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Wassup Rockers

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Young Latino skateboarders (Jonathan Velasquez, Francisco Pedrasa, Milton Velasquez) model themselves after the Ramones music group and cut loose in Los Angeles.
Wassup Rockers

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As usual with Clark's films, the fixation on kids is rather creepy, plus the plot eventually runs off the rails into camp.

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Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 22, 2006 Full Review Dallas Morning News Rated: B Jul 8, 2006 Full Review Peter Hartlaub San Francisco Chronicle Tries to say something profound about these kids, while oversimplifying the world around them to the point of ridiculousness. Rated: 1/4 Jul 7, 2006 Full Review Dan Sallitt Senses of Cinema So often called exploitative, Clark instinctively avoids exploitation where most filmmakers plunge in, showing both the terrors and joys of the kids' inner city existence without amplifying them into dramatic hooks. Oct 17, 2018 Full Review Jon Frosch The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Clark's warmest, loosest work yet, but it would have been better if the director had realized he didn't need to make us hate everyone else in order to get us to love these little dudes. Sep 12, 2010 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Boredom is the loftiest running theme in Larry Clark's films, and "Wassup Rockers" (imagine asking to buy a ticket for that title) takes dullness to a new low. Rated: D- Apr 23, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I thought it gave an interpretation of a side of the story from those who otherwise would not have had their story told. It's a great perspective piece. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Wassup Rockers is a strange film by a very unusual director. It doesn't have the hard-hitting edge of previous works like Kids, Ken Park, or Bully, but it still proves to be a very interesting and messy experiment by a director seeking new boundaries and topics. It's also strangely light-hearted, considering the director (though not entirely without moments of violence and some sexual content). The story follows a group of Latino boys from Los Angeles who like to skate and play punk rock music in a band. One day, they decide to travel by bus to Beverly Hills where they find themselves in a series of misadventures like running from the police, visiting a hot girl at her mansion and getting into a fight with preppy boys, and other bizarre scenarios. Amidst the frantic pacing, the film also takes time to tackle the issue of race as the boys are scrutinized for being Latino, as well as the issue of class. It doesn't dive deep into its subject matters, making it feel like a bit of a step back compared to the uncompromising, in-your-face tone by Clark's aforementioned films. But what really holds this film together are the cast who are interesting, funny, and feel believable. The film may be shaky on a story level, but as a character piece, it works quite well. In the end, Wassup Rockers is another enjoyable film by a controversial director. It may not have the bite of his previous work, but it remains a strangely compelling nonetheless. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Larry Clark is a genius. This film is chilled out, observant and has that down to earth gritty atmosphere like in Kids and Bully. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Creative, well-produced flick. Some of the kids really can't act, and some of their adventures are unrealistically excessive, but entertaining story nonetheless. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member I watched half an hour of this movie, and I could actually feel my intelligence diminishing as I listened to these useless, completely uneducated and completely uncaring morons attempt to communicate with each other in a series of ghetto talk combined with caveman grunts. There was nothing but talk of sex for the entire amount of time I watched, and not a single character who stood out as anything more than annoying and childish. I can't imagine anyone actually sitting through this entire movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member I really enjoyed this movie! It was fun and refreshing. Better than most of what Hollywood has to offer these days. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Young Latino skateboarders (Jonathan Velasquez, Francisco Pedrasa, Milton Velasquez) model themselves after the Ramones music group and cut loose in Los Angeles.
Director
Larry Clark
Producer
Larry Clark, Henry Winterstern
Screenwriter
Larry Clark
Production Co
Glass Key
Rating
R (Teen Drinking|Pervasive Language|Some Violence|Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Jun 23, 2006
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$221.4K
Runtime
1h 51m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital