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Summary: Richie's alive!
Review: I saw him walking down the street in Mexico with Payne Stewart and Elvis.
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Summary: One of the best rock biopics ever.
Review: I saw La Bamba the other night for the first time in many years, and was delighted to see how well it had held up. Of the many tragedies in the history of rock, there are few more bitterly poignant than that of Ritchie Valens, and director Luis Valdez makes us feel the full force of the tragedy. He makes us love not only Ritchie (Lou Diamond Phillips) but also his supportive mother Connie (Rosana De Soto) and his troubled brother Bob (Esai Morales), then ends the film as he should, on a note of raw, unmitigated grief. On the way to the tragic end, however, we also get marvelous recreations of vintage rock songs by Los Lobos, Brian Setzer, Marshall Crenshaw, Howard Huntsberry and others. Seeing La Bamba again brings up a smaller tragedy: why Phillips, Morales and De Soto didn't become bigger stars, as they clearly deserved to become from their performances in this movie. Only Phillips came at all close to stardom, and for every step forward he took--his change-of-pace villainous role in Courage Under Fire, his Broadway triumph in the revival of The King and I--he took two steps back with some straight-to-video flick. But in any case you can still see them in La Bamba, and laugh, cry, and applaud.
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Summary: la bamba
Review: I think this is one of the greatest movies that shows the true meaning of music. Its not like todays music that has been poluted, but the music that started it all. I think the movie was also great, because it showed the underdog going all the way and bringing a part of his heritage to be one of Americas most popular songs in that era.
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Summary: la bamba
Review: i think this movie was really good yo acuerda being a lil girl watching this movie and crying when he dies.. i recommend this movie to everyone[-alrato-]
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Summary: I Would Have Loved to Give This Movie as Gifts, But
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and the music is great. I have been putting together packages including books, videos, and tapes of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper as Christmas presents for teens, and would have loved to include this video as well. However, as much as I enjoyed the movie and music I couldn't include this movie due to the profanity that is included in it. I'm sure they would have enjoyed the movie, but I would not have been comfortable in giving it to former students of mine.
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Summary: My favorite movie comes to DVD.
Review: La Bamba has been my favorite movie. I am now glad I own it on DVD because of all the extra stuff it has. If you like the movie La Bamba and have DVD player you should buy this movie.
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Summary: All about BOB!
Review: La Bamba is definitely one of my favorites from my childhood days. Today it is still one of the few films that can almost make me shed a tear. Great performances all around and a special shoutout to Esai Morales, who steals every scene with his edgy, volatile, yet caring Bob. Bob rocks!!! "Always Ritchie...what about me???"
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Summary: Ole!
Review: La Bamba is one of my top 25 favorite films. Lou Diamond Phillips comes across for real. I was surprised when I saw a picture of the real Ritchie Valens. I had forgotten what he looked like (when I was a teenager). Lou doesn't look like him, but who cares? This is a great suspension of disbelief. Esai Morales doing a great job as the troubled brother Bob. it is easy to feel his pain. And it is almost impossible to tell the difference between Los Lobos' rendition of the title song and the original Ritchie version. The hint is in those couple of seconds of silence that Los Lobos does near the end. And then there are those excellent imitations of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, Jackie Wilson and others. The DVD has two feature-length commentaries that are worth listening to. Beyond this, I have also turned on the Spanish-language track and watched the film a few times that way. If you have some understanding of both languages, it helps to show how they get the nuances across it slightly different ways.
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Summary: lets rock"n"roll
Review: la bamba was a great movie it's like ritchie was a live again i watch the movie like a million times and i still watch today! i give it myself 10 thumbs up.I would like to see the real ritchie valens in person if i was in the late 50's buy la bamba today it's a great movie to watch with the whole family
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Summary: La Bamba Is One Of The Best
Review: La Bamba will make you cry! The actors are exellent at making you think they really do care about his death, and you can't keep yourself from tapping your foot to La Bamba. So get it!
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