The Warriors has an intriguing plot that has the potential for a decent movie. Set in a time when hundreds of gangs are running amok in New York, all vying for a piece of the city, Cyrus, the leader of one of the gangs calls a peaceful meeting for a delegation of 9 members of each of the hundred best known gangs in the city. He is hoping to unite them against the authorities (altogether, the gang's membership numbers 60,000 people - there are barely 20,000 police in the entire city).
Unfortunately, during the rally, somebody shoots Cyrus in the face - and then shouts out that it was the leader of the Warriors that did it. He's quickly captured and we don't see his fate beyond an angry crowd descending on him. The remaining eight Warriors escaped the meeting and are faced with travelling through the night to get back to their own 'turf', all the while being hunted by every other gang in NYC (not to mention the police).
This is supposed to be a hard edged, darkly violent movie. It's not particularly. In fact, it sucks quite a lot. The dialogue is hideously dated. The costumes make it look like a 90-minute trial run for a Village People comeback tour. The hairstyles are all kinds of amazing. The main antagonist sounds like his nuts haven't quite dropped.
It's still watchable though. And, unsurprisingly, a remake is currently in pre-production - apparently helmed by Tony Scott. Hopefully, he can capitalise on a decent storyline and make a properly action packed, suspense filled movie without quite so much additional cheese.
My rating: 5.1 / 10
IMDB rating: 7.6 / 10
Running time: 92 mins
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