Fantastic!

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Deke DaSilva and Matthew Fox are a pair of cops who walk the mean streets of New York as part of a decoy operation until they find themselves seconded to a new anti-terror unit that is looking for international terrorist Heymar 'Wulfgar' Reinhardt who is believed to be in the city after an atrocity in London left him hunted by his former backers, who think he went too far and damaged their cause, as well as law enforcement agencies who want him for a string of attacks across Europe. It isn't long before he strikes in New York and DaSilva and Fox are soon on his tail. Their first encounter ends with Wulfgar escaping and Fox injured. It is believed that Wulfgar is planning to attack delegates at the United Nation and sure enough he takes several of them hostage; it will be up to DaSilva to end Wulfgar's reign of terror.This is a rather underrated Sylvester Stallone thriller that seems even more relevant than when it was first released thanks, unfortunately, to the rise in the fear of terrorism. The film has a gritty look that immediately made me think of the 'Dirty Harry' films. Stallone is on good form as DaSilva; this is a believable character rather the over-the-top characters he played in many of his films… the opening scene where he arrests a street criminal while wearing a dress is priceless. Billy Dee Williams is solid as Fox and Rutger Hauer impresses as Wulfgar. Wulfgar is a genuinely unpleasant villain who kills without remorse. There are plenty of tense moments, including a chase on the New York Subway, explosions and several shootings. Overall I'd definitely recommend this less well known Stallone film to fans of the genre.

Nighthawks finds both Sylvester Stallone and Billy Dee Williams cast as a pair of undercover street cops who are picked for an anti- terrorism task force much against their will. It's a task force put together by Interpol and it's target is Rutger Hauer an international terrorist who has found Europe to hot for him and has fled to America with his associate Persis Khambatta.Hauer is really something to see, a stone cold killer who disguises his taste for sick violence by making himself an appointed liberator of the downtrodden people. The film actually opens with him bombing an English department store saying he was protesting British colonialism. By 1981 the British had divested themselves pretty much of their colonies, but Hauer needed an excuse.The finale takes place as Hauer and Khambatta take hostages aboard a Roosevelt Island shuttle tram car. It's nicely staged and the climax worth it. Some of Stallone's undercover skills are employed.Nighhawks is a good action thriller, Stallone fans will be pleased.

Conservative street cop DaSilva reluctantly agrees to terminate an international terrorist who has demanded media attention. But DaSilva's "at-home" tactics are very much put to the challenge. Nighthawks is one of Stallone's very first action films although it's a crime thriller mostly and it works thanks to his really good performance, Rutger Hauer as Wulfgar in one of his best performances besides Blade Runner of course and Billy Dee Williams from Star Wars and Batman the 1989 classic. What i loved about this film except the acting is some of the very well done shots for example the eye contact between Dasilva and Wulfgar was easily one of the best scenes in the film or when Wulfgar injured his friend and Dasilva started screaming inside the station very powerful sequence. As for the ending although it's a bit over the top it reminds me an old 70's horror film or action film when you saw the guy who shoots the other person and the camera starts shaking and i found that very creative and very well shot it's a movie that is worth your time a lot.

Going to watch this again tonight for the second day in a row, this time with the wife who hasn't seen it. Who could not like an early 80's pre-MTV thriller with a fresh off of EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Billy Dee Williams and a young cool looking Stallone? Plus throw in Rutger Haeur as a deranged (yet handsome) Euro-Villain terrorist and you've got yourself a winner! There's a great scene where they aforementioned duo are looking for Hauer in a NYC nightclub while the Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar" is blasting, ultra cool! This film is never a bore and it's before Stallone fully sold out so do yourself a favor and watch it ASAP if you haven't seen it yet!