Irish, sometimes although rare, the theatrical edit in my opinion is much better than the "director's cut".

This is the case for me with THE WARRIORS at least.

Another problem I had with THE WARRIORS Director's Cut was the title-card early in the movie that Walter Hill insisted:

"Sometime in the Future..."

Thing is, watch the movie again and watch the subway walls. Would the future have theatrical re-releases of Warren Beatty's very forgotten HEAVEN CAN WAIT? Nah!

If anything, I always loved the notion that THE WARRIORS either took place in a crazy alternative reality where gangs across ethnic lines in New York City, inspired by the Black Panthers' regalia and militant organization, went nuts with uniforms and colors and such.

Then again, maybe my biggest problem with Walter Hill's Director's Cut is the fact that the theatrical edit was a very masculine, straight-forward western with a colorful comic book punch of potentcy to it.

The comic book panel editing breaks up this very forceful narrative.