Bomb the System
by Adam Bhala Lough
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Actor: Gano Grills, Jaclyn DeSantis, Jade Yorker, Joey Dedio, Mark Webber (II)Director: Adam Bhala Lough
Brand: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Hindi (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-10-11
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Palm Pictures / Umvd
Movie Reviews of Bomb the System
Movie Review: More dough
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie was okay. The scenes are pretty lifeless and I guess artists could go through this. I feel this ones solely for cash. It's more of a lewd romp for cash and fame. But this really is how some sh$t could go
down. It's like that movie Kids, but Kids had more made up problems that
actually exist. Still a solid movie in terms of cinema.
Summary of Bomb the System
In the first feature length film in over 20 years to focus on graffiti Anthony Blest (Mark Webber) is one of the most talented and notorious artists in New York City. Despite the tragic loss of his older brother during a nightly bombing foray with a graffiti crew Anthony has the same insatiable addiction. With the other members of his crew Justin (Gano Grills) and Kevin (Jade Yorker) Anthony parties shoplifts spray-paint and tags virgin walls with his signature 'Blest.' He does his best to avoid run-ins with the cops and hostile rival crews but he can t avoid the pressure from his mother to attend college and from his girlfriend to leave New York with her. After a physical threat from the cops Blest s crew declares an all out war on the city and intensifies their bombing excursions. When the inevitable confrontation happens a tragedy results that pushes Anthony to make a decision that has darker consequences.System Requirements: Running Time 93 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?DRAMA Rating:?R UPC:?660200311728 Manufacturer No:?PALMDV3117To "bomb" is b-boy slang meaning to create graffiti. In Adam Bhala Lough's striking debut, the "system" is the NYPD's Vandal Squad. Anthony (Mark Webber, Broken Flowers) is a 19-year-old bomber--tag name "Blest"--with plans to go legit, like Keith Haring or Jean-Michel Basquiat back in the "wild style" 1980s, who went from New York's mean streets to its most exclusive galleries. Alas, both met tragic ends. Blest, too, appears to be on the fast track to artistic success...or personal decline. He may have skills, but he's also a thief and a drug user. When he meets the politically minded Alex (Jaclyn DeSantis), it seems he's finally found the angel he needs to guide him in the right direction. After all, he already lost his brother to the graffiti game. Alex wants him to run away with her, but that's easier said than done. Bomb the System is the kind of ambitious first feature where, despite the best of intentions, style trumps substance every time. That said, the look NYU grad Lough achieves--an impressionistic world of black skies, glowing lights, and saturated colors--helps his rather obvious message that crime doesn't pay go down with ease. The tragic tale gets a welcome boost from El-P's ominous instrumental score along with moody tracks from Schoolly D, Madvillain, and Radiohead. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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