The Warriors - Blu-ray Forum

MountainBlu · 12-18-2008, 09:06 PM

I just noticed that The Warriors is $14.99 at our good pal Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Ultim...f=pd_rhf_p_t_1

Love this movie! Does anyone have it? I've heard the PQ is awesome for a 1979 movie.

Rhoq · 12-18-2008, 10:31 PM

I have the HD DVD. From what I understand both versions used the same encode, so the BD should be identical. Well worth $15. Looks and sounds great considering it's a low budget film from the late '70s.

cdot2four · 12-18-2008, 10:40 PM

Yeah the pq is awesome! Can you dig it

HermanTurnip · 12-18-2008, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MountainBlu

I just noticed that The Warriors is $14.99 at our good pal Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Ultim...f=pd_rhf_p_t_1

Love this movie! Does anyone have it? I've heard the PQ is awesome for a 1979 movie.

Wow! One of my top three films of all time and I didn't even know it was released on Blu. Looks like my credit card will be lighter $15.00 in the next few seconds....

...I even quote PWEI at the top of my blog, which sampled from The Warriors quite heavily

Can you dig it?

BIGMERF · 12-19-2008, 01:57 AM

wow i havent seen that movie in a loooooong time!

sinister184 · 12-19-2008, 02:00 AM

great movie. have it in HD, no double dip

BLU-Ray Asian · 12-19-2008, 02:47 AM

Warriors Come Out And Plllaaaayyyyya!!!!!!!

Warriors Come Out And Plllaaayyyyaya!!!!!!

Waarrriiorsss Come Out And Pllllaaayyyyaaayyya

Great Movie

coachD · 12-19-2008, 03:40 AM

I own this great movie. It a perfect movie to capture the spirit of the 1970's.

It takes place over the course of one long summer night in NYC.

Yes it was a low budget flick, but the story was pretty good and it does look great in Blu-ray. I didn't hesitate at all when this came out. For $15 you cannot go wrong.

Prof. Utonium · 12-19-2008, 04:17 AM

PQ is excellent on both the HD DVD and Blu-ray, as has been already said. I just wish that it was the theatrical cut instead, not that the "Director's Cut" is terrible or anything, just that it sort of lessens the impact of a couple of scenes (Baseball Furies entrance for one) and diminishes the overall atmosphere of the movie for me.

Cinema Squid · 12-19-2008, 05:08 AM

This movie is one of my cult faves. I'm not sure if the brief comic book cut-scenes really work, but I didn't find them to be a real distraction either (perhaps I was mentally prepared for them by the Rockstar video game). I was extremely impressed by the transfer of this movie, but then again the only times I've seen it are on well-worn VHS or on TBS/TNT...

I put a few caps of this in the screenshot thread for the curious. Well worth $15 bucks in my opinion if you are a fan of the movie and definitely a must-rent if you've never seen it before.

Longshot · 12-19-2008, 08:57 PM

So many great lines.

"I'm going shove that bat up your a** and turn you into a popsicle".

The Furies looked good but where a bunch of wimps.

katjakassin · 12-19-2008, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prof. Utonium

PQ is excellent on both the HD DVD and Blu-ray, as has been already said. I just wish that it was the theatrical cut instead, not that the "Director's Cut" is terrible or anything, just that it sort of lessens the impact of a couple of scenes (Baseball Furies entrance for one) and diminishes the overall atmosphere of the movie for me.

I have held onto my original dvd release because I want that version and not the newer directors cut.

It's just not what I grew up with, watching late at night on TNT (Or maybe it was TBS).

Red Hood · 12-19-2008, 09:23 PM

I need to pick this up.

Disco · 12-20-2008, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MountainBlu

I just noticed that The Warriors is $14.99 at our good pal Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Ultim...f=pd_rhf_p_t_1

Love this movie! Does anyone have it? I've heard the PQ is awesome for a 1979 movie.

I agree completely it does have very nice PQ.
It surely is an excellent movie.

JohnnyF · 08-15-2014, 10:30 AM

Paramount clearly has a hi def master of the original version. Its playing right now on HBO.

I KEEL YOU · 08-15-2014, 10:42 AM

The theatrical cut of The Warriors is one of the first films I've seen when I got an HD TV.

The Warriors blu ray (director's cut) has only been released in four English speaking countries (US, UK, Canada, Australia). Our one slim hope of getting the theatrical verison on blu ray is that if/when it gets released in other non-English speaking countries, it might be the theatrical version. I'm thinking especially of the countries where dubbing is required like France and Germany because they might not be willing to create a new audio file with the voiceover at the beginning. I'm sure they would prefer this, as long as Walter Hill doesn't try to block it.

AnamorphicWidescreen · 08-15-2014, 03:01 PM

Saw The Warriors on Blu a while back & highly agree the PQ is incredible, much better than you would expect for a '70's film. Those who were involved in re-mastering this for the Blu release deserve both awards & accolades - stunning.

I know there are several versions of this film floating around. The only two I've seen are the SE DVD & the Blu; I know that the comic book intermissions were created for the SE DVD release, and weren't in the original. I don't mind them, but understand that those who saw the film on it's original theatrical release and/or the VHS/TV release (without these comic book sections) may find them jarring/distracting.

I did have a question about the Blu release, however....In the SE DVD release, over the credits (when all of the characters had reached the ocean at the end), it listed the actors who were in the film that had passed on (up to that point of the SE DVD release, presumably). However, this was absent from the Blu release....Does anyone know why this was cut? I actually felt this made the film itself more poignant, but maybe that's just me...

Batmon77 · 08-15-2014, 03:30 PM

I havent watched my Blu-version in a while.

Does it have the "deleted/tv version" daytime pre-summit Brooklyn boardwalk + girlfriend scenes?

DMRI2006 · 08-15-2014, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Batmon77

I havent watched my Blu-version in a while.

Does it have the "deleted/tv version" daytime pre-summit Brooklyn boardwalk + girlfriend scenes?

Nope

12-18-2008, 09:06 PM	#1
MountainBlu Active Member Member since:Jun 2008 Blu-ray reviews:3	The Warriors I just noticed that The Warriors is $14.99 at our good pal Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Ultim...f=pd_rhf_p_t_1 Love this movie! Does anyone have it? I've heard the PQ is awesome for a 1979 movie. Last edited by MountainBlu; 12-18-2008 at 09:11 PM.

12-19-2008, 03:40 AM	#8
coachD Special Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Lawton, Ok Blu-ray collection:413 Blu-ray reviews: 16	Spirit of the 70's! I own this great movie. It a perfect movie to capture the spirit of the 1970's. It takes place over the course of one long summer night in NYC. Yes it was a low budget flick, but the story was pretty good and it does look great in Blu-ray. I didn't hesitate at all when this came out. For $15 you cannot go wrong.

12-19-2008, 05:08 AM	#10
Cinema Squid Blu-ray Legend Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Austin, TX	This movie is one of my cult faves. I'm not sure if the brief comic book cut-scenes really work, but I didn't find them to be a real distraction either (perhaps I was mentally prepared for them by the Rockstar video game). I was extremely impressed by the transfer of this movie, but then again the only times I've seen it are on well-worn VHS or on TBS/TNT... I put a few caps of this in the screenshot thread for the curious. Well worth $15 bucks in my opinion if you are a fan of the movie and definitely a must-rent if you've never seen it before. Last edited by Cinema Squid; 12-19-2008 at 05:13 AM.

08-15-2014, 03:01 PM	#17
AnamorphicWidescreen Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2014	Saw The Warriors on Blu a while back & highly agree the PQ is incredible, much better than you would expect for a '70's film. Those who were involved in re-mastering this for the Blu release deserve both awards & accolades - stunning. I know there are several versions of this film floating around. The only two I've seen are the SE DVD & the Blu; I know that the comic book intermissions were created for the SE DVD release, and weren't in the original. I don't mind them, but understand that those who saw the film on it's original theatrical release and/or the VHS/TV release (without these comic book sections) may find them jarring/distracting. I did have a question about the Blu release, however....In the SE DVD release, over the credits (when all of the characters had reached the ocean at the end), it listed the actors who were in the film that had passed on (up to that point of the SE DVD release, presumably). However, this was absent from the Blu release....Does anyone know why this was cut? I actually felt this made the film itself more poignant, but maybe that's just me... Last edited by AnamorphicWidescreen; 08-15-2014 at 03:04 PM.

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12-18-2008, 10:31 PM	#2
Rhoq Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Philadelphia, PA 4K collection:262 Blu-ray collection:1605 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:2	I have the HD DVD. From what I understand both versions used the same encode, so the BD should be identical. Well worth $15. Looks and sounds great considering it's a low budget film from the late '70s.

12-18-2008, 10:40 PM	#3
cdot2four Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Metro Detroit PSN:cdot2four Blu-ray collection:158 Blu-ray reviews:23 Trading Score:4	Yeah the pq is awesome! Can you dig it

12-19-2008, 01:57 AM	#5
BIGMERF Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:31	wow i havent seen that movie in a loooooong time!

12-19-2008, 02:00 AM	#6
sinister184 Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:FL, USA Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:52 Blu-ray collection:593 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:17	great movie. have it in HD, no double dip

12-19-2008, 02:47 AM	#7
BLU-Ray Asian Junior Member Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray collection:61	Warriors Come Out And Plllaaaayyyyya!!!!!!! Warriors Come Out And Plllaaayyyyaya!!!!!! Waarrriiorsss Come Out And Pllllaaayyyyaaayyya Great Movie

12-19-2008, 04:17 AM	#9
Prof. Utonium Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Townsville, USA 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	PQ is excellent on both the HD DVD and Blu-ray, as has been already said. I just wish that it was the theatrical cut instead, not that the "Director's Cut" is terrible or anything, just that it sort of lessens the impact of a couple of scenes (Baseball Furies entrance for one) and diminishes the overall atmosphere of the movie for me.

12-19-2008, 08:57 PM	#11
Longshot Senior Member Member since:Apr 2006 Blu-ray reviews:2	So many great lines. "I'm going shove that bat up your a** and turn you into a popsicle". The Furies looked good but where a bunch of wimps.

12-19-2008, 09:23 PM	#13
Red Hood Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:33	I need to pick this up.

08-15-2014, 10:30 AM	#15
JohnnyF Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2014 Location:City of Angels 4K collection:255 Blu-ray collection:2852 DVD collection:481 Digital collection:406 iTunes collection:8 Trading Score:274	Paramount clearly has a hi def master of the original version. Its playing right now on HBO.

08-15-2014, 10:42 AM	#16
I KEEL YOU Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:May 2011 4K collection:67 Blu-ray collection:458 DVD collection:42	The theatrical cut of The Warriors is one of the first films I've seen when I got an HD TV. The Warriors blu ray (director's cut) has only been released in four English speaking countries (US, UK, Canada, Australia). Our one slim hope of getting the theatrical verison on blu ray is that if/when it gets released in other non-English speaking countries, it might be the theatrical version. I'm thinking especially of the countries where dubbing is required like France and Germany because they might not be willing to create a new audio file with the voiceover at the beginning. I'm sure they would prefer this, as long as Walter Hill doesn't try to block it.

08-15-2014, 03:30 PM	#18
Batmon77 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2011 Location:New York City 4K collection:13 Blu-ray collection:428 DVD collection:1	I havent watched my Blu-version in a while. Does it have the "deleted/tv version" daytime pre-summit Brooklyn boardwalk + girlfriend scenes?

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