Dr. Narcisse
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May be time to create the Black Excellence awards thread 
Film of the year: Creed or Straight Outta Compton?
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Its already getting a nod breh, he's good with that. It's got too many good things going for it despite that one issue with it completely white washing his demons. BUT yeah it would've made for a much better movie. That and seeing Cube writing Friday
whiplash..
the master
the intouchables
amour
a separation
gravity -imax experience..that alone makes it something special..blew my mind away.
maybe i went away from the term "classic" but these were films and stories told in great ways ..gravity became an event/experience like no other..
Compton is not a classic film, what was classic/great about it?
Creed is a wonderful story and has a nice touch but do not put it with something Great.
No fury road?
Dr. Narcisse
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Such a throwaway sceneIts already getting a nod breh, he's good with that. It's got too many good things going for it despite that one issue with it completely white washing his demons. BUT yeah it would've made for a much better movie. That and seeing Cube writing Friday
It's like they didn't know what to do with Cube's character.
If anything we needed that Dre Day/Real Compton G's scene that was so missing.
that deserves..Cult classic in the making..it was a grand updated version of the OG.
Such a throwaway scene
It's like they didn't know what to do with Cube's character.
If anything we needed that Dre Day/Real Compton G's scene that was so missing.
Breh..they had the perfect opportunity to not only justify Snoop being in the movie but also further the narrative of this thing between Dre and E and how it got out of hand. that way when he apologizes to E about his behavior and how he didn't handle it the best way, it would've made sense. Because going off of what the film tells us, what the fukk was he apologizing for? All he did was check E on the contracts, and tell him he wanted out. He didn't TELL Suge to beat E's ass with bats, Suge did that himself
Dr. Narcisse
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IMHO
The Intouchables was just a run of a mill "good movie" A bit disappointing for me because of how hyped I was for it.
Whiplash was great.
The Master was excellent, but had major flaws as well.
Gravity
Didn't see Amour, but I did hear great things about it.
For the most part all of those stories are FRESH and DIFFERENT. So for that I get what you're saying.
I think Creed will be viewed as great over time. Compton will be a "flawed classic" in a lot of people's eyes. Not viewed as a great film, but something that is very rewatchable.
As I said before time will tell
Yes yes...ALL of those Cac films are classics but Compton isn't? Creed isn't?
fukk outta here
Yes yes...ALL of those Cac films are classics but Compton isn't? Creed isn't?
fukk outta here
take your fukkin' wack ass out of here ..
Yes yes...ALL of those Cac films are classics but Compton isn't? Creed isn't?
fukk outta here
A spanish man directed gravity and wrote it if that makes you feel any better
Mike Otherz
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damn, coli not feeling straight outta compton anymore, that was quick. buy y’all love force awakens with a weak black lead. man that film was entertaining as fukk. and most biopics arent 100% fact, who are we kidding. holding that against compton is silly.
even more silly, pitting 2 dope films with majority black casts and a black director against each other, cause someone gotta lose, which seems besides the point since we had 2 great films that did $100 million at the box office.
what i love about compton is less the story, and more the music scene of late 80's and early 90’s LA being depicted. miriam bale compared it to Boogie Nights which is something most cac critics wont do since PTA is a god to them and F Gary Gray they proly see as a journey man ( which is BS) . the cinematography, stylistic visuals man. they really did well. those scenes of the recording of Boyz N Da Hood, the Eve After Dark scenes, from the 80’s r&b soundtrack to the Ice Cube freestyle. some of my favorite moments in film this year. let a cac do that though?
even more silly, pitting 2 dope films with majority black casts and a black director against each other, cause someone gotta lose, which seems besides the point since we had 2 great films that did $100 million at the box office.
what i love about compton is less the story, and more the music scene of late 80's and early 90’s LA being depicted. miriam bale compared it to Boogie Nights which is something most cac critics wont do since PTA is a god to them and F Gary Gray they proly see as a journey man ( which is BS) . the cinematography, stylistic visuals man. they really did well. those scenes of the recording of Boyz N Da Hood, the Eve After Dark scenes, from the 80’s r&b soundtrack to the Ice Cube freestyle. some of my favorite moments in film this year. let a cac do that though?
Dr. Narcisse
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I wouldn't take it as a diss.
Compton was still a great theater experience, but it did have a bit of a letdown in the 3rd act. Brehs said that then.
Creed nailed its 3rd act and was more complete. F.Gary Gray did have a tougher job.
I think the majority of the coli thinks highly of both films.
Mike Otherz
All Star
most overrated film of the last few years.
what was great about Compton?
the ensemble performances. easy, cube, dre, yella and heller were really good. one flaw is ren could have been given more time to shine. but dude was barely an extra.
Matthew Libatique cinematography. from the photography to the camera movements. for example, the scene after cube was slammed by the police on a cop car, that scene ends with a slow motion pan from on high outwards, and it really gives a great cinematic moment to me.
all the musical performances including eve after dark scenes. the guy who played lonzo was great. cubes performance over “weak at the knees”. the recording of boyz in that hood. dopeman performance. the detroit fk tha polic sequence.
the scenes where they are harrased in torrance.
and the 3rd acts isnt weak to me, eazys demise is actually moving and sad. i dont know how you end a film like this triumphantly, you cant. its a sad end.
granted ice cube probably wasnt needed as much in the 3rd act. but man, a lot of things i loved about that shyt. cant wait to cop the blu ray.
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So it's a diss or to say we don't love it by having issues with it? I LOVE the movie doesn't mean it's perfect, doesn't mean there are issues in it that shouldn't be there and it doesn't mean the 3rd act isn't weak. And how are you going to talk about the love the movie didn't get from critics when clearly it did? If we're talking about it getting an oscar nod and its in the conversation and its freaking RT score is 89%? that's not critic love?
I'm not the biggest fan of F Gary Gray at all but he knocked it out of the park with this flick and should be commended for doing so and deserves all the props he's getting and the fast and furious 8 job he's got now. But again, being able to honestly critique something doesn't mean you don't love it or doesn't mean you don't like it.