Blood In, Blood Out

Starring:Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt, Enrique Castillo, Victor Rivers, Delroy Lindo, Tom Towles, Carlos Carrasco, Teddy Wilson, Raymond Cruz, Valente Rodriguez, Lanny Flaherty, Billy Bob Thornton, Geoffrey Rivas, Karmin Murcelo, Jenny Gago, Noah Verduzco, Lupe Ontiveros, Gary Cervantes, Victor Mohica
Director: Taylor Hackford
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Product Type: DVD

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Taylor Hackford (An Officer and a Gentleman) directed this 1993 epic about Chicano gang wars in the California prison system and the differing and tragic paths of three boyhood friends. Half-brothers Paco and Cruz grow up with their cousin Miklo in Chicano Los Angeles, and each in turn is influenced by their violent environment and the prevalence of drugs on their streets. Cruz becomes an artist but winds up tragically addicted to heroin, while Miklo serves time for murder and Paco becomes a cop, setting the stage for a confrontation between the two when Miklo is released from prison. The film strives for an epic feel but takes too long to set up its interweaving stories. It is notable, however, for some fine acting on the part of Benjamin Bratt and Damian Chiapa, as well as smaller roles by Billy Bob Thornton, Ving Rhames and Delroy Lindo. Its depictions of life in the California prison system are harrowing and powerful, and serve as the centerpiece of this urban drama. --Robert Lane

Description

Now, from the director of AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN and the producer of LA BAMBA comes BLOOD IN ... BLOOD OUT, a critically acclaimed modern-day epic. Within the rich and colorful Chicano culture of East Los Angeles, three cousins raised as brothers fiercely live by a generations-old tradition of family -- a power stronger than law, a force deeper than friendship. In one life-shattering moment, the trio is torn apart, forcing them to follow three separate paths: one searching for truth in the law, one expressing his passion through art, and one finding power in prison. Yet through it all, family and honor keep their lives intertwined as each strives for survival and power!

Customer Reviews:

Sangre Por Sangre.......2007-05-20

Blood In Blood out, what can I say I liked it when I first saw it @ age 8 and I still like it.

This is a Hot one.......2007-04-22

Get everything situated, because this is a long one.But it's worth watching.I enjoyed this movie a lot.

Finally! A prison drama with something to say........2007-04-03

I think what seperates this movie from other prison movies is there's a much bigger message to be learned, and it's not just stay away from prison (we all know that by now). However, there's more to it, and this movie shows you that. Don't get me wrong, you still have the same violent, death by shankings, and rioting scenes, but that's just not the primary focus of the whole movie. Let me just say that I am glad that it wasn't as violent and graphic in nature with the rape scenes as it's fellow Chicano prison film.. American Me. American Me was good, but it's so dark throughout. There were no happy moments in that movie from start to finish. Frankly, after watching that I went from calm and cool to sick and depressed. However, with Blood in Blood Out, this was the first time they tried to actually give you a happy ending. This movie is about much more than drugs and prison rape scenes. It's about family, loyalty, coming of age, and finding forgiveness. The man that Paco started out as, is not who he grew up to be, which was inspirational in a way. It just shows that just because your life starts off bad that doesn't always mean that you can't change who you are, and become something more than just a common street thug. This movie shows you that family is family, and no matter what your family does it's never too late to forgive them and start over. However, I do have 2 pet peeves about this movie. First of all, in my opinion, the movie was entirely too long. Secondly, Miklo didn't learn a damn thing. It's sad that even though he lost a limb he never changed his mentality or his ways, and he ultimately ended up the way he started out. There was no growth with his character period. At least the 2 brothers finally grew up, and became the men they were suppose to be. I guess that just goes to show that some people get it, and some people don't. Overall, I don't think this movie was perfect, but if you give it a chance it is pretty good. Certainly, better than what I was expecting to begin with.

HAVEN'T FINISHED WATCHING IT........2007-01-19

THIS MOVIE WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. NOT A CLASSIC BUT IT'S OKAY. THE TITLE IS HOTTER THEN THE MOVIE. LOL

one of the best dvds i own.......2007-01-18

I just watched this movie again for the 20th time last week and it reminded me why I watched it the other 19 times... it's just that good.

If you like watching movies about street gangs, drugs, prison, and how lives are affected from one or the combination of them, this movie's for you.

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Sangre Por Sangre

ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000PIIKMM

Product Description

UNA FUERTE HISTORIA EPICA DEL DIRECTOR TAYLOR HACKFORD SOBRE TRES PRIMOS QUE CRECIERON COMO HERMANOS EN EL DURO Y VIOLENTO AMBIENTE DE LAS PANDILLAS DEL BARRIO DE EAST L.A. EL LAZO QUE LOS UNE SE ROMPE POR TRAGICAS CIRCUNSTANCIAS DE LA VIDA, LLEVANDOLOS POR DIFFERENTES CAMINOS: PACO, A LA MILICIA Y A LA DIVISION ANTIDROGAS; MILKO, A LAS BRUTALES PANDILLAS DE LA PRISION DE SAN QUINTIN, Y CRUZ, AL MUNDO DE LA DROGADICCION. SIN EMBARGO, SUS LAZOS DE SANGRE U HONOR MANTIENEN SUS VIDAS ENTRELAZADAS MIENTRAS LUCHAN, CADA QUIEN A SU MODO, POR GANAR PODER Y RESPETO.

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