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Fresh is the best "hood movie" ever
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:25 pm
by Magneto
let's talk about this. Classic movie. Fresh setting up all the dealers against one another was so well orchestrated.
"I bust them stupid dope moves." - Chuck-E
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:26 pm
by bradlizuck
agreed
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:29 pm
by Thun
I dunno about "best" but probably the most brilliant and intriguing.
The "best" is probably "Menace II Society" which is coincidentally also one of the most idiotic movies ever made.
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:32 pm
by admiral
weird - i just watched this last night
i really love the chess metaphor throughout and how you don't quite realize what he's doing until it all comes together at the end.
Giancarlo Esposito is great as Esteban
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:44 pm
by Magneto
Paragraph President wrote:I dunno about "best" but probably the most brilliant and intriguing.
The "best" is probably "Menace II Society" which is coincidentally also one of the most idiotic movies ever made.
Duly Noted. Though I think Fresh is better. Both are excellent films to watch.
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:48 pm
by Icesickle
Clockers is miles better than Fresh; it's better directed, has better acting, and is working with much better script by Richard Price. A lot of dialogue in Fresh feels contrived and (no
) feels like it was written by an out of touch white dude.
The Corner, directed by Charles S. Dutton and written by the writers of The Wire >>> any hood movie every made though. It features the kid that starred in Fresh, only he's older. You should check it out Mag.
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:58 pm
by Magneto
Icesickle wrote:Clockers is miles better than Fresh; it's better directed, has better acting, and is working with much better script by Richard Price. A lot of dialogue in Fresh feels contrived and (no
) feels like it was written by an out of touch white dude.
The Corner, directed by Charles S. Dutton and written by the writers of The Wire >>> any hood movie every made though. It features the kid that starred in Fresh, only he's older. You should check it out Mag.
I nver saw the Clockers, I've been meaning to rent it for a while though.
I saw every episode of that mini series The Corner atleast 10 times. And I watched every epsiode of the Wire as well. Both are tremendous. But they don't count as films.
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:05 pm
by Icesickle
Eh; true. But both are filmed like films and don't really count as conventional TV shows either. I'd take 2 consecutive episodes of The Wire over most hood movies any day of the week.
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:34 pm
by Thun
Icesickle wrote:Clockers is miles better than Fresh; it's better directed, has better acting, and is working with much better script by Richard Price. A lot of dialogue in Fresh feels contrived and (no
) feels like it was written by an out of touch white dude.
The Corner, directed by Charles S. Dutton and written by the writers of The Wire >>> any hood movie every made though. It features the kid that starred in Fresh, only he's older. You should check it out Mag.
I really think you're a faggot. Not in the figurative sense. I hope you get gaybashed.
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:36 pm
by FreshShabazz
the only movie fucking with it is juice.
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:36 pm
by ackbar
menace ii society
Re: Fresh is the best "hood movie" ever
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:55 am
by intuition
Magneto wrote:
"I bust them stupid dope moves." - Chuck-E
i was going to come into the thread just to say this.
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:36 am
by marinville
Paragraph President wrote:Icesickle wrote:Clockers is miles better than Fresh; it's better directed, has better acting, and is working with much better script by Richard Price. A lot of dialogue in Fresh feels contrived and (no
) feels like it was written by an out of touch white dude.
The Corner, directed by Charles S. Dutton and written by the writers of The Wire >>> any hood movie every made though. It features the kid that starred in Fresh, only he's older. You should check it out Mag.
I really think you're a faggot. Not in the figurative sense. I hope you get gaybashed.
I was going to respond to what ice had said, but this pretty much covers it.
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:59 am
by Mo Cheeks
NJ DRIVE
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:04 am
by eris
Dope movie.
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:13 am
by 360
Definately a dope flick. Not sure its the best, though. However, I think the storyline is one of the best.
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:32 am
by pen
i saw this well after i heard capital punishment so i was really happy to hear that opening line...
Chuck E is how i picture a young fat joe.
cool flick.
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:49 am
by Magneto
pen wrote:
Chuck E is how i picture a young fat joe.
YES!
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:48 am
by theaggravatedjew
i really like this flick, samuel l jackson was good in his limited role as well. What did the star go on to do?
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:17 pm
by craig
Mo Cheeks wrote:NJ DRIVE
not sayin its the best, but it is a nice pick. this movie seems to be under the radar with a lot of folks.
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:32 pm
by Vlad Analogue
marinville wrote:Paragraph President wrote:Icesickle wrote:Clockers is miles better than Fresh; it's better directed, has better acting, and is working with much better script by Richard Price. A lot of dialogue in Fresh feels contrived and (no
) feels like it was written by an out of touch white dude.
The Corner, directed by Charles S. Dutton and written by the writers of The Wire >>> any hood movie every made though. It features the kid that starred in Fresh, only he's older. You should check it out Mag.
I really think you're a faggot. Not in the figurative sense. I hope you get gaybashed.
I was going to respond to what ice had said, but this pretty much covers it.
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:48 pm
by bent
craig wrote:Mo Cheeks wrote:NJ DRIVE
not sayin its the best, but it is a nice pick. this movie seems to be under the radar with a lot of folks.
TAKE THAT SHIT BACK TO AVON STREET FAGGOT.
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:06 pm
by Magneto
bent wrote:craig wrote:Mo Cheeks wrote:NJ DRIVE
not sayin its the best, but it is a nice pick. this movie seems to be under the radar with a lot of folks.
TAKE THAT SHIT BACK TO AVON STREET FAGGOT.
It's a solid flick, but it gets kinda boring.
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:44 pm
by FreshShabazz
Clockers is a dope movie, yes... but it lacks the romanticism that makes a hood movie a real hood movie.
A movie just being set in the hood does not a hood movie make.
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:02 pm
by MGP
marinville wrote:Paragraph President wrote:Icesickle wrote:Clockers is miles better than Fresh; it's better directed, has better acting, and is working with much better script by Richard Price. A lot of dialogue in Fresh feels contrived and (no
) feels like it was written by an out of touch white dude.
The Corner, directed by Charles S. Dutton and written by the writers of The Wire >>> any hood movie every made though. It features the kid that starred in Fresh, only he's older. You should check it out Mag.
I really think you're a faggot. Not in the figurative sense. I hope you get gaybashed.
I was going to respond to what ice had said, but this pretty much covers it.
Yes siiir!
LOL @ Ice calling someone out of touch.
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:10 pm
by blessingindisguise
Boyz N the Hood then Menance to Society. Stop the East Coast bias yo.
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:36 am
by Galvatron78
admiral wrote:weird - i just watched this last night
i really love the chess metaphor throughout and how you don't quite realize what he's doing until it all comes together at the end.
Giancarlo Esposito is great as Esteban
Giancarlo is great as anything....he killed every role he's ever played.
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:49 am
by GUCCI CONDOMS
after watching the wire all "hood movies" seem a lot worse then I thought they were before...the wire is truly that next shit...nothing comes close
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:47 am
by nestle quik
Galvatron78 wrote:admiral wrote:weird - i just watched this last night
i really love the chess metaphor throughout and how you don't quite realize what he's doing until it all comes together at the end.
Giancarlo Esposito is great as Esteban
Giancarlo is great as anything....he killed every role he's ever played.
even as malcolm x's killer
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:10 am
by ripweblo
blessingindisguise wrote:Boyz N the Hood then Menance to Society. Stop the East Coast bias yo.
y has only 1 person said boyz n the hood, people just sick of this movie?
gets my vote