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| Havoc (Unrated Version) | 
 enlarge | Director: Barbara Kopple
Actors: Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips, Shiri Appleby, Michael Biehn, Joseph Gordon-levitt
Studio: New Line Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  95 reviews
Sales Rank: 4147
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 92
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: DN8432D
ISBN: 0780652819
UPC: 794043843228
EAN: 9780780652811
ASIN: B000BBOUUE
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: November 29, 2005
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 Lacks... almost everything, really. September 17, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Havoc (Barbara Kopple, 2005)
Havoc, oddly, finds itself in the unenviable position of being a character-driven movie whose characters are not strong enough to survive without a plot. The end result, as one might expect, is sometimes intriguing, but that's not enough to battle the boredom of the rest of the movie's running time.
There isn't much of a plot, as it's a character-driven movie, but what there is is that a bunch of gangsta wannabes get mixed up with a real East LA drug dealer. This begs the question: if gangsta wannabes are deeply annoying in real life, why would anyone want to watch an hour-and-a-half movie about them? Even the prodigious acting talent of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the toplessness of Anne Hathaway can't save this, perhaps because neither (the only two interesting things about the movie) get nearly enough screen time. Levitt, at least, seems to be having some fun with his character, while all the other white males come off as Eminem wannabes, the Hispanics in the movie are all walking stereotypes, and the women are there to provide supporting material-- even though two of them (Hathaway and Bijou Phillips) are in the lead roles.
I'm not sure why I haven't learned yet; I haven't liked a Stephen Gaghan screenplay since Rules of Engagement seven years ago. Maybe this will finally be enough to convince me he's the screenwriting equivalent of post-1990 Joel Schumacher. *
Accurate but for one fatal flaw September 17, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This film would like you to think the hip hop, ghetto gang bangers young teenagers are enticed by are beaners. I think most people are going to see through this and laugh their way into turning this DVD into a Frisbee. Having lived in the Hispanic ghetto for seven years, I can tell you white girls do not flock to either the Filipino or Hispanic parties. I think, by process of elimination, you can do the math and figure out which ethnicity I'm talking about. Hint: It's not the Caucasian gangs, either. Another hint: It's the ethnicity that 99% of rap and hip hop artists are. Not that gangs of this ethnicity are any worse, but they are the ones that get this kind of attention. Clearly this minor (sarcastically rolls eyes) fact was altered to be more politically correct. Personally, I think the hip hop culture needs a swift kick in the bollocks. If done accurately, it would have been a bunch of 11 to 16 year old cute suburban white girls smoking pot and being gang raped (statutory or otherwise) by a bunch of...well, you know where I'm going with this. Before you call me a racist, remember I lived it and you did not, and your emotional response to what I'm saying is the same reason the film makers were compelled to take the "less offensive" route and probably change the original script. Apparently they don't think Mexicans feel offense, I guess. Furthermore, the idea that any kind of genuine romance actually blossoms out of this rotten scene is clearly more Hollywood marketing fluff, as is the happy ending. Reality is far more insane and extreme than this film achieves, but you get a taste for the general behavior, at least. Lastly, I feel sorry for Bijou Phillips constantly being exploited like this. Hopefully she has more talent than this and her career can develop beyond this typecasting.
crash lite August 11, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
just see it for the ladies, because other than that it is like crash. Well wait this came out before Crash so..oh who cares. end result is the gang bangers bump heads with the wanna be gb's and it all goes downhill from there. Bayou Phillips is hot and so is Hathaway if you know what I am talking about so if you are looking for that kind of action it is here. Really now, good acting and neat story. Just that, well kind of not realistic, like the girls trying to get into a gang and stuff. Any teen that does something THAT dumb needs to start over in the first grade or just be admitted into an asylum.
Havoc (Unrated Version)... August 10, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Overall, I found this film, adequate. A few notes:
1. Girls looking for thrills/excitement in East L.A.? I don't think so. Go rolling to East L.A. in a convertible Mercedes or SUV? Can you say car-jack victim? I can...without any bias whatsoever.
2. The initiation scene is somewhat realistic. It has been said that in order for girls to join certain male dominated groups (gangs, etc.), that they must submit themselves to the 'group.' That has been documented in the press...any teenage girls out there? Well, beware!!
3. As a person who has been to Palisades High School in West Los Angeles (yes, folks, Pacific Palisades High School is real, just minutes from the beach!). You do indeed see kids immersed in the hip-hop culture. The difference? Some of these kids' families are very well-off. That part of the movie comes through very well. Families with the kind of money depicted in the film are usually quite busy making money, and not home for their kids...well, you know the rest.
4. Finally, the scene where the Palisades boys go to look for the gang-bangers that ravaged their friend was just unrealistic. These guys would have been seen a mile-off and would have been dealt with accordingly. Strangers in a strange land, would be an adequate description.
Again, I found the movie...adequate, decently acted, but not much more. Rent (or borrow) a copy and judge for yourself. Three stars...
Raw July 12, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Raw script and raw acting. To watch how teens descend into a path of decadence so easily seems almost surreal. And such a fine line that separates the glamour and bummers in Hollywood.
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