American Gangster(frank Lucas)
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"Rza acknowledges that Universal Pictures spent over $100 million to make a film about a black man, and if more films about African Americans are to be made, blacks must show financial support by actually purchasing a ticket."
http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur38187.cfm
Support this movie... it's not often Hollywood'll give black folks a budget over 100 mil! Show them that investing in the black community is a mutually benificial situation!
http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur38187.cfm
Support this movie... it's not often Hollywood'll give black folks a budget over 100 mil! Show them that investing in the black community is a mutually benificial situation!
Saw American Gangster last night with my girl. It was a good movie but don't let anyone tell u its a classic or some shit like that. For anyone that knowz anything about filmmaking, u would know that you don't know something is a classic or a masterpeice when u first see it.
I'm not gonna give details about the movie but Denzel turns in a great performance as usual. It wasn't as gangsta as I thought it would be but it was still good. Good enough to go to the movies & watch but also good enough to wait till the DVD drops.
They aren't gonna break down every little detail of course cuz its way too much story to fit into one conventional film but u still get a solid movie.
I'm not gonna give details about the movie but Denzel turns in a great performance as usual. It wasn't as gangsta as I thought it would be but it was still good. Good enough to go to the movies & watch but also good enough to wait till the DVD drops.
They aren't gonna break down every little detail of course cuz its way too much story to fit into one conventional film but u still get a solid movie.
Enserio was right.... Cuba Gooding is not a solid gangster but he tryed. Just like Omar Gooding was a terrible thug in Baby Boy. The Goodings need to stay away from bad boy rolls altogether.
And paying 100 mill on this film was part of the problem. The picture was way too polished & it took away the grittiness of the film. Films like these aren't suppose to be too polished cuz it always takes away the grittiness & the realness if the actual movie.
And paying 100 mill on this film was part of the problem. The picture was way too polished & it took away the grittiness of the film. Films like these aren't suppose to be too polished cuz it always takes away the grittiness & the realness if the actual movie.
Actually, when a big studio considers doing an "African American" themed movie it will obviously look at past movies to see if its a feasable investment...
By making such movies, it gives new actors, screenwriters, and all other people in the industry a chance at a legitimate living... plus it immortalizes more aspects of black history...
Point blank, if these movies aren't profitable - they will no longer be made!
I'm sure most people in power would be just fine with that....
By making such movies, it gives new actors, screenwriters, and all other people in the industry a chance at a legitimate living... plus it immortalizes more aspects of black history...
Point blank, if these movies aren't profitable - they will no longer be made!
I'm sure most people in power would be just fine with that....
the movie was good, one of the best released this year...
well actually it did go into quite good detail, the movie is based on an NY times article on Frank Lucas life, sure it may have left out one or two scenes,like his childhood, how he met bumpy, etc...everything shown in the movie, happened almost the exact way he explained it in the article...also some people complain about the movie being too long, but yet if they add all those little details you are referring to the movie would be past 3 hours, and no one would sit through that...
lol cuba gooding was only in the movie for like 5 minutes, i thought he did a coo job for the little time he was on screen...
well actually it did go into quite good detail, the movie is based on an NY times article on Frank Lucas life, sure it may have left out one or two scenes,like his childhood, how he met bumpy, etc...everything shown in the movie, happened almost the exact way he explained it in the article...also some people complain about the movie being too long, but yet if they add all those little details you are referring to the movie would be past 3 hours, and no one would sit through that...
lol cuba gooding was only in the movie for like 5 minutes, i thought he did a coo job for the little time he was on screen...
So that's a no to my question?
And, "they" will not stop making "black" films, and there were not a handful of new black actors/screenwriters working on this film.
If movies aimed at black audiences weren't somewhat successful, then we would never get shit like The Inkwell, Love and Basketball, Jason's Lyric, and shit like that.
I ain't necessarily trying to talk shit to you, but I think you're putting a little too much ethnic significance on this movie.
And, "they" will not stop making "black" films, and there were not a handful of new black actors/screenwriters working on this film.
If movies aimed at black audiences weren't somewhat successful, then we would never get shit like The Inkwell, Love and Basketball, Jason's Lyric, and shit like that.
I ain't necessarily trying to talk shit to you, but I think you're putting a little too much ethnic significance on this movie.
