Finally got around to seeing this. Not only didnt I love it, I didnt like it either!
Michael Pare is probably one of the worst Leading Men Ive ever seen. No charm or charisma and cant act either!
Diane Lane is gorgeous and can lip synch and thats pretty much all I can say bout her here
Why is EG Daley even in this movie? Dont get me wrong - I love her, but her charactor is not even neccesarry - which they must have realized in the second half cuz she just randomly disappears!
Bad, bad, bad movie. I dont know what I would have thought about it in 1984..but , well, it hasnt "aged" well!
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
I love this movie.. always have..
Posted by Secret Admirer (Member # 3574) on :
How can this be? This is one of the best movies ever. It gets better with every viewing, so maybe give it a second try in the future. The soundtrack is phenomenal too.
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
streets of fire??? ill check that out.
Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
I'm with you mama...I think. I started watching this about 6 months ago, but was interupted by my son's shorter than usual nap...I didn't rush to go back, but I may give it another shot. So I can't say for sure that I don't like...but I'm pretty sure I don't! Posted by wow777 (Member # 8717) on :
it was a strange movie.everybody can't always feel the same about everything.as for me? i didn't like it either....... i loved it!!! don't forget rick moranis was in it and that hot chick from field of dreams and uncle buck.or was that eg daley? lol
Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
Devolution here,
I appreciate it for when I watched it when I was younger, it's not great now.
We are DEVO.
However the soundtrack is fantastic.
Posted by Blake (Member # 75) on :
I think someone mentioned the movie on here before so i rented it and I agree I thought it was terrible I didn't even finish the movie. I cant remember the last time I turned a movie off but this was one of them. I don't know what it was about the movie but it just bored me from the start.
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
Michael Pare is a handsome piece of wood. Willem was cool though! Diane never looked better. Something was missing from the story.
Posted by Secret Admirer (Member # 3574) on :
Are these responses for real? I feel like I'm in the twilight zone Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
Well, I liked the film as a kid but always felt there was something missing. Chemistry maybe? A piece of the story? I still think it's worth watching because it's so unique (and has a great soundtrack).
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
"Michael Pare is a handsome piece of wood" LMAO!
I agree with the person above me. The charactors werent likeable, there was no chemistry, there was very little plot (why did those bikers kidnap her anyway?) . Some of it was laughable like when she said "I cant believe you took money to come look for me!" to the guy she wenyt out with two years ago. Hello? Why not get mad at Rick Moranis, your current boyfriend?? Hahaha!
This movie could never had been made any time but the 80s. It just has that "anything goes even if it dont make sense" vibe. It thought itself very artsy I think.
By the way "research" taught me they thought there would be two more spin off movies but the movie wasnt a hit so no dice.
I guess the movie found its audience once it hit video?
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
still love this movie and heck ya michael pare is smokin'.
mamamia, diane lane was just offended that he rescued her for the money. she was still hung up on him so that ****ed her off. haha
but i love mccoy! the music is great and the look of the movie is great. it's not an outstanding flick by any means but great for the 80s. Posted by LoverswithCassie (Member # 7794) on :
Mamamiasweetpeaches, it can't be so bad if Leonard Maltin gives it three stars.
Posted by Secret Admirer (Member # 3574) on :
I'm sad to think some people don't enjoy this movie. I freakin love it.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Secret Admirer.. movie watching is totally subjective with so many factors that help define an individual experience it is easy to understand the difference in opinions.
"Streets of Fire" was a movie that tried to be different and it works for some of us, but fails for others as this thread expresses. As I said above.. I love this movie and always will. Best to play it loud and enjoy the ride!
Snagged the HD-DVD cheap and was impressed by the picture and incredible sound.
Posted by Secret Admirer (Member # 3574) on :
quote:Originally posted by Valley: Best to play it loud and enjoy the ride!
Tonight is what it means to be young! Posted by Spreadking (Member # 7280) on :
The scene of the man/woman dancing in the Bad Guys club always freaked me out.
Pare was a stud, but reached his massive peckness, I mean peakness in Eddie part 2.
It's most cool for all the good actors.
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
That man woman was the person who REALLY did the dancing in FLASHDANCE. And, yeah, she was a she. Hahaha.
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
I may be alone here, but I never ever thought that the flat-chested short-haired dancer was anything but a woman.
If I recall right there was something of a fad in the mid-eighties for short-haired 'hard' looking women - Gozer / Brigitte Neilson (sp?) - that I rather liked.
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
First of all........Logan I seriously think thats a man!! haha
I just rented this at my cool video place and it was in the "Cult-Classics" section.
I loved it and I am confused to everyone's totally split reactions??
The stars were great........Ronnie, Pare is smokin' for sure!
No one mention McCoy........Amy Madigan was awesome......"I told you your not my type" When she was telling the story of her jerk before and "that was obviously before I was a soldier" hidden meaning of course! haha
It was beautiful visually from the minute it started to the neon lit rain on the concrete. So art deco/50's/ film noir......even felt like a comic book come alive on screen for how well shots were planned out.....I was wanted to be art director.
The music was so unique.......it was sorta slow in parts but still kept me going. I really didn't need super explanation of the story like some.........to me it didn't feel like holes?
and Ronnie I got Ellen's line about the money also.......he disapeared after 2 years and of course she still held a flame for him.........that kiss in the rain.."What did I do that was so wrong?!" AWESOME!
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
Smoking!
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
hey i mentioned mccoy! haha i love her role...her and rick moranis's lines are hilarious. and when she challenges one of the bombers.."we're gonna play a little game...it's called lights out" - BAM! she decks him with her gun.
for me, streets of fire and eddie & the cruisers are not only 2 movies with handsome pare, but both have great soundtracks, both containing original music.
and diane lane is gorgeous in streets as well. i love her cherry red tights..and her haircut. she reminds me of my mom who used to have her hair cut the exact same way throughout the 80s.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Did I mention that I love this movie?
[ 29. July 2010, 13:49: Message edited by: Valley ]
Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :
Once or twice Posted by Secret Admirer (Member # 3574) on :
LOL at Valley and Helen.
I'm glad you liked the movie, Muffy. Now go forth and spread the word.
BTW, The Blasters rocked my face off in this movie.
Posted by P a u l (Member # 1022) on :
Originally posted by mamamiasweetpeaches: That man woman was the person who REALLY did the dancing in FLASHDANCE. And, yeah, she was a she. Hahaha.
Most definately........
On a Soundtrack note - for those that have the CD.
There's a couple of tracks that are.... different....
There's a track called 'Deeper And Deeper' that I don't recall hearing on the movie, and will need to go and watch again just to see if I can find where it's from.
The other thing that the CD does badly (IMO) is with the track "Countdown To Love'. In the movie, as we all know it's sung acapella on the bus. Well on the CD it's like a studio version, with full instrumentation, and for me certainly isn't as good as the version in the movie.
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Posted by Secret Admirer (Member # 3574) on :
Oh yeah, good point Paul, it would have been nice to have the a capella version of Countdown To Love included on the soundtrack.
I love that Fixx song 'Deeper and Deeper' and I pretty sure it plays at the end credits. I remember thinking to myself, whoa, good tune at the end!
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:First of all........Logan I seriously think thats a man!! haha
My radar never fails. Short hair and small chesticles do not a man make. That's 100% a chicky.
quote:I loved it and I am confused to everyone's totally split reactions??
It's a good movie, but it could've been perfect. Not enough really happens in the movie, and Pare - while being good lookin' - lacks the charisma needed to be the strong, silent type.
I used to really like the movie when I was younger (still do), but it isn't hard to see why this movie didn't do so well in a period that gave us Back to the Future, Gremlins and Ghostbusters. I think it's a valiant but flawed attempt to do something a little different.
quote:It was beautiful visually from the minute it started to the neon lit rain on the concrete. So art deco/50's/ film noir......even felt like a comic book come alive on screen for how well shots were planned out.....I was wanted to be art director.
It is a very nice looking film.
quote:The music was so unique.......it was sorta slow in parts but still kept me going.
The music always sounded like Meatloaf to me, only when I got older did I understand why. 'Tonight is What it Means to be Young' is terrific... even if Lane is miming it.
Diane Lane never looked better. Her and Willem Dafoe are the standouts of the movie for me (Amy Madigan is good too). I want Dafoe's haircut from the movie. Yes really.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
"Deeper and Deeper" by The FIXX is the best song on the soundtrack IMO.
I bought this nice Meat Loaf album called "Bad Attitude" (1984) last week and he actually covers "Nowhere Fast" on the album.
"Bad Attitude" features only two Steinman tracks though.
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
Ronnie I apologize you did show your love for McCoy too! haha I tend to miss stuff This movie really did stick with me and i've asked a few people if they have seen it and NO! I can't believe it.....oh wait that's right....I hadn't either....thanks for talking so much about it everybody haha
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