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Streets of Fire | Year: 1984 Classification: Action/Adventure Directed: - Walter Hill Actors/Actresses: - Michael Paré - Diane Lane Shows off DVD format The only thing this movie lacks is a story and great acting (though the acting is generally not bad). Rick Moranis' worst performance to date--yes, it's worse than Strange Brew--still, this movie is a must own. One of only three movies--True Lies and Aliens being the others--that might lead one to believe Bill Paxton is an actor. The other performances suffer more from the script than from lack of ability. That being said, this disc shows off the DVD format like no other I've seen. The video transfer is perfect and shows off the unbelievable color saturation and contrast of the original film. Cinematography is first rate--few films come close to the stylish and artistic presentation of the comic book style this film represents. The soundtrack is also exceptional. A few goofs in the transfer to 5.1--they made the motorcycles "surround" you, but the rain is apparently only falling in front of you. Musical selections should please most everyone, and a good home theater system makes this disc absolutely awesome to experience. If you don't own a home theater, you will probably not get much from this movie. It's really better to use as a demo disc than to sit down and watch it. Despite it's short comings, this disc makes it's way into my player more often than any other. an underrated cult movie! This was one of those big budget, high concept films of the '80s that the studio had high hopes for but ended up belly-flopping at the box office. It's a shame, really, because this is a wonderfully entertaining B-movie with A-movie production values. Yeah, most of the songs (with the exception of the two awesome tunes by The Blasters) are horribly dated and totally inappropriate for the look and vibe of this movie (what do you expect? they were mostly written and/or arranged by the guy who produced Meatloaf's BAT OUT OF HELL -- ugh), which should have gone more with rockabilly and old school '50s rock 'n' roll instead, but oh well. Michael Pare delivers his finest performance in this one as the silent tough guy Tom Cody and he has real chemisty with old flame Diane Lane who is perfectly cast as the rock singer who needs to be rescued. This was at the time when both of their careers were read hot (esp. Lane's after doing all those awesome Coppola films!) and this film was supposed to launch their careers into the stratosphere. Doh. Surrounding them is a great cult cast of character actors... Rick Moranis as the annoying manager, Amy Madigan as the butch soldier-of-fortune, Willem Dafoe as the nasty, leather-clad bad guy and the blink-and-you'll-miss-'em cameos by Bill Paxton (great hair!), Lee Ving (from the punk band Fear), Ed Begley, Jr. (what the?!), Robert Townsend (I'M GONNA GET YOU SUCKA!) and a young Mykelti Williamson (Bubba Gump!). This was also Walter Hill at his finest. After this, with the exception of JOHNNY HANDSOME, it was pretty much all downhill. But, man, he had a good run until the bottom fell out. The transfer on this DVD is top notch with kickin' sound that really comes out if you've got the proper home theater set-up. It's a real shame that the studio didn't let Hill or anybody else involved provide some new extras! C'mon! If commercial flops like UHF and NEAR DARK can get awesome special edition treatments then so can this one! A "Grows on you kind of flick!" Ok...when I first saw this movie the first thing out of my mouth was..."Ok...what was that all about?" lol...but after watching it again...and being a really big (self-proclaimed) Michael Pare fan, I gave it another try, and was really suprised that I enjoyed it! It grows on you...it's a "You can't help but love it" kind of film! The more you watch it, it becomes a guilty pleasure! A must see...if you like the kind of movie that you can love, and still think..."WOW...I really like that?!?!?!" Buy Streets Of Fire at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Streets Of Fire Search with the Priority Search Engine on Streets Of Fire This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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