Drawing influence from the Battle Of Cunaxa (circa 401 B.C.), The Warriors was a great new-age adaptation of the classic, courageous story. When the leader of the largest gang in NYC brings all of the gangs to one spot in hope of unification, a member of a gang assassinates him in cold blood. When the assailant notices a member of The Warriors saw him shoot, he shouts to the heavens that 'The Warriors did it!', leaving The Warriors to get all the way back across New York City avoiding cops and every other gang on the way. Although it hit screens in 1978, fight sequences and attitudes aren't dubbed-up, leaving me feeling with adjectives like 'raw' and 'haggard'. A non-groggy plot line plus interesting synth-fueled background score equals a strong recommendation.
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