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Summary: VIVA LA ONDA!!!
Review: Blood In Blood Out is one the finest movies ever made that represents life for chicano youths. Starting in the early 1970's, this movie chronicles the times and trials of Miklo Velka. Miklo (Damian Chapa) is a kid growing up in two different worlds. He is a chicano, who takes the appearance of his white father. So he fights to get respect from his chicano family. Here you meet his cousin Cruz (Jesse Borrego) Candelaria and Paco (Benjamin Bratt) Aguilar, who treat Miklo with little respect, because of his skin tone. So he has to show his toughness to his cousins in order to earn their respect. This is where the trouble begins for the three cousins. Starting with a random act of violence against another street gang, the plot thickens with Cruz being hospitalized and the gang of Miklo, Paco and others vowing revenge for Cruz. A simple revenge turns sour and the life is taken on accident, so the boys are on the run. Only to be caught and their lives are changed drastically. Miklo is sent to jail where he has to start over to earn the respect from the other chicanos, while Paco joins the service to avoid jail time. Throughout the movie you see Miklo character evolve int o a great leader of men in the Prison, while Paco career evolves on the other side of the law. we also cant forget about Cruz, whose life turns to shambles because of an addiction, which nearly costs him his life! The story evolves as time passes and the three of them get older, and wiser, and before you know it Miklo is out of jail and looking to go on the straight and narrow. Paco and Miklo's lives interact again as Miklo attempts to, but fails to stay straight. Their lives are sent in to a spiral as Miklo ende up in jail again and this time it is Paco's fault, I wont say how it ends, because I want you to see this movie, but let me tell you the subplots and twists and turns in this movie are EXCELLENT! I reccommend this movie to anyone who enjoys a good epic drama!
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Summary: classic chicano movie
Review: this is one of the must see movies for all chicanos, and people interested in the culture. it is realistic, filled with drama and action. the story line is great, each character has something we all could relate to.
paco and miklo seem to be on different sides of the chicano culture, with miklo being filled with the pride and "power". bt as paco puts it, he is only filled with his white fathers hate. but he accepts gang life as chicano culture. he doesnt run from his past. paco, hates his past and finds it difficult to relate to that. he is hard as a rock with his emotions, never really letting himself go until the end.
cruz has to be somewhere in between. he is by far my favorite character. he is the interpreter of the culture, filled with the lots of knowledge about our culture's past and present. he doesnt run from the past and accepts his mistakes. ( side note i think he kinda looks like jimmy smits)i only have a couple of problems with this movie. for one i found miklo's acting to be a bit less than great at times. and ouch my ears hurt to hear miklo and paco speak spanish. they did fine in english, but their spanish was pretty bad. but these were just minor annoyances for me. i love this movie and i think it is a must for any chicano movie collection.
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Summary: *~*B0uNd bY HonoR*~*
Review: th3 moVi3 Bll0d iN blo0d ouT iz 1 oF da be$t moVi3z eveR maDe.Thi$ movIe shoWs How Fa$t 3 p3oplE cAn chAnge 4om A gAng Lif3 2 a DifFer3nt 1!!!!!!!!!!!!(Qu3 viVa La rAzA) "VLR 4 LIFE"
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Summary: Vatos Locos Forever
Review: This movie has got to be one of the greatest chicano movies ever created. For those who enjoyed American Me, This movie blows that out of the water. The actors in this movie are really heartfelt. Throughout the whole movie your emotions are on a rollercoaster. The movie has some very devasting parts that break your heart, and some parts that keep you on the edge of your seat. The story of three chicano teens growing up, and how a couple decisions changed the paths of their lives. The only bad acting had to be Miklo, but the movie itself makes up for any flaws. This has to be added to any hispanics movie collection. If your not hispanic don't be discouraged, my best friend is white and he can quote every line in the movie. BUY this movie today. Before I go, does anyone know what's the deal with Benjamin Bratt on the back cover? He's holding a girl that is never shown in the movie. Bye
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Summary: Has it's moments
Review: I was skeptical before watching this movie, I wasn't expecting good acting and drama in a movie about gangs in prison. The story of 3 young Mexican/ American growing up in the streets of LA. Each one representing the different choices that many of us take in life. So we see ourselves utilize our god given gifts to make an honest living. And at the same time to resist and battle the temptations of drugs in Cruz, the artist. To channel our rebellion and energy to push us past what it seems like a dead end street, in Paco the Cop. Or "go with the flow' and be part of a self-destructive life by associating ourselves with the wrong crowd in Miklo. While Benjamin Bratt and Jesse Borrego offer a very strong and believable performance, I found some of the slang way over done to the point that it becomes laughable and corny. The story has it's moments. One in particular between Paco and Cruz that is so intense, dramatic and real that it made a knot in my throat. If you get past the corny gang slang, you will find this movie intense and dramatic.
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Summary: Riveting
Review: THis movie made me really think deeply and cry also. It was so moving and made me appreciate my heritage.
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Summary: A Real Depiction of the Chicano Culture & Lifestyle
Review: We live in an entertainment society where the face of a minority tends to represent the face of a drug dealer or a gang member. Although that is a partial truth to a sad reality that many in our families face, this movie finally serves as a proper representation to people from other cultures and from other communities of life in the streets of East L.A. as a Chicano. Paco Aguilar (Benjamin Bratt) shows the turn-arounds that many in our community have made for many years now, being able to change from a life of gangs and crime to becoming a figure of authority and respect. Cruz Candelaria (Jesse Borrego) shows how the gifts that are within our fellow brothers and sisters can be tarnished by the devils that are within the drugs that reside in our streets. And last but not least, Miklo Velka (Damian Chapa) shoes the struggles that many in people face from being of mestizo blood, which is true to members of mixed race from any background or ethnicity. His fight to belong leads him towards the world that exist in the confines of San Quentin. Very few movies have given light to the true reality that exists in our beautful culture, and Blood In Blood Out is at the top of that list. I am a 22-year-old Chicano from the streets of Boyle Heights, with a degree from UCLA in Computer Science who has a little of Paco, Cruz, and Miklo within me. I don't care who you are, after watching this movie, you will know that you have a little bit of all three of them in you too. This is a great movie whether you are Chicano/Latino, Anglo, Asian, African-American, or any other race. This belongs in all movie collections of any culturally-concious movie goer, in any format.
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Summary: one of the best movies i have ever seen
Review: if you like long movies about the penitentiary ,family and so much more than you are going to love this movie.
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Summary: *~*B0uNd bY HonoR*~*
Review: th3 moVi3 Bll0d iN blo0d ouT iz 1 oF da be$t moVi3z eveR maDe.Thi$ movIe shoWs How Fa$t 3 p3oplE cAn chAnge 4om A gAng Lif3 2 a DifFer3nt 1!!!!!!!!!!!!(Qu3 viVa La rAzA) "VLR 4 LIFE"
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Summary: The Greatest Gangster Movie Ever Made
Review: Blood in Blood out is the greatest gangster movie of all time. whoever didn't like this movie is crazy. Damian chapa did a great job as miklo. This movie is hands down the greatest ever!
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