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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: 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: 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: 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: Bad bad movie
Review: This is absolutely one of the, if not THE, worst movie I have ever seen. The action scences are stupid, he can't shoot two big guys 30 feet from him with two guns and then he kills everyone upside down from the ceiling of an elevator and shooting with his hands crossed. It's always the same annoying style of music, regardless of the scene. Nice cars, nice chicks, and that's it. They can't even drive the cars properly, you can easily see they are doing like 15MPH and they spin out in the corners but on the next take they are straight as an arrow. It's about the acter who has big muscles, who gets fine chicks, who plays basketball in a dark gymnasium, who has a big Mercedes G-Class, who has a red sports bike, who talks the talk... I think about it and it's THE worst movie of all times.
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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: 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: ACTION FILM!!
Review: This movie is one of the best I have seen with imagination and action both combined. The story of 2 best friends: a private investigator and a rap superstar. When the rap star is murdered, his best friend, the private eye, seeks out the truth and justice for his friend. The cast was well selected and the acting was good. It's a great entertainment film.
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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.
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Summary: hot
Review: this movie was very hot. and this movie even has a great cast.
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