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Good concept, poorly executed.

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Quilty pleasure of mine Nighthawks (1981) is Sylvester Stallone's most underrated terrorist action-thriller flick of the 80's and of course it is my favorite film from Sly. Stallone is my favorite action star and I love his work, I honestly think he is better actor than fat pig Arnold! I admit I have never seen this film before, I wasn't interested in the film, but since I am Stallone fan I decide to give it a chance and I wasn't disappointed. Last month I purchased this film on Blu-ray disc and bought it this week in Tuesday. Watching it today for the first time I was blown away with how Stallone was such a talent playing a police officer against terrorists. Stallone is Dirty Harry not Eastwood. The movie is an 80's typical action-thriller and that a good one. I love this movie, I love it. I never seen Rebel, The Lords of Flatbush, F.I.S.T and Paradise Alley yet and I don't think I am going to ever watch them.Like I said I love Nighthawks it is an 80's action-thriller flick about an undercover street cop Deke DaSilva (Stallone) ex Vietnam vet who agrees to terminate an international terrorist Wulfgar (Rutger Hauer) who has demanded media attention. But DaSilva's "at-home" tactics are very much put to the challenge.The film was directed by Bruce Malmuth who later directed Steven Seagal's Hard to Kill (1990) and Dolph Lundgren's Pentathlon (1995) the director died in 2005 and it is no longer with us anymore. R.I.P. I miss you and I love your work. Beside Sylvester Stallone stars: Billy Dee Williams, Rutger Hauer, Lindsay Wagner, Persis Khambatta, Nigel Davenport. Everyone of the actors did a an excellent job playing their characters.Lindsay Wagner from The Bionic Woman series is in this movie and she is shot. Persis Khambatta is so sexy, gorgeous and beautiful in this movie that I really feel bad that she died and is no longer with us anymore. Se past away in 1998. R.I.P.My absolute favorite Stallone film. It is very underrated movie which really was way ahead of its time with the plot, and I personally think that it has some of Stallone's and Hauer's best acting performances. The movie lost some of the scenes between Sly and Wagner were for the best, because of pacing. Like Rocky IV, originally this movie was almost two and a half hours long, which is around 50 minutes longer than the final cut.Yeah it sucks that there never was uncut version of it, specially because special effects legend Dick Smith made some really grisly gore effects for this film, like animatronic head of Rutger Hauer which exploded when he gets shot, but we'll never get to see all his removed work.I love the action in this movie, I thought it was more shot in 70's and It reminds me on Clint Eastwood's The Enforcer and of course Charles Bronson's Death Wish since the movie was set in New York and I don't think it is a bad one. We have a lot of blood squibs, we have a great babes in it like Lindsay Wagner and Persis Khambatta. Stallone's character is likable and great. He beat's a mugger dressed as a woman and drags him hand cuffed to the station. Sly kill's terrorist on the end. I really miss movies from the 80's today like are this one. I think this movie is miles way better than Chuck Norris's The Delta Force. This was the third collaboration between Sylvester Stallone and Joe Spinell before this movie, they both worked together on Rocky I and II. I heard that Joe had problems with drugs and Stallone avoid him.Rutger Hauer stole the show and he stole the movie I love how Sly and Rutger brilliantly plays and portrays their characters and yes this movie is entertaining and fast paced it goes quickly around. I enjoy the ending no really in which Stallone is a decoy and you think it is Lindsay Wagner, Sly shot's and kills Wulfgar. I really think Sly and Billy De Williams did worked perfectly together as pair of cops. I also think Bruce Malmuth did a good job directing it. My favorite scenes are in which Stallone's saves a baby by a wire in the elevator and we see a real helicopter and a real practical stunts, no CGI, no shaky cam it is a real Hard-R action fight scenes. Stallone saves all the hostages in front the bus and of curse Chuck Norris couldn't have done better.The rating I give to this film is 10. Anything under 7 would be ridiculous, as anyone claiming this isn't at least a GOOD action film (it is sure as hell better than all the new action movies today.) It is a good cat-mouse action-thriller and I enjoy it I love it.Nighthawks is a 1981 American action-thriller film directed by Bruce Malmuth and starring Sylvester Stallone, Rutger Hauer, Billy Dee Williams, Lindsay Wagner, Persis Khambatta and Nigel Davenport. Its score was composed by Keith Emerson. The film was noted for production problems.10/10 Grade: Bad Ass Seal Of Approval Studio: Universal Pictures Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams, Rutger Hauer, Lindsay Wagner, Persis Khambatta, Nigel Davenport Director: Bruce Malmuth Producer: Martin Poll Screenplay: David Shaber Story by David Shaber, Paul Sylbert Rated: R Running Time: 1 Hr. 39 Mins. Budget: $5.000.000 Box Office: $19,900,000

After the first couple of "Rocky" films, Sylvester Stallone tried to branch out a bit with films like this one, where he plays a character (both physically and dramatically) that couldn't be more different from the inspired pugilist. Now we know why Rocky continued for four more installments.For a basic plot summary, "Nighthawks" tells the story of two cops (played by Stallone & Billy Dee Williams) trying to apprehend the international terrorist Wolfgar (Rutger Hauer) on the streets of New York.Basically, there really isn't anything in this movie to get excited about whatsoever. The acting is sub-par, as Stallone's character is one-dimensional, which unfortunately is one more dimension than the one played by Williams. Wulfgar is no one to fear, and the viewer is never pulled into the "good guy, bad guy" drama.The plot staggers along at a glacial pace, with only an interesting beginning and ending scene to provide any "wow" moments at all. Other than that, it is roughly 90 minutes of boredom set in the early 1980s.I usually like to dissect the films I review here a bit more than this, but with "Nighthawks" there really just isn't anything to dissect. Stallone tried to distance himself from Rocky, and (at least in this case) failed miserably. That is all you need to know.

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!