Bad Boys (1983)

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Bad Boys Blu-ray

Bad Boys Blu-ray Review

the bluray says R but will it include the unrated version also.....oh the one with Sean Penn.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Amazon says it's rated R with a 123 minute runtime. According to IMDB, the extended/uncut version is 123 minutes.

[shinseiRomeo]

Review is live:

Bad Boys (1983) Blu-ray Review

[The Great Owl]

I just ordered Bad Boys (1983) from Amazon for $5.65.

A bunch of us in a running forum that I frequent got to talking about this movie, and I realized that it's been well over a decade since I got my fix of the soda can fight scene. Here's looking forward to revisiting this movie soon.

[MJD64]

I still remember seeing this theatrically in 1983, it was pretty intense stuff for an 80's teen movie...especially when my friends and I had only seen Sean Penn in Fast Times At Ridgemont High the year previous; it was like seeing a completely different person! I still think he's one hell of an actor.

[The Great Owl]

Last night, I watched my Lionsgate Blu-ray of Bad Boys (1983).

When I first saw Bad Boys back in the day, it really shook me up. Even today, it's an unrelentingly gritty film that does not flinch when it comes to violence, rape, and general maliciousness. The scene where Sean Penn bashes a couple of fellow juvenile prison inmates with a pillowcase full of soda cans is probably one of the most vicious scenes that compels me to cheer out loud whenever I see it.

Sean Penn is awesome, but Esai Morales almost steals the show. I recently revisited La Bamba, which stars Morales as Ritchie Valens's brother, and I also remember him from a couple of Miami Vice episodes.

Rick Rosenthal had directed Halloween II just before helming Bad Boys, and, at one point early in the film, a theater marquee is shown with "Halloween II con Jamie Lee Curtis." Jame Lee Curtis even has a split-second cameo early in the film as a random street passerby.

This Lionsgate Blu-ray is not exactly demo material, but the movie looks quite good, and the presentation is well-suited for the film's gritty approach. Rick Rosenthal's commentary track is engaging.

[The Great Owl]

Also, you've got to love the visible cameraman during the final fight in Bad Boys. In all fairness, though, i didn't even notice it until it was pointed out to me.

[MassiveMovieBuff]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Also, you've got to love the visible cameraman during the final fight in Bad Boys. In all fairness, though, i didn't even notice it until it was pointed out to me.

Lol same here. Great review btw. Bad Boys has always been a favorite of mine and is possibly my favorite Sean Penn film which is saying a lot!

[RadicalThrasher]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

As bleak and gritty as they are, I love the 1970s/early 1980s movies about crime and seediness in New York City.

Bad Boys was set and filmed in Chicago, not New York.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by RadicalThrasher

Bad Boys was set and filmed in Chicago, not New York.

Ouch! You're right. I had New York City on the mind. I corrected my post.

(To those of us who live in the south, these 1980s New York City and Chicago movies come off as similar.)

[the sordid sentinel]

One of those movies I probably watched 10x on premium cable back in the day. Sean Penn was a force of nature in that period. He had something his peers could not touch. Definitely made him stand out among all of the 80s bombast and excess. I miss that guy. Haven't seen a nuanced, compelling Penn performance in ages.

[lilboyblu]

Always wondered about this one. It was in my Netflix queue several years ago when I still did that, but I never got around to actually watching it. The price is right though, so perhaps it's time for me to pick it up too. Thanks for the good review and the recommendation.

[MassiveMovieBuff]

Just got done watching this. It absolutely shocks me how much this great film is so underrated along with many and many of Sean Penn's films. He's one of my top favorite actors that I possibly own the most blu rays from or at least one of the actors I own the most from.

This is such a powerful film. It's so well made and acted that it literally doesn't even feel like you're watching actors in a movie but instead you feel like you're right in the middle of viewing real life on camera. As The Owl posted on here a while back Penn is outstanding but it's surprising how Esai Morales's fantastic performance doesn't get the same recognition. Every performance in this film is excellent and so convincing. This is one of the best prison crime films ever made and one of the best films ever made in general IMHO.

[MJD64]

Penn and Morales are great, and watching it today it's interesting to see actors like Clancy Brown and Ferris Bueller's Alan Ruck among the cast. When I saw this in '83, I was also really impressed by Ally Sheedy as Mick's girlfriend J.C....it was my first time seeing her in anything, and she quickly became one of my film crushes throughout the 80's.

[AnamorphicWidescreen]

Bad Boys '83 (to distinguish this from later films with the same name) is excellent, and one of Sean Penn's best movies. This story of teens sent to prison was very grim & well-done, and seemed more like a documentary than a feature film - and I mean that as a compliment.

The hopelessness of those who are incarcerated was very pronounced here - it's definitely one of the most realistic prison films I've seen.

I never even heard about this film when it was released, and remember renting the DVD (without knowing anything about it) from Blockbuster Video back in the early 200X's. It's definitely an underrated film that deserves a lot more recognition.

[rocknblues81]

Originally Posted by AnamorphicWidescreen

Bad Boys '83 (to distinguish this from later films with the same name) is excellent, and one of Sean Penn's best movies. This story of teens sent to prison was very grim & well-done, and seemed more like a documentary than a feature film - and I mean that as a compliment.

The hopelessness of those who are incarcerated was very pronounced here - it's definitely one of the most realistic prison films I've seen.

I never even heard about this film when it was released, and remember renting the DVD (without knowing anything about it) from Blockbuster Video back in the early 200X's. It's definitely an underrated film that deserves a lot more recognition.

I've never watched it. It was one of those movies that was advertised on TBS back in the "Movies for guys who liked movies" days:

TBS' Movies For Guys Who Like Movies - Karyn Bryant - YouTube

Back when TBS wasn't the complete joke that is now.

Anyway, I always skipped this one for some reason. Strange considering I grew up on gritty movies like 48 Hrs and Escape from Alcatraz. Honestly, I don't like Penn at all as a person, but he had a good run in the 80's and 90's. I might pick this one up seeing as it can be had for pretty cheap.

[hamchuck1]

Just picked this up and can't wait to watch it. I remember back in the late 80s/ early 90s when FOX used to play movies on Monday's- Wednesday's and I saw this then and I loved it.

Anyone who's a fan of Penn from this era should also check out At Close Range. It's a terrific movie that holds up really well today still. This movie also aired during the above time period. It desperately needs a blu release though.

[MassiveMovieBuff]

Originally Posted by hamchuck1

Just picked this up and can't wait to watch it. I remember back in the late 80s/ early 90s when FOX used to play movies on Monday's- Wednesday's and I saw this then and I loved it.

Anyone who's a fan of Penn from this era should also check out At Close Range. It's a terrific movie that holds up really well today still. This movie also aired during the above time period. It desperately needs a blu release though.

At Close Range is one of my favorite films (along with Bad Boys). I think it's Christopher Walken's best performance and he plays one of the top 5 most terrifying villains in film history in it IMHO. It actually already has a blu ray through Twilight Time but it looks to be sold out unfortunately.

[Eschenpod]

Whenever you hear talk about the Bad Boys movie it's usually the other one starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. A real shame this gem with Penn and Morales gets shoved under the rug. Love the Billy Squier tunes in this.

[dudley76]

Originally Posted by MassiveMovieBuff

Just got done watching this. It absolutely shocks me how much this great film is so underrated along with many and many of Sean Penn's films. He's one of my top favorite actors that I possibly own the most blu rays from or at least one of the actors I own the most from.

This is such a powerful film. It's so well made and acted that it literally doesn't even feel like you're watching actors in a movie but instead you feel like you're right in the middle of viewing real life on camera. As The Owl posted on here a while back Penn is outstanding but it's surprising how Esai Morales's fantastic performance doesn't get the same recognition. Every performance in this film is excellent and so convincing. This is one of the best prison crime films ever made and one of the best films ever made in general IMHO.

It's not underrated...it's underPLAYED by cable TV networks, and that's not an accident. Nor was it an accident that other unrelated films with the same title were released years later.

There are many people in power who do not want a film like this exposed to the masses. Showing every day life in the south side of Chicago? Nope...definitely not.

This is one for the ages...a brutal taste of inner city reality.