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https://youtu.be/Nsgtl6MF8RU

And dat soundtrack sheeeeeeeet

https://youtu.be/A1NeFpMrtvc

the dialogue in that film caught me by surprise the first time I watched it. lots of slurs

The Warriors is a great example of when style carried a movie. I mean, all the dialogue and early characterization in the intro is done through repeated shot-reverse-shot filming and instead of feeling uninspired and repetitive it starts to feel a bit mesmerizing and fantastic.

Weezy_Tha_Don posted...

the dialogue in that film caught me by surprise the first time I watched it. lots of slurs

ALOT of movies in the 70s like that or Saturday Night Fever didn't take consideration into that stuff. Not apologizing for that but I just chalk it up to throwback gritty era NY being like that.

Pogo_Marimo posted...

The Warriors is a great example of when style carried a movie. I mean, all the dialogue and early characterization in the intro is done through repeated shot-reverse-shot filming and instead of feeling uninspired and repetitive it starts to feel a bit mesmerizing and fantastic.

Precisely. If they didn't get the bands on the soundtrack or if the cinematography wasn't as unique for its time, it'd probably be on the level of maybe a typical Roger Corman flick because it's not like the fights or stunts were hardcore amazing lol

Jagr_68 posted...

ALOT of movies in the 70s like that or Saturday Night Fever didn't take consideration into that stuff. Not apologizing for that but I just chalk it up to throwback gritty era NY being like that.

I mean, it captures the reality of the era. Slurs were much more common back then. It's just how it was.

Weezy_Tha_Don posted...

the dialogue in that film caught me by surprise the first time I watched it. lots of slurs

I wasn't surprised at Ajax being homophobic. It was in-keeping with his overly hostile personality and machismo. He's the "bad" one of the group. But I was surprised that the more mellow and relatable Rembrandt used anti-Japanese slurs when worrying about a possible ambush. The characters being bigoted is probably one of the more realistic aspects of the movie though.

The entire reason the film has a surrealistic tone to it is because the screenwriter thought it was unrealistic that gangs would be racially integrated. He wanted the Warriors to be an all Black gang and when the studio said no to that, he created a stylistic fantasy world where gangs have larger than life identities like the Baseball Furies or the Punks (roller skate gang).

Have never understood the cult following behind this movie.

Tremors is perfecter though.