The Warriors make there way through this gauntlet, including the Baseball fury's (my personal favorite). This film is a cult classic and I firmly believe one of the greatest gang films of all time. In the words of Cyrus 'CAN YOU DIG IT'!
In closing if you haven't seen this film... see it! One to own well worth the shelf space.
The Warriors gets 9 out of 10.
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