Blood In, Blood Out

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Summary: Glad to have seen it
Review: I got this movie from my friend Alex and he told me to give it a look. I watched it 4 times before I returned it to him. this is a much deeper bond than the reviews make it sound like. That changes the whole movie knowing all 3 are family, 2 brothers and their cousin Miklo who have been together for most of their lives. When Miklo goes to jail and El Gallo Negro to the Military to avoid prison you realize sometimes blood is not as strong of a bond as some people think.Miklo thinks that the gangs and the fact he is familia with "the black rooster" makes him safe. Watch this movie and realize it is not a prison movie it is about the strong bonds in families as well as the ups and downs of being handicapped. Sometimes nothing can stop someone from doing right or wrong.

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Summary: One Of The Best Movies Ever!!!!!!
Review: I love this movie and I had it for a while but just wanted to write a review since I think this is one of the best ever made!!

Everything from the storytelling to the acting cast and production is magnificent. The prison-life as well as how gangs run from inside to outside the cages is the most realistic I have ever seen in any movie. Im surprised it never made to the theatres, but I could think already of enough factors which would prevent it from doing so. Despite that, this one is a classic!

It will never get old!

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Summary: Subtitles could be better
Review: Somehow Amazon has linked "Blood In Blood Out" with a movie called "Hustle and Heat." Some reviews show up on both DVD's pages, some reviews for one movied are only on the other's page. Most of the bad reviews for BiBo are actually for the other movie. The VHS version of BiBo gives you English subtitles when the characters are speaking Spanish. The DVD version offers English subtitles, but if you turn them on they run the whole time, even when English is being spoken. And the Spanish words are still subtitled in Spanish. More than a little annoying, since sometimes entire conversations are in Spanish. My advice for you is to go off to college and get a Mexican roommate who makes you watch the VHS version 2 or 3 times a week for an entire year. By then you'll have all the key Spanish parts memorized and you'll be fully prepared to buy the DVD. It worked for me.

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Summary: Want to Know What It's Really Like?
Review: I teach gang students in "East Los," and to a person they have said that this movie comes the closest to what it's really like out there. This movie touched me, I've seen it numerous times and every time I hear a line from the movie I hear one of my former students, hear what they want to say. If you want to know what it was the East Los gang life was like in the 70's and 80's, check this movie out.

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Summary: One of the BEST movies EVER!!!!
Review: I was thinking about only putting 4 stars but I decided on 5 with an Asterisk... This DVD is AWESOME... especially due to the fact that it put back the scenes that were cut out of the VHS version. BUT unfortunatly when they put in the cut scenes they took out the Subtitles that were in the VHS... so to get the full feel for this movie you really have to get both versions... the DVD and the VHS (this is the reason for the asterisk). But this movie still is one of the best ever... and here is proof... I have owned this movie myself 4 times on VHS (It was stolen from me or loaned out and never returned all four times) and now I own it on DVD (Never to leave the house again!!!). So if you are looking for a well thought out, acted, directed, and realistic Latino movie you must watch the rest first because after watching this one the rest are going to pale in comparison. Well that is about all I can think of... I hope it was helpful for you.

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Summary: NOT THE BEST MOVIE
Review: DUANE MARTIN IS CORNY, FOX CAN NOT ACT, AND JADAKISS SHOULD NEVER EVER THINK ABOUT BEING IN A MOVIE. SO WHY DID I GIVE IT 2 STARS? BECAUSE MEAGAN GOOD IS IN IT AND SHE IS A PERFECT 10. I'D PAY MONEY TO WATCH HER READ A PHONE BOOK.

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Summary: People should see this movie
Review: I am not a big Fan of Duane Martin Nor Ms. Vivica "GHETTO" Fox
but I did really enjoy this movie and I am a tuff critic. It was very low budget and some of the stunts Mr. Martin performs are so not him the acting was just o.k. but the plot of the story was actually keeping me in my seat. I loved the ending and I would recommended this movie for the action, the plot and nothing else. I have to give a shot out to my girl Meagan Good for putting it down and doing her THING YOU GO GIRL.....

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Summary: Adoro a tío Mano!
Review: Where to begin? Awesome cast, who portrayed every available aspect of a man's life. The ever incredibly handsome, Victor Mohica as Tio Mano,(can you believe he was 60 yrs old in this movie...incredible!!)The awesome interaction of the three main characters played by Benjamin Bratt, Jesse Borrego, and Damian Chapa. The language is foul and the violence is heavy, but it draws you into the movie as though you are living through it with a member of your own family. The language switches between english and spanish as though there is no difference, yet even if you are not bilingual, you will have no problem following this story line.
Basic's are three kids growing up in the Barrio together against all odds and in a street gang. Choices they each made sends them in three different directions in life, yet still a bond holds them together. A must see if you are able to sit through the three hours.. I would recommend this for anyone but children and teenagers, mainly because of the rough nature of the film and the violent language, and sexual content (inuendos).

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Summary: It was ok...not that great
Review: This movie was alright I mean I expected it not to be good since i've never really heard of it. Duane Martin good actor, but as somebody said before he was tryin to hard to be a thug. Also he was tryin to be like Will Smith a little aint happenin bro. Vivica could have even been better she was still fine in the movie though. All in all this movie was ok, but also like someone else said it is a low budget film. Come to think of it one of the producers or directors acted in the movie. It was the guy who told him about B. Free. Like I said this movie was aight it just should have been more to the action, but in the commentary they said they only had like a week or so to shoot the film thats probably why it wasn't that great. All in All 2 1/2 3 stars.