Diagonaldi
Very well executed
ThiefHott
Too much of everything
Dynamixor
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
Delight
Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.
Worldofgrim
this is like a 3 ccd digital cam, use available lighting, overcome audio problems with minimal dialogue and lots of techno. it has an odd pacing but if you love seeing fights, well done, and with gang characters then why not? yah it has 'The Warriors' feel, but so what, it's a classic storyline. Anyone hear of Jason & the Argonauts? and it's not gay. amateur yes, but not gay.it was a joy to see a bunch of machismo street ruffians all fighting each other. there was a unique rock'em'sock'em style to it, less flashy then overly done Chinese wire operas or the latest martial arts wire, digital double, trainer double celebrity. it had a real gritty, real compelling pain factor feel to it.i hope they get to do more, quite frankly. i watch a ton of action, b-monster, c-monster dvds and i base my comparisons to that and this has a fresh feel to it. even if it uses a tried and true story (what a crime), and what we all love to see... fighting. raw... unedited... not flashy... nice...
justinlipscomb
Although i watched this film by myself(thankfully), i still felt embarrassed while watching it. I was tricked into renting it by the reviews on the front cover, and the bloody/gritty camera stills on the back-which led me to believe it was some sort of documentary. These actors are laughable throughout the entire film, not convincing at all. The story involves an Italian Australian(?) gang, just fighting other gangs, and then running,fighting,repeat. Supposedly they train extremely hard, which makes them way better than other gangs. For some reason I don't believe that they could actually beat up some of these other guys that are twice their size. I could be wrong... no I'm not wrong, this movie is not enjoyable on any level.The jail montage looked like it was a summer camp, just instead of kids, it was a sausage fest of horrible actors, just hanging out and laughing and trying to look hard. This movie is not worth your time, save your money, or throw it in the garbage, just don't waste it on this movie.
savageinjun
this movie is one that belongs on the cutting room floor. For one, the opening sequence does not put forth the element of 'gang' related subject. If it wasn't supposed to then at least they got that part right. Secondly...whats with all the glancing to the left and then to the right??? they even do it in synchronous style. Nowhere have i witnessed a member from a rival crew walk up to a bar, look for someone, from the outside lookin like he is all that and a bag o chips at a barbie and walk away without even being confronted let alone get 'what for'. I wasted money on the rental price and am glad i did not purchase the DVD itself.If this was made by college( T.A.F.E ) students then at least they gave it the old Aussie try. Better luck next time.
PanTheMan
the reason why i gave this movie a 4 was for a couple reasons, but this movie was not that bad. first off, the editing i found too be pretty poor at times, the script(or what they had of one) was not very good, and if not for Nunzio La Bianca, the acting would have been crap. but all that aside(ha ha i know its like the whole movie) its not that bad for an extremely low ind. , low budget film. If they would have gotten more money, a little better actors(but these ones were intimidating so it was good) and a little more detailed script this movie would be terrific. Somebody has to tell me this guy was influenced A lot by the warriors by Walter hill. i mean this movie is exactly like it. anyone who has seen both those films will agree with me.