Cruising (1980)

Seriously, what were they thinking? Such a low rating for a movie this unique is just straight-up ridiculous, man. ☕

Patrick Martin said:Man, that rating is way too low for a movie this unique—seriously. ☕

At least it’s a solid 7.
Man, I finally scored the one thing my collection was missing—the first press poster for that classic De Niro flick.🙂

can't find a single decent review out there, but I did stumble upon #934

Friedkin meets Nietzsche
De Niro totally lost his cool and blew it all 🙏

The soundtrack is just straight-up hard and heavy 🙂

Man, I totally forgot to mention that bit.

ironraven45 said:Cruising

Al Pacino taking on one of his most controversial roles here. It’s about this killer moving through the gay community, brutally picking people off. Pacino plays this undercover cop who infiltrates the scene to crack the case...
It's a decent enough flick with an interesting cast. Honestly, thank god they didn't go overboard with the gay romance scenes, because I feel like that would've been way too much for a movie like this.
I mean, Pacino could almost pass for gay himself. He really went all in to nail the vibe of the crowd.

Rating: 6/10

You didn't mention how it ends, which is kinda weird 🤷

The music in this thing is totally useless and just doesn't fit the movie at all. But hey, that's just how a lot of movies from the eighties were...

totally useless 😕
well, that kind of music fits the gay scene of that era perfectly🤷
would love it if you explained that a bit more☕

Cruising soundtrack (full) .

Patrick Martin said:you didn't mention how it ends, which felt a bit weird to me 🤷

it’s honestly kind of trash 😕
I mean, that kind of music just fits the era's gay scene perfectly 🤷
could you maybe dive into that a bit more? ☕

Cruising soundtrack (full) .

I wasn't planning on bringing up the ending or commenting on it because I figured it would be a massive spoiler.😉

As for the music... it just didn't do it for me. Not saying it won't land for someone else, though. Everyone's got their own thing, I guess.😉

and hey, you’re not wrong about tastes. everyone absolutely trashed that movie when it first hit theaters, but man, it really grew into a classic over time.
plus, I basically live by Friedkin's rule ☕