"The Warriors" was criticized by critics at the time, and it was pointed out that it lacked realism and had artificial dialogue. The Chicago Sun newspaper Roger Albert gave the two-out four-star rating, although Hill’s film skills make the film full of incredible maneuvering style, depriving the character of spontaneity and depth: "No matter what the advertisement gives The impression of the film is that the content of the action movie is extremely low. It is a set of ballet works stylized against male violence.” Gary Arnold of the washington post wrote: “Without Hill’s vitality, “The Warriors” would be neutral. Critics survived the horrible stupid impression.” Newsweek ’s David Anson said in the comments: “Another problem with the film is that when the gang members open their mouths and talk about the mediocre dialogue, Hill The odds of the hyperbolic visual scheme of "The Warriors" can be seen. Frank Ritchie of Time magazine wrote: "Unfortunately, the pure visual zipper makes the movie not enough to carry with you, dragging from one melee to the next, the "The Warriors" Not vivid enough makes it seriously not vivid enough, and pure pleasure is not thought through. "The Warriors" novel author Yurick expressed disappointment with the film and speculated that it was afraid of some people because "it feared the demonic uprisings initiated by gangster youths, and attracted many teenagers because it "hit a series of collective fantasies". President Ronald Wilson Reagan is a fan of the film. He called and told the actor Michael Baker that he liked it when it was shown at Camp David .
"The Warriors" has gained cult film supremacy, making re-examine the film critic, as of April 22, 2011, the film in ROTTEN TOMATOES won 94% of freshness, Seattle The Grand Illusion Cinema projectionist Zach · Carlson remembered, "People came in and cheered on the floor." Entertainment Weekly ranked the film 16th in the "Top 50 Popular Cult Films" and ranked in the "Top 25 Most Controversial Movies in the Past". Ranked 14.