Converse Weapon Review

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  • Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
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  • @chadoworld
    @chadoworld 4 місяці тому +139

    Damn. Why would they only release the Laker colorway for just "Friends & Family?" Very disrespectful for us OGs who've been waiting for YEARS for them to retro again. Smh.

    • @hopeart91
      @hopeart91 4 місяці тому +5

      Right! I instantly went looking online when I saw video thumbnail.

    • @chadoworld
      @chadoworld 4 місяці тому +9

      @hopeart91 Yeah, I was lucky enough to catch a pair of the "Bird" pair when they released a couple of weeks ago, hoping the "Magic" pair would follow soon after. Converse really dropped the ball on this one!

    • @Klugioh
      @Klugioh 4 місяці тому

      There is an article on Complex about it. Some bullshit reason, I stopped reading in the middle. Converse is just a stupid brand these days that doesn’t know how to make money from the ongoing 80s/90s retro basketball shoes hype even if they made some of the most iconic silhouettes back then.

    • @resiejr
      @resiejr 4 місяці тому +11

      Mad disrespectful! In fact, Converse is dead to me until I can get my hands on one or two pairs of the Magic colorway.

    • @chadoworld
      @chadoworld 4 місяці тому +2

      @@resiejr LOL! I feel you!

  • @Eric_SR
    @Eric_SR 4 місяці тому +49

    I remember pops getting a pair of these for Christmas when I was a kid in the 80’s. He doesn’t know it but he’ll be getting another this year!

  • @joeypetty4723
    @joeypetty4723 4 місяці тому +27

    My mom drove me all over town trying to find Magic’s version. The last store we checked had my size and I was living the freaking dream!! Nostalgia is awesome!

  • @seancollard
    @seancollard 4 місяці тому +6

    The fact that they’re not releasing the Magic colorway is absolutely baffling to me. They were the first shoe I was obsessed with getting when I was 13 years old in 1986. I was lucky enough to get them back then and was so excited when I saw images of this new pair pop up on social media, but was GUTTED to find out they were Friends & Family only. I’m happy you got a pair because you appreciate them at least, but, from what I’ve heard, several people who received them think Weapons are trash. Such a shame.

  • @Li0n0fJudah
    @Li0n0fJudah 4 місяці тому +5

    Ohhhh yyeaaa I've been waiting for this review! Been wondering about these

  • @dg-cc7wn
    @dg-cc7wn 4 місяці тому +1

    So funny you dropped this review today . I've been waiting to get these since the site was being weird and didn't have anything bigger then a 10.5 but finally grabbed them today. My cousin had these when I was little and was the shoe that made me fall in love with sneakers

  • @brenng757
    @brenng757 4 місяці тому +7

    Great review and hoody. Adding to the wall is dope. 😎

  • @amitgoutamsony
    @amitgoutamsony 4 місяці тому +1

    Always enjoy your video. Great information you provide

  • @terrywilson6571
    @terrywilson6571 4 місяці тому +1

    Keep the excellent content coming!! Great Job! Kudos!! 👍🏽

  • @AdmiralofAges
    @AdmiralofAges 4 місяці тому +3

    The Converse Weapon is the sneaker that got me into shoes. No joke. Got my first pair as a kid when Converse wasn't owned by Nike yet. I've always loved the shoe. When I found out these were coming back on the market, it wasn't a choice. I had to have them. I've had lots of iterations of the shoes in my lifetime, and it's one of my favorite sneakers to this day. I agree that if you're going to release the Larry Bird pair you need to release the corresponding Magic Johnson shoe as well. Anything else is a missed opportunity. But I also think the other colors from the tv commercial should be re-released too. Those have never gotten as much love as these two. Converse should be flooding the market with Weapons right now. Not being cute with little limited releases. We the people want to arm ourselves, Converse. Give us your weapons.

  • @MrTrix44
    @MrTrix44 4 місяці тому +5

    Just got mine today and got to watch this right before I unboxed mine! Quality seems top notch for the price point.

  • @zoloftzambuki2271
    @zoloftzambuki2271 3 місяці тому

    Stumbled across these on SGA’s feed and literally just needed y’all’s blessing ♥️♥️

  • @joshhutton9534
    @joshhutton9534 4 місяці тому

    Those low tops are on my list for "by the door" shoes for this summer. Those are super clean and quality is there. Glad to see this review! Mice used to scare me growing up, but I have moved past it.

  • @jacks7910
    @jacks7910 4 місяці тому +1

    Absolutely loving retro 80’s basketball shoes.

  • @sadistways4592
    @sadistways4592 4 місяці тому

    Been a follower of your channel for a while. Didn’t know these released again until your video popped. Lucky enough to get a pair of the Larry’s. Thanks! 👍🏼

  • @Faaade_
    @Faaade_ 4 місяці тому

    I googled a pair of shoes and you were the first video that popped up in google so your engagement is doing really well. This is kinda cool, I remember seeing these in middle school.

  • @aaggsmyhoopt2428
    @aaggsmyhoopt2428 4 місяці тому +3

    I just bought the A Cold Wall Weapons this morning!
    Glad converse is reaching into their archives

  • @michaelroos2803
    @michaelroos2803 4 місяці тому +1

    OMG I've been waiting for the Magic Johnson shoe for years! I have the Fragments and love the comfort and quality

  • @nada805
    @nada805 4 місяці тому +1

    FINALLY!! I was starting to doubt you’d review the weapon. Had my fragment pair and undefeated pair stolen out of my car. Love the weapon so much I’m planning on rebuyin those pairs!

  • @anthonyyeo7662
    @anthonyyeo7662 4 місяці тому +4

    I love my undefeated pair, they’re so comfy and the leather is plush. You can’t beat the price either tbh. I need those low tops

  • @jonpizzle6959
    @jonpizzle6959 4 місяці тому +4

    I had the Magic's back in the 80s when I was a kid. They have to release them. I don't think I can pull these off now in my 40's, but I would probably buy to display. Thanks for putting a smile on my face with the nostalgia.

    • @mike_tkgchs
      @mike_tkgchs 2 місяці тому +1

      pair of washed out black jeans, a hoodie or a tshirt + bomber combo and you're good to go

  • @BeatleDustino
    @BeatleDustino 4 місяці тому

    Love these! Hope there’s some different color ways in the lows.

  • @evilutionvj
    @evilutionvj 4 місяці тому

    Awesome video! Never had a pair of Converse yet

  • @sirlikesmagicalot
    @sirlikesmagicalot 3 місяці тому +1

    Another awesome sneaker history lesson from Chris. These are hella clean!

  • @Gh_cle
    @Gh_cle 4 місяці тому +1

    🙏Great one you guys! I already know, and I haven’t even started the video yet.

  • @cliffcampbell83
    @cliffcampbell83 4 місяці тому

    I love this channel. Chris always has the dope shirts.

  • @DarkKnight-yi6qe
    @DarkKnight-yi6qe 4 місяці тому

    WOW! Those bring back some memories. I remember every one wearing those back in playing days. Love the low tops. I might get one of those. Wondering if they will do the same for the Cons and the Fastbreaks.

  • @ErnestoEstrada
    @ErnestoEstrada 4 місяці тому

    I've been waiting for your review. I got mine a while ago. I love mine!!

  • @by_run
    @by_run 4 місяці тому

    These bring back good memories.
    Awesome review as always. 🔥🔥🔥

  • @rubentomaskicks
    @rubentomaskicks 4 місяці тому +3

    Very late to the convo but I absolutely love my fragment pair. Just an overall great shoe. I love the weapon because former mavs great Mark Aguirre wore them!

  • @leightonallen7030
    @leightonallen7030 4 місяці тому +1

    I had the red, white, and blue ones that they released in the early 2000’s. I absolutely loved them. The insole had a textured surface to the top. I was really hoping that they did that with these but it looks like they didn’t.

  • @framymuyu
    @framymuyu 4 місяці тому +1

    Not only am I jealous of your job, but your sweatshirt game is on point! I love this channel!

  • @anthonycole8925
    @anthonycole8925 4 місяці тому

    These are all 🔥. This is my ideal for shoes this summer.

  • @michaelcano8127
    @michaelcano8127 4 місяці тому

    The outsoles are crazy! Thanks for the vid!

  • @alananglo1627
    @alananglo1627 4 місяці тому +2

    wow I used to play with those lakers weapons color way. yes it’s true, it’s bottom heavy but those heel support do really works. hoping they do bring them back.

  • @aarongoertz1031
    @aarongoertz1031 4 місяці тому

    Love the videos!

  • @albertocassardo9655
    @albertocassardo9655 4 місяці тому

    Nice review as usual.
    I bought a pair of the Bird hi tops and I gotta say they are beautiful: nice leather, super comfortable, and not that expensive at all.
    As a matter of fact I think this model has a very high quality/cost ratio, just like in Converse aren't believing they made a great product.

  • @kennetht1346
    @kennetht1346 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for the video, glad you got some pairs. But i want the Aguirre's and the isiah's. Cant forget about the bernard king orange ones too. Nike just bring all colors back!

  • @monroe122377
    @monroe122377 4 місяці тому

    I remember have the poster choose your weapon as a kid! Love that they reissued these!

  • @ronaldvangulden7314
    @ronaldvangulden7314 4 місяці тому +1

    Got the black and white pair and they are absolute fire🔥. Also very comfortabele. Can't wait to get the Laker colorway, absolute grail and been wanting those since I was 13.

  • @keithclavin4405
    @keithclavin4405 4 місяці тому

    Got these last month. Amazing quality. A great winter shoe in the northeast

  • @mikev880
    @mikev880 4 місяці тому

    Have to get a pair of these in low top...these were my dream shoes as a kid growing up

  • @danielcox3490
    @danielcox3490 4 місяці тому +1

    Love the channel

  • @oscarvestee
    @oscarvestee 4 місяці тому

    Glad they are back!!!

  • @jvilla16
    @jvilla16 3 місяці тому

    Awesome video!

  • @stonergirls9806
    @stonergirls9806 3 місяці тому

    Best sneaker review channel Period.
    I had the Lakers Colorway Way back in the day. Yes I’m old 😂😂

  • @91LX50Mike
    @91LX50Mike 4 місяці тому

    Have the black and white high tops and the black low tops....Soooo comfortable on feet (true to size)....Great review....

  • @GroovyTony_33
    @GroovyTony_33 3 місяці тому

    These are amazing! Would love the laker colorway though 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @Turbokitten643
    @Turbokitten643 4 місяці тому

    Man your content is the best part of my day!

  • @pinapple9999
    @pinapple9999 4 місяці тому

    Love Converse and what they’re doin for the past few years the CX foam is the best thing they did for the cushioning hoping for more hoop shoes.

  • @eustarez5
    @eustarez5 4 місяці тому

    Great shoes! Love the style

  • @David-cr3pt
    @David-cr3pt 4 місяці тому +1

    I need the Magic Johnson’s!! I had those when I was 13 years old back in the 80’s!

  • @Jrai0810
    @Jrai0810 4 місяці тому

    Nice work!

  • @MrHumbleSoul
    @MrHumbleSoul 4 місяці тому

    I used to have the green and white pair back in the 80’s! The green and white ones were the true Celtic Birds!!!! They were fire 🔥 I’m very surprised Converse did not release the Green and white ones!!! This could be a break out re release for them! But of course Converse is Conversing! Great video!!

  • @WillReckling
    @WillReckling 4 місяці тому

    kicks look awesome, might have to pick up a pair.

  • @matthewjames8817
    @matthewjames8817 4 місяці тому

    I need both of them!!!! Been looking on eBay for a long time throwback classic!!!!

  • @michaelmarks9002
    @michaelmarks9002 4 місяці тому

    Always here for the GANG. Love yall.

  • @TheGreatOne2922
    @TheGreatOne2922 4 місяці тому

    Love my pair....as well as the fragments.....just need those Laker colorway

  • @user-ug2uu3hg2j
    @user-ug2uu3hg2j 4 місяці тому

    Great looking retro

  • @uspatriotstigmacher134
    @uspatriotstigmacher134 4 місяці тому

    Great review. IIRC Converse also had a shoe called the Revolver, same as the Weapon, just a lower tier and price point. And, technically road kill can be quite dangerous. Bacteria, disease, and some predators actually eat road kill so you never know what could be lurking nearby.

  • @lukebasham2220
    @lukebasham2220 4 місяці тому

    These look clean! Also, tiny mice freak me out! Sometimes they get in the garage and I find them and I shriek like a little baby!🤣🤣🤣

  • @ricflare7405
    @ricflare7405 4 місяці тому

    Happy these have rereleased. Wish the denim Kentucky Stars would retro.

  • @vincentmartinez2431
    @vincentmartinez2431 4 місяці тому +1

    My same reaction 😮 when the doctor j's were taken down. I have a pretty good amount of shoes set up as 2 towers and those are at the top of one 😅 but understandable 👌

  • @cjpasley508
    @cjpasley508 4 місяці тому

    Love the content

  • @muji198
    @muji198 4 місяці тому

    Love the magic punt!

  • @aradlevi13
    @aradlevi13 4 місяці тому

    Awesome channel, thank you

  • @therealcp
    @therealcp 4 місяці тому +1

    Had two ERX CONS back in the day but always wanted a Weapon! Hope they release a ‘Celtic’ low too.

  • @jayeads
    @jayeads 4 місяці тому +1

    I got my Larry legend weapons last week! It is an absolute dream from when I was a kid. I grew up being the biggest Larry Bird fan, and loved the Celtics. It makes absolutely no sense to me that they wouldn’t release the magic and bird at the same time, that feels like a massive Miss.
    I have a friend who is a huge Celtics fan, especially that era, and I found him an original 1986 poster of the choose your weapon ad you showed in the video!

  • @brianeharmonjr
    @brianeharmonjr 4 місяці тому

    Was about to pull the trigger on the Bird joints, but they're sold out in big sizes. Interested to try these out though

  • @dukestarfighter
    @dukestarfighter 4 місяці тому

    Man the OG black and white is it! Dope that you were able to get that family and friends pair! I’ll always be afraid of a cat going feral and running up my pant leg and scratching my gonads off! Lol

  • @cracker135
    @cracker135 4 місяці тому

    BITD when I had these, my feet were never hotter, but with the thick socks too. But I loved em. These look like brick shit houses now! They look fresh AF on your wall now! Great review! 👌🏻I wonder what playing in these would be like now?

  • @johnegbert2330
    @johnegbert2330 4 місяці тому +2

    Thank you Chris again for supporting the shoe that got me onto sneakers. Sadly Converse's marketing team isn't getting funded or just straight up lacks interest in Converse's history/fans. I know Nike is pulling the strings but even they've come up short for a decade plus now. It actually makes sense that they'd play it safe and only release these. It's been the play book for awhile now. Safe to say now we'll never see the rest of the ERX line, Magic's Signature, more Aero/React stuff, the NBA branded stuff when they had the rights and many more. I've been lucky enough to pick up a couple pairs of weapons and other vintage converse from the few times they figured it out but now they are far past being able to be wore. Anyways solid video again brother.

  • @pojtoj54
    @pojtoj54 4 місяці тому

    I want you guys to do a review with PONY shoes, got 2 pairs of them myself & they are great

  • @dwharton8983
    @dwharton8983 4 місяці тому +1

    I got the white and gray low tops I can't lie they felt great

  • @A_350z
    @A_350z 4 місяці тому +2

    Best sneaker channel. 🔥

  • @mylesgalos1679
    @mylesgalos1679 4 місяці тому

    Glad those releases

  • @tallestdavid6516
    @tallestdavid6516 4 місяці тому

    I was from Worcester, MA, when these dropped. We drove to the Converse Outlet in Malden, about 2.5 hrs rd trip & got 2 prs each, we barely had $ for gas and cheap beer those days… but we had $ for sneakers 🏀👍

  • @albertknight1187
    @albertknight1187 4 місяці тому

    I ordered them waiting 4 them classic shoe if it wasn't these or chuck Taylor's it was pro-keds canvas thank you humbly you never let me down

  • @larrymann803
    @larrymann803 4 місяці тому

    These bring me back

  • @austingood22
    @austingood22 4 місяці тому +1

    Very cool!

  • @jamesglenn4362
    @jamesglenn4362 4 місяці тому +3

    I remember these back in 03 for sure

  • @TheMailmanOfSteel
    @TheMailmanOfSteel 4 місяці тому

    I have the Bird pair on my feet r/n. Had to go a half-size up, but man, they are NICE.

  • @andrew1542
    @andrew1542 4 місяці тому

    I’m so excited & happy that Converse is releasing these sneakers again!! I had an original pair back in 1986, (the Larry Bird ones) and I can’t wait to get these. The Converse Weapon is my all time favorite basketball sneaker!! Thank you Converse for finally releasing these “bad boys”

  • @williama.ortiz-floresgil168
    @williama.ortiz-floresgil168 4 місяці тому

    Had to double up on the Bird weapon... Such a classic silhouette and the leather is A1

  • @brotherbread6549
    @brotherbread6549 3 місяці тому

    I got a pair and had to return them. They were mad narrow for me. I got a size 11 and if it was wider I would have bought several pairs. They weren't anywhere near as supportive as the og 86, either. Oh well...great vid

  • @ruyldev8556
    @ruyldev8556 4 місяці тому +1

    I don't remember if I had these specifically. I know I had a Converse high top shoe when I was in high school in the late 80s.

  • @djjackson4592
    @djjackson4592 4 місяці тому

    I want the Magic Highs. I hope they eventually release them for the public. I played basketball in those back in the 80’s. I had a connection at converse, so actually owned multiple pairs in different color ways.

  • @gwilt23
    @gwilt23 3 місяці тому

    1987, my junior year of high school, we had the Weapons as our team shoe and OOF they were hard and heavy and you could literally kill somebody if you wanted to. 🤣

  • @johnnyconnors4695
    @johnnyconnors4695 4 місяці тому

    Great vid

  • @PeskyDestructo
    @PeskyDestructo 4 місяці тому

    Just got back into converse!!

  • @scotalexander9001
    @scotalexander9001 4 місяці тому

    Nice review

  • @byronpaisleysr4151
    @byronpaisleysr4151 3 місяці тому

    I never really cared for those particular model converse I always loved the Dr J’s and the chuck Taylor’s but I’m considering getting a pair of these!!!!

  • @rickzah1394
    @rickzah1394 4 місяці тому

    It’s great that they finally started reissuing Weapons (that sounds a bit scary, though). They looked better in my souvenirs, I had white and blue ones as a kid in the early 90’s although not sure there were Weapons and not another similar silhouette.
    For the safe animals, dead ones are not safe, because of all the germs and even smaller animals potentially crawling in and around them!

  • @multitaskchef
    @multitaskchef 4 місяці тому

    Had a pair of the originals. Friends were Lakers/Magic fans. I worshipped the Celtics & Larry Legend. Even wore these while playing the video game. Dr J vs Bird. Do u remember that, @weartesters.

  • @greendro6410
    @greendro6410 4 місяці тому

    These are so classic alright 😁

  • @MrTJones15
    @MrTJones15 4 місяці тому +1

    Those low tops look pretty good.

  • @Colorwayz1984
    @Colorwayz1984 4 місяці тому +1

    I’d have to go with the lows.. though I could appreciate the nostalgia of the highs the lows aren’t so IN YOUR FACE with it..

  • @elijahdelacruz3204
    @elijahdelacruz3204 4 місяці тому +1

    Been waiting for a proper retro of these for years, and I’m so happy Converse finally did it. Just got my Black pairs and I LOVE them. Superb leather quality, and lots of inner and tongue padding making for an overall comfy shoe, plus the polyurethane insole helps a lot. All that for $120, meanwhile my Jordan retros cost $180 - $250 and leather on those can’t even come close to the Weapons. Do better Jordan brand, do better.
    PS. Dear Converse, please release the lakers colorway to the public. I need and WANT them alongside my black Larry Bird pairs. Or better yet, eventually roll out all the original team colorways, having a wall of all them in my place would be the dream.

  • @legimlugero
    @legimlugero 3 місяці тому +1

    that pattern bites on any surface!

  • @pfunk79one
    @pfunk79one 4 місяці тому

    Grabbing a pair of those Chucks