Is "DEAD PRESIDENTS" a CLASSIC movie????

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Yea, he snitched and Larenz and Tucker instead of fleeing town, stayed around. Before Chris Tucker got arrested, he overdosed on Herion. Judge Martin Sheen gave mad years to Larenz Tate's character and that court scene was wild, he threw a chair at him, Classic shit.

Oh yeh true you just brought back the whole ending in my memory right now...

Chris Tucker eyes was white as fuck he looked like a zombie sitting on his chair dead.

And Larenz at the end, yep.

Sad story.

N'Bushe Wright dying was sad too..

 

[rapmastermind]

Oh yeh true you just brought back the whole ending in my memory right now...

Chris Tucker eyes was white as fuck he looked like a zombie sitting on his chair dead.

And Larenz at the end, yep.

Sad story.

N'Bushe Wright dying was sad too..

I was cool with the ending cause though I would of liked them to get away, that ending gave a great message that there were no shortcuts in life. It was sad what happen to all of them though. Reminds me of "Set it off" how only Jada Pinkett survived. But they could of gotten away if Bookeem didn't mess up the whole heist. Love climax of the movie though, the whole armor car robbery was epic, shit was hard.

 

[rapmastermind]

Bump all that hood classic shit.. its a personal classic

saying shit is a hood classic is marginalizing it.. save that shit for... some bs like hotboyz

I agree, I feel like when people call something a "Black/Hood" movie or classic it's like they try to take away the quality of it cause it was made by Blacks. "Dead Presidents" is a very well made film regardless of the fact it had a predominately Black Cast and it was done by Black Directors. Also your "Dead Presidents" Avi is dope, I think that was the scene after he shot the officer and the blood splatted on his face.

 

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I was cool with the ending cause though I would of liked them to get away, that ending gave a great message that there were no shortcuts in life. It was sad what happen to all of them though. Reminds me of "Set it off" how only Jada Pinkett survived. But they could of gotten away if Bookeem didn't mess up the whole heist. Love climax of the movie though, the whole armor car robbery was epic, shit was hard.

Is that a lesbian/dyke flick?

Queen Latifah in it so it must be.

 

[rapmastermind]

Is that a lesbian/dyke flick?

Queen Latifah in it so it must be.

Yes that's another "Hood" Classic that also had a Black Cast and directed by a Black Director in F. Gary Grey. It came out 1 year after "Dead Presidents", it was a very dope film also the bank robbing scenes were sick. Also like "Dead Presidents", the soundtrack for "Set It Off" had a lot of Classic material on it.

"Set it off in this Bitch, Jada Pinkett" - Drake

"I'm about to set it off like Vivica" - Big

 

[cobbland]

Dead Presidents would have been much better if some of them actually got away.

 

[clairvoyance]

Dead Presidents would have been much better if some of them actually got away.

Not every story has a happy ending, I appreciated the realism of it. They were amateurs who were trying to pull off a heist, yes they were experienced in weoponry but robbing armored trucks was not theyre forte. Its not like they were professionals like de niro in HEAT.

Than again scratch that tate and that other guy should of got away, giving away presents to kids in the hood being all hot, they should of been long gone.

 

[Cake4real]

great movie the whole cast did a good job

 

[blakfyahking]

cutty was a boss haha

"who you think taught yo woman to give you loving like that"

GOAT shit

 

[rip.dilla]

I liked it

It was dark ... more especially the photography

A Classic? I don't think so . . . but a pretty enjoyable movie

 

[lamontbdc]

I liked it

It was dark ... more especially the photography

A Classic? I don't think so . . . but a pretty enjoyable movie

pretty much agree

 

[clairvoyance]

At this point though it's not really debatable about "Scarface" and "Casino" Classic status. My only point in bringing up those movies is that it took time for the people to catch on and they grew into Classic status. I feel the same way for "Dead Presidents". Was it perfect? Of course not, it did try to fit a lot of themes into it but overall it did flow very well and again very well acting. Also Yes NaS said it 1st on "ILLmatic", I'm trippin but the movie was written in 93 and greenlit in 94. So though "The World Is Yours" was a single, "ILLmatic" wasn't that popular out the gate commercially. "Dead Presidents" was a Big Screen motion picture so a lot of people recognize the title from the film but to my knowledge, I agree that NaS articulated it 1st though I hear it may have been a 70's slang also which fits with the theme of the movie.

70's slang?.......... really?I seen several black exploitation flicks and never recall that term being used. Either they were influenced by NAS or great minds just think alike, Imma just leave it at.

 

[cobbland]

Not every story has a happy ending, I appreciated the realism of it. They were amateurs who were trying to pull off a heist, yes they were experienced in weoponry but robbing armored trucks was not theyre forte. Its not like they were professionals like de niro in HEAT.

Than again scratch that tate and that other guy should of got away, giving away presents to kids in the hood being all hot, they should of been long gone.

I get that, but in Hollyweird there's always that "bumbling black idiot" factor in bank heists, where nothing goes as planned when blacks are involved.

 

[ocelot]

cutty was a boss haha

"who you think taught yo woman to give you loving like that"

GOAT shit

that nigga didnt give a fuck... mackin on his girl in front of him....
and his girl acting like she didnt know what the problem was...lol
Then she gets money behind tates back and blames tate...smh

 

[christhephd]

Actually something can be Classic and not be Iconic, "The Matrix" was iconic and revolutionary as well as game changing. "Dead Presidents" is a Classic in the Black Community, remember we propelled "Boyz in the Hood" to Classic status too as well as "Menace II Society". "Dead Presidents" didn't change the game but that doesn't mean it wasn't an amazing movie cause it was. It was well acted, had great cinematography, cast and direction. To me it's a Classic Movie even though it didn't do that great at the Box Office. Maybe it falls under cult-classic status but it's a very quality film regardless. Success doesn't always determine Classic status. Both "Scarface" and "Casnio" also didn't do very well in the Box Office but nobody is denyin there Classic status today. I'm not saying "Dead Presidents" is as legendary as the others but it's again a quality and very well made film.

Nope no classic, it was good but the story very stupid, they rob a truck in broad daylight, with no real escape plan, and the end where Anthony is in court acting like he did not kill at least 2 guards and his crew shot up the city getting away, gtfoh with that i am a vet nonsense yelling at the judge like he did nothing.

 

[texas409]

it was too bloody and disgusting for me...and ive seen better heist movies

seen it once and that was enough

 

[rapmastermind]

Nope no classic, it was good but the story very stupid, they rob a truck in broad daylight, with no real escape plan, and the end where Anthony is in court acting like he did not kill at least 2 guards and his crew shot up the city getting away, gtfoh with that i am a vet nonsense yelling at the judge like he did nothing.

The Heist was just the climax of the film, the story was much deeper than it. It was about how soldiers were treated after the Vietnam war in the Black Community as far as getting jobs and dealing with drug addiction, if he had a good job, it would of never even popped in his head but after he lost his job and had a wife and kid to feed that (She was getting pimped out for money that he couldn't provide for her), I mean you know the saying, desperate times cause desperate situations which cause desperate decisions. The Heist was done out of desperation. The Court scene was about the frustration of not recognizing his service to the country I mean he did almost die out there in war and that what made it real. It wasn't about excusing what they did. The Film follows a character from high school to military to after the military. The movie is more about struggling and how the government and society treats their own than about robbing an armor truck.

 

[Vader_F_Kennedy]

not a classic but a good movie 7.5/10

 

[illogics]

Hood Classic

 

[young law]

yes,classic

but

the book that inspired this movie >>>>>>>>>>>> the movie

hayward t kirkland tell the whole story

and the fukked up thing is that the dude that snitched on him wasnt even a war buddy

IT WAS HIS OWN BROTHER