Streets of Fire

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Thomas F Did I watch the same movie as everyone else? I actually thought this was a parody at one point because I couldn’t believe how awful it was. One guy said it aged well too, what about the part when he punches her in the face to knock her out? Or when it was basically revealed that the reason she was kidnapped was to be raped? I wish I took a sip of beer for every cheesy one liner, so that I wouldn’t have remembered the second half of the movie. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/26/25 Full Review David M Walter Hill certainly tried as hard as he could. Great worldbuilding, cast, visuals, soundtrack, action scenes. Script and overall plot are not the movie's strongpoints. Amazing how many in the cast went on to big Hollywood careers. Surprised Michael Pare wasn't one of them. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/11/25 Full Review Christian S This is such a well made movie start to finish! Lighting, costumes, scenery, set and music. Super cast. Action and fun. Dance from Marine Jahan from flash dance was awesome. Excellent! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/15/25 Full Review Nick O This thing reads like Phantom Of The Paradise meets The Warriors except set in a weird 1950’s Rock n’ Roll dystopian alternate universe! So…don’t you really wanna see it!?! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/02/25 Full Review William W LOW BUDGET; BUT YOU SURE GET A BANG FOR YOUR BUCK. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/25/24 Full Review Jay W "Streets of Fire" is described as a "Rock N' Roll Fable". The story is so simple, it could be the opening cut scene to an 8-Bit video game. There is a beautiful singer in the club. An evil biker played by Williem Defoe comes and steals the woman. The sister writes to our hero, Tom Cody, to come and get the singer back. That's the conflict, save the princess from the biker gang. The movie has a really compelling opening with a distinct style and flair. The opening title says this takes place: "At another time, at another place." The setting of this movie is more interesting than the characters themselves. The whole town is constantly bathed in neon lights and wet streets. Smoke comes out of every alleyway; it feels like a Lazer-tag match is about to break out. The music which plays a big part in this "Rock n' Roll Fable" is suitably rocking. There are a lot of great original songs produced for the movie, some of which are written by the guy that brought us "Total Eclipse of the Heart". The setting, music and intro are all top notch. Too bad the rest of the movie does not hold up to that standard of excellence. Or main hero, Tom Cody, is a dull as a plank of wood. He has one emotion, and even that one note he does not play well. He sounds like he is trying to do a Stallone impression but lacks the confidence to go all out on it. Apparently the role was considered for Tom Cruise, and he would have been a much better fit for this role. All the casting feels a bit off. Rick Moranis's script was likely just one word: "complain". That is all his character does, he whines about every decision the characters make. At a certain point you ask, "why was he even brought along?" I guess MapQuest doesn't exist in "another time, another place." Everyone except for Williem Defoe seems to be confused about what the director wants from them. Williem Defoe looks like the devil in this movie, he is doing great. Except for one scene where it sounds like he is trying a Southern Accent. That didn't work, so he stops using it part way through the movie. The fight scenes in the movie are not well choreographed. Just a series of quick jump cuts spliced together. The other action has some cool bits, particularly anything involving fire. But overall the spectacle is short lived. It is fire made from sagebrush, burns bright for a moment, but quickly fizzles out. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/20/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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