You're correct. You see the same phenomenon irl with Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs. Losing your colors is a cardinal sin in that world. If you're kicked out of the club, the colors are taken from you as a public symbol that you're no longer an outlaw. The vest is a symbol of identity and loyalty to a crew.

Back in those times taking off your colors had serious consequences

@@claykennedy6790 Dont say outlaw motorcycle clubs its just Mc clubs, The outlaws didnt create that rule mc clubs that ride under the 99% do the same thing.

Which makes the last scene more impressive. Notice that the Riffs all wore black? Which wasn't their colors! They took off their colors because they entered the Warriors' turf uninvited as a sign of respect.

​@@windsaw151lot of people don't catch that.... good point

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Girl, you are very funny......

Oh wow 😮

@@RhetoricalThrill I know, pretty cool right. I didn’t even know about that until about two years ago, when I saw a series here on KZfaq called “What’s The Difference?” It compares movies that are based on novels to their source material (kinda like Lost In Adaptation, but a slightly different format). The episode about The Warriors compares the movie to both the novel and the original Greek epic. It’s an interesting watch. I highly recommend it. They’ve also done Stephen King’s “IT”, “Jaws”, and I think the James Bond movie “Goldfinger”. I had only seen a few of their episodes before stumbling across “Lost In Adaptation”, which I actually find more entertaining. But if there’s a movie adapted from a novel that Dominic Noble hasn’t done on LiA yet, then there’s a good chance that “What’s The Difference?” has done it on their channel. Just something to look into. You might even want to consider doing a reaction video to their videos. It could be very “edu-taining”.

I’m definitely looking into that channel!

Yep, it's why so many characters have names from Greek mythology ("Ajax" didn't come from cleaning products, folks).

​@@DesScorp Ah ☝️ See it now

Definitely a big difference for NYC in the movies between the 70s and the 90s!

The chaos would be delightful

@@RhetoricalThrill thank you for your reaction! it was fun watching with you, looking forward to more reactions from ya

@@aztecadog thanks! I'm glad to have you here!

Thank you so much for that! It’s so important to me to be real 💜

10. It's based on a book, where the main characters are not good people. They steal and r*** openly.

Debra winger was one of the prom girls????

@@spsniper1170 Yes. Her first gig.

This was definitely better than Streets of Fire 😂 it feels like an onion movie, like you can find more to it on every watch

I feel ya. I want to watch The Warriors every week for the rest of my life. I rate this right up their with Ingmar Bergman films.

Lynne Thigpen sounded so familiar, I realized afterward that I knew her from the Carmen Sandiego game show 😂

I want the warriors! I want all the warriors! I watched it for the 1st time in 1985 on a VHS tape. This movie blows my mind till our days, it was a revelation for me about all a generation in USA. It was just following the black panthers movement. New-York was very more dangerous than today but so more interesting. It was a NYC more talented, more creative a real state of mind and all the occidental world was in admiration for this big city.

I recognized her name but couldn't remember from where. I looked it up after and it was definitely from Carmen Sandiego 🤣

Cyrus's speach was cut later into the version you saw. There was a party about their families and schools let them down in life in original print.

I never saw Dexter but that’s very interesting, glad he’s still working. The actor did well, I just didn’t love the character 😂

Ahh, I feel like that would be too on-the-nose. I liked that it originally let you reach that thought on your own.

Love the video game! Great backstory for the gang, amazing brawler, and getting to play through the movie was so much fun.

I only just found out there’s a game, I need to check it out! And the bottle thing was definitely effective at being creepy 😆

The game is actually very good but is of course old now and has limitations.

Also *piqued

Yes, you were one of them but I think the one who campaigned the hardest 😂 I love all the suggestions, keep ‘em coming!

@@RhetoricalThrill Will do sweetheart. "Patton", "Memphis Belle", "The Great Escape", forgive my WW2 proclivity I happen to be a military historian. I can promise you will love "The Right Stuff". My friend and American hero Chuck Yeager who played a pivotal role ( and cameo ) in this point of American history would approve.

Thanks for the info, I grew up in the 90s, when they were really pushing to make it safer (or at least appear so) and attract tourists. But I’ve seen 70s and 80s stuff so I believe it!

​@RhetoricalThrill yea me too. Born in the 80s in Harlem, Manhattan. Lived in Brownsville, Brooklyn. I've seen the transition but one thing that they got right was the loyalty, respect and brotherhood/sisterhood. The gangs got watered down and most died on the streets or in prison. Btw the riffs in this movie were a mix of Zulu nation and Black Spades. Two revolutionary factions that the Fbi infiltrated along with the Black Panthers and etc etc.

There were Gangs as lame as the Warriors ? The High hats and the boppers ? Gangs really dress up and were Mimes ? Not only that, but these gangs are so young and skinny, There's no way any of them could take on the Hells angels.

I’m glad it did too! Welcome, I try to make it fun 😊

Ohhh, clever!

wasn't the vigilante "gang",The Guardian Angels,created by Curtis Silwa in part to try to help the police combat the criminal gangs?

Thank you for watching! 😊

I used to be really into Greek mythology so I guess some of that stuff is still rattling around in my brain 😊

Thank you! I have so much planned so I hope I can keep entertaining you all! 😊

@@RhetoricalThrill Excited to see it! ❤️ I hope you keep going strong!

Ayo, thanks, I appreciate that! 😊

Thank you for watching it! Glad to have you 😊

Late 70s, actually. 1979, to be specific.

@@WolfHreda I'm growing a tad rusty these days.

Thank you! I’ve learned a lot in the comments here 😊

I miss drive in movies so much! The last place near me closed when I was eleven 😭

Oh no way! I love The Thing but didn’t recognize him

Thank you for watching! I’m always a little nervous at how people will feel if I have a weird take on a beloved favorite 😂

@@RhetoricalThrill you just need to open your mind up more to old cult films. In order to learn how to appreciate them. Your beginning comments of this film are hardly entertaining, and it sounded like you were having a bad day while reviewing TW. Plus, it'd been nice had you not condensed the movie itself in your video review. Other than that, happy you at least gave TW a chance to get under your skin. Perhaps, your next retro movie review will be a little more positive and less sarcasm.

@@DonWilkey2013 These videos aren't made to show people the entire movie, the clips are to provide context for my responses, and if I'm not responding, there's no point. That's why scenes get cut (as well as copyright, which doesn't allow me to show more than a few seconds at a time). I'm out to make something transformative, not just watch and go "whoa" or "omg" every so often. I appreciate your giving my video a try, but I understand if my style and humor are not for you. Take care 🙂

@@RhetoricalThrillonly caught your channel in the last couple of days and now you are one of my few faves out there. Keep up the reacting and commenting during the flicks, they truly crack me up and keep me coming back for more.

Ohhh no kidding, the cleaner in John Wick? A small part but a great one! And thank you for the kind words, I’m really grateful I can do these kinds of movies that don’t get a lot of attention 😊

In one of the versions, it is framed as 'in the near future' so I always saw it as an idea of what gangs might look like in the 80s, like the flying cars of 2019 😅

That makes sense, I think it would benefit from repeat viewings for sure.

I’ve heard a few people mention the game, I gotta check it out! Thanks for watching 😊

😂 thanks for that

Can’t argue with that 😂

Thank you! I’m glad 😊

We thought it was Gay. in the 70s you could say that without getting in trouble.

Based on a novel. The gangs in the novel are much more normal. They are made colorful and fantastic for the movie.

@@LordVolkov gotcha

It fits the fantasy element of it

Thanks! I hope you find more to enjoy 😊

I’ve heard of that one, I enjoy Airplane and recently saw The Naked Gun, so I bet I’d dig it 💜

Thank you!

Thank you for being here, and thank you for being so kind! We'll get there 💜

Thank you! I can definitely see why it’s a cult classic

Well said. We can all only approach these things from our own experience and frame of mind 💜

@@RhetoricalThrill 🙏

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Oh that’s terrible. He did a really good job, being so soft spoken and kind of innocent made him interesting. RIP to him.

Yeah..marcelino died in 88 I believe..

There’s such a relief that it’s over, but a little bit of dread because is it ever really over for them?

I gotta check this game out!

@@RhetoricalThrill definitely 🎮

Thank you! It was a very good movie, one that I think would be easy to stick with you if you see it at the perfect time in life. Thanks for understanding that having some fun with a movie doesn’t mean a person doesn’t like it 😊

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I did, I was 17. and I thought it was stupid.

That’s some out of the box thinking there!

Whoa 😮

I love that

I like when a movie can affect you differently over time

It’s a great example!

*clink clink clink*

It is! I loved it too 💜

I'm glad you're here! And thanks for appreciating the joke 🤣

Thank you! It was a very interesting tone. I bet it benefits from repeat watching.

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😂 love him

That makes a lot of sense when you see the whole picture 😊

Should I be worried about that? 😮

@@RhetoricalThrill I've looked for thus reaction before. Never found one. So, I wonder about Cerpy Wrt.