The Warriors is the new Star Wars

[alexfugazi]

There I said it.  I won't take it back.  The Warriors is the new Star Wars.  It gives the viewer EVERYTHING they could want, ..it doesn't sell it self out 25 years later, and it leaves the fans wanting MORE.

When I first saw the Warriors early 2005, I realized...'this is it.  This is the film that was missing from my childhood." 

And then I thought- "Star Wars can go stick it."

When you think about it, the films are quite similar. 
Both are completely a Boy's adventure film, Both take place in a realistic 'fantasy land' (and before anyone jumps all over me, The Warriors, while taking place in a real enviornment, does not accurately depict 70's gang life), they both have mouthy tough female leads with a mostly chaste love subplot.  Both, while featuring a lot of Action and fisticuffs,  are actually quite light on the violence. 

The main difference?  The Warriors is no whore.  It's beautiful and simple, and it doesn't crap all over itself 25 years down the line.  It doesn't make you wonder, "Gosh, what did I see in that film anyway?"

This post is my break up letter to Star Wars.  There's a new, more dangerous, and therefore more appealing girl in town...I'm exclusive with the Warriors from here on out.  I traded my lightsabre in for a spiked baseball bat.

[Cowboy Is Cool]

I agree with you on most cases, but I still love the original Star Wars trilogy. Not the new ones, and I still love The Warriors alot more.

[Luther]

Thats a great way to put it Never heard that around here before, man  :lol:


nice one

man its 2am. i should go to bed.

[KillerMime]

Can't argue with you about the warriors greatness.  But, as far as crapping on itself 25 years later, the ultimate director's cut was a fairly big turd, IMO.

[CAZ]

i didnt mind the new trilogy of star wars. with the exception of attack of the colones, it was pretty entertaining. i never really wanted anything more  from the movie then to be entertained. and i got it. but yeah, attack of the colones sucked. and i liked the warriors more than any of the star wars films anyway.

[alexfugazi]

Man, I FORGOT about the so-called "Ulitmate Director's Cut" fiasco...at least BOTH versions of the film are available.  The special features on that disc are pretty dang nice, though...makes it almost forgivable. 

And, all things considered, as bad as those animated interludes turned out, it didn't affect the structure of the story of characters...like say, Han Solo no longer shooting first at Greedo.

[goin_CRAZY]

I'm sorry Alexfugazi, but the Warriors does most definately not have an epic trilogy based on the idea. Guess who does!

[ajaxismad]

but man starwars had cool lightsabers! lightsabers lightsabers they are the coolest
.. but the lightsabers man did u think about the lightsabers the warriors is great but they dont have no lightsabers there so cool man man man lightsabers!

[Jesse]

i agree... whats the big deal with star wars any way!  :doubt: ever hear of a star wars geek! yeah the guy who has every action figure all the murchendice and will never have a love life with a girl!! idk

[Cubs On The Red Carpet]

the last star wars movie they put out was quite rubbuish every sabre fight lasted about 15 seconds apart from the last one. lightsabres are cool but there not real so its a baseball bat for me

[soldierthemiddle]

yea im with you there
the star wars preqills(esspecially the 1st) were terrible the only thing that the warriors produced was the game which in my opinion is one of the best ive played

[ajaxismad]

yea im with you there
the star wars preqills(esspecially the 1st) were terrible the only thing that the warriors produced was the game which in my opinion is one of the best ive played

BEST SIG EVER!

[Cowboy Is Cool]

Hey, soldierthemiddle, what's that on your sig?

[LIPPY]

Hey, soldierthemiddle, what's that on your sig?

Isn't that the Beastie Boys 'Sabotage' video?! MCA being 'Cochese'... Good choice soldierthemiddle! 

Back on topic, I never saw the attraction to the Star Wars series, so I've always looked at the Warriors as being above it (feel free to castrate me, die hard's!  ).

[Space Toaster]

But...but...but...Star Wars has Wookiees! WOOKIEES I TELLS YA! Oh wait...Vermin's chesthair...

Anywho, I like both the Star Wars movies and The Warriors. I'm not so broken up about the changes they made to the original Star Wars trilogy because I've most likely never saw (or remember) the original version, because that wasn't my generation. Heck, I was seven when the Special Edition versions were released, and that was LONG before I realized how kickass Star Wars was.

Hm...now who would win, Ajax or Vader? *Coughcough*VADER*Coughcough*