IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

"The Warriors' Regroupment leader shot at unity meeting

· Socialist Challenge No. 96, 17 May 1979 · p. 15 of the scan · 439 words

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banned it. bourgeoise with the unclean lumpen gangs of New York threatening to take over the whole city from the rich, the powerful, and the cops.

So much so that Leeds city council has already For a time The Warriors, hearts of Socialist Challenge now on general release, does readers are there at the start -indeed promise to be the the prospect of unity between ultimate disaster movie for the the previously warring gangs;

black, white, -broWD. yellow uniting to fight the establishment.

But such prospects quickly diminish when the regrouper is shot at the unity Underlying this meeting, From then on it's downhill all the way.

The ultimate let down i when members of the gang of to face with the rich trendies.

The Warriors had previously fought them way opposition gangs, enthusiastically engaged in self-defence against the cops, and "wasted" opponents who dared challenge them.

But then the rich trendies face the gang in a subway train and the gang lift not a finger against them.

The truth is that the movie is not concerned with youthful revolution. It has no messagc or political overtones. What it's really about old-fashioned Western subway trains stead horses In that context the plot is familiar, unjustly and They fight their way back to their home territory against various tribes of "Indians, and the gang leader fall for the leading saloon girl with the beart of gold' through Many is a good of The goodies" are accused of murder.

the gun-hand, and the rolling By Ric Sissons paperback French Marie Brohm, There is a final showdown in - Corny. which the chief baddie draws first but the hero outdraws him with a knife and injures him in makers, Then it's off to the sunset shoreline.

THE publication of Sport - A Prison of Measured Time will make this The only explanation as to why the film has aroused such hostility is that it is all a clever publicity exercise by the film's Certainly, the much criticised violence is straight out of tom and Jerr form with imperialism. The masses had to be controlled outside the factory, but with none of the disorder and riots that had often accompanied repetitive and just not serious Indeed the whole film is just not serious. Good escapist entertainment maybe, but fantasy. And because the fantasy is obvious the theme of coming disorder is well and truly "wasted"

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