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[Cinema] Spike Lee's 'Chi-Raq'

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  1. percicles

    percicles Contributing Member

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    Visually interesting. Even a bad Spike film can be interesting. Based on Lysistrata, a Greek comedy by Aristophanes. But f-cking Nick Cannon makes this a redbox joint.

    <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/144523728" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="https://vimeo.com/144523728">CHI-RAQ Trailer</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/40acresandamulefilmworks">40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
     
  2. DCkid

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    This movie does not look like it will be very good.
     
  3. Nero

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    There is still hope for M. Night Shamalanaram to have a nice long profitable career making movies.

    Spike Lee should inspire ALL who aspire to make bad senseless films to Keep On Keepin' On!
     
  4. what

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    When I was 17 I went to see School Daze, without any context about what I was getting myself into.

    Other than What Dreams May Come True, that film confused me the most. I mean now almost 30 years later, I can watch the film, and understand it, but back then I had no clue what I was watching.
     
  5. ferrari77

    ferrari77 Contributing Member

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    Obviously you never sat through "She hate me". :mad:
     
  6. Rocket River

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    I saw the trailer and all I could think was .. . . . . Not What I Expected
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    I have to reassess and readjust my expectations

    It won't be in theaters -- going Straight to Amazon Prime I beleive
    So . . .no need to what for DVD

    Rocket River
     
  7. percicles

    percicles Contributing Member

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    Spike has been hit or miss since Hakeem blocked Stark's corner three in game 6 of the NBA Finals. But he still has some gems that M Night could never make.

    25th Hour, Inside Man & 4 Little Girls are near masterpieces. But then he'll make some rubbish like Girl 6, She Hate Me. Mircale at St Anna & Da Sweet Blood of Jesus.

    I don't hold him responsible for the Old Boy remake. That was all Lionsgate and the proiducers fault.
     
  8. Francis3422

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    The 25th hour is a truly a great movie. He gets a little pushy with pushing some of the 9/11 themes in the movie but there is a point to that I guess. Love that film.
     
  9. Dairy Ashford

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    Having a primarily black cast and social commentary makes it a Redbox joint, Mookie made enough directing train and hostage films to go back to filming fight scenes at KFC, musical numbers about no lye relaxer and giving Vanilla Ice his biggest hit ever.
     
  10. Mr. Brightside

    Mr. Brightside Contributing Member

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    From the trailer it looks pretty amazing.
     
  11. Mr. Clutch

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    Not sure what to make of it. Will wait for reviews
     
  12. VanityHalfBlack

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    If this is really going to amazon prime and not some bum ridden theater, this is awesome.
     
  13. stipendlax

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    Nick Cannon as a southside gangbanger. I believe it.
     
  14. Buck Turgidson

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    Summer of Sam was good too.
     

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