The Warriors is based on The Anabasis, a story by the ancient Greek writer Xenophon, about 10,000 Greek warriors and their long journey home after their leader is killed in battle. They feel that if they can get to the sea they can get home, so they ...read the complete Warriors movie review at MovieFreak.com (Dylan Grant)
Receiving a certain degree of notoriety upon it's release, Walter Hill's The Warriors has become a huge cult classic with it's highly original depiction of a future society where gang-rule is evident. I must admit I'd never heard of it before but now ...read the complete Warriors movie review at Popcorn Pictures
HNR - Hollywood North Report - DVD Review (Vince D'Amato)
The Warriors has been a cult favorite ever since its release back in 1979. Most people probably even know the line “Can You Dig It?” without having even seen the film, so its no wonder why this DVD was put together. A barebones edition of this film ...read the complete Warriors movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies
Future Movies (Ed Colley)
One of the greatest pleasures in the world for anyone who considers themselves a film fan, is to suddenly discover a film that they have never heard of before, and to fall head-over-heels in love with it.
This is what happened to me one night several ...read the complete Warriors movie review at Future Movies (Ed Colley)
The Warriors received plenty of negative publicity when it was first released theatrically in 1979. Reports of brawls between real youth gangs erupting in cinemas screening The Warriors ensured this film a permanent place in the annals of notorious cult ...read the complete Warriors movie review at DVD Verdict (Gary Militzer)
Originally released on the big screen in 1979, this fast paced film received unwarranted criticism for promoting street-gang membership and glamorising the lifestyle. This criticism was unfounded and did nothing more than give the film additional ...read the complete Warriors movie review at DVD Net (Adrian Turvey)
Slant Magazine - DVD Review
Just what is the fanboys' beef with the new DVD "Director's Cut" of The Warriors, anyway? Walter Hill's cult 1979 adaptation of novelist Sol Yurick's grungy take on Xenophon's Anabasis—in short, a Coney Island gang tries to escape the Bronx by night ...read the complete Warriors movie review at Slant Magazine - DVD Review
Reel.com
The original thrust of the story is wholly intact. The Coney Island gang the Warriors travels from Brooklyn to the Bronx for a summit that will bring together the major outfits from the five New York boroughs, 100 gangs of nine delegates each. The ...read the complete Warriors movie review at Reel.com
The rival gangs of New York have been summoned to a massive gathering. In the middle is Cyrus, a man with a vision, all gangs working together could own New York. As Cyrus screams out "Can you dig it?" a shot rings out and silences the street prophet ...read the complete Warriors movie review at HorrorWatch
DVD Talk (Ian Jane)
While the fact that Paramount DID NOT INCLUDE THE THEATRICAL CUT OF THE FILM on this release is a huge irritation, the new version does play well aside from the comic book transitions. The print quality is great, the sound is great, and the four ...read the complete Warriors movie review at DVD Talk (Ian Jane)
Directed and co-written by Walter Hill from a mass-market novel by Sol Yurick, "The Warriors" is a New York City gangs-on-the run flick made in the late 1970s. It's also acquired the rank of "cult classic" for Hill's bold stylistics, taut direction, ...read the complete Warriors movie review at eFilmCritic
His response to The Warriors wasn't unusual when I mentioned the new DVD to guy friends. It must be a 30-something boy thing. Another friend of mine, eyes glittering with excitement, said that he and his brother watched it "like a hundred times... you ...read the complete Warriors movie review at Moviepie.com
Dragan Antulov
Upon its release, despite the controversies and even some youth riots that were allegedly inspired by it, THE WARRIORS enjoyed immense popularity and very quickly received some kind of a cult status. However, despite being one of the best movies of that ...read the complete Warriors movie review at Dragan Antulov
The Digital Bits
Walter Hill's The Warriors is one of the greatest B-movies ever made. Filmed with style and tension, the movie combines aspects of western, kung fu, and horror movies. Controversial upon its release in 1979, the Warriors is rumored to be the film that ...read the complete Warriors movie review at The Digital Bits
Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)
The Director's Cut of the 1979 cult gang drama The Warriors invites cynicism. At the very least, the timing of it is a little suspect, coming a full 26 years after the movie's notorious debut when real gangs decided that the multiplex was good a place as ...read the complete Warriors movie review at Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)