One of the great films!!!

This is a little known but great film.

If for nothing else, watch it just for the colorization! In the 2000s, everything has a heavy color correction that sets the feeling, right down to every single week of Cold Case or CSI Miami, but for nearly 40 years ago, this is unheard of.

The plot, eh, enough has been said about it. I get it, it didn't change my life any, but all the other elements of this film are gripping.

No other film has affected me so much with architecture and landscapes.

Every single thing in this entire film, from the streets to the inside of the police station (that looks like the Death Star made out of molded concrete), is gleaming, brand new, and almost a stunning work of architecture and civic design for living, yet at the same time it is the most depressing thing you've ever seen.

You'll long for the South Bronx after two hours of this place, what with people doing thankless work all day and being stuffed into planned cubbyholes at night.

This film, in my opinion, hits that mark even better than Layer Cake or A Clockwork Orange, and demonstrates the urban design of Sleeper or The Lathe of Heaven, but in real life. After seeing only a few minutes of this, I was asking myself, "Where the hell did they find this place to film? Not surprising that two guys would turn their minds to child rape just for the escapist element of it!"

This is a truly excellent film, and the architecture, coupled with the cinematography, is the best part. The music is amazing, and the sound is just incredible, both production sound mixing and effects.

Please watch this film!!!