Warriors (DVD)

Ummm, no one told me it had a good chunk of deleted scenes added! I found this series after following Rory McCaan from Game of Thrones. It became my go to comfort/background show. It was on Prime Video and they took it off and I could only find a couple episodes on YouTube until BBC had them taken down. Haven’t been able to find it anywhere else. I happened across this one day and couldn’t believe it was actually a region 1 dvd. I was so excited and started watching it to find that it has a ton of deleted scenes that lengthen the episodes by a lot. It was almost like getting a new show. If you like this show at all, just do it!

If you haven't seen the napoleon and Cortez story your missing out!

I'm a big history buff so I'm constantly watching documentaries on pretty much any historical period I can find. The episodes in this series, however, are a little bit different than the average documentary. The episodes aren't documentaries so much as they are little movies outlining a very specific event in the life of the portrayed historical character. The events actually happened, of course, so these aren't fictionalized accounts. I enjoyed this approach a great deal. There is a bit of narration at the beginning that introduces things but then it is pretty much a little movie or tv episode portraying the event. It's kind of hard to describe properly but if you like historical documentaries (and I LOVE them) and/or you like the stuff that the BBC puts out, you'll definitely like this.The one on Napoleon is my favorite because it dramatized only the very early part of his life about how he got his start in the army as opposed to later on when he is emperor. I didn't have a lot of knowledge on his early life so it was interesting to see how Napoleon was actually shunned quite a bit for his novel ideas on artillery. The documentaries aren't all-encompassing of the historical figure's life but are very specific to one event.You may recognize several of these actors from other BBC productions (i.e. the guy that plays Napoleon, Tom Burke, is also Athos on The Musketeers on the BBC and the actor who plays Richard the Lionheart was on The Tudors on Showtime).

It's been a while since I watched Warriors, but I remember wanting to purchase it. I loved the segment on Hannibal (special features) and Leyasu Tokugawa (Disc 2); however, I was extremely disappointed with Spartacus (yuk - poor casting). Overall, I really liked the series, good history and quite informative. I would recommend the purchase of this item.

I had seen excerpts of this series on TV, liked it so much that I decided to purchase the DVD via Amazon but, only after receiving assurance from the distributor that it would work on DVD players made for the U.S. market or region. Deliver of the DVD took only two days (Amazon Prime customer). I had no trouble playing disc 1 on my Apple MacBook Air Computer using an external Apple CD/DVD drive. I found the quality of the video and audio to be outstanding. (I assume I will find the same when I play the other two discs). A very satisfied customer!

This turned out to be the same problem. It didn't play on my Xbox 360. Thinking that is was the first DVD so I ordered another what are the chances of 2 movie's of the warriors not working. And to my sadness the second CD did not work.. but every other movie I got from you guys (Amazon) all worked.. I don't get it.. my next purchase is a tv 55 inch I seen for 220 I'm scared to get it..

This is an excellent series that puts these figures in the context of their time. For example, many people forget the connection between Napoleon and the French Revolution due to the way the subjects are typically presented. In the Napoleon episode you see the psychological portrait of a man who has the possibility of greatness ahead of him, but only if he is willing to take it. While the Revolution is what opens this opportunity to him, it also threatens to derail his ambitions due to political considerations. Love it. The Cortes, Richard the Lionheart and Attila episodes are just as good. Haven't watched the others yet.

I was very glad to be able to get this in region 1 format. I'd seen some of it in bits, on promo sites and YouTube, but couldn't find anything but r 2 for the longest time. Much better acted than most documentaries, and the narrative voice-overs are kept to the absolute minimum. The only thing slightly jarring is the inconsistency of the language barriers; sometimes characters will be speaking in their own language and having their words translated, while other times they'll both be speaking plain English.

Brilliant film I recommend to any adult who wants nostalgia in there life

A great series. Well within the usual BBC production standards. Historically accurate as well as being entertaining to watch.

Als The Warriors 1979 hierzulande ins Kino kam, tat er es mit der Hypothek schwerer Ausschreitungen mit Toten in den U.S.A. und die FSK ging, angesichts des hier nun gleichfalls grassierenden Jugendbandenunwesen lieber kein Risioko ein und schloß mit ihrer 'Nicht freigegeben unter 18 Jahren' Bewertung von vorne herein einen guten Teil des vermeindlich gefährdenden Puplikums aus. Dass diese (Nicht)Freigabe bis heute Bestand hat, ist angesichts des filmischen Inhalts allerdings ein Witz. Vielleicht sollten sich die Herren und Damen der freiwilligen Selbstkontrolle einfach mal diesen Ulitmate Directors Cut anschauen, auch wenn er keine deutsche Tonspur enthält. Gleich zu Beginn erläutert Regisseur Walter Hill, welches historische Vorbild zu diesem Film Pate stand, nämlich der legendäre Marsch der 10 000 (Griechen, die als Söldner in einen innerpersischen Konflikt angeworben, nach dessen Beendigung einen langen und gefährlichen Heimweg anzutreten hatten). So beginnt diese Filmfassung denn auch mit Comicbildern dieser Historie, die sich dann überleiten in das New York von heute (späte siebziger Jahre) und in der Betrachtung des Riesenrades von Coney Island zu Film werden. Wer des Englischen nicht mächtig genug ist, es auf Anhieb zu verstehen, kann parallel die Untertitel mitlaufen lassen. Wer den Film kennt, dürfte damit aber eh keine Schwieirgkeiten haben. Abgesehen von weiteren Comicbildübergängen gibt es auch keine Änderungen gegenüber der damaligen Kinofassung, allein dieses Stilmittel erinnert einen immer wieder daran, dass wir eine Geschichte erzählt bekommen und hätte bei der Uraufführung schon deeskalierend wirken können. Was den Kauf auch lohnt sind die vier Dokus über den Film, wo eine Reihe der Darsteller (stark gealtert) zu Wort kommt und sich so einiges Wissenswerte erfahren lässt, etwa, dass es auch den Beteiligten klar war, das die beiden großen Schlägereien im Film (im Park und der Toilette) natürlich darin übertrieben, als die Warriors danach ihren Weg ohne größere Blessuren fortsetzen, wo man in wirklichkeit kaum noch humpeln könnte. Egal, wer den Film mag und ihn mal so kennen lernen möchte, dem sei die DVD nachdrücklich empfohlen. Courage rules!

The Warriors ist mit großer wahrscheinlichkeit mein momentaner Lieblingsfilm.Er ist sicher nicht für jeden aber für mich ist der Stil, die Atmosphäre und die simple aber effektive Story gepaart mit den interessanten Charakteren ein Gesamtprodukt was seinesgleichen sucht.Die hier angebotene DVD ist sehr zu empfehlen auf grund der sehr umfangreichen Featurette in den Extras, die Meinungen von Cast & Crew 30 Jahre später sind für Fans sehr interessant. AUf der DVD ist KEINE Deutsche Tonspur, allerdings ist das wirklich kein Verlust da einer der Pukte der den Film so cool macht der 70er Gangslang ist der im Film gesprochen wird.Kaufen und Weiterreichen!

Please sir, can I have the original cut back?The Ultimate Director's Cut is no different from the original except for the intrusive addition of a few comic-book style illustrations of Ancient Greek soldiers trapped in hostile territory heading for the safety of the sea and again comic book illustrations when the film cuts to a new scene. They don't add anything but do distract. The Greek references attempt to add a layer of pretention and are unneccessary as the movie works perfectly well without them.I'm sure you know the story but here it is anyway. A charismatic gang leader gets together the major gangs of New York City in an attempt to get them to work together to take over the city. The leader of another gang shoots him and opportunistically accuses our heroes, The Warriors from Coney Island, of the murder. Just then the police move in, everything is in chaos and The Warriors, whose leader is killed, have to make their way home with every gang's hands raised against them -though they don't find this out until later in the movie, they just think they're having a hard time. Worth noting is an encounter with girl gang The Lizzies which, from their body language, is surely a misspelling of 'lezzies'.Set over the course of one night, until, depleted, they finally arrive back at Coney Island at dawn, this is a superbly photographed spectacle which manages to be both dark and full of colour. The Warriors themselves are a diverse bunch of individuals all with clear individual characters who managed to earn your sympathy if not your affection -they are a street gang after all.The opening credits are, I'd argue, among the best ever filmed as, to a pounding rock score, The Warriors and other gangs begin to make their different ways to the meeting place. The Warriors use the subway and there is some brilliant fast cutting from the pov of the train hurtling along the tracks with the movement of the gangs, and the interplay of The Warriors which sets the scene to perfection.This is a kinetic action movie which is gripping even between the set-pieces. The violence itself is almost stylised -and this is a stylish film- but relatively bloodless. It's the subject matter which made it contentious at the time. Despite having seen it before a couple of times, I was surprised when I realised the ending was approaching as the time had simply flown by. The movie absorbed my attention totally from beginning to end. Thirty-one years since its release and it remains as powerful and fresh as it ever was.Also included is an hour long informative documentary made specially for the DVD featuring the director Walter Hill, the Director of Photography and other major technical staff, plus several of the key actors several of whom are unrecogniseable from the their younger selves and include Michael Beck (Swan, the hero), James Remar (Ajax, the thug), David Patrick Kelly (Luther the villain) and Deborah Van Valkenburgh (Mercy,the love interest).This film is utterly brilliant and absolutely essential.