American Gangster

[gfunkdocta]

best leak of the year. dvd quality ftw.

what u think of the movie?

cinematography was excellent, and maybe another oscar for denzel. denzel's crew was gansta, naturally.

gripes: russel crowe womanizing got corny and his crew's acting was crap. and cuba gooding as nicky barnes was funny.

[kenthenoob]

i haven't seen that yet

tv-links.co.uk doesn't work anymore

[cuddlysheep]

for what its worth.good story line. just saw it a few days ago.

[gfunkdocta]

yea the plot was executed smoothly. good sidestories too and no loose ends.

ken, just dl it off torrents. lotsa ppl have it now so it'll take u 3 hours max on broadband connecs.

[cd1]

haven't seen it, but from how it is presented in the previews, it seems to be horribly overglorified and spun in a way to suit the current climate of popular culture to the t

[gfunkdocta]

that is true. it's gonna be eaten up by the mainstream.

[cuddlysheep]

well the some of the supporting casts included, t.i,common, the rza lol,but they didnt do bad of a job,and there parts were very minimal.

[Sayword]

Yea, Dld and burned, and saw it yesterday, dvd quality, But I still couldn't escape loud ass black people that was chilling with us (we were all smoking blunts and drinking Colt 45's in honor of the movie)

[cuddlysheep]

Yea, Dld and burned, and saw it yesterday, dvd quality, But I still couldn't escape loud ass black people that was chilling with us (we were all smoking blunts and drinking Colt 45's in honor of the movie)

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[countach!]

I watched a portion of it while i was up in Santa Babera for halloween weekend (which is why I only saw a portion of it). From what I saw, I didn't enjoy it. I felt like this guy who was supplying his neighborhoods and people of his race with one of the most destructive drugs known to man is partly responsible for the situation black people are in today.

I didn't get passed the part where Denzel had negotiated moving all that weight through vietnam and suddenly every black person in town was lining up to by smack.

The way they've been glorifying this whole, "hey, hes a black guy making loads of loot mobbin n whatnot buyin is momma a big ol' house n ridin in flashy cars" thing, I hope to God the rest of the movie didn't just coast over the fact that he's doing something morally wrong.

I may be looking too deeply into it, but on BET and whatnot they keep casting Denzels character in a positive admirable light, which I feel is wrong

[artificialsky]

go see "control" instead.

[dphi]

Finally got around to watching it last night. It was good flick, about what I expected it to be although it did seem like a lot of story to pack into 2 1/2 hours. Would have made a better mini-series on HBO or something I think.

[gfunkdocta]

go see "control" instead.

oh fo sho.

[MAC SMALLS]

it was fuckin dope...btw i d/led night of release had it in under 2 hours...sickkk leak

[NESK]

im gonna see this soon. waiting for my homeboy to break me off the dvd.

[ReiAsinRaekwon]

can't wait to watch this..

this is probably the only movie ive been anticipating to see all year.

[_ironman]

...the way they've been glorifying this whole, "hey, hes a black guy making loads of loot mobbin n whatnot buyin is momma a big ol' house n ridin in flashy cars" thing, I hope to God the rest of the movie didn't just coast over the fact that he's doing something morally wrong.

I may be looking too deeply into it, but on BET and whatnot they keep casting Denzels character in a positive admirable light, which I feel is wrong

i agree with you on this. i wouldn't say this kind of thing is why blacks are in the social state they are today, but moreso that their views on this kind of thing is responsible

[Double D]

Finally got around to watching it last night. It was good flick, about what I expected it to be although it did seem like a lot of story to pack into 2 1/2 hours. Would have made a better mini-series on HBO or something I think.

Once again I guess there's yet another DVD Special Edition waiting to be made... Scott's films aren't exactly done justice by the pressures of cinema edits.

[mikeman]

Very good movie.Was crazy when he starting smashing that guys head between the piano...damn that would hurt...

[hipset]

my avi file has no audio??? what am i doing wrong.

[gfunkdocta]

my avi file has no audio??? what am i doing wrong.

u using vlc media player? if not, use it.

2 files, should be 714mb each.

[hipset]

that worked! thanks

[Cobbelstone]

i saw this film last night . was very much impressd with it , Mr lucas was jailed then released . to then go bk in again for drugs .. finally coming back out in 1991 . i was amazed how one guy can have that much power , but still a famaily man

[thaiison]

dope movie, love the story. And Denzel was really good, great actor

[le_chic_garcon]

i haven't seen that yet

tv-links.co.uk doesn't work anymore

I'm so pissed that tv-links doesn't work. My friends & I hooked up our computer to a hd tv and would stay home and watch the stuff. It sucks. I'm going broke now without it & alluc doesn't have a great collection.

[Kick_bk]

Ive been stickin with sidereel.com since TV-links went under.

Not sure how it is for movies but its kept my Office, Heroes and Scrubs obsessions goin

[ktothe]

I cant say they glorified the drug trade int his movie, but they did gloss over the fact that he did have a small hand in destroying his community. They did make sure to point out that if it wasnt him, it would be somebody else though, and probably the cops.

I think it was more about the culture that allowed for something like this to happen. A huge underworld that was ruled by crooked cops, for the most part. Lucas just found a way to exploit it.

I didnt know his story so the ending tripped me out.

[sean_]

haha theres this theater near me that never has anyone checking tickets

i saw this last weekend, glad i held off on the dvd version, i dont think it would have done it justice

fucking great flick. i even actually liked russell crowe in it. and cuba as nicky barnes was casting move of the century.

[DEPHT]

I cant say they glorified the drug trade int his movie, but they did gloss over the fact that he did have a small hand in destroying his community. They did make sure to point out that if it wasnt him, it would be somebody else though, and probably the cops.

I think it was more about the culture that allowed for something like this to happen. A huge underworld that was ruled by crooked cops, for the most part. Lucas just found a way to exploit it.

I didnt know his story so the ending tripped me out.

The turned Lucas' character into a robin hood type figure I think. He basically stated in an interview that he brought his family up from the south to run his trade because he they were "simple folk" and would be less likely to steal/backstab than some of the nyc cats.

[hughsd]

id give it 6.5 out of 10. denzel is pretty fantastic in this one.