batroc2700
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What a movie. Glorifying gang life and the Po-Po looks effective for the Hollywood makeover. Some scenes feel true, others not so much.
Fantastic actors in their primes. The cops were gritty. The gangstas were real... ish. The streets definitely looked authentic. Wonder how much they had to crowd control the neighborhood gangs in the area? A look into a world pre-Riots (1992) and post Neighborhood Watch (2012) - a 20 year difference in exposure. Now we have the "Interwebs" as a certain starlet first said. Would we be seeing this world without movies? Don't think so.
Thank God for filmmakers having the courage and resources that believed in them to make them.
Then and Now.
An endurable world still living in the underbelly of our lives.
Go watch.
Fantastic actors in their primes. The cops were gritty. The gangstas were real... ish. The streets definitely looked authentic. Wonder how much they had to crowd control the neighborhood gangs in the area? A look into a world pre-Riots (1992) and post Neighborhood Watch (2012) - a 20 year difference in exposure. Now we have the "Interwebs" as a certain starlet first said. Would we be seeing this world without movies? Don't think so.
Thank God for filmmakers having the courage and resources that believed in them to make them.
Then and Now.
An endurable world still living in the underbelly of our lives.
Go watch.
Yeah not everyone's cup of tea or coffee, but I'm into gang life films. I really enjoyed the raw, indie approach.
A lot of the acting was whacked, but the story kept me watching. Expected a slasher movie, got a gangsta vs. crazies.
There was a certain whack-a-doo look in certain characters that in their eyes you only see in hood-rats that when they find out their gangsta boyfriend is cheating on them - and they're off and running.
There are a lot of crazy characters you just gotta be on the lookout for.
The cult girls definitely worth a look. The main cult beauty is worth looking at twice, or more.
What she does to one of the characters is something to... Wait For It...
Ah, go see the "Banana clip" - you'll see what I mean.
A lot of the acting was whacked, but the story kept me watching. Expected a slasher movie, got a gangsta vs. crazies.
There was a certain whack-a-doo look in certain characters that in their eyes you only see in hood-rats that when they find out their gangsta boyfriend is cheating on them - and they're off and running.
There are a lot of crazy characters you just gotta be on the lookout for.
The cult girls definitely worth a look. The main cult beauty is worth looking at twice, or more.
What she does to one of the characters is something to... Wait For It...
Ah, go see the "Banana clip" - you'll see what I mean.
Great movie.
EJO as the main man really stood and delivered. It's motivating to get out from what you were born into, to strive for more.
That's what we all want, to be better, for ourselves, for our Familias.
This movie, Stand and Deliver, along the likes of Take The Lead, shows what can be achieved if you work hard enough, whether it's math or dance, just concentrate and just go for it and keep at it.
Just maybe you'll get something along the ways.
EJO: grade A
Stand and Deliver: grade A
Mandatory curriculum
EJO as the main man really stood and delivered. It's motivating to get out from what you were born into, to strive for more.
That's what we all want, to be better, for ourselves, for our Familias.
This movie, Stand and Deliver, along the likes of Take The Lead, shows what can be achieved if you work hard enough, whether it's math or dance, just concentrate and just go for it and keep at it.
Just maybe you'll get something along the ways.
EJO: grade A
Stand and Deliver: grade A
Mandatory curriculum