Gang Tapes

Starring:Trivell, Darontay McClendon, Darris Love, Don Cambell, Six Reasons, Sonja Marie, Aura Ruiz, Tasheia Woodward, Andrew Stoddard, Michelle Marie White, Rochelle (VI), Kevin Wiseman, Dwayne Whitehead, Bruce Lemon, Champagne Powell, Nancy Whitworth, Nana Murphy, Tramonde Myers, Lil' Skrappy, Celeste Bowen
Director: Adam Ripp
Studio: Lions Gate
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Pretty good.
Action but no substance.
Big Deal, Mr. Director
SoCal gang life at its purest
Over Done

Gang Tapes
Starring: Trivell , Darontay McClendon , Darris Love , Don Cambell , and Six Reasons
Director: Adam Ripp
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0000714EN
Release Date: 2002-12-10

Customer Reviews:

Pretty good........2007-05-12

The movie was spot on for a kid who picks up a camera and records his street life.

Action but no substance........2007-03-10

This movie tries to portray the modern day gang member and does so with flair and action. It's lacks reality in the sense that the gang members are given larger than life personalities and makes the viewer feel good about them. Don't ever feel bad for the gang member, feel sorry for the victims.

Big Deal, Mr. Director.......2007-02-06

Taking gratuitous advantage of inner city poor seems a cheap shot for a wealthy white man. I have one question for the director: Why don't you make a movie and expose the degenerate aspects of your own people? Exploiting others is no way to make your way in this world. Even though such behavior made your father rich, you should try to be a better man.

SoCal gang life at its purest.......2006-07-23

This movie is a must see for anyone who enjoys genuine, true-to-life films. This film takes audiences to a world most of them would never see otherwise. I was born and raised in the streets of Long Beach and Los Angeles and was forced to experience in actuality the scenarios acted out in the film. I can attest to every scene in the film as being accurate in their portrayals of gang culture. I watched Boyz in the Hood, South Central, Colors, Menace to Society, Baby Boy and many other films portraying gang life in LA county, but all were more about sticking to the story line than about capturing the essense of the subject(s). If you like big budget actions films with gang members being shown as stunt men fliping over cars while shooting an assault rifle, then this film will not tickle your tastes. But if you want a quick lesson on true gang life with no sugar on top, Gang Tapes does the job.

Over Done.......2006-02-24

"Over done" is the best way to describe this over-the-top attempt to view gang life from the eye of a "stolen" video camera.

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The Police Tapes
"Police Tapes" (PBS)

The Police Tapes
Starring: Charles Rydell , and Anthony Bouza
Director: Alan Raymond (III) , and Susan Raymond
Manufacturer: Docurama
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Circle of Six: The True Story of New York's Most Notorious Cop-killer And the Cop Who Risked Everything to Catch Him
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23rd Precinct: The Job
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Doing Time - Life Inside the Big House

ASIN: B000FBFZ2C
Release Date: 2006-06-27

Description

South Bronx, New York. 1976. During one of the most chaotic periods in New York City's history, two filmmakers ride along with the police to document a city wracked by rape, gang warfare, murder, arson and petty revenge. Winner of three Emmys, a Peabody and the duPont Award, THE POLICE TAPES is a harrowing, real-life autopsy of the dangerous nighttime work of beat cops as they try to contain a community coming unraveled. In dramatically raw scenes, the officers of the 44th precinct let the camera "in on every secret of society," capturing explosive footage of a hostage situation, gangs strutting brazenly down the street, and murders impossible to solve. At the squad station and in the patrol car, cops speak candidly about their frustrations and fears in policing violent, crime-ravaged neighborhoods filled with angry, downtrodden people. From Hill Street Blues to Cops, the immediate and uncensored style of directors Alan and Susan Raymond influences a generation of police drama and reality shows. Perceptive and probing, THE POLICE TAPES is genius verité--a harrowing peek into the dark underbelly of society. DVD Features: Interview with the Filmmakers; Filmmaker Biographies; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection

Customer Reviews:

The Police Tapes.......2007-03-10

This is a must see for the Police afficianado. If you like the television series "Cops" you'll love this. This was filmed in NYC in 1976. There are no scripts and its the real deal.

"Police Tapes" (PBS).......2006-08-08

The "Police Tapes" was one of the first of its kind 'reality show,' which focused on the New York City Police Department in the Bronx, in the then-notorious 44th Precinct. It was done duing the 1970s in the South Bronx, in a police precinct that was not as well-known as the infamous 41st Precinct "Fort Apache," which was about four miles to the east of the 44 Precinct, but was suffering from the same human degradation as the 41 Precinct and the rest of the so-called South Bronx.

The Bronx Borough Commander at that time was Chief Tony Bouza, who was known for his articulate explanation of the 'theater of the absured' which was the Bronx. In his dialogue on the tape, Bouza attempts to put into real terms the issues which are affecting the Bronx...and the cops themselves...at that time, to the point where he says that maybe he shouldn't do such a good job, in order to let the problems be more exposed to the rest of the country.

This was to become one of the first of what was several TV shows and documentaries about the "South Bronx," which became a "city" forced to wallow in its own misery for years after the Police Tapes were made, despite its notoriety and the promises of many politicians.

The lack of 21st Century video technology shows, but enhances what you see.

Nothing like what was the "South Bronx" will ever happen again.

Average customer rating:

Pretty good.
Action but no substance.
Big Deal, Mr. Director
SoCal gang life at its purest
Over Done

Gang Tapes [Region 2]
Starring: Trivell , Darontay McClendon , Darris Love , Don Cambell , and Six Reasons
Director: Adam Ripp
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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