The Warriors
[DVD Info]

The leader of the Riffs calls a meeting among all the gangs of New York to meet in the Bronx. Bring your nine best men, no packing. Cyrus (Roger Hill), who could have been a modivational speaker in a past life, talks of a better life. A life with all the gangs united. Instead of fighting of a small piece of turf why not take over all of New York. Together. Can you diiiiiig iiiiiit? They can! And a truce is called upon all of the gangs. However one gang cannot dig it and they assasinate Cyrus. Swan (Michael Beck) of the Warriors gang sees who shot Cyrus but before he becomes the next victim...the police show up causing everyone to flee. The "war chief" of the Warriors goes to Cyrus' aid but the gang who murdered Cyrus shows up claiming he saw the Warriors kill him...promptly following that statement...the war chief is murdered leaving the rest of the Warriors to figure out what happened. Little do they know...they are now the target of every gang in New York and they have no weapons. It sure is a long way from the Bronx to Coney Island. Will they make it without being killed? Will the real killers be caught? Or do the Warriors have to take the blame...with their lives?!

What...have you gone faggot on us? ~Ajax.

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This is one of those flix that you love or you hate. You can take it as it is and scoff at the silly costumes and roll your eyes at the cheezy lines or you can dig a little deeper and find that this movie is pure gold. If you do the latter you'll find yourself sucked into this world of street gangs and constant brawls and rooting for the underdog...knowing they'll make it...but wondering how with the odds stacked so high against them. The Baseball Furies are the best gang. Although their gang "colors" are amusing (baseball jerseys, painted faces [kind of like KiSS] and baseball bats) you certainly wouldn't want to get in a fight with them (even though you could probably out run them in their cleats on wet cement [they seemed to do fine in the movie though]). The dialouge is awesome and cheezy (but not so much that it ruins the movie) and the premise is good...focusing on the good action. Had this movie been done any other way...it would definately not be the great movie that it is. Because of this, the jury gives this flick:

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