{"id":25094,"date":"2017-04-26T06:03:54","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T10:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=25094"},"modified":"2017-04-26T03:41:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T07:41:18","slug":"streets-of-fire-1984-collectors-edition-blu-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/26\/streets-of-fire-1984-collectors-edition-blu-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"Streets of Fire (1984): Collector\u2019s Edition [Blu-Ray]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>After years of just being available on DVD and Blu-Ray in other countries and regions, Shout Factory comes to the rescue to deliver fans a deluxe edition of one of the most underrated action films ever made. Something of a spiritual sequel to Walter Hill\u2019s \u201cThe Warriors,\u201d director Hill sets his latest gang land picture in an undisclosed period between the 20\u2019s and 40\u2019s in what is apparently New York. Sadly, Hill intended the film to be the first of a trilogy, but while we never got that wish, \u201cStreets of Fire\u201d still manages to be a single adventure rich in character and pulp appeal. Starring the incredible beautiful Diane Lane, and the fantastic Michael Pare, \u201cStreets of Fire\u201d is a rock and roll musical, romance, gangster, action, adventure. It has everything for mostly everyone and it gets better with every viewing.<\/p>\n

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In \u201cStreets of Fire,\u201d much like \u201cThe Warriors,\u201d music is the heart and soul of the narrative that helps the characters pop out of the screen and it works wonders in his pulp action film. While the cogs of the narrative are traditional, Director Hill is able to condition them in to what feels like Tarantino long before Tarantino ever came on to direct his own pop culture hybrids. Set in a lower class atmosphere where crime and law butt heads on the streets, we meet Raven Shaddock, a vicious gang leader who, with his endless horde of violent fellow bikers begin wreaking havoc in various neighborhoods. After Shaddock falls in love with beautiful Rock singer Ellen Aim, as played by the mesmerizing Diane Lane, he kidnaps her and decides to hold her as his lover.<\/p>\n

Anxious for some justice, local bar owner Reva Cody enlists the help of her brother Cody, a former soldier and former lover of Ellen. With an impromptu sidekick named McCoy, as played by Amy Madigan, he goes on the hunt for her and rekindles their passionate love affair. \u201cStreets of Fire\u201d is such an out of the box and unique hybrid of various genres and sub-genres that thankfully never feels messy or tonally uneven. That\u2019s helped by Walter Hill\u2019s excellent direction, as well as the injection of an otherworldly comic book aesthetic that makes \u201cStreets of Fire\u201d feel like a pulp novel come to life. Its exact tone Hill emphasized when bringing \u201cThe Warriors\u201d on to the big screen. What\u2019s even more interesting is Hill is right with the times, integrating clips of music and music videos from the world he creates, conceiving something of an MTV generation in a bygone era.<\/p>\n

The cast are absolutely great in their respective roles, with Willem Dafoe proving to be a great, slimy villain, while Michael Pare is superb as the square jawed all American hero with a past with the film\u2019s beauty Ellen that is far beyond what the audience can comprehend. Pare and Lane have excellent chemistry and Hill is able to pepper the film with some great supporting performances by Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, and Deborah Von Valkenburgh whose role is small but crucial. \u201cStreets of Fire\u201d is an action hybrid so ahead of its time, it\u2019s a film probably no other director could have tackled with enough competence and it\u2019s filled with great music, great action, and a pulp vibe and energy that\u2019s incomparable.<\/p>\n

The new Collector\u2019s Edition features reversible cover art, which the excellent new art for the release, and the original poster art. On Disc 2, there\u2019s \u201cShotguns & Six Strings: The Making Of A Rock N Roll Fable\u201d a one hundred minute documentary that takes an in depth look at the making of the movie with focus on the crew and less the cast. Pare does make appearances though. There\u2019s focus on various elements of the movie including the script, pre production, casting, the shoot, stunt work, costumes, songs, etc. It\u2019s a great re-visit to the movie and an even better look in to the work it took.<\/p>\n

\u201cRumble On The Lot: Walter Hill\u2019s Streets Of Fire Revisited\u201d is an eighty two minute documentary carried over from a previous release garnering more of the same from the aforementioned documentary, but a lot more focus on the story. There are ten minutes of Vintage Featurettes with short segments on interviews with Walter Hill and the cast, the exaggerated elements of realism, the costumes and so much more. The film was tentatively titled \u201cRock N Roll Fable\u201d while filming, oddly enough. There are various music videos from the film that fans might love to re-visit, and various original trailers. Finally there are thirteen minutes of on-air promos, and an HD Still Gallery for \u201cStreets of Fire.\u201d<\/p>\n