Eighties Movie Download Streets Of Fire
April 24, 2010
By Max Monroe
Walter Hill is one of the most incredible directors of the last thirty or forty years, always capable of banging out a great, unpretentious, action packed flick. In the mid eighties, he sat down with a notebook and wrote a checklist of everything he wanted to see in the greatest movie ever, and the result was Streets of Fire, one of the all time cult eighties movie downloads.
The movie follows Tom Cody, a soldier who's been discharged and returns to his old hometown when Ellen Aim, his old sweetheart, and a pop music sensation, is kidnapped by Raven, the leader of the local biker gang. The film works on the level of fantasy, mixing fifties and eighties aesthetics into a new kind of setting. The environment the characters inhabit is surreal and dreamlike, and the cinematography is beautiful, with rainy streets and neon signs dominating the screen.
The film is really defined by the music, with pop and rock songs blending the fifties sound with the eighties sound. The movie really sort of invents its own, all new genre of music, exemplified by I Can Dream About You, the doowop song that actually charted pretty high on the billboard. The soundtrack is worth a listen whether you like the movie or not.
The story is pretty traditional, standard stuff, but because of the feel, the sound of the movie, this old story of kidnapping and rescue is elevated to the level of Rock and Roll Fairy Tale.
Hill has remained one of the most consistently competent and capable directors since his debut decades ago, and it's really too bad that he doesn't often get the respect he deserves. He tends to focus on action flicks, which tends not to earn the same sort of respect as other genres, but Hill really is one of the best directors out there right now.
The pop and rock soundtrack is contrasted by Ry Cooder's guitar score, which adds an extra layer of earthiness to the character of Tom Cody. The atmosphere and soundtrack are largely glitzy and fast paced, so the more laid back, gritty sound of Cooder's slide guitar adds a certain contrast that really helps both sides of the soundtrack compliment each other.
Streets of Fire makes an excellent double feature with The Warriors. Both take place in fantasy environments based on the "rough streets" setting, with street gangs, Rock and Roll, rainy streets and rumbles. The difference between the two films is that, while Streets of Fire takes that concept in a glitzy, colorful direction, The Warriors goes in more of a gritty, tough direction. You could also check out Rumble Fish if you want to check out one more movie with a great, weird style and a dreamlike setting.
There was to be a pair of sequels to the film, but, sadly, they never panned out, as Streets of Fire didn't exactly set the box office on fire. Today, the film has become a major cult classic, but it wasn't easy to market twenty odd years ago. Check it out and see why it's one of the all time coolest action flicks.
The movie follows Tom Cody, a soldier who's been discharged and returns to his old hometown when Ellen Aim, his old sweetheart, and a pop music sensation, is kidnapped by Raven, the leader of the local biker gang. The film works on the level of fantasy, mixing fifties and eighties aesthetics into a new kind of setting. The environment the characters inhabit is surreal and dreamlike, and the cinematography is beautiful, with rainy streets and neon signs dominating the screen.
The film is really defined by the music, with pop and rock songs blending the fifties sound with the eighties sound. The movie really sort of invents its own, all new genre of music, exemplified by I Can Dream About You, the doowop song that actually charted pretty high on the billboard. The soundtrack is worth a listen whether you like the movie or not.
The story is pretty traditional, standard stuff, but because of the feel, the sound of the movie, this old story of kidnapping and rescue is elevated to the level of Rock and Roll Fairy Tale.
Hill has remained one of the most consistently competent and capable directors since his debut decades ago, and it's really too bad that he doesn't often get the respect he deserves. He tends to focus on action flicks, which tends not to earn the same sort of respect as other genres, but Hill really is one of the best directors out there right now.
The pop and rock soundtrack is contrasted by Ry Cooder's guitar score, which adds an extra layer of earthiness to the character of Tom Cody. The atmosphere and soundtrack are largely glitzy and fast paced, so the more laid back, gritty sound of Cooder's slide guitar adds a certain contrast that really helps both sides of the soundtrack compliment each other.
Streets of Fire makes an excellent double feature with The Warriors. Both take place in fantasy environments based on the "rough streets" setting, with street gangs, Rock and Roll, rainy streets and rumbles. The difference between the two films is that, while Streets of Fire takes that concept in a glitzy, colorful direction, The Warriors goes in more of a gritty, tough direction. You could also check out Rumble Fish if you want to check out one more movie with a great, weird style and a dreamlike setting.
There was to be a pair of sequels to the film, but, sadly, they never panned out, as Streets of Fire didn't exactly set the box office on fire. Today, the film has become a major cult classic, but it wasn't easy to market twenty odd years ago. Check it out and see why it's one of the all time coolest action flicks.
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