Excellent #1 choice. Haven’t seen Southern Comfort in a long time but I remember it well. I think I first watched it as a kid when HBO ran it in the 80’s Great video!!
Thanks so much! Yeah Southern Comfort is awesome. Love the look and vibe of that film. It's the kind of movie that I feel like I should've seen a long time ago, but just never got around to it until this year. Great to hear from you! Thanks for watching and chiming in!
I’ve gotta get more into Walter Hill’s work. I’ve only seen Southern Comfort and The Warriors on your list. I’ve heard of 48 hours and The Driver but don’t own them. You gave me some other great recommendations my brother! Great to see you again and hope you enjoyed your spring break with the fam.
Yeah you should definitely check out some of his other films then. He's done some very interesting work, and he's got movies for all different kinds of tastes. I love 48 Hours! Eddie Murphy at his classic best. Thanks for watching and dropping a comment my friend! Great to see you as well.
Thanks so much Chad! Yeah he's done a number of films where I was initially surprised to find out it was Hill directing. I love how versatile he is as a director. It almost seems like there's no genre that he couldn't handle or work within. I've really become fascinated with his work over the last couple years for this reason (and others lol). Thanks for watching and dropping a comment!
You've sold me on buying the VSU version of southern comfort...I was on the fence about it...I actually really like Red Heat but I LOVE Crossroads and Brewster's Millions.... Crossroads had a big influence on me when I was writing and making my film Dark Roads 79...I got to have a pretty lengthy conversation with Macchio about Crossroads - he is just as proud of it as The Karate Kid and loved talking about it! That guitar battle at the end is absolutely EPIC!!!
Very cool man! Yeah Crossroads is a great film from what I remember. Love that battle at the end! I've not seen it in many years, but I always liked it. Southern Comfort is great... it's a pretty gritty, Deliverance-like film. I'm sure Vinegar Syndrome still has VSU units in stock for when they open back up in July (the VS side of the site, that is). I don't believe that title went out of print yet on the box sets. Thanks for watching!
@@TheOriginalFuzz yeah it was still there when the site we down for partners month...I was just on the fence about it BUT you nudged me over to the other side of the fence 🤣... are you considering the Mexico Trilogy or Desperado by Arrow or are those a pass for you?
@@TheOriginalFuzz I have seen El Mariachi because as an indie filmmaker, Robert Rodriguez was a legend for making it for $7,000 and I enjoyed it for that...I have never seen the others - not even the wildly popular Desperado however, I have started to get the "Fomo" bug about Arrow's Limited edition releases (same with Vinegar Syndrome's VSUs lol) - I think I may opt for the Desperado only steelbook - as much as I love Arrow's "chunky boxes" (love tht term by the way), I dont know if Id ever actually sit and watch El Mariachi or Once Upon a Time in Mexico... Desperado feels like a must watch/buy to me though - and I dont blind buy very often
@@TheOriginalFuzz also, did you see that ZAVVI announced earlier today that they were releasing The Terminator in a 4k limited edition 40th anniversary steelbook? The pre-order is up now!
Hey Fuzz: You left out a very important Walter Hill film from 1975 featuring themes that carried on to his later films: Hard Times starring Charles Bronson, in probably his best role ever. Plus, Hill was part of the writing crew on Alien, Aliens and Alien 3. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Times_(1975_film)
The Driver is a perfect gem of a film, my no.1 Walter Hill film for sure. No.2 would be The Warriors closely followed by Southern Comfort. I find a lot of his later films to be Hollywood schlock that he were made to pay the bills.
Personally I love Hudson Hawk, but it is a movie that doesn't work for most people. The best description I have ever heard of it, is that it's a live action R rated Looney Tunes. If it's comedy works for you, then you will love it. It is one of my favorite Bruce Willis movies, but it is not for most people.
Yeah I noticed Walter Hill has had Ry Cooder score quite a few of his movies. Hill must really dig Cooder's work (and understandably so!). Ry Cooder also scored Southern Comfort, Johnny Handsome, Trespass and Last Man Standing as well. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Nice top 10, love the warriors and have that 4k arrow release, and red heat. Never seen the driver or southern comfort and will be getting those. Thanks
I totally get it... I wasn't even that familiar with him myself prior to a couple years ago. I knew of a few of his movies over the years, but never really dove into his catalog as a whole until the last couple years. I think he's just a fun and very interesting director. Hope you enjoy some of these! Thanks for watching.
Here are my Top 10 Walter Hill flicks: 1. 48 HRS 2. Hard Times 3. Extreme Prejudice 4. Red Heat 5. Johnny Handsome 6. Streets of Fire 7. The Warriors 8. The Driver 9. The Long Riders 10. Crossroads I’m case you’re wondering why my list is missing Last Man Standing and Bullet to the Head, it’s because they were both big disappointments to me, especially for works by an action maestro as Hill. Being a huge fan of Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune and Yojimbo (my favorite Japanese director, actor and movie) I thought LMS was a dry and lifeless remake that even lacked many of the charm of A Fist Full of Dollars, the first western Yojimbo rip. Bullet to the Head could’ve also been a nice little nostalgic ride back to Hill’s 80’s winning buddy cop/crook, cop/cop formula of 48HRS & Red Heat…but again we get just another uninspiring B action flick that is so dry with so little chemistry between Stallone and Sung Kang, it made me wonder if Hill is becoming Over the Hill for this material lol 😅
Didn't realize just how many Walter Hill movies I had seen. I love the Warriors and looking forward to watching Driver. Not sure how true it is, but I did hear the Driver series for video games was inspired by that movie. I was a big gamer back in the day and while most kids where playing GTA, I had Driver and loved it. I own the entire franchise. Sorry I am late getting to this video, but as big hockey fan my, I take a break from movies for a couple months to enjoy the Stanley Cup playoffs. Great video Fuzz.
No problem at all my friend, I totally get it. Great to see you Dwayne. Yeah you should definitely check out The Driver then. You'll probably really like it. Your comments about the game piqued my curiosity about what the intent was behind the design of the game, so I looked it up. Found this little blurb about the game on some sort of wiki fandom site. Here's what they had to say: "The game was designed to mimic 1960s and 1970s car chase films. The title and the overall theme seem to be heavily inspired by the 1978 film The Driver by director Walter Hill. Most notably, the 'Training' level at the beginning of the game is a copy of a scene from the movie in which the Driver (played by Ryan O'Neal) proves his skills to some gangsters in a parking garage. The music, overall character design in the cutscenes, and the cars themselves (complete with flying hubcaps), are inspired by films such as Bullitt and television series such as Starsky and Hutch. The game also features a 'Film Director' mode, where a run could be replayed with cameras chosen by the player, and a 'Quick Replay', where the cameras are automatically selected" (source link - driver.fandom.com/wiki/Driver:_You_Are_the_Wheelman ). I was never the biggest gamer, but I do find these connections fascinating. Anyway, yeah Walter Hill has been around for a while and done so much stuff. I've become a big fan of of his style.
@TheOriginalFuzz Thanks for doing a more detailed research on that. That's really cool. Age and attention span has gotten me away from games. I love watching my kids play, but it's all too complicated for me now. Lol. I will stick to movies and enjoy building my 4k collection.
@@dwaynesager1864 Yeah my kid and even my wife are really into video games. I had a Playstation 1 when it first came out in the 90s, and there were a few games I got into (like Tiger Woods golf LOL). But my kid is the one who's really taken to gaming... Fortnite, Elden Ring and what not. And you're right... the games have gotten crazy complicated for us old farts Lol! I mostly just stick to movies and music these days lol.
I agree... I think he's kind of under-appreciated as well. When I first started looking more into his work, I was surprised to find how many movies I didn't know he actually directed. And yes, I thought Bullet to the Head was a lot of fun too. Thanks for watching and dropping a comment!
I've never seen the driver or southern comfort. I remember your take away I still want to check those out... Brewsters millions is a classic John Candy stole the movie 🍿 so funny I watched Red Heat once I was just fine with the one time watch.
Yeah if I'm being fair, I probably won't watch Red Heat too many more times in my life LMAO! It's not as good as some of his other films. But The Driver and Southern Comfort are really good in my humble opinion. Thanks for watching and chiming in Nick!
You know, I've just never gotten around to seeing that one yet. And I'm typically not into westerns as much as other genres either. But I may still check out Long Riders at some point, just because I do like Hill's work and style.
@@slave_to_cinema Ok cool... I'll definitely put it on my list to check out then. I can handle a western from time to time if it's well done and/or if I like the director or actors involved, etc.
I've never seen it either. I'm not into westerns as much, but I do like Walter Hill's work, so maybe I'll appreciate it more when I do finally get around to watching it.
Yeah that's definitely on my agenda... that was the only one I didn't get the chance to see before doing this list (that I wanted to see). But I plan to pick it up for both my Walter Hill collection and my Bronson collection in the near future. Thanks for watching!
my top ten in no order: Extreme Prejudice(My most fave Walter Hill film, I have the bare bones US DVD, the UK DVD and the Vestron Blu ray). Hard Times(have the Eureka UK Blu) The Driver(have the bare bones DVD) The Warriors(have the Aussie Imprint deluxe boxed set blu ray) Streets of Fire( have the Shout factory blu ray, really love this film, 2nd most fave walter hill movie deserves a audio commentary) Last Man Standing(have the barebones Blu and DVD) Red Heat(have the barebones Blu) 48 hrs( have the barebones DVD) Another 48 hrs(have the barebones DVD) Southern Comfort(have the Vinegar Syndrome Blu)
Awesome! Great choices. I definitely still need to see Hard Times... it sounds like that may be one I'd like, so I expect I'll be adding it to my collection soon. Thanks for watching and weighing in!
Hudson hawk is OK. It's a comedic heist/action movie but it's not one I'd necessarily say anyone needs to own. You only really need to see it once uness you really love it or your a completionist bruce willis collector. I rewatched it as an adult and it didn't hold up to my childhood nostalgia for it. i would say watch it on streaming if it's free it's OK if you haven't seen it and you want something easy going to watch.
Thanks for the insight! That's about what I figured. I may get around to watching it at some point, but I'd probably watch it on streaming or something.
@@chadeldred3539 I only saw it for the first time a few nights ago, and I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. It was way better than I thought it would be, and I had lot of fun with it. It's a pretty bad-ass film. And I've noticed that Walter Hill uses Ry Cooder a lot for his movies... Cooder always does such a great job scoring films in general. Plus, Christopher Walken was just killer in this one!
