Prayer of the Rollerboys

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Summary: It's Not Meant To Be A Rollerblading Movie...
Review: ...As I said this movie really isn't about rollerbladeing; that was just a tie-in to entice us. Remember when rollerblading was really popular during the early Nineties? Anyways, "Prayer of The Rollerboys" is about Neo-Naziism,(at least if you watch really closely) if not; then it really is just a rollerblading movie. If you pay attention very carefully you'll notice that every 'Rollerboy' is let's say white(I'm not kidding; watch for yourself). Also if you pay attention to all of Gary Lee's associates; you'll notice that one of them is Japanese and another, whom Corey Haim's character extorts money from, serves pizza(Italian reference?). And if you pay attention to the pizza parlor propietor(named Pinky) and his attitude towards the 'Rollerboys'; you'll notice a slite reference to Italy's political stance during World War II.

The drug 'Mist' has a secret ingredient called 'Rope' which sterilizes those that use it; which is why Gary Lee doesn't want any of his 'Rollerboys' to use it. Once the weak have been sterilized only the strong will be left; hence "Day of the Rope". 'Rope' is the final solution to the ever plagueing problem. The only opposition the 'Rollerboys' face, aside from the police, is a rival gang called the 'B-13'. The 'B-13' is a gang consisting of every minority and then some. Remember the scene where the truck pulls in and the 'B-13' just start cappin'-off 'Rollerboys'? If you do, watch it again, and pay attention to all the peole involved in that scene. I don't know, maybe I'm just over-analizing this flick.

I recommend this movie because if it really IS just a rollerblading movie, than it kicks ass, because it's a pretty graphic rollerblading movie(especially when Bullwinkle gets his brains splattered by that corrupt cop). If this movie really IS about what I think it is, than this movie comepletely sucks balls. Honestly; how tough does a Neo-Nazi look on rolllerblades?
Either, or, I still recommend this movie...but don't pay more than $10 for it(in any medium, i.e. DVD, Laserdisc, and God forbid, VHS). I also would like to add that this is the best movie Corey Haim has been featured in...aside from "Lost Boys".

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Summary: 'Xanadu' it ain't
Review: "Mad Max" meets "I Was a Communist for the FBI" on Rollerblades in a time capsule of late Cold War-era apocalpytic fears. While the sets don't hold up well a decade later, the script seems surprisingly fresh and Corey Haim's performance is free of child-star smarm as he grapples with the dual loyalties of an informer. Also features a young Patricia Arquette.

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Summary: 'Xanadu' it ain't
Review: "Mad Max" meets "I Was a Communist for the FBI" on Rollerblades in a time capsule of late Cold War-era apocalpytic fears. While the sets don't hold up well a decade later, the script seems surprisingly fresh and Corey Haim's performance is free of child-star smarm as he grapples with the dual loyalties of an informer. Also features a young Patricia Arquette.

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Summary: What a film! Better than Star wars and it has Corey Haim in
Review: despite some nasty reviews i've read so far, i think that this is a great movie. It's fun, has an original storyline, and the actors performed very well, particularly Morgan Weisser (Bullwinkle) and Christopher Collet (Gary Lee)....The movie has some great skating sequences and they make you want to skate along with them....

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Summary: THE COOLEST COREY HAIM MOVIE!
Review: I am watching this movie right now on tv and it's just so cool! It's set in the future when Corey Haim is a rollerskater and joins the Rollerboys gang to tip off the police on all the bad things they do. While doing this he delivers pizzas and takes care of his little brother. I know many people might think it's a corny movie but to me it's so bad that it's good! And for all you 80's kids, COREY HAIM LOOKS HOT! He's hot enough that you can fry an egg off the screen! SIZZLING! Definitely the better looking Corey!

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Summary: I like this one
Review: I like this one due to the fact that when i watched it i was well into the rollerblading scene. Its a good movie about a guy who tries to save his little brother becoming a drug addict, on a new drug called 'mist', the punch line is however, this drug makes the user completely impotent. This is a ploy from the Rollerboys themselves to make the America a better place, after its downfall. They call the drugs affects 'the day of the rope'. Corey Haim then comes into play as a hot shot rollerblader, who needs to convert to a rollerboy to save his little bro. By converting he is pushed into a life of sex hungry women, and beating up innocent civilians. This is a good film, but it only deserves three stars due to the fact that its quality and content and not upto todays standards, still i urge you to buy this one.

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Summary: This Movie Rocks
Review: Prayer of the Rollerboys was one of the best movies. The movie all around is about (Haim) an undercover cop, trying to make a better life for his little brother. Also trying to bust the Rollerboys for drugs (mist). This movie kept me very entertained. great soundtrack, great actors, and the plot line was good. It wasn't like all the rest of the movies out there. It was a different story and I think thats what I liked best about it. ITs different. I could watch this movie everyday for the rest of my life, and never get sick of it.

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Summary: This Movie Rocks
Review: Prayer of the Rollerboys was one of the best movies. The movie all around is about (Haim) an undercover cop, trying to make a better life for his little brother. Also trying to bust the Rollerboys for drugs (mist). This movie kept me very entertained. great soundtrack, great actors, and the plot line was good. It wasn't like all the rest of the movies out there. It was a different story and I think thats what I liked best about it. ITs different. I could watch this movie everyday for the rest of my life, and never get sick of it.

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Summary: Unwittingly relevant
Review: Rick King's 1991 juvenile delinquent flick unwittingly became relevant following the Columbine massacre. I don't know if it was an influence on those disturbed minds, but the Rollerboys gang wears trenchcoats and threaten the "day of the rope", when revenge will be at hand. This eerie quality aside, King's pulp teenage thriller shoots above the mark and deserves a second look.
King has made a career of making thrillers that step beyond the studio-approved formulaic scripts. In Hard Choices ('84) the director brought together the unlikely combination of John Sayles, J.T. Walsh and Spalding Gray for a satisfying low-profile crime drama. The Killing Time ('87) and A Passion to Kill ('94) are further examples of his use of psychological motivation to drive the characters beyond the scripts' pale description. In Forced March ('90) King delved deeper into his preoccupation with identity with the Hungarian production wherein an actor's life and the part he plays- a poet/victim of the holocaust- begin to blur.
Released in 1991, Prayer of the Rollerboys documents a pause in american life between the lotus eating 80's and the come-down of the 90's-- the information blitz of the internet and the no-one-is-safe fear of domestic terrorism. However, beyond the analysis, Roller Boys is simply a lot of fun. Even Pauline Kael was said to have quietly admired it.

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Summary: Rollerblades
Review: This movie was made when rollerblades were awesome. This is an awesome rollerblading movie.