Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Inspiration: Streets of Fire (1984)


I've always wanted to watch a film like this. This is an urban adventure in a strange world that seems to be a cross of the 1950's and the present or future. Romance, music and a vibrant gang battle going on really spice this flick up.
Directed by Walter Hill, this movie is a self-proclaimed "rock and roll fable". From a strictly aesthetic perspective, it was ahead of its time, and like most things that were ahead of their time, it flopped badly - I still don't understand how. Nowadays, Streets of Fire has a cult following.Willem Dafoe shines as Raven Shaddock, bad guy. Diane Lane is quite possibly the most awesomely sexy leading lady ever in this movie, the concert scenes are incredibly epic - no wonder you all feel like dancing to Nowhere Fast! There's a lot of atmosphere in this flick, the '50's styling with '8o's music works well - the neon drenched, rain soaked streets are a joy to behold in the DVD transfer of the film - however, I downloaded as it's a cheaper option, but I still managed to enjoy the visually stunning sets. 
To sum up this cult movie: Streets of Fire is a terrific, entertaining, much underrated film - not to be missed!



♫ ♪  Fire Inc. - Nowhere Fast (1984) ♫ ♪ 




Sempre quis ver um filme como este. Uma aventura urbana num estranho submundo que parece uma mistura entre os anos 50 e o futuro. Romance, música e vibrantes batalhas entre gangs que nos prendem ao enredo.
Realizado por Walter Hill, este filme é uma auto-proclamada "fábula rock and roll". De um ponto de vista estético, eis um filme à frente do seu tempo, e, como muitos outros do género, foi um tremendo flop - não compreendo como. Hoje em dia, tem uma conotação de culto. Willem Dafoe brilha enquanto Raven Shaddock, o mauzão. Diane Lane está maravilhosamente sexy, e as cenas dela em concerto são incrivelmente épicas - não admira que ainda hoje se passem ao som da Nowhere Fast! Este filme é bastante atmosférico. O styling 50's com a música dos anos 80 resulta bem - e as ruas regadas de chuva e reflexos de néon são um deleite cinematográfico cuja qualidade é inigualável em DVD - mas eu cá optei pela versão download, bem mais em conta, e ainda deu para apreciar o setting visualmente riquíssimo.

Resumindo e concluindo: Streets of Fire é um filme espectacular e entertaining, muito underrated - a não perder!

15 comments:

  1. As vezes que eu vi isto... e as vezes que dancei que nem LOUCA ao som de Fire,Inc. eheheheh.
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  2. é tão verdade! *aii*
    no el corte inglês há uma marca, a intima cherry, que me derrete por completo. mas tambem sou de opostos como os super confortáveis, e femininos, da calvin klein - devem ser de certo das melhores compras que faço ahah :3

    ando pra ver este filme há algum tempo, obrigada pela lembrança c:~
    boa semana ♡
    xx

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  3. pois também são os meus preferidos e quero fazer mais delas, sobretudo da audrey c:
    obrigada ♡

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  4. Live your review! There are so pretty wild hairstyles in that movie!
    :)

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    1. Hence, the inspiration! Diane Lane was such a bombshell back in the day!

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  5. Nunca ouvi falar nesse filme, mas tem ar de ser bom!

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    1. Não é everyone's cup of tea mas eu gostei muito! É uma grande referência dos anos 80^^

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