Los Angeles terre des gangs

I bought the movie at a nearby Best Buy for the bargain price of $1 -- so I thought. After watching this extremely low budget, low talent movie, I wish that I could get my dollar back and spend those two hours walking the dog or cleaning my shoes. If you have absolutely nothing better to do and are in desperate need of something to do - read a book!

Ex-soldier Travis(Richard Hatch)returns to Los Angeles to visit his parents.He quickly learns that his hood is rife with criminal activity and gang warfare.People are terrorized by vicious punks from The Hammers gang.When his father is killed and his friend is burned alive Travis becomes remorseless vigilante.Very cheesy and surprisingly violent action flick with some jaw-dropping scenes of brutality.Even little girl is killed during gang warfare.There are some humorous moments in this fast-paced vigilante flick in the vein of "The Exterminator" and "Death Wish III".Richard Hatch is a decent hero and Diane Moser who plays Gina is truly beautiful.The clown scene is priceless.6 burned cats out of 10.

This movie is full of skull cracking revenge. You know the kinda stuff we all wanna do those ghetto thugs. Admit it you want to blast some sense into some ghetto scum and in the process get it on with a hot blonde chick this and more is Ghetto Blaster. Watch the rocket propelled grenades make widows of ghetto crack whores. If you pi*** of the blaster of ghettos you will pay the ultimate price. This movie rocks, especially the scene with 1 bullet 5 kills.

This was a cool little urban action Thriller that obviously went straight-to-video but that doesn't mean it ain't good because it is good!!! Infact it's great fun like a distant cousin of the Death Wish franchise or 'The Exterminator' Ghettoblaster is a fun little B-movie of the vigilante genre about an ordinary guy standing up to the gang crime in his neighbourhood after coming back to his old neighbourhood to visit his mum & dad & it has some really cool & some funny scenes that makes for fun late night entertainment. A very good movie worth finding if you enjoy these types of low budget straight-to-video Thrillers? I love them.

RICHARD HATCH (Party Line) was a video era actor who starred in some good direct-to-video movies like Dark Bar & Heated Vengeance & Party-Line, i liked his everyman look & likeable screen presence. Hatch looked the part of an 80's early 90's Low-budget B-movie star, the kind of guy who looked at home in those late-night erotic thriller's on t.v & would probably play a cop or an Vietnam vet. HATCH made his mark during the video era days & although not a big star or or a very recognisable actor he's worth checking out in the films of his I've mentioned. I've become a bit of a fan of his because of his urban vigilante thriller GHETTO BLASTER, made me search out other Richard Hatch movies.

Hatch makes for a decent ordinary guy hero & i loved the very 80's era rap soundtrack & like i said, this little Gem came out of that Awesome time of B-movie heaven that could be found on the shelves of video stores everywhere back in the good old days!!!! I loved the video era & am so glad i grew up during those days & we will never get those times again.

Robert Hatch (R. I. P) makes for a decent average joe type of Blue Collar hero & i like how he isn't intimidated by the gang known as "The Hammers" & he messes with them & plays tricks with them & it's so much fun to watch. Another great part to this flick is it's old school rap soundtrack that immediately transports you bk to those late 80's & early 90s times & films of that era.

I liked the sunny Los Angeles setting & the suburbs & night-time streets scenes all give it that urban feel. I love films where someone turns vigilante & takes out the scum because the law is useless!!! I love heroes that make a stand & won't back down to street scum & Richard Hatch is that guy in this action flick.

I liked the shop setting too where Hatch's dad works & to be honest although a low-budget production the film looks really good & the action sequences are decent & even the acting is Decent, although some of the gang members are typically corny but even that's adds to it's B-movie charm & it's an Exploitation flick too that has came from the success of older Vigilante action films such as "The Exterminator" & "Death Wish" & even the likes of "Rambo: First Blood" & "Above the Law aka: Nico" those types of action flicks.

"Ghetto Blaster" really is a fun little urban Thriller in my opinion & it was nice to have a lead hero that was just an average guy instead of a ripped-up martial artist type. I like this flick alot.

Richard Hatch really was a likable guy on screen & a decent actor.

My review was written in January 1990 after watching the movie on Prism video cassette.

Hot topic of L. A. gang warfare gets a thoughtful treatment in "Ghetto Blaster", a direct-to-video feature.

Richard Hatch plays a guy who returns with his grown daughter to his boyhood home, finding a strange new world ruled by Latino gangs. His dad, R. G. Armstorng, is killed by punks at his grocery store, Hatch is terrorized and his daughter is kidnapped.

Trained in the Army for urban warfare, Hatch is more than a match for the gangs and cleans up the block in several well-done action scenes. Pic transcends genre cliches in the final reel by making some pointed comments about the current situation.