Lt. Al Giardello Posted October 1, 2008 Report Posted October 1, 2008 I don't care what anyone else has to say, I'm looking forward to this. I want to see how Anthony Mackie does as 2Pac, as well as Derek Luke as Sean Combs. For all you Wire loves, Anwan Glover(Slim Charles) is casted as Snoop Dogg, and Jaime Hector(Marlo Stanfield) is also suppose to have a role in the movie.
Nighthawk Posted October 1, 2008 Report Posted October 1, 2008 I'm all over it. I love the trailer, too. That grey skies/ominous stuff is cool as hell.
Nighthawk Posted October 1, 2008 Report Posted October 1, 2008 I'm all over it. I love the trailer, too. That grey skies/ominous stuff is cool as hell.
Edwin MacPhisto Posted October 1, 2008 Report Posted October 1, 2008 Yeah, I'm pretty happy about this. Also, the guy playing Biggie goes by the nickname "Gravy." Hard to beat that.
Lt. Al Giardello Posted October 1, 2008 Author Report Posted October 1, 2008 Yeah, I'm pretty happy about this. Also, the guy playing Biggie goes by the nickname "Gravy." Hard to beat that. He's an underground rapper from New York. Atleast they didn't get Guerilla Black or *shudders* Sean Kingston to play him. Apparently Beanie Sigel tried to get the role, but I just can't picture Beans as BIG... Glad they went with an unknown.
MrRant Posted October 1, 2008 Report Posted October 1, 2008 Don't we all know the story though? Dude gets shot. Sean Combs does his song and then all the East vs. West coast bs.
Lt. Al Giardello Posted October 1, 2008 Author Report Posted October 1, 2008 What's your point? We know the story for pretty much all biopics...
PUT THAT DICK IN MY MOUTH! Posted October 2, 2008 Report Posted October 2, 2008 Also, the guy playing Biggie goes by the nickname "Gravy." Hard to beat that. There was a story in the The New Yorker about that dude getting shot in the ass outside the Hot 97 studios like two years ago lol And here it is. Woolard, whose hip-hop name is Gravy and whose songs include “Drugs, Drugs, Drugs,” “Get Wet, Get Wet,” “I Know, I Know,” and “Murder, Murder," hahaha
dubq Posted October 2, 2008 Report Posted October 2, 2008 Don't we all know the story though? Dude gets shot. Sean Combs does his song and then all the East vs. West coast bs. If the dude from Joy Division deserves a biopic then so should Biggie.
PILLS! PILLS! PILLS! Posted October 2, 2008 Report Posted October 2, 2008 I'll be watching it. Not in the theaters, though. That sounds like a good place to get shot.
Nighthawk Posted October 2, 2008 Report Posted October 2, 2008 Don't we all know the story though? Dude gets shot. Sean Combs does his song and then all the East vs. West coast bs. If the dude from Joy Division deserves a biopic then so should Biggie. That was a really great movie. There's been several great musical biopics lately... Control (Ian Curtis), I'm Not There (Dylan), What We Do Is Secret (Darby Crash). Hopefully this'll be another good one, though it clearly won't be as arty as those.
Lt. Al Giardello Posted October 2, 2008 Author Report Posted October 2, 2008 Don't we all know the story though? Dude gets shot. Sean Combs does his song and then all the East vs. West coast bs. If the dude from Joy Division deserves a biopic then so should Biggie. That was a really great movie. There's been several great musical biopics lately... Control (Ian Curtis), I'm Not There (Dylan), What We Do Is Secret (Darby Crash). Hopefully this'll be another good one, though it clearly won't be as arty as those. It would suck if it was as "arty" as those.
Nighthawk Posted October 2, 2008 Report Posted October 2, 2008 Well, they're totally different kinds of artists, yeah.
King Kamala Posted October 2, 2008 Report Posted October 2, 2008 Let's not kid ourselves. This movie won't be anything near resembling "arty". Really guys, how many "black" art movies can you name? After Killer of Sheep, I'm drawing a blank. I mean I'm sure there are some but I'm an uneducated cracker!
Lt. Al Giardello Posted October 2, 2008 Author Report Posted October 2, 2008 I don't know what your definition of "arty" is... But I thought "Bird"(Charlie Parker bio) and "A Rage in Harlem" where pretty arty. Same with "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai", if you consider that an African-American film.
Edwin MacPhisto Posted October 2, 2008 Report Posted October 2, 2008 The best thing about Ghost Dog was the ridiculous video for that awful RZA songs, "Cakes," on the DVD.
Jingus Posted October 2, 2008 Report Posted October 2, 2008 Let's not kid ourselves. This movie won't be anything near resembling "arty". Really guys, how many "black" art movies can you name? After Killer of Sheep, I'm drawing a blank. I mean I'm sure there are some but I'm an uneducated cracker! Depends. Do you count the more out-there works of Spike Lee? He tries to be artsy... operative word being "tries"... always thought he did better when just sticking to a straightforward story. I was trying to think of some more examples, and thought "well gee, there's the Hughes Brothers, what was their arty-fartiest movie?". After a brief moment's thought, the clear answer was... From Hell. The one with no black people in it. Man, us white folk really do have the market cornered on cinematic pretension.
King Kamala Posted October 2, 2008 Report Posted October 2, 2008 Yeah, I guess She's Gotta Have It and parts of Do The Right Thing could be considered somewhat arty.
Lord of The Curry Posted October 2, 2008 Report Posted October 2, 2008 I'm all over Slim Charles being up in this bitch but I just can' t picture him as Snoop.
Lt. Al Giardello Posted October 2, 2008 Author Report Posted October 2, 2008 Yeah, I guess She's Gotta Have It and parts of Do The Right Thing could be considered somewhat arty. Same with Mo Better Blues, and Jungle Fever...
Mecha Mummy Posted October 2, 2008 Report Posted October 2, 2008 I'm all over Slim Charles being up in this bitch but I just can' t picture him as Snoop. Yeah, I was thinking that too. Dude is massive, and if he can actually sound like Snoop I will be dumbstruck. But at the same time, it's awesome seeing him in shit because Slim Charles was one of my favorite Wire characters, definitely my favorite who never made the main cast.
Lord of The Curry Posted October 2, 2008 Report Posted October 2, 2008 That was my thought. His voice is pretty much the exact opposite of how Snoop sounds. Skin tone is pretty different too.
Lt. Al Giardello Posted December 15, 2008 Author Report Posted December 15, 2008 1 month away, can't wait.
1234-5678 Posted December 16, 2008 Report Posted December 16, 2008 Who gives a fuck about this overrated douche?
Cheech Tremendous Posted December 16, 2008 Report Posted December 16, 2008 Who gives a fuck about this overrated douche? Oh, sweet irony.
Mecha Mummy Posted December 16, 2008 Report Posted December 16, 2008 Who gives a fuck about this overrated douche? So how're you liking Chinese Democracy, JAxl?
Lt. Al Giardello Posted December 16, 2008 Author Report Posted December 16, 2008 Who gives a fuck about this overrated douche? Who gives a fuck about your life?
Copper Feel Posted December 16, 2008 Report Posted December 16, 2008 Who gives a fuck about this overrated douche? Name some rappers that you like.
PILLS! PILLS! PILLS! Posted December 16, 2008 Report Posted December 16, 2008 I think that Biggie is overrated. I still like him, but really- this greatest rapper of all time shit has got to go. He recorded one solid album and a follow-up that was completely padded with filler before he was pumped full of lead. I'll give him credit for his accomplishments within the industry, but he's easily a far cry from icons such as KRS-One, Rakim and even Tupac (and I'm just naming the least disputable artists that I can think of off the top of my head). One of the top-selling rappers? Sure. But I don't consider him to be the best by any margin. I'll probably cry when I watch it, though.
1234-5678 Posted December 17, 2008 Report Posted December 17, 2008 Who gives a fuck about this overrated douche? Oh, sweet irony. Lol...ok maybe I wrote that just to get this very response. BIG made some great party songs that were the soundtrack to my early high school years/parties....but a movie? Really? Like, is this neccesary.....
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