phillips-adl
This is an absolute 90's classic! Being a child of the 90's, both film and music-wise, I love this film. Entertaining story of LA gang culture and brotherhood. The acting isn't always completely there but it doesn't actually matter when a film is this much fun to watch. Yes it's a long film but needs to be really - nothing feels unnecessary. The white-boy Hispanic aspect is good to watch and gives the film a certain uncomfortableness. This film had a real feel-good brotherhood vibe running through it and although in some ways cheesy I found it overall to be a gem. Viva Los Pacos Locos! If I was a film buff, I'd stroke my beard and say this film was displeasing due to the fact that it wasn't shot in black and white, wasn't made in the 1950's, wasn't minimalist and not enough ponses rated it, but then again I'm not ;-)
Richie-67-485852
I always check for realism in movie scenes if the movie is going to go into detail about a certain subject. We all do it to some degree. Police, doctors, scientists all watch movies and know when what is or is not real when their scene with their expertise hits the screen. I did jail counseling and had exposure to the gangs, drugs, prison and street scenes that are shown in this movie are remarkably real and true to life and behind bars. Very nicely done for realism sake and schockingly accurate. Mom and dad in this movie are the streets and you and your family live by clique rules. Large cliques determine right and wrong and something even more powerful than that disciplines everyone which is the prison systems. Both ways fail and this movie chronicles that failure while staying true to the what they have to work with...real life. It is a long story told so that you can hitch a ride with it and then be roped in. Once in, fasten your seat belt and pray for a bathroom break...Its the only thing that will break the tension at times. Take heart, the players deliver you to an ending that helps you to recover your breath and resume a normal life. But you will tell others about this move and you will think about it from time to time...Popcorn, hard candy snacks and a good arm rest recommended...enjoy
philcold2-614-250707
I've read several comments about this movie and I agree with most of them that give an excellent note to this film. For my part, I'd like to tell to everyone who likes movie scores that Bill Conti has made a fantastic job in this one. The music of Blood In Blood Out is amazing. It serves really well the ambiance and the spirit of the movie and I don't understand why this score has been so ignored by music amateurs. I dare to compare the chemistry which arose from this collaboration between the images of Taylor Hackford and the music of Bill Conti to the one who was born in the sixties between Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone. Great job Mr. Conti. Thank you for your talent.
Otto von Bismarck
Dear fellow movie watchers, In the writing of this review I got a bit carried away, going over the 1000 words limit. Because my words contain the truth, I dared not delete any, and instead decided to host it elsewhere.Namely, here: http://the-written-truth.blogspot.com/I urge all those who are about to watch this movie with high expectations to read it, before they too plunge themselves in the dark depths I had to suffer.This also gives those who don't like reading, or perhaps don't like to see their poor taste in movies challenged a chance to skip this review. This review of truth.-Cheers
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