Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

Michael_Elliott Nighthawks (1981)** (out of 4)Average thriller has a psychotic terrorist (Rutger Hauer) arriving in New York City where he plans on spreading terror. It's up to a couple New York cops (Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams) to try and stop him.NIGHTHAWKS isn't an awful movie but at the same time it's far from being a good one. The film will appeal to fans of the 80's action movies where there was a lot of sleaze and violence. Apparently this film was trimmed by the studio before it went to the MPAA and then it had to be trimmed again when it got a X-rating. One really has to wonder what was actually cut because the film isn't all that violent and especially when compared to several other action films from this period.With that said, the best thing about the picture is certainly the cast who at least keep the film mildly entertaining. Stallone is in good form as the cop with baggage and Billy Dee Williams makes for a good partner. The two of them are fun to watch and I also enjoyed Nigel Davenport and Joe Spinell in their roles. Hauer was a genius when it came to playing cold-blooded bad guys and he does a nice job with the role of the terrorist. Again, rumor has it that he was stealing the picture so Stallone had a lot of his scenes trimmed and cut as well.The biggest problem with NIGHTHAWKS is the direction, which is all over the place and the fact that there's never any tension. Again, who knows how much was actually cut but what remains in the film is just not that stylish and I'd argue it's certainly not intense. It's really too bad the film plays out as bland as it does because the cast and locations are so good that one wishes the story and direction were better.

adonis98-743-186503 Conservative street cop DaSilva reluctantly agrees to terminate an international terrorist who has demanded media attention. But DaSilva's "at-home" tactics are very much put to the challenge. Nighthawks is one of Stallone's very first action films although it's a crime thriller mostly and it works thanks to his really good performance, Rutger Hauer as Wulfgar in one of his best performances besides Blade Runner of course and Billy Dee Williams from Star Wars and Batman the 1989 classic. What i loved about this film except the acting is some of the very well done shots for example the eye contact between Dasilva and Wulfgar was easily one of the best scenes in the film or when Wulfgar injured his friend and Dasilva started screaming inside the station very powerful sequence. As for the ending although it's a bit over the top it reminds me an old 70's horror film or action film when you saw the guy who shoots the other person and the camera starts shaking and i found that very creative and very well shot it's a movie that is worth your time a lot.

Mr-Fusion Stallone is no slouch in "Nighthawks", but even I'll admit that part of the movie's appeal is watching him be upstaged by Rutger Hauer. That guy's all sorts of menacing. Even so, the two men are what make this movie really work, bringing international terrorism head to head with gritty cop drama. This makes good use of New York locations to that end, and it's kinda like Stallone's "The French Connection". It's a surprisingly entertaining movie, still packs a punch, and the tense tram standoff in the third act keeps the blood pumping 'til the very end.8/10

JasonT413 Going to watch this again tonight for the second day in a row, this time with the wife who hasn't seen it. Who could not like an early 80's pre-MTV thriller with a fresh off of EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Billy Dee Williams and a young cool looking Stallone? Plus throw in Rutger Haeur as a deranged (yet handsome) Euro-Villain terrorist and you've got yourself a winner! There's a great scene where they aforementioned duo are looking for Hauer in a NYC nightclub while the Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar" is blasting, ultra cool! This film is never a bore and it's before Stallone fully sold out so do yourself a favor and watch it ASAP if you haven't seen it yet!