Born in East L.A.
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Movie Reviews of Born in East L.A.
Movie Review: One Of Our All-Time Favorites!
Summary: 5 Stars
We bought this DVD version to watch with our grandkids so they could better understand the current situation in Arizona. It is so timely! We had forgotten what a well-crafted little masterpiece this movie is.
For example, the orange vignette is a perfect little piece nicely scored with guitar music with a cute ending. It shows what a really nice guy "Rudy" is. Later, he is paid back well for his generosity. I won't spoil it by telling how.
The picture-in-front-of-the-phone gag is as good as it ever was, and the "What's Happening Boys" are as funny as ever. It was great to be able to enjoy them all again.
The movie is rated "R", mostly for language and a minor incident with drugs... but a funny and unexpected one. There is also a small sexual scene with a blind passerby in front of the bar, but its not at all offensive.
Cheech Marin deserves some kind of award for this funny, funny movie!
P.S. One thing seemed strange though... do (or did) pay phones in Mexico really use quarters?
Movie Review: The What's Happening Boys have proved to be the long term hit of this movie.
Summary: 5 Stars
The What's Happening Boys or Waas Happening Boys are portrayed by Del Zamora, Sal Lopez, Jason Scott Lee, Jee Teo and Ted Lin. Jason Scott Lee later portrayed the legendary Bruce Lee in the biopic on Bruce Lee. Del Zamora is a fantastic actor who has appeared in Repo Man, Robocop, The Outfitters, Tortilla Heaven, Searchers 2.0, Repo Chick, to name a few. His cultural adlibs that were not in the script, ie: "headband, wappanna, panocha, pela mela, Fernando Valenzuela, ay tu"; are the most hilarious inside jokes for the Latino cultures in the history of American movies. To confirm, look up scenes on Born in East LA on youtube. The "Waas Happening Boys" get 4-5 more hits than anyone else in the movie, including Cheech Marin. Read the viewer comments and you'll see that these scenes have provided more joy than one can imagine. We always laugh our heads off when we see those scenes. Truly classic comedy for the ages.Movie Review: Good, politically incorrect ethnic humor!
Summary: 5 Stars
What made this film funny is that Cheech Marin's character Rudy Ramos tried to behave as the straight guy while acting out just about every bad Mexican joke that's ever been told. In this respect, it's one gaffe right after another.
BTW I also got a big kick out of Paul Rodriguez as the cousin, Javier, who acted like the picture of Jesus with the phone behind it was talking to him... at one point, he obediently brings "Jesus" a can of beer, LOL!
If only the real situation were not so depressing. I went to Tijuana in December '88 with a buddy who's an American citizen (he's of Mexican descent, but looks Egyptian... so the border guards never gave him any trouble), and came back across at the end of the day wondering why any sane person would want to live there. As bad as Tijuana is, however, I've heard it's nowhere near as bad as Calcutta ( =Tijuana if it was hit by a bomb).
Movie Review: Great comedy!
Summary: 5 Stars
Hispanic-American Rudy (Cheech Marin) is just having a fine day until an immigration raid as he's wrongfully prosecuted as an illegal immigrant. He doesn't know a word of spanish and forgot to bring his wallet and ID, he's forced to be deported to Mexico as he must find a way to get back to the U.S. even if he has to work for a club owner (Daniel Stern) for money.
Entertaining, underrated and hilarious cult comedy written and directed by Cheech Marin in based on his comedy parody album of the same name. Co-starring Paul Rodriguez, this lighthearted comedy has good laughs and an original storyline from Marin fresh off his Cheech and Chong stuff, this is one of the best and funniest comedy movies i've ever seen for i highly recommend it.
The DVD here has good picture and sound with both fullscreen and widescreen versions and one extra which is the theatrical trailer.
Movie Review: Hilarious DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an OLD movie but I had to see it one more time. It is a light comedy that will keep you laughing. The script has some great lines. Especially funny when Cheech says something about joining the army to be all that he could be, and they made him a mechanic. It is especially funny if you have lived in southern California, or if you are Mexican-American, even more so if you are both. Much better than "A Day Without a Mexican".