1975 · post-apocalyptic · survival · brynner
The Ultimate Warrior
Directed by Robert Clouse1h 34m1975
Only a few people still live in New York in 2012. They are organized in gangs with their own turf. One of them is led by Baron, another one by Carrot, and they are constantly at war with each other.
Our read: The Ultimate Warrior (1975) reads as a heavy, kinetic, grounded post-apocalyptic · survival · brynner entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, measured post-apocalyptic / survival, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- brisk
- intense
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