The I Watched Recently Thread *possible spoilers*

[rip.dilla]

Was that Don Cheadle movie about Miles Davis any good?

Brilliant but it's not based fully on real events...

Not your standard biopic so to speak...

 

[D. Morgan]

Was that Don Cheadle movie about Miles Davis any good?

Brilliant but it's not based fully on real events...

Not your standard biopic so to speak...

Cool, that is good to know going in.

 

[Preach2Teach]

About to check out The Hitmans Bodyguard.

 

[playmaker88]

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES

Couldn't wait for this film.. It didn't disappoint. Ceasar was a G a leader of leaders. Woody Harrelson always plays a good evil character.

BABY DRIVER

I heard of this film in the summer, just knew Jamie Foxx was in it.. didnt know anything about the film past that and trailer i didnt watch closely. But something told me to watch this.. The kid reminded me channeled the spirit of Ferris Beuller. His GTA stars were definitely maxed.This was a fast paced fun movie. Would definitely recommend

THE HITMANS BODYGUARD

Samuel L Jackson is a beast.. he had me dying laughing at certain instances.. he always has stand out parts in movies.. whether it is a line we remember or something he did.. There were definitely a handful here. When him and his partner forged together by the situation they found themselves in had a mishap he started laughin and i lost it.. But back to the movie itself this had ass kicking comedy.. and Salma Hayek.. Aint nothing else to say. Samuel L should be in every movie

 

[Lou Cypher]

I need to check out baby driver and the hitmans bodyguard ASAP. Love Edgar Wright Films and that hitmans body guard looked good af.

 

[marc123]

War for the Planet of the Apes...movie was dope af. Hope they make more

 

[D. Morgan]

I watched Gerald's Game last night.

Didn't like that shit. It had a spark when it first started then fell off a cliff.

 

[Preach2Teach]

Yeah The Hitmans Bodyguard was great, Sam Jackson killed it.

 

[Trollio]

Happy death day

Saw the swerve coming

 

[#1hiphopjunki3]

Was that Don Cheadle movie about Miles Davis any good?

Brilliant but it's not based fully on real events...

Not your standard biopic so to speak...

I'm a big Cheadle fan and love Miles Davis..........

I didn't care much for the movie and I bought it when it came out in stores. I've watched it twice and Its just so hard for me to sit through.

 

[rip.dilla]

The Ladykillers - Coen Brothers comedy starring Tom Hanks... a remake of an old film. Not one of their classics

John Carpenter's Escape From LA - starring Kurt Russell as 'Snake' sequel to 'Escape From New York'...

Chinatown - Neo noir detective thriller from Roman Polanski starring Jack Nicholson in the lead role. My first time watching it fully... highly entertaining and classy for its time

The Straight Story - low key drama directed by David Lynch about an old man who goes on a cross country trip on a small tractor to find his brother: both of them WWII vets

Reasonable Doubt - Chicago based thriller starring Dominic Cooper and Sam Jackson

 

[rip.dilla]

It's Black History Month here in the UK and Sky Cinema have a couple films out I saw over the weekend:

The Birth Of A Nation - Nat Parker's first foray as a filmmaker and he didn't disappoint. I know the movie was low budget but he made a brilliant film with the resources at his disposal... 4/5

Spoiler

Fences - great film. I was transfixed by it. So painful to watch and it was raw AF. I know Denzel is a force but he brought out one of his best performances IMO ever on screen in this film. Dude is a natural. Like he don't even act in front of a camera ... Viola Davis? Lawd ... 5/5

Girls Trip - I was surprised this was still on at the local cinema... I saw it with my sis last Saturday. Fuckin riotous and hilarious. Which other film will you see four middle aged Black women having mad fun and disturbing the peace? The Essence Festival in NO as a backdrop celebrating Black culture (music) was dope..

Tiffany Haddish is a breath of fresh air amongst female comedians of any race. She was the MVP.. 4/5

Glad I paid to see it

 

[marc123]

Jus binged S1 of Red Oaks. I dig this show. Its not lol funny, but its solid. More of a drama/comedy. Its a coming of age story about a couple kids at a summer country club in the 80s. Fun watch, homie be bagging some bad broads lol. Real good cast, nice 80s touch n the soundtrack is goat

@Lou_Cypher

 

[king hassan]

Yeah @atribecalledgabi that Panther doc had me extremely in my feelings. I've watched it twice now

America is an inherently racist country...

Maaaan...that fred hampton part had me seriously rethinking my views on dealing with other races. I looked up some of his speeches on yt after watching the doc and he was so ahead of his time. He wanted to establish an educational program that prospective members had to go through in order to be allowed in the party. Cuz if ppl coming in with their own agendas even blacks could be tyrants...which is exactly what happened with huey and eldridge. Watching that had me shedding tears again. That brotha was special and everybody knew it.

They tried to name a street here in Chicago after him but they shot it down. His son still doing it tho. He was from over in Maywood

 

[atribecalledgabi]

Yeah @atribecalledgabi that Panther doc had me extremely in my feelings. I've watched it twice now

America is an inherently racist country...

Maaaan...that fred hampton part had me seriously rethinking my views on dealing with other races. I looked up some of his speeches on yt after watching the doc and he was so ahead of his time. He wanted to establish an educational program that prospective members had to go through in order to be allowed in the party. Cuz if ppl coming in with their own agendas even blacks could be tyrants...which is exactly what happened with huey and eldridge. Watching that had me shedding tears again. That brotha was special and everybody knew it.

They tried to name a street here in Chicago after him but they shot it down. His son still doing it tho. He was from over in Maywood

Is that the son his girl was pregnant with when he got killed?

 

[rip.dilla]

Just started on this. I've watched the first two episodes.... very good series centred around cocaine distribution and use in Los Angeles in the 80s and I'm an 80s baby so I can relate

A couple of little similarities to shows like The Get Down only that was set in New York

John Singleton as producer and writer shows with the authenticity of the screenplay. I like it

 

[marc123]

there is a snowfall thread

 

[Lou Cypher]

Jus binged S1 of Red Oaks. I dig this show. Its not lol funny, but its solid. More of a drama/comedy. Its a coming of age story about a couple kids at a summer country club in the 80s. Fun watch, homie be bagging some bad broads lol. Real good cast, nice 80s touch n the soundtrack is goat

@Lou_Cypher

Lol that looks awesome. Amazon has a couple show coming out that look pretry funny. I'll check this out

 

[D. Morgan]

I've given up on the Defenders. Shit just not for me.

 

[king hassan]

Yeah @atribecalledgabi that Panther doc had me extremely in my feelings. I've watched it twice now

America is an inherently racist country...

Maaaan...that fred hampton part had me seriously rethinking my views on dealing with other races. I looked up some of his speeches on yt after watching the doc and he was so ahead of his time. He wanted to establish an educational program that prospective members had to go through in order to be allowed in the party. Cuz if ppl coming in with their own agendas even blacks could be tyrants...which is exactly what happened with huey and eldridge. Watching that had me shedding tears again. That brotha was special and everybody knew it.

They tried to name a street here in Chicago after him but they shot it down. His son still doing it tho. He was from over in Maywood

Is that the son his girl was pregnant with when he got killed?

Yep, Fred Hampton Jr