Tuesday, January 15, 2008

THE L.A. RIOT SPECTACULAR (2006)


Fans and critics are hailing this outrageous all-star satire, which bravely tackles Los Angeles' devastating riots that erupted after the Rodney King beating verdict -- a subject most filmmakers wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pole! As funny as it is thought-provoking, this gloriously politically incorrect comedy reenacts the videotaped beating and continues through the police officers' trial and the destructive aftermath. The film riffs on the city's explosive ethnic and social tensions, skewers the media's hunger for higher ratings and digs into the hypocrisy of the Los Angeles Police Department. This was a request from "Eric"

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