I just don't get it. I know that The Warriors is a grand cult film, but after watching it I'm trying to figure out what in the hell is so impressive about it. The film is one of those "a few years from now" stories where the gangs of New York City meet to come together and take over the city. The peace is broken when they main gang leader is killed and it is pinned on a Coney Island gang called the Warriors. All hell breaks loose as the gangs of New York City set out to avenge their fallen leader and eliminate the Warriors before they return to their turf, which happens to be 27 miles away.The Warriors has tolerable acting from a relative unknown cast. The film has a great look and really gets the feel of a hellish New York after dark. The problem with the film is that it's so damn repetitive. They run, they encounter a gang, fight, run, hey there's that chick, another gang, fight, run, fight, disc jockey, home, another gang, almost fight. That's the movie. Yeah, the gangs are eccentric which actually adds to the film as a piece of great fiction, it's just that they don't do much, kind of like a hood ornament.
I know the Warriors is a cult film, but lets be honest- so is Mommy Dearest. Like I said, i still don't get it. What I saw was an average gang apocalypse film that had little action, just a lot of running. The title calls them heroes which really blows me away. A major disappointment.
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