{"id":2012,"date":"2024-12-21T18:34:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T02:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ga2so.com\/blog\/?p=2012"},"modified":"2024-12-21T18:34:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T02:34:21","slug":"retro-movie-adventures-the-warriors-1979","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ga2so.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/21\/retro-movie-adventures-the-warriors-1979\/","title":{"rendered":"Retro Movie Adventures: The Warriors (1979)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ga2so.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/the-warriors.jpg\" alt=\"Deborah Van Valkenburgh and Michael Beck as Mercy and Swan riding the subway in The Warriors\" class=\"wp-image-2013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ga2so.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/the-warriors.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ga2so.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/the-warriors-300x38.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ga2so.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/the-warriors-768x96.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another film crossed off the &#8220;I know all the memes but I&#8217;ve never watched the movie&#8221; list!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This movie has the simplest plot possible &#8211; &#8220;I gotta get my gang out of this bad area&#8221;  &#8211; but it zips by before you can get bored or tear open too many holes in the plot (and there are plenty of holes to choose from).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some thoughts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There sure were a lot of costumes at the start of this movie. Some of them were pretty detailed &#8211; some costumer made a set of yellow satin jackets with custom &#8220;Electric Eliminators&#8221; logos for less than a minute of screen time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the other hand, a lot of gang costumes seemed to be &#8220;everyone gets the same color of dirty shirt.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>So, all the gangs of New York send unarmed representatives to a meeting, but then they all split up?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I like the idea that somewhere in New York City people live in terror of a group of kids with mime costumes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weird to see one of the cast of Too Close For Comfort as a sex worker. Henry will be flummoxed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also weird that the sexy radio announcer is The Chief from Carmen Sandiego.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, if Mercedes Ruehl is sitting alone on a bench in Central Park in the middle of the night, don&#8217;t try any funny stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ga2so.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/war-9-1024x731.png\" alt=\"Mercedes Ruehl  as an undercover policewoman at night, wearing a red shirt, biting her lip and looking at a partially visible Ajax in The Warriors.\" class=\"wp-image-2015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ga2so.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/war-9-1024x731.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ga2so.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/war-9-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ga2so.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/war-9-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ga2so.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/war-9.png 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Admiral Ackbar would know what was happening here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you dig it? 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