The Wanderers
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Movie Reviews of The Wanderers
Movie Review: LEAVE THE KID ALONE....and let him watch this movie!
Summary: 4 Stars
These were the OLDEST''TEENAGERS''since the Sweathogs!I mean,not one looked at least 18.That said,this is a wanderfull movie.The music,the acting,the chemistry,the atmosphere,everything worked.it had drama,comedy,horror(enter Ducky's Boys),action,and a love story(even though Terror's a lil too old for her!)The plot is basic gang rivalry set in the age of the do wop.We are introduced to the core members of a local gang,the Wanderers.Not a drug dealing,neighborhood wrecking gang.But the loveable,wiseguys you find bowling and hanging out.Tension mounts between rival gang the Del Bombers and the battle is set.Calmer heads prevail and the fight turns into a football game,which turns into a bonding inspired fight.There are subplots;1 Wanderer stealing anothers girlfriend,1 Wanderer becoming a traitor,the home lives of 2 Wanderers,to keep the pacing just right.I am glad to see this on DVD.Too bad theres no extras.Anyway,theres no question youll enjoy this movie,but would you ever mess with the Wongs?Movie Review: A VERY ENJOYABLE FILM.
Summary: 4 Stars
"The Wanderers" is the kind of movie that you don't expect a lot from it before you watch it, but after the movie is over, you feel that seeing this film was the right choice, because it's incredibly amusing. In fact, "The Wanderers" is one of the few films that can make that the audience cares and feels interested for the life of the teenagers portrayed in the movie, "The Warriors", "West Side Story" and "American Graffiti" are some films that have that quality too.
All the characters in "The Wanderers" are very human and believable, some performances are slightly better than others, but overall all the cast is uniformly well in their roles. Definitely "The Wanderers" is a very recommendable movie, the characters, the situations and the script (based in a Richard Price's book) are very good. This is an enjoyable movie from beginning to end.
Movie Review: Very enjoyable
Summary: 4 Stars
It's 1963 in the Bronx. There are gangs of teenage boys that's either/and by turf or ethnic group. The Wanderers are Italian. They were not like today's gangs. They fought mostly among other gang and hung out for fun. But it did get nasty between the Italians and the Blacks (the Del Bombers). And the Ducky Boys are pretty frightening. The Fordham Baldies look scary but their antics gave me a lot of laughs. I recommend this film even if you don't remember the early '60s. It's fast paced in general. This movie is pretty good fun. Half comedy and half drama. It has a great soundtrack if you like music from this era.
Movie Review: Oh, I'm the type of guy....
Summary: 4 Stars
They call them the Wanderers! A movie I remember watching as a youngster...thinking these guys were the toughest dudes around. Well, I finally checked it out again and again I was entertained. A solid coming of age gang related movie that takes place in the Bronx '63.The various gangs are what makes this movie very funny and distinctive. The Wongs, Baldies, and the Ducky Boys are all classics. The moviies climax is the battle in the football field...very memorable.
The ending is quite moving and positve...the future seems unclear, but not cloudy.
Good flick!
Movie Review: Underappreciated classic
Summary: 4 Stars
Happy this film is finally available on DVD, as it's one of my favorite films! It was really great to watch the film with the direcor (Kaufman) commenting scene by scene. My only complaints are the lousy, bottom of the barrel packaging, no additional footage, and no comments whatsoever from any cast members. Having said that, I'm still very happy to add The Wanderers to my collection.