Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods (Official Thread)

[Optimus Prime]

yeah, this was just alright
cinematography was great
but I saw most of the plot points coming especially

Spoiler

i said to myself right when Eddie started to step backwards that he was going to step on a landmine
When Leon The Professional shows up, hes going to do some shady shyt to the main characters pretty much in all his movies
I knew Clay Davis was going to sacrifice himself somehow soon as he said he wouldn't early in the movie

and that girl was right, the BLM moment was kinda cringe

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

yeah, this was just alright
cinematography was great
but I saw most of the plot points coming especially

Spoiler

i said to myself right when Eddie started to step backwards that he was going to step on a landmine
When Leon The Professional shows up, hes going to do some shady shyt to the main characters pretty much in all his movies
I knew Clay Davis was going to sacrifice himself somehow soon as he said he wouldn't early in the movie

and that girl was right, the BLM moment was kinda cringe

Spoiler

No problem with the grenade moment...just dont think he needed to yell out grenade. Should have just had him do it

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

I think its really good (good outweighs bad)

While I come out higher on the movie than him. I do agree that its kinda two movies. It still works for me because Delroy Lindo is just Godtier and the action is really good.


Sort of seems like Spike wanted to make one movie, but the script called for them to eventually make their way back to the adventure element of it.

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Never would have guessed 3 of the Bloods would have died

Still..despite that I really enjoyed. Had the same feeling like with Dead Presidents the first time I saw it. It shifts to another movie yet I still end up enjoying it.

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

Same shyt folk was going thru in the 60's/70's brehs is going through in 10's and the 20's.

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

Black Klansman was way better. This just had too many cringe moments and it dragged.

6/10

I think this hits higher points than BlackKklansman imo. Blackkklansman is more consistent. Not as many lows, but overall...both are about the same quality to me.

 

[sdizzle]

This shyt was

 

[Max.]

They got 57 year olds doing vietnam scenes lmaooooo

Netflix said fukk cgi

 

[Mr Clean]

They got 57 year olds doing vietnam scenes lmaooooo

Netflix said fukk cgi

Punk ass Netflix. They were still moving around ok too. shyt would have came out nice

Not like De Niro's old shuffling ass

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

They got 57 year olds doing vietnam scenes lmaooooo

Netflix said fukk cgi

Punk ass Netflix. They were still moving around ok too. shyt would have came out nice

Not like De Niro's old shuffling ass

Didnt bother me that much. Clearly a sign that these really old men keep reliving these moments. Its like how sometimes you think of the past and dont think of yourself back then, but now. Its also the false sense of being able to change something, but you cant.

Where the characters end up makes sense if you're basing it on the fact that they

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died in Nam with Norm. Spirtually. Each character's spirit was forever broken by his death and then how their country treated them. Otis only survived because he was the least broken and had something to live for (new daughter)
So while I was surprised how things went in a way it makes sense. This was always going to be a one way trip. It truly was "fools gold"

 

[Young Bishop]

That scene between Chad and Delroy (you know the one) had a nygga tearing up.

"It ain't no thing blood"

Me:

That was a beautiful scene bruh

 

[HHR]

Spike remade Treasure of the Sierra Madre and filled it with his own didactic flourishes. I really dug it.

 

[valet]

Its straight not great. I wasn't bored like that other Spike war movie at least

 

[g-ice]

Great film overall...some dry moments here and then but still fantastic viewing.

If Delroy Lindo doesn’t get a nomination of some sorts for that performance then something is wrong.

 

[Remote]

This movie was way, way more enjoyable than The Irishman.

I only compare them because of all the hype The Irishman got.

I like it.

 

[thaKEAF]

Wow I really enjoyed this. It ran a bit long but was way better than what I expected.