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The L.A. Riot Spectacular

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The L.A. Riot Spectacular (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 7

Fresh: 2

Rotten:5

Average Rating: 3.8/10

Runtime: 80 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: This brazen, gleefully un-P.C. satire from director Marc Klasfeld takes on the highly controversial topic of the Rodney King trial and ensuing deadly rioting in Los Angeles, turning a fearless satirical eye on the city's racial strife,... This brazen, gleefully un-P.C. satire from director Marc Klasfeld takes on the highly controversial topic of the Rodney King trial and ensuing deadly rioting in Los Angeles, turning a fearless satirical eye on the city's racial strife, the trial, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the media, among other targets. The diverse cast includes Snoop Dogg (covering Ice-T's classic "Colors"), Charles Durning, Emilio Estevez, Charles S. Dutton, and Ron Jeremy. [More]

Starring: Snoop Dogg, Anne-Marie Johnson, Ted Levine, Jonathan Lipnicki

Starring: Snoop Dogg, Anne-Marie Johnson, Ted Levine, Jonathan Lipnicki, Christopher McDonald, Ronny Cox, Charles S. Dutton, T.K. Carter, Tabitha Stevens, Ron Jeremy, Emilio Estevez, Charles Durning, George Hamilton

Director: Marc Klasfeld

Director: Marc Klasfeld
Studio: Image Entertainment, Inc.

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09/05/06
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[The] pic feels overlong because once it's established that this is going to be a tasteless, if occasionally hilarious, exercise in social criticism, the movie needs to constantly accelerate the level of hilarity, which is impossible to do.

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08/10/06
John Anderson
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A veteran director of music videos, [Marc] Klasfeld has for his feature film debut churned out a lifeless series of sketch-comedy ideas that presumably would make even the Wayans brothers blanch at their broadness.

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08/10/06
Mark Olsen
Los Angeles Times
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The gags are mortally unfunny.

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08/10/06
Steven Mikulan
L.A. Weekly
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...occasionally funny, but the tone is mostly one of frantic and forced "outrageousness"...

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08/10/06
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat
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Stunningly, the end of 'The L.A. Riot Spectacular' promises a sequel taking on the OJ Simpson trial. If I have to physically go to the west coast and prevent this from happening, I'm prepared to make that commitment.

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08/04/06
Brian Orndorf
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A film that works overtime to offend each and every ethnic group and economic class that makes up the smoggy purgatory of Los Angeles while simultaneously patting itself on the back for being so putatively daring.

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07/15/06
Chris Barsanti
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LA RIOT SPECTACULAR was funny @ Tribeca, but LA residents may not want get the joke?
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LA RIOT SPECTACULAR was funny @ Tribeca, but LA residents may not want get the joke?
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LA RIOT SPECTACULAR was funny @ Tribeca, but LA residents may not want get the joke?
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LA RIOT SPECTACULAR was funny @ Tribeca, but LA residents may not want get the joke?
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