Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2008 I'm all over it. I love the trailer, too. That grey skies/ominous stuff is cool as hell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2008 I'm all over it. I love the trailer, too. That grey skies/ominous stuff is cool as hell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2008 What's your point? We know the story for pretty much all biopics... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PUT THAT DICK IN MY MOUTH! 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubq 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PILLS! PILLS! PILLS! 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2008 I'll be watching it. Not in the theaters, though. That sounds like a good place to get shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2008 Well, they're totally different kinds of artists, yeah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post 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! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2008 The best thing about Ghost Dog was the ridiculous video for that awful RZA songs, "Cakes," on the DVD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jingus 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2008 Yeah, I guess She's Gotta Have It and parts of Do The Right Thing could be considered somewhat arty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2008 I'm all over Slim Charles being up in this bitch but I just can' t picture him as Snoop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post 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... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mecha Mummy 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 1 month away, can't wait. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1234-5678 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2008 Who gives a fuck about this overrated douche? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2008 Who gives a fuck about this overrated douche? Oh, sweet irony. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mecha Mummy 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2008 Who gives a fuck about this overrated douche? So how're you liking Chinese Democracy, JAxl? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2008 Who gives a fuck about this overrated douche? Who gives a fuck about your life? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Copper Feel 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2008 Who gives a fuck about this overrated douche? Name some rappers that you like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PILLS! PILLS! PILLS! 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1234-5678 0 Report post 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..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
