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Hadn't even noticed, nor have I any idea how that works... but I appreciate the kudos, or whatever it should be interpreted as Posts: 141 | From: The Belle Isle | Registered: Nov 2015 | Site Updates: 0
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I think Peter Lemenjello probably has an alias who gave him the rating. My suspicions lead me to believe that it might be Claude Henry Smoot Posts: 2586 | From: Defrauding the company from abroad | Registered: Jan 2010 | Site Updates: 24
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quote:Originally posted by Pittsburghgirl: Bernie Lomax, I still love it after all these years. Michael Beck was so handsome too!
I reckon I only saw The Warriors for the first time in the late 90s. It was on TV one night and then my brother and I hunted down a VHS copy shortly after.
Michael Beck was really good in it. I thought David Patrick Kelly and James Remar were also very good. I think Ajax (Remar) could have taken Swan (Beck) in real life. I am surprised that Beck's career didn't really eventuate. James Remar went onto at least a half decent career. I also have seen David Patrick Kelly in a lot more than Beck.
Great movie! Can't get enough.
My email address has been ac.turnbull@hotmail.com for years.
We just heard from The Turnbulls. They blew it
The perfect New York gang movie. The Wanderers is also another classic.
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I've never seen The Wanderers, will have to look for it. I was reading something about that time period being about "gang" movies, and they included Boulevard Nights. I remember watching it a few years back on TCM. It was different. The cars are what made the movie. I am surprised, too, that Michael Beck's career seemed to fizzle out, especially after Houston Knights, and the end of the 80's. James Remar has had a long successful career as a character actor. I think more people started to recognize him after his stint on Sex and the City, and then playing Dexter's dead Father on Dexter.
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The Wanderers is very good. I highly recommend it. Its totally different to The Warriors though but really good still. Both movies were made in 79 although I think The Wanderers was set in 1963.
James Remar is awesome! I just checked out his movies. I had no idea he was in so many movies. I have seen him a fair few but didn't realise his catalogue was that extensive.
In The Warriors, I would have liked to have seen Ajax make it to the end of the movie instead of being hauled off by the cops or reappearing towards the end suggesting that he somehow got away.
Hmmm, where can we get some Warriors vests from to start our own gang?
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quote:Originally posted by TerdNthePoolGGB: I agree with you all. The Warriors is a classic and a piece of the Furies memorabilia would be sweet to have like Peter Lemonjello has.
I thought Megaforce was stupid.
I have many copies of Blackout Warrior. Didn't know it was a Craven flick. Sounds like its a must see.
It's not blackout that's the wes craven's flick terdnthepoolggb its the other film I mentioned in the post called - chiller
This is probably what I look like at moment its freezing here in the UK!
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Snowed all weekend here so it´s white white white everywhere!
Just added 5 stars for Mr. Lemonjello. Would have done the same for Mr. Terd but there seems to be some problems You guys keep the site alive so thanks for that!
The Wanderers rocks! I need to rewatch both of these gang classics. I still remember the first time i watched The Wanderers, my grandparents house during one of our movie weekends, around ´86-´87. Those were the days!
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Mind you I would actually like to experience a snowy winter. Just once
Anyone know of any other good gang movies from around this time? Say mid 70s to mid 80s or late 70s to late 80s?
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3:15, Colors, Class of 1984, Band of the Hand, The New Kids, Outsiders and Rumble Fish come to mind but not even all of those are "true" gang films. I also own ´76 film called Cat Murkil and the Silks but haven´t watched it yet.
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Out of what you mentioned aTomiK, I don't really like Colors, The Outsiders or Rumble Fish.
Thes rest I have not seen. I looked up some reviews and perhaps the most promising ones might be Band of the Hand, The New Kids (this one looks the most interesting to me) and it looks like Class of 1984 seems to be perhaps a cheesy movie but worth checking out. I remember seeing this movie on the shelves at the video store countless times back in the day but never grabbed it for whatever reason. 3:15 looks like it got slammed but I think I might check it out anyway because it sounds gritty.
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Been looking for a copy of Band of the Hand since forever... and 3:15 too for that matter. No dvds, but at least a clean vhs, but nothing so far.
Thanks for the star rating Atomik. I think everyone who contributes here should get an automatic 5 star rating. The heydays of niche web forums are now, sadly, long behind us. Modern "social media" took care of that. Honestly I think the real social media was forum like this from the previous decade... but that's just me.
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This place is neat. It's not a popularity contest. Just a bunch of people chatting about the movies they like and dislike. It's certainly a unique website.
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quote:Originally posted by Bernie_Lomax: Anyone know of any other good gang movies from around this time? Say mid 70s to mid 80s or late 70s to late 80s?
Switchblade Sisters (1975)
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I've got - band of the hand on what I think is a Dutch dvd,it's a really fun film,very Miami vice influenced,not sure if this disc is still available but its in wide-screen and it looks pretty decent!
The new kids I absolutely love as I do - class of 1984,savage streets is another cool one Bernie worth checking out as is 3:15,also dangerously close is not bad either.
Enemy territory is another one dealing with gang violence if you can get your hands on it and also you got - the principal which like like the - class of 1984 and - savage streets deals with gangs in high school's.
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Cool, yeah I just checked Ebay and apparently there are several DVD versions of BOTH out on the market now.
Two more gang films of the hispanic L.A. Cholo variety are BOULEVARD NIGHTS, a really good and moving film. And the less impressive, yet still entertaining, WALK PROUD, which is more a gangland romance tale. If you just want "youth gone wild" I can't recommend OVER THE EDGE enough. All three films from 1979.
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And if your into really hardcore gang violence bernie there's always the sesame Street gang!
never seen boulevard nights,walk proud or on the edge johnny,i'll have a good look out for them.
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How about Roberta Findlay's Tenement (1985) a.k.a. Game Of Survival :
And Warrior, indeed you've got the Dutch Band Of The Hand dvd there. I think it's been out-of-print for quite some time now.
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Never seen tenement johnny but it's another one I've heard countless things about mostly concerning the amount of violence in it!
Also there's the brilliant - bad boys starring Sean Penn which starts off with Penn's petty street gang activities and leads onto him being put in the slammer where of course you get your prison gang violence.
Really awesome movie this for anyone who's never got around to seeing it,definitely worth checking out!
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Young warrior, I think we need to have a "gang" themed movie night at your place! I'll bring the beer,someone else bring the popcorn and chips!
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Good ones there fellas, i have all of those except Boulevard Nights. Haven´t watched Tenement yet. Few more: the obvious ones Young Warriors, Streets of Fire and Assault on Precinct 13, tv-movie The Streets of L.A. (1979), Mission Hill (1982, more drama oriented), Vigilante (1983) and the first three Death Wish films.
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Found Tenement laughably bad. I can enjoy B-movie trash, but there's a limit.
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quote:Originally posted by Peter Lemonjello: Found Tenement laughably bad. I can enjoy B-movie trash, but there's a limit.
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