KnockBack, Episode 104: The Warriors
Added 2020-02-06 17:01:01 +0000 UTCNew York City has long been one of the world's most important and renown cities... it just wasn't a very nice place to be for a few decades in between World War II and the 21st century. The seminal 1979 picture The Warriors captures NYC's decay and despair through a unique lens of youth and camp, and it does so with great visual flair, solid acting, and a surprising story that actually asks an interesting question: Could street gangs take America's most populated metropolis over if they put aside their differences and fought the law as a single unified army? Based on an obscure mid-'60s novel, The Warriors is a must-see film about betrayal and survival, and we're thrilled to talk about it. So come out and play for a few hours, won't you?
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I have to say. As someone who grew up on the East Coast of Florida, I wouldn't trade it for anywhere else. Having the beach, lakes and pools all within a 15 minute drive was amazing. I also enjoyed having no snow and a crazy cold winter. I lived in Worcester for 1.5 years. I never want a winter lime that again. 😁
Jimmy Valentine
2020-03-06 19:50:32 +0000 UTCHi! try Prayer of the Rollerboys for rollerskating gangs!
Kelley Paskell
2020-03-05 20:39:05 +0000 UTCDagan def has to watch Game of Thrones. Loved this chat. Makes me wanna go rewatch the movie and play the game again. ❤️
NeO JD
2020-02-27 14:30:57 +0000 UTCWe'll just pretend you're Doug's dog, anyway.
Colin Moriarty
2020-02-15 07:05:36 +0000 UTCGreat episode guys! Dagan you really need to play this game, it does a great job of building up to the events of the movie. It's filled with tons of backstory on the members and even how they joined the Warriors. The final missions in the game are all the events of the movie.(They do it justice, and then some) P.S. unfortunately this isn't Doug's dog, just some Puerto Rican dude from the Midwest. Porkchop is the common slang for us out here.
GioB2580
2020-02-15 00:50:12 +0000 UTCAll from the same era, nonetheless! Thanks for listening.
Colin Moriarty
2020-02-14 00:50:00 +0000 UTCWrong thread, but thank you. <3
Colin Moriarty
2020-02-14 00:49:45 +0000 UTCI'm 30 and I have grown up loving this movie. The funny thing is I have seen it so many times but I do not own it. Looking back I am thinking "how and when did I catch this type of movie on?" Never the less I love this movie. The world and characters are amazing. I put it beside Taxi Driver and The Godfather as my gritty faves!
Chance Autwell
2020-02-13 21:16:46 +0000 UTCExcellent episode and a great idea. Surely enough material for a few solo Colin episodes! I would like him to defend GC for an hour! As a limey I always thought of gun ownership as rather silly but Colin has helped me understand why it’s important for Americans. I think they need to be regulated a lot stricter than they are but also recognise why that will be so hard. You have to imagine that sooner or later the dems will have enough in the house and senate to get meaningful legislation through.
Ian Andrews
2020-02-13 20:29:11 +0000 UTCTo each his own, of course, but being in California for so long among fellow manchildren, I found it a little off-putting.
Colin Moriarty
2020-02-11 21:13:21 +0000 UTCThank you, thank you, thank you! I do not get the mass appeal to Disney land. Living in LA and talking to grown adults without kids that go on a weekly basis. I’d have to sell all my possessions to even afford to go let alone stand in lines for hours at a time and pay 12 bucks for a turkey leg. I don’t get it!
DB Cooper
2020-02-10 15:50:37 +0000 UTCYou guys play fast and loose with the rules ;-)
Forrest Hunter
2020-02-07 19:11:14 +0000 UTC*clicks bottles together*
Colin Moriarty
2020-02-07 19:10:10 +0000 UTCThanks for listening!
Colin Moriarty
2020-02-07 19:10:02 +0000 UTCFett came to mind, but that's not a real word, is it?
Colin Moriarty
2020-02-07 19:09:55 +0000 UTCWell, we have an Italian doting Italian mother, so... =D
Colin Moriarty
2020-02-07 19:09:44 +0000 UTCWell done gents. Another classic film has been paid it's due by the KnockBack Bros.
Marcus Brown
2020-02-07 16:25:06 +0000 UTCAlso, my six year old and I were yelling “Fett” at our radio during the word game like a couple psychopaths.
Forrest Hunter
2020-02-07 13:20:14 +0000 UTCHoly shit... I have a non-Italian doting Italian mother.
Forrest Hunter
2020-02-07 13:03:54 +0000 UTCYou should have watched it first! =\
Colin Moriarty
2020-02-07 01:03:20 +0000 UTCI am quite sure we'll get to it!
Colin Moriarty
2020-02-07 01:03:09 +0000 UTCI've never seen The Warriors but I'm interested in seeing it after listening to this. I usually like movies that are artsy, creative and just straight up weird. They tend to be more thought provoking and offer a totally new experience instead of the same formulaic mainstream crap.
McBain
2020-02-07 00:15:06 +0000 UTCAwesome episode as usual, I hope you guys are gonna do Mad Max Fury Road episode soon
Damian Kubski
2020-02-06 22:16:32 +0000 UTCWe hope you like our chat!
Colin Moriarty
2020-02-06 21:50:54 +0000 UTCNice icon. =D
Colin Moriarty
2020-02-06 21:50:48 +0000 UTCI had assumed money had something to do with it. =)
Colin Moriarty
2020-02-06 21:50:41 +0000 UTC<3
Colin Moriarty
2020-02-06 21:50:29 +0000 UTCAn unforgettable film.
Colin Moriarty
2020-02-06 21:50:24 +0000 UTCEnjoy!
Colin Moriarty
2020-02-06 21:50:18 +0000 UTCOne of my favorite movies of all time ❤
Romeo
2020-02-06 20:00:49 +0000 UTCGrowing up in Brooklyn I was always in Coney Island and other parts of the city. And seeing the way they used to look in this movie is awesome. One of my fav movies just for that.
Santo Reitano
2020-02-06 19:56:51 +0000 UTCAs a long time Floridian before moving to NYC I appreciate the shout out. If you’re wondering why Walt built the park down in Florida it’s because the land was super cheap, and he had big plans to essentially build an entire city. Epcot and the small town of Celebration were supposed to be connected by the railway and be a town for the employees.
Kenneth Oms
2020-02-06 18:57:12 +0000 UTCYyyyyyyeeeeeesssssss! I am ready
Adam Barnes
2020-02-06 18:08:22 +0000 UTCWho could forget the cinematic classic Ghost Dad featuring the most prolific serial rapist of all time, Bill Cosby?!?!?
Craig Carter
2020-02-06 17:52:25 +0000 UTCThis weeks topic is absolutely fire. Can't wait to listen to this!
Aman Sidhu
2020-02-06 17:14:07 +0000 UTC
