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Tupac - Resurrection (Full Screen Edition)

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"They say it's the white man I should fear/But it's my own kind doing all the killing here..."
immense talent, wasted life
Excellent Movie, but my DVD had a malfunction
TUPAC IS TALKING TO YOU!

Tupac - Resurrection (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Tupac Shakur , Paul Stanley (II) , Bokeem Woodbine , Connie Chung , and Chris Connelly
Director: Lauren Lazin
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ASIN: B0001WTW74
Release Date: 2004-06-15

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Title aside, we'll never see the likes of Tupac Shakur again. The late rap superstar was a complex, contradictory figure and, throughout the course of this riveting documentary, it's as if he's back in our world again. Produced by his mother, former Black Panther Afeni Shakur, Tupac Resurrection isn't so much "biased" as it's subjective. In the MTV film, accompanied by a book and soundtrack, director Lauren Lazin looks at Tupac's short, full life from beginning to end and doesn't avoid the dark times--the arrests, the shootings--but she does tend to emphasize the positive over the negative. More to the point, the narration comes from Tupac himself, smoothly edited from countless interviews, so we're constantly getting his take on events. He's more thoughtful and articulate than his detractors might expect (despite the profanity), but the contradictions remain, making this essential viewing for even the most casual of fans. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Customer Reviews:

Do you live in Europe?.......2007-05-14

I bought this DVD just to find out it was the wrong format- Cannot play it here in Europe. Anyway, since I was looking so much forward to seeing this movie, I ended up buying another copy here. The movie is great so buy it, yes, but remember to varify the format first. And I have no problem with the service from Amazon- its great!

"They say it's the white man I should fear/But it's my own kind doing all the killing here...".......2007-02-03

This is a great documentary that lets Tupac speak for himself through his own eloquent words, his own testimony on his life, views, message, all of it the foundation of his legacy. His existence, brief though it was, makes for an engrossing story that is at times greatly disturbing, at others just as captivating. It's always tragic when an artist with so much talent dies far too soon, and as intended Tupac's senseless murder casts a shadow over the entirety of Resurrection. That infamous last photograph of him looking back through the car window as he's leaving the Las Vegas casino moments before his fatal shooting should haunt anyone. At least a hundred songs written and never recorded? A mere twenty-five years on planet earth? Although I'm inviting criticism by saying this, I'll never understand a culture of violence that strikes at the brightest and most charismatic among its own.

immense talent, wasted life.......2007-01-25

In this documentary Tupac Shakur--gangsta rapper, movie star, rape convict, and murder victim--narrates the story of his own life and work. And what a work, with 36 million albums sold (most of them since his death in 1996 at the age of 25), and 150 songs still unrecorded. As I watched this film I moved through successive waves of fascination, even admiration, empathy, and then anger and revulsion. Born to a crack-addicted mom who was in prison when she was pregnant with Tupac, with no father around, Tupac insisted that he spoke for the many hopeless people he grew up with who were trapped in chronic unemployment, police brutality, hunger, poverty and racism. Just as the news media shocked viewers into the horrors of Vietnam with their gruesome images, so, Tupac insisted, he was only chronicling the ghetto "war zone" most Americans would otherwise never see: "All my songs deal with the pain I experienced in childhood." But you know you have big problems when your own community censures you, including the likes of Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and Dionne Warwick. With his trash-talking vulgarity, misogynist lyrics, and rage, Tupac made himself an easy target. In his better moments he admitted he was "young and dumb." In the end, you can only lament the self-destructive life and tragic death of an immensely talented artist.

Excellent Movie, but my DVD had a malfunction.......2006-11-08

The movie is excellent, but the version I received has some type of malfunction. There's one selection that when selected is un viewable. But the movie itself is excellent.

TUPAC IS TALKING TO YOU!.......2006-10-09

Tupac fan or not, this film will affect you by the end. It takes you on a deep mental trip through this man's life from beginning to end. Yet, unlike most music documentaries, Tupac narrates this film himself. Using hundreds of old interviews, both on film and also audio recordings. He tells his own story, his own way. The film starts off showing the journey of Tupac's Car through the Las Vegas streets the night he was shot to death. While you watch this a song is playing, one of the last songs he would ever do. It is so ironic because it is talking about what actually happend to him that night. "Multiple gun shots fill the block, the fun stops. Nigga's call the cops... people shot, nobody stops. I wonder when the world stopped caring last night." Tupac's mother Afenia, produced this film and put all her heart and soul into making it happen. God bless her for having the strength to do so. Tupac tells his story of growing up poor and without a father to lean on. Growing up in a community with more drugs on the streets than food on the table. You get to understand the man behind the music alot more. Tupac was like most of us, angel and devil rolled into one. In the public eye, Tupac was seen by many as a thug and a evil man but he was also the same man that recorded songs like "Dear Mama, Keep Your Head Up and Brenda's Got A Baby." These songs showed his emotional side and a real deep concern for the future of the youth. However, Tupac also got caught up in the angry, gangster life style of rap music once he became famous. He even admitts that in the film. "I was immature and my ego was out of control. I did and said alot of stupid things I wish I could take back." One of the most chilling scenes in the film was the first time Tupac got shot five times in New York at a recording studio in 1995. This is what started the East Coast/West Coast war in the rap music. The film inter-cuts perfectly the two stories of the shooting. Tupac's version of what happend and the Biggie Smalls/Puff Daddy version. No, they don't match up. Tupac went to the grave thinking they did set him up that night. Once you see this, it's up to you to decide for yourself. All in all, this is a fantastic documentay of a very talented music artist and brings it to you on a very human level.

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I LOVE THIS MOVIE
A fun cop comedy
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Oh Solo, why have you forsaken us?

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Starring: Harrison Ford , Josh Hartnett , Lena Olin , Bruce Greenwood , and Isaiah Washington
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Release Date: 2003-10-07

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Harrison Ford lends his solid, perpetually disgruntled presence to Hollywood Homicide, an action comedy in which he's paired with the squinty eyes and peaches-and-cream complexion of Josh Hartnett (Black Hawk Down, O). Radical French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard would appreciate this complete deconstruction of the buddy-cop flick genre; basic cinematic elements (mismatched partners, a hard-ass superior riding them, arguments about who's going to drive, arguments about intuition vs. diligent detective work, the bad cop who killed Hartnett's father, etc.) have been scrambled and slapped together with no concern for coherence, making clear their innately artificial nature. Sex scenes and car chases come out of nowhere and disappear without consequence, providing arbitrary visual stimulus. During shootouts, it's impossible to tell who got killed or why, underscoring a basic doubt about the purpose of making movies like Hollywood Homicide. It's rare for a mainstream movie to be so daringly (if perhaps accidentally) avant-garde. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews:

I LOVE THIS MOVIE.......2007-06-16

This is my favorite movie - as a matter of fact, if I were a homocide detective instead of a software salesperson, this could, in fact be my story. Anyone who has ever gotten a real estate license and worked another job understands this far more than the casual viewer. I particularly liked when Harrison Ford is doing a foot chase through LA after a murderer. On the street is a Buyer for a home on which he's negotiating. A counter offer is made by the Buyer and . . . well, you just gotta see it, it's fabulous. I bought this movie and I have loaned it to other realtors who have LOVED IT! This is a MUST SEE!

A fun cop comedy.......2007-04-27

Harrison Ford is very good at his role as a cop and Josh Hartnett is acceptable as his partner. They both have a second job but I still can't figure out how Hartnett is able to afford his Saleen Mustang. That is probably my biggest gripe though. I didn't mind the hip hop soundtrack and the movie is well directed. Isaah Washington plays a crazy record company owner on the run and Dwight Yokam plays his right hand man. Most of the movie is spent on the comedy and I thought that was a good choice. The chemistry with Ford and Hartnett is better than I expected. Ford is pretty good at acting intense, but comedy just seems to come natural to him. The action scenes are well done. There is enough fun in this film to recommend it to just about anybody.

3/5

The picture quality is 100% perfect. I have a weak 5.1 system, but this is the best I have ever heard it sound. There is also a director's commentary on the Columbia TriStar DVD.

Romper Room.......2007-01-07

All in all the story and plotline is very formula; there are good guys that are misunderstood and bad guys that are silly and scared. The good guys chase and chase and chase the bad guys. Will they catch the bad guys? Will the bad guys confess to unbelievable crimes? Or will just once the bad guys get away. Don't hold your breath.

There is an added wrinkle as both Detective Joe Gavilan (Harrison Ford) and his rookie partner Kasey Calden (Josh Hartnett) take care of outside interests while in pursuit.

Mean time it is fun watching this almost cartoon like execution, as they run past all the familiar landmarks out and about Los Angeles, California, USA:

Beverly Hills, Hollywood & Highland, Hollywood, Los Angeles Subway System, Mt. Olympus in Hollywood Hills, Pacific Palisades, Parker Center Police Headquarters -at 150 N. Los Angeles St., Parking Lot, L.A.P.D. Hollywood Station at 1358 Wilcox Ave., Santa Monica, Venice Canals, and Venice.

Hollywood Homicide.......2006-06-28

This is one of the stupidest movies I have ever suffered through. A colossal waste of time.

Oh Solo, why have you forsaken us?.......2006-05-20

Harrison Ford nails it here as a professionally clever, world-weary detective with a heart of gold and a new partner who can't stop squinting when he reads his lines. The razor sharp, whoops I mean razor thin, story and dialogue can be distracting, but never at the expense of making you not hate this movie.

I've added up Ebert's stars for Harrison's last 10 films and it comes out to 3.5. I don;t mean an average of 3.5. I mean 3.5 out of a possible 40 stars. Maybe Harrison should try and branch out a bit, yes?

Now, I'm a bit of a ladies man, so don;t get the wrong idea, but I do find Josh Hartnett to be a very attractive man. In fact, I often find myself having this recurring dream of him. We'll be all like having a light picnic lunch in the park, a nice Sauvignon Blanc to complement our bruschetta and olives, when he leans over to me very closely and says, "Did you know I think you're the most amazing man, I've ever met?" I usually wake up at that point. But Josh if you ever do read this, "Thanks for the compliment, but I'm not interested."

Tupac - Resurrection (Widescreen Edition)

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Do you live in Europe?
"They say it's the white man I should fear/But it's my own kind doing all the killing here..."
immense talent, wasted life
Excellent Movie, but my DVD had a malfunction
TUPAC IS TALKING TO YOU!

Tupac - Resurrection (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Tupac Shakur , Paul Stanley (II) , Bokeem Woodbine , Connie Chung , and Chris Connelly
Director: Lauren Lazin
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Customer Reviews:

Do you live in Europe?.......2007-05-14

"They say it's the white man I should fear/But it's my own kind doing all the killing here...".......2007-02-03

immense talent, wasted life.......2007-01-25

Excellent Movie, but my DVD had a malfunction.......2006-11-08

The movie is excellent, but the version I received has some type of malfunction. There's one selection that when selected is un viewable. But the movie itself is excellent.

TUPAC IS TALKING TO YOU!.......2006-10-09

Tupac Shakur - Thug Angel (The Life of an Outlaw)

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VERY INSIGHTFUL!!!!!
2pac shakurs life as an outlaw
Close to Number 1
"This ain't no democracy."
2Pac the Prophet, The Father, and the Spirit of Hip-Hop

Tupac Shakur - Thug Angel (The Life of an Outlaw)
Starring: Atron Gregory , Tupac Shakur , Leila Steinberg , Martin Luther King , and Shock-G
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Release Date: 2002-04-02

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The title says it all: Tupac Shakur was as much angel as outlaw. Unlike some of the other profiles made in the wake of his passing, Thug Angel doesn't focus only on the first few days of his career or the last few days before his death, but on his entire life. That makes it valuable as much for the fan as for the merely curious. The production was backed by friends and associates and includes never-before-seen material. It's surprisingly evenhanded, juxtaposing footage of Tupac at 17, for example--sounding mature beyond his years--with an interview conducted years later on a shooting range. Passion was still in full effect, but idealism had been replaced by paranoia. Peter Spirer's film is a documentary, not a music video, and contains only snippets of Tupac's work. At its best, Thug Angel makes a compelling case for his continued relevance as an artist and activist. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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In the $3 billion industry of hip-hop music, no one has touched as many lives with a microphone as Tupac Shakur. In this never-before-seen footage, see Tupac at seventeen, a young man at the edge of his destiny, speaking out about injustice on the streets of Oakland. See him at the brink of his stardom, kickin' freestyles with Treach, Biggie and Grand Puba. See him at the shooting range, at home, at the highs and lows of his career, as a man constantly plagued by and provoking the media. See Tupac as never seen before, as the people closest to him knew him. See him as Thug Angel. Directed by Academy Award nominee Peter Spirer (Rhyme and Reason), Thug Angel takes you beyond the drama of Tupac's notoriety in the press through all-new interviews with friends, collaborators and scholars as they look back on Tupac and define his legacy today. 92 minutes.

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VERY INSIGHTFUL!!!!!.......2006-02-27

This DVD gave me more footage and knowledge of 2pac's life added to the many DVD's I saw and other CD's I heard.

2pac shakurs life as an outlaw.......2005-07-13

Now this box set will give you everything you will need to know about the legendary 2pac Shakur.It comes with 2 dvds witch the first one is called "life of an outlaw" witch chronicles Tupacs life witch has interviews with his stepfather and the people he has worked with in the music industry. This also comes with a book called "Holler If You Hear Me" written my Michael Dyson, he goes in the search for 2pac interviewing people he worked with. There is a soundtrack witch is mostly made up of the outlawz and his close friends. So if you want to learn more about Tupac Amaru Shakur then get this one, R.I.P Tupac Amaru Shakur.

Close to Number 1.......2005-04-21

Wow what can I say. . . This movie is like the best documentary besides resserection, because it explains so much, from what he says about the cops and his child hood. . And every peace of information helps you. . To get into tupacs mind and what he thought about the world,rap music exc. . .so if u like Tupac then get this movie because you will be very Happy :)

"This ain't no democracy.".......2004-12-19

The documentary "Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel" takes a deconstructionist approach to analyzing the Rap superstar. Was Tupac a thug whose life ended in an uncanny replication of his lyrics, or was Tupac Shakur, a revolutionary with anarchistic beliefs? With these two diametrically opposed images, the filmmaker deconstructs Tupac's life while exploring both possibilities. As a result, this thought-provoking documentary offers a great deal of insight into a life that so often hit the front page.

Tupac, named after a Bolivian revolutionary, was born into a troubled family--his mother was a Black Panther, and other relatives served jail time. One relative even received political asylum from Cuba. By the time Tupac was a teenager, he was no stranger to poverty, and frequent moves across country finally left him living in Marin County. The film includes an interview with a 17-year old Tupac, and it's clear from the statements he makes that he's intelligent, idealistic, respectful towards women and very socially conscious. It is difficult to align these early statements of Tupac with some of the film's later interviews. Within a few years, now famous, Tupac's world view is much harder. There's one scene of him toting a weapon in a shooting range, and one senses he is preparing for the big showdown he is sure is in his future. It is at this point that Tupac makes several anarchistic statements: "The police ain't nothing but a gang. The National Guard ain't nothing but a gang. The army ain't nothing but a gang." But it's also quite clear from the documentary's investigation of Tupac's past why he felt this way. Tupac noted that even Dan Quayle took the time at the Republican Convention to lob a verbal attack against the rapper, and as his acquaintances realised, Tupac interpreted this attention to be devastatingly significant.

The documentary includes many interviews with those who knew Tupac best--relatives, former manager Leila Steinberg, Quincy Jones, and fellow rappers. The film touches on Tupac's Death Row Records contract, and the feud with Biggie. He is described by those who loved him as "the hardest working man in hip hop." "Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel" is a fascinating account of the rapper's brief and brilliant life, and as an attempt to unravel the mystery of Tupac's two sides, I think the film succeeds quite well. The DVD also contains a booklet that highlights key points in Tupac's personal life and his career--displacedhuman

2Pac the Prophet, The Father, and the Spirit of Hip-Hop.......2004-12-05

As to say this, I can't get my eyes on Tupac. 'Cuz he had a lot going on in his life, you know what I'm mean. You see Tupac will be telling a lot of stories of his past when he begin writing poetry at a early age, learn to act, and how to be a superstar in the rap business. Yeah Tupac been gone for 7 or 8 years now, but in 10 years he'll be remember 'cuz he modered a generation for the hip-hop community. I also a lot of people from that culture to Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, JFK, RFK, and on and on.

Now a lot of people are still talking about him and how he became a part of our culture. That's why he lived his life the way he live b/c of the fight with Biggie, the East Coast/West Coast rap war, how he got arrested, been in jail all of his life, need I say more?

Nobody even care on how he lived or how he died. He help changed that by putting it into his lyrics. The reason why I love him the most is there's nobody like him like Jada Pinkett Smith "There's nobody, nobody like that man. I don't care how many records you sell. I don't care how popular you are..."
You know Tupac lives on and he'll always will be to the fullest.

For those of ya'll are missing out a lot of good information about this icon, I urge you to check him out. He's one of the greats that put it on since Martin Luther King and Malcolm X we learned back in the day.

Straight from the Projects - Rappers that Live the Lyrics: Calliope, New Orleans

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black sterotype.
much props to a real thug
Question?
As Raw as It Gets
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Straight from the Projects - Rappers that Live the Lyrics: Calliope, New Orleans
Starring: C-Murder , and Ice-T
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C-Murder's music is all about where he grew up in Calliope 3rd Ward (CP3), one of the toughest projects in New Orleans, where poverty, drug abuse and violence are epidemic. For the first time, see his neighborhood uncensored: gunfire breaking out... children toting guns in their waistbands... the young men who died too early... as well as the warmth and camaradeire so vital to the neighborhood's survival. Also see dirty dancing at the Rhythm City nightclub and the music videos that the club inspired. Getting to know where C-Murder's from and his lifestyle is the only way to really get inside his music.

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black sterotype........2007-05-07

When will our black people get it. please comment

much props to a real thug.......2006-01-29

mad respect to c-murder heres a guy with much paper and still living in a two bedroom apartment in the projects!ofcourse he got other pads but he actually lay his head there from time to time now thats real!im from the chi where the projects are plentiful but dam the jects in N.O are nothn nice!!i had to take a star because it was only 48 minutes but it was still a good look much respect to c-murder and the N.O them brothers bout it bout!! 4 sure

Question?.......2005-06-09

I was going to buy this DVD because of the reviews here and it said that it last for like 109 minutes but when I saw the back of it, in my local video store, it said 48 minutes...so, which one is it?

109 minutes or 48 minutes?

I'm still gonna give it 5 stars tho cuz it looks interesting!

As Raw as It Gets.......2004-12-04

This documentary is Real and Raw it gives you a perspective on life in new orleans Uptown Ghetto. showing raw footage of Calliope, Magnolia and Melphomine housing projects in New Olreans. It also shows you the kinship, loyalty and unity that is so vital to this community and other communities like it across the country. If you dont have it, buy it.

A Must See.......2004-07-16

This DVD is packed with some shocking and disturbing things. Rapper C-Murder walks around New Orleans toughest housing projects(Magnolia, Calliope, Melphomine) and gives you and insight on how life is down there. You're gonna see teenagers walking around toting guns on there waist side and releshing the street life. The most disturbing part of this DVD is while filming 3 people are murdered. Slain rapper Soulja Slim is featured in this and rapper Turk from the Hot Boys has a brief appearance.

If you're a fan of C-Murder or gangsta rap you gotta see this DVD.

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It would be an exaggeration to say that Nick Broomfield solved the murders of Biggie and Tupac. Nonetheless, he makes a convincing case as to who the perpetrators were and why they weren't brought to justice. Broomfield (Kurt and Courtney), who narrates and appears on camera, comes across like a scruffy Robin Leach, but he's done his homework and sniffs out the clues with the tenacity of a bloodhound. Time and again, he refuses to be intimidated--even when his life appears to be at stake. Fortunately, he was able to convince Voletta Wallace, beloved mother of Biggie Smalls (a.k.a. the Notorious B.I.G.), to cooperate, and that opened many doors. Unfortunately, Afeni Shakur, Tupac's mother, refused to participate or to allow access to his music. She had nothing to fear. Broomfield is fair to both rappers, although the soundtrack is all-Biggie. Easily one of the most fascinating documentaries of 2002. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Customer Reviews:

I liked this.......2006-04-12

It has an honest in your face tone to it and the style of the interviews lends a high degree of credibility.

The obvious reluctance of the people being interviewed makes it known that these murders were seriously planned by persons who can make ones life very uncomfortable..even cease.

This is a highly believable documentary.

That Suge has something to do with Tupac's 'disappearance' is wthout a doubt ...but I doubt the truth will ever be known.

Did Suge Do It?.......2005-11-01

I've always been interested in the theories of Tupac's death, so decided to buy this documentary. This obviously deals entirely with the theory that Suge Knight arranged the hit, and then also Biggie's death, to make it look like retaliation. The problem with this theory is that i wasn't buying it before and after watching this im still not. It goes something like this, Suge suspected that Pac was possibly trying to get out of Death Row, he realised that if he killed him, he would have access to all his music, which amounted to hundreds of tracks. Also he would probably make more money from him if dead, as he would have become sort of a martyr. Up to this point it is believable, what isn't are the circumstances of his death. If Suge wanted Pac dead, why would he have a car pull up alongside and fire across the car right where he was also sitting (he also received a minor flesh wound), there would have been better ways to arrange this. Nick Broomfield fails to answer this, and i still can't really beleive Suge Knight planned it. It is much more likely that Orlando Anderson (the guy beaten up at the MGM beforehand) was behind the killing, or even that Biggie himself arranged the hit with the Crips that carried it out (though im not really buying that one either). Overall this documentary was interesting and worth watching, but it failed to provide anything more than speculation, and no answers.

Ignore martee and his vice.god accounts.......2005-08-18

Hes upset of successful people because they can use their subconscious for success but unlike martee/druggie tell amazon.com to delete him.Buy this dvd if you like 2 pac, i don`t like this dvd much but i respect the fact he used his spiritual subconscious for real success.

The real scoop .......2004-12-29

I think two or three men (mainly one) Go out out to find out about as much information they can get about 2pac and Notorious B.I.G. They go to some of their old friends, relatives people like that. They even went to Suge Knight that was in prison when they interviewed him. And Biggie's mother and even more 2pac's father in the flesh. All were on this movie. Telling their sides of how they felt and what happened with them since the death of 2pac and Biggie.

A Fascinating Murder Mystery........2004-07-05

Perhaps no murders in the music culture from the last decade have caused so much fascination and debate as those of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. The killings of these two rap stars remain important footnotes in the debate about the influence of rap music and the relevance of rap in today's popular culture. Nick Broomfield's latest film, "Biggie And Tupac," is both an exploration of the gangsta rap underworld and a fascinating search for answers and testimony involving the murders. As was the case with Broomfield's previous icon murder mystery, "Kurt & Courtney" which tried to find a link between Courtney Love and the suicide between her rock star husband, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, "Biggie And Tupac" doesn't solve the case or even come to a solid conclusion. Instead it presents us with a gallery of both corrupt and truth searching characters and lots of questions, many valid. Fans of Broomfield know he will stop at nothing to at least get a few comments, the man will try everything from sneaking mikes to chasing down reluctant sources to get some form of information. The stakes here are higher because the people Broomfield is investigating are not angry Punk rockers or disgruntled former friends but people linked to dangerous California gang circles, corrupt policemen and a record label boss who fashions himself as a modern day Al Capone. What we get out of the film is that Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls started off as good friends and as soon as they found real success with their craft other forces such as Suge Knight began to influence events with a negative air due to money and rivalries with figures such as Sean "Puffy" Combs. The main theory here is that Knight had connections with corrupt L.A. P.D. officers who worked for Death Row records on the side and planned BOTH executions and then blame them on the East Coast vs. West Coast "rap wars." It may sound like a wild idea, but look at the evidence and people Broomfield uncovers and it becomes more valid. And here Broomfield has more material to use. "Kurt & Courtney" was plagued by Courtney Love's restriction of Broomfield using footage and music, and eventhough Shakur's mother doesn't let him use songs, Broomfield uses interviews, early performance footage and photographs to describe the rise of Biggie and Tupac and point out those who were present and witnessed important events. It's a suspenseful ride at times, playing like a real life murder mystery. We learn a great deal about the gang world of California where being a "snitch" is a death sentence and Broomfield gives a tour of the excessive, edgy world of rap music. Bodygaurds and ex-cops are interviewed, all telling what they saw and we realize that indeed these are two murders surrounded by such strange stories, eyewitness accounts and corruption that there is no way these were random killings. And Broomfield does it with gusto and style, never relenting and even going for the big fish when he gets access into a prison facility to face Suge Knight in person. "Biggie & Tupac" is the kind of documentary those who don't even care for rap can enjoy because it is more about the mysteries surrounding the two stars' murders, it plays like a dark detective story that still hasn't found an answer. Broomfield scores again.

Biggie & Tupac: The Story Behind the Murder of Rap's Biggest Superstar

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How not to make a documentary

Biggie & Tupac: The Story Behind the Murder of Rap's Biggest Superstar
Starring: Tupac Shakur , Nick Broomfield , Suge Knight , and Biggie Smalls
Director: Nick Broomfield
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ASIN: B0007TKG80
Release Date: 2005-03-22

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How not to make a documentary.......2005-10-20

I found his attitude and treatment of his subjects to be insufferable, from his attempts at pidgin English (akin to reading Dick and Jane novels aloud) to his unprepared, incompetent interviews (showing up and ambushing people, losing sound files, etc.) Broomfield has a unique talent for getting in the way of the story he is purporting to tell. He was more interested in hearing himself talk, and following his own blundering.

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Did not Like
pointless
Don't Get Mugged by Thug Life
Trust me, This Video/DVD sucks.
Definitely a Must-Own

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Starring: Tupac Shakur
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ASIN: B000056BRU
Release Date: 2001-01-30

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Did not Like.......2007-06-27

I am an ETERNAL Tupac fan and this video is about 85% interviews with people who KNEW him and 15% Pac! I would have rathered it be the other way around.

pointless.......2005-05-07

imagine that you make it real big and die. THEN they go back to an old neighborhood you lived in and do interviews. that's all this is. people talking about pac. it was whack in my opinion cause for one a LOT of haters came out of nowhere talking mad noise about him. the thing is they were all rappers at one time so it came off to me as them being mad they were still in the same spot. one dude even said pac deserved to be shot. you want a real documentary then i recommend thug angel or Resurrection.

Don't Get Mugged by Thug Life.......2005-03-06

This video is a collection of interviews with minor characters in Tupac's life. Tupac never shows up in it! What they had to say about the performer could have been condensed into a 10 minute production--if that. Your money is much better spent buying the Tupac Resurrection video, which is really very good and actually has Tupac giving the interviews.

Trust me, This Video/DVD sucks. .......2005-03-03

Im a huge 2Pac fan, and Im here to tell ya' dont waste your money on this video/DVD. Its basically just no-thrills video footage of some old friends of Pacs from Baltimore, hanging around their neighborhood talking about Pac, some of their memories are funny and its amusing watching them clown around telling their stories, but most of it is entirely forgettable. Theres a few home made video segments that Pac and his boys took of each other back in the day, but nothing too great. If youre a crazy Pac fan that must own everything with his name attached to it, then go ahead and buy this Video/DVD. But, if youre just a big fan of Pacs who wants to pick up a video/DVD about him, I recommend the Tupac Movie documentary "Tupac/Resurrection" which is really a must own for any real 2Pac fan. Also although not all about just Tupac himself "welcome to Death Row" is interesting to watch, but do yourself a favor and save your money rather then spend it on this video/DVD. Trust me people, this video/DVD sucks, dont believe any of the reviews that said it was great or whatever. Pac himself would be the first to blast on this video/DVD saying that its garbage.

Definitely a Must-Own.......2004-12-05

This is one of my favorites I picked at Wal-Mart. 'cuz it's the 1st documentary I ever picked and own by my man 2Pac who is an inspiration to me. I luv him the way since he started off as a rapper, a activist, and then an actor. I actually seen Welcome to Death Row, Tupac Shakur-Thug Angel:The Life of an Outlaw, Tupac:Resurrection (which I haven't seen but look forward of getting it into my collection), I mean there are a lot more documentaries I seen asides this one. Tupac will always live on in my heart and soul. Rest in peace, baby your spirit and your music lives on.

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Murder Was the Case: The Movie
Starring: Snoop Dogg
Director: Dr. Dre
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Release Date: 2007-01-16

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COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER
A remake of Dumb & Dumber????
A big surprise!

Shadow of Doubt
Starring: Melanie Griffith , Tom Berenger , Craig Sheffer , Huey Lewis , and Wade Dominguez
Director: Randal Kleiser
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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ASIN: B000056HP3
Release Date: 2001-03-13

Product Description

When the daughter of a billionaire philanthropist is murdered in a rough sex romp gone bad, District Attorney Jack Campioni (Tom Berenger) is quick to indict an up-and- coming rap artist. Fresh off the acquittal of Councilman Steven Mayer (John Ritter), high-profile defense attorney Kitt Devereaux (Melanie Griffith) comes to the aid of the young rapper. Teaming with investigator Al Gordon (Huey Lewis), Devereaux finds herself up against unexpected dangerous forces, including one of the city's most politically ambitious families. Blindsided at every turn, Devereaux offers herself up as bait - and in the end, discovers that behind every conspiracy theory lies a grain of truth.

Customer Reviews:

COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER.......2004-06-04

Randal Kleiser, the director of this average melodrama, is also the man who directed the classic movie, GREASE. Hard to believe that he could go from such a high energy classic to such a low key, ultimately average thriller.
Melanie Griffith plays rather vapidly a high profile defense attorney who has just gotten city councilman John Ritter off of a rap. Earlier in her career, however, Griffith got an accused rapist, played with fearless ham by Craig Sheffer, off and found out later while in bed with him that he did rape the girl.
Tom Berenger plays Jack, Griffith's ex husband, who is also the prosecuting attorney in the murder trial of a rising rap singer who Griffith is defending.
Nina Foch chews up the scenery as the presidential hopeful's mother, and Wade Dominguez underplays the accused rap singer whose rap songs are far from what one would call good.
At any rate, the movie moves along at a predictable pace and we know that there's more to the killing than meets the eye.

By the way, singer Huey Lewis does a pretty good job as Griffith's PI; he at least has some life to him
I Don't know whether Griffith played low key to show her inner strength, but she actually looks totally bored.
Not a waste of time, but it could have been so much better.

A remake of Dumb & Dumber????.......2002-08-03

Melanie Griffith must've been strapped for money when she agreed to do this film. While she is quite good in it and credible in the role, her character does such stupid things -- not very smart for a supposedly smart lawyer. In an effort to catch a murderer, she actually allows the guy she knows to be the vicious killer into her house...at night...alone...and, of course, no lights are lit so that said killer can jump out at her/us and go "Boo!"

Well, let me go "Boo!" This film is too dumb to be believed.

A big surprise!.......2001-09-28

Was very surprised how good the movie was. Didn't have any expectations and I thought Melanie Griffith was great in her role. There's only one part of the movie that really was cheesy and they could have done without, but all in all, it's a good thriller with some nice twists and turns.

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