Undercover Brother (Widescreen Collector's Edition)

Starring:Eddie Griffin, Chris Kattan, Denise Richards, Aunjanue Ellis, Dave Chappelle, Chi McBride, Neil Patrick Harris, Gary Anthony Williams, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Noseworthy, Robert Trumbull, J.D. Hall, William B. Taylor, Shauna MacDonald, Ron Pardo, Susie Spear, Jim O'Connor (III), Dave Pearce (II), Liz West, Enid-Raye Adams
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Studio: Universal Studios
Product Type: DVD

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Blaxploitation movies deserve a good spoofing, and Undercover Brother tweaks the subgenre with a few good laughs. But what might have been an Afro-centric Austin Powers (adapted by John Ridley from his Internet film series) is instead a lackluster comedy with one basic joke: "Whitey"--personified as a faceless corporate despot known as "the Man"--has the power, but black folks have soul. With enough funk to make Shaft look passé, Eddie Griffin plays "U.B." with an oversized 'fro and a firm grasp of comedic possibilities. He's recruited by the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D. (an all-black justice league) to foil the Man's plan to derail a Colin Powell-like presidential candidate (Billy Dee Williams), and U.B.'s undercover exploits keep the slim plot moving. Denise Richards and Neil Patrick Harris are gamely ridiculed as token white allies, and it's all in good fun as director Malcolm D. Lee (Spike's cousin) finds room for mild jolts of relevant social commentary. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

Spoofs .......2007-06-11

Another great spoof movie of the 70s "Shaft" genre that will leave you breathless with laughter! Another one to watch with a bowl of buttered popcorn and mugs of Coke! Add it to your spoofed classic collections!

SOLID!!.......2007-05-15

This movie is corny but hilarious!! Even Denise Richards is not so annoying in this one because it is just so funny. If you liked Ace Ventura, Soul Plane, or Raising Arizona, you will probably like this... I loved it

Funkadelic. . ........2007-03-10

This movie is hilarious! "A must see" as they say. Pick it up, you won't be disappointed.

Some Good Funny Moments...........2007-03-03

I thought this would be a corny film but it was actually pretty funny...Dave Chapelle was crazy as ever , Eddie Griffin was also funny...My favorit scene was during the big fight in white she devil's apartment and the her and sister girl started tearing each others clothes off...Of course the men stopped fighting and watched like they were at the movies.....

You had to be there.......2007-02-18

This movie put me back a few years when funk was good and soul was fine and I laugh consistantly throughout. John Ridley is great and they did a good job with his heroes.

Undercover Brother (Full Screen Collector's Edition)

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Spoofs
SOLID!!
Funkadelic. . .
Some Good Funny Moments....
You had to be there

Undercover Brother (Full Screen Collector's Edition)
Starring: Eddie Griffin , Chris Kattan , Denise Richards , Aunjanue Ellis , and Dave Chappelle
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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Release Date: 2003-01-14

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Customer Reviews:

Spoofs .......2007-06-11

SOLID!!.......2007-05-15

Funkadelic. . ........2007-03-10

This movie is hilarious! "A must see" as they say. Pick it up, you won't be disappointed.

Some Good Funny Moments...........2007-03-03

You had to be there.......2007-02-18

This movie put me back a few years when funk was good and soul was fine and I laugh consistantly throughout. John Ridley is great and they did a good job with his heroes.

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The sequel to A Better Tomorrow
DVD purchase
great gunfights and great movie
John Woo's best volume 2!!!
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A Better Tomorrow II
Starring: Dean Shek , Lung Ti , Leslie Cheung , Yun-Fat Chow , and Emily Chu
Director: John Woo
Manufacturer: Anchor Bay
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Release Date: 2001-01-16

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"I won't give you nothing, man; I give you shit," sneers charismatic superstar Chow Yun Fat, speaking English (with a De Niro accent) in his role as a New York restaurateur who won't knuckle under to the (Italian) mob. Chow plays the twin brother of the character he played in the original Tomorrow, the ultraviolent, ultraromantic ultrapopular Hong Kong gangster melodrama. And the blatancy of that device is a fair indication of the sequel's shortcomings--and of its screwy charm: this is a film that knows no shame. The bond between the natural siblings played by Ti Lung (as a reformed mobster) and Leslie Cheung (as a hot shot cop) still resonate tellingly. As a good-guy ex-thug driven batty by the slaying of his only daughter, real-life Cinema City studio chief Dean Shek gets to play a garishly extended "mad scene," foaming at the mouth, chewing on soup bones. A later episode in which a dying man crawls to a phone booth to call his wife (and newborn daughter) in the hospital must also be some kind of lurid first in the soap sweepstakes. The final 15 minutes could be the bloodiest single shoot-out sequence ever committed to celluloid. The story line hasn't been shaped to any particular purpose here, but the images have a golden Godfather-like glow, and this faintly anachronistic, all-stops-out wish-fulfillment approach to moviemaking still has a lot of power. --David Chute

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The sequel to A Better Tomorrow.......2007-06-07

The movie starts out showing Ti Lung in jail. He is given an offer to go undercover to bring down a counterfeit money operation. He says no, but immediately changes his mind when he finds out his brother (Leslie Cheung) is working on the case. The crime boss that Leslie Cheung is after is played by Dean Shek who gives a great dramatic performance. Dean Shek is best known for playing very goofy characters in Drunken Master, Snake in the Eagle's Shadow and Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog. When Shek is framed for murder, he must hideout with a friend in New York. Leslie Cheung and Ti Lung also head to New York when they find out Mark (Ti Lung's friend from the last movie) has a twin brother. If you have seen A Better Tomorrow, then you know that Mark (Chow Yun Fat) couldn't come back for this movie, so they just say he has a twin brother. This would be fine if it was the only part of the story that seemed to be hastily glued together, but there are too many things that fall into place unnaturally. Some scenes must have been cut out and the movie is just a mess. There are a few good action scenes and the end is very exciting, but sadly this is not one of John Woo's better efforts.

3/5

Picture and sound quality on the Anchor Bay DVD are good. Subtitles are well written and there is also a really bad English dub.

DVD purchase.......2007-01-29

I ordered A Better Tomorrow II on DVD and received it so fast that I just couldn't believe it. I bought it as a gift and it was extremely well received. The quality was so good that it has been played over and over again. Thank you for your prompt and contientious response to my order.

great gunfights and great movie.......2004-03-06

This movies is cool. I like the scence when chow yun fat is about to shoot a man in the head if he does not eat the rice.The last 40 or 30 minutes is when it start to get good. If you love voilence as much as I do buy this movie. The one I brought is not in english but it has subtitles. There is to parts where chow yun fat speakes in english in this movie. I like when he take the shotgun and start blow the men all away. then he takes the pistols slides down the stairs shooting a man. There are two good action scence but they last for 3o minutes. The last 15 minutes will have you supised it is the best part of the movie.That about all.

John Woo's best volume 2!!!.......2003-12-30

This is another one of John Woo's finest films!!! This is the second volume of the Better Tommorrow series and it's action packed!!! Will make a great companion to volume 1!!! Anchor Bay's DVD of this clasic Hong Kong film is awesome!!! 16:9 widescreen,2 trailers,multiple language tracks,great subtitles and production notes round out this grea DVD!!! A+

A MUST OWN.......2003-12-18

The Hong Kong Godfather. Without a doubt this movie proves that John Woo is the best action director of all time, the vision, style, and the sher genious that he (Woo) uses in the direction of this movie is what sets it apart from and american action movie ever made. The action in this movie plays out like a ballet, a dance with bullets and blood. So put down those typical american action movies and pick up the movie that they want to be. You will not be dissaponted by this movie, one of if not the best hong kong action movie.

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The sequel to A Better Tomorrow
DVD purchase
great gunfights and great movie
John Woo's best volume 2!!!
A MUST OWN

A Better Tomorrow II
Starring: Dean Shek , Lung Ti , Leslie Cheung , Yun-Fat Chow , and Emily Chu
Director: John Woo
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Release Date: 2000-02-22

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The sequel to A Better Tomorrow.......2007-06-07

DVD purchase.......2007-01-29

great gunfights and great movie.......2004-03-06

John Woo's best volume 2!!!.......2003-12-30

A MUST OWN.......2003-12-18

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Undercover Brother & How High
Starring: Method Man , Redman , Obba Babatundé , Mike Epps , and Anna Maria Horsford
Director: Jesse Dylan , and Malcolm D. Lee
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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ASIN: B0000B1A28
Release Date: 2003-09-30

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Undercover Brother/How High
Starring: Method Man , Redman , Obba Babatundé , Mike Epps , and Anna Maria Horsford
Director: Jesse Dylan , and Malcolm D. Lee
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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ASIN: B00009IB3R
Release Date: 2003-07-01

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Undercover Brother
Blaxploitation movies deserve a good spoofing, and Undercover Brother tweaks the subgenre with a few good laughs. But what might have been an Afro-centric Austin Powers (adapted by John Ridley from his Internet film series) is instead a lackluster comedy with one basic joke: "Whitey"--personified as a faceless corporate despot known as "the Man"--has the power, but black folks have soul. With enough funk to make Shaft look passé, Eddie Griffin plays "U.B." with an oversized 'fro and a firm grasp of comedic possibilities. He's recruited by the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D. (an all-black justice league) to foil the Man's plan to derail a Colin Powell-like presidential candidate (Billy Dee Williams), and U.B.'s undercover exploits keep the slim plot moving. Denise Richards and Neil Patrick Harris are gamely ridiculed as token white allies, and it's all in good fun as director Malcolm D. Lee (Spike's cousin) finds room for mild jolts of relevant social commentary. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

Crime Melodrama, With Music, Achieves Its Purpose........2006-05-09

Alpha Video, DVD distributors of generally unloved and long out of print American films, principally from the 1930s and 1940s, is rendering valuable service to those cineastes who value these works, since many of these productions will probably not be otherwise accessible and are thereby on their way to being collectible items. Many of these are from prints proffered by private collectors, with Alpha selecting the best available copies, as there is no attempt toward re-mastering, and no DVD extras are provided other than scene selection, and some trailers, although the company's packaging is attractive and its liner notes are, for the most part, useful. This film's principal attraction is Movita Castaneda, talented Mexican coloratura who favourably impressed United States audiences with her efforts in such as FLYING DOWN TO RIO and MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY, later gaining additional renown when she, while pregnant, married (a much younger than her) Marlon Brando. She is quite effective, both musically and dramatically, in this movie, noteworthy because few retakes are to be had under the aegis of lowly-budgeted Monogram Pictures, and while there are several scenes marked by brief skips, the largest portion of the print is free of these flaws and a viewer is rewarded by a briskly paced and interesting tale. Movita is cast as Marquita Romero ("La Marquita"), an aspiring singer in Rio de Janeiro who, directly preceding a stage performance, receives a cablegram providing her with an unpleasant surprise: her brother Carlos is under arrest for murder in New York City. Marquita immediately flies there, leaving behind her swain Steve (Warren Hull), and meeting with Annette (Adele Pearce), the young woman who had sent her the message and who is the new wife of Carlos. Annette explains to Marquita that her husband is victim of a frame-up. Naturally, Steve has followed Marquita to New York where he joins the women, the trio then engaging the services of a prominent criminal attorney, and it soon develops that a night club owner is the probable murderer, not Carlos, in an insurance related case where he may have destroyed his own business through an act of arson. Marquita applies for a job to sing at the club as means of discovering the truth in this matter, and is hired by the suspect, all very melodramatic to be sure, yet the plot just about comes off thanks to some able acting by a competent cast of supporting players. The film is burdened with a somewhat cluttered narrative line but Pearce, in addition to Dennis Moore and Kay Linaker as associates of the tale's villain, bring clarity to those sequences within which they appear. Movita sings three numbers and veteran director Lambert Hillyer, thoroughly accustomed to working with thin budgets, abruptly ends the piece when time and funding run dry. It must be noted that the language of Brazil and Brazilians is Portuguese rather than Spanish as is used here but, nonetheless, there is a good deal of enjoyment to be found in this admittedly routine production.

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False Advertising Again
Shihomi Etsuko Bloodbath
WHY DID THEY REDUCE CHIBA TO CAMEOS FOR THIS GIRL?
70s Chop Socky at its GREATEST
BORING!!

Sister Streetfighter
Starring: Hiroshi Miyauchi , Kenji Ohba , Sanae Obori , Etsuko Shihomi , and Tatsuya Nanjo
Director: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
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ASIN: B00005LDD8
Release Date: 2002-05-15

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False Advertising Again.......2007-01-19

Great movie, terrible film to dvd transfer and not subtitled as listed.

Shihomi Etsuko Bloodbath.......2003-08-04

This was the first in a series of movies that went under the title of "Onna hissatsu-ken," or "Lethal Fist of the Woman," intended to showcase the talents of Shihomi Etsuko, a female Japanese martial artist trained in Shaolin Kenpo. It is not a Sonny Chiba film, and as other reviewers have pointed out, he only has a small part.

That said, the movie is best enjoyed on its own campy terms. It takes itself perfectly seriously, although it's nothing more than a pastiche of elements swiped from contemporary Hong Kong films-- and pretty much every villain tries his level best to imitate Bruce Lee's deadpan fighting style. In true Japan style, however, the fights are over the top, extremely bloody, and sometimes just ridiculous. In short, it's hilarious. The fights get more and more brutal (and laughable) as the day-glo blood pours. This movie is sure to satisfy those looking for surreal, cheesy fun, but certainly won't appeal to people looking for a high-quality martial arts film. I really enjoy watching the star, since she always manages to appear so sincere in her roles and isn't a bad martial artist. Sadly, her talents were squandered in increasingly formulaic and silly movies.

Please note that I can't vouch for the quality of this release, since I've only seen the Japanese original.

WHY DID THEY REDUCE CHIBA TO CAMEOS FOR THIS GIRL?.......2003-07-27

THIS GIRL CAN FIGHT, BUT FIRST OF ALL, WHY DID THEY SHORTEN CHIBA'S PRESENCE TO A CAMEO JUST TO DEVOTE A MOVIE TO A GIRL WHO CAN'T HOLD HER OWN AGAINST HALF THE MEN IN THE MARTIAL ARTS INDUSTRY? HERE'S THE WACK PLOT; A COP DISSAPEARS WHILE TRYING TO BUST A MAJOR DRUG CARTEL, AND IT'S UP TO HIS SISTER TO FIND HIM. DON'T BE FOOLED. DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF SONNY CHIBA'S PICTURE ON THE COVER, CHIBA VERY SELDOMLY APPEARS IN THIS ONE. LET'S FACE IT, THIS ONE RUINED WHAT COULD'VE BEEN A BETTER SERIES OF SEQUELS. NOW REALLY, I FIND IT STUPID THAT THIS GIRL CAN FIGHT HER WAY THROUGH ALL THESE MEN LIKE IT'S ALMOST NOTHING. THE FILMMAKERS REALLY SHOULD'VE THOUGHT LONG AND HARD BEFORE THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE SONNY CHIBA AS THE STAR FOR THIS LAME GIRL. HOPEFULLY, THEY WOULD LEARN FROM THEIR MISTAKES BY THE TIME ''THE STREET FIGHTER'S LAST REVENGE'' WAS RELEASED.

70s Chop Socky at its GREATEST.......2003-07-07

Martial arts film is a beautiful genre. Seagal, Van Damme, they've ruined it, made it into the "action movie", which [is bad].

Sister Street Fighter is a VERY good 70s martial arts film, starring Sue Shiomi. It is very stylish, with good cinematography, and well-choreographed fight scenes. This is some of the last and greatest kung-fu filmmaking. Sonny Chiba has about 3 fight scenes (he is not the star), all of which rock. Your basic kidnap/revenge plot... there are FIGHTING AMAZONS...!!!! Not a waste of money, despite what that narcoleptic guy said.

BORING!!.......2003-05-24

Well, honestly I fell asleep about half way thru the movie. It was given to me as a present so I didn't waste my money. You are better of buying something else. This was the first time I've seen a Sonny Chiba movie, and I was not impressed.

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Spoofs
SOLID!!
Funkadelic. . .
Some Good Funny Moments....
You had to be there

Undercover Brother [Region 2]
Starring: Eddie Griffin , Chris Kattan , Denise Richards , Aunjanue Ellis , and Dave Chappelle
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
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Customer Reviews:

Spoofs .......2007-06-11

SOLID!!.......2007-05-15

Funkadelic. . ........2007-03-10

This movie is hilarious! "A must see" as they say. Pick it up, you won't be disappointed.

Some Good Funny Moments...........2007-03-03

You had to be there.......2007-02-18

This movie put me back a few years when funk was good and soul was fine and I laugh consistantly throughout. John Ridley is great and they did a good job with his heroes.

Undercover Brother: Truth, Justice & Comedy - The Afro-American Way

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Purple Eyebrows?!

Undercover Brother: Truth, Justice & Comedy - The Afro-American Way
Starring: Gary Anthony Williams
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Undercover Brother (Widescreen Collector's Edition)

ASIN: B0001GWBIM
Release Date: 2004-05-18

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Purple Eyebrows?!.......2006-08-06

Here are 12 internet cartoons that may have inspired the film. Eddie Griffin introduces each clip. I wonder if this influenced "The Simpsons" episode where Bart drew "Angry Dad." The shorts are so small that Eddie Griffin's introductions are almost as long. This is cheap animation where only one person or object moves at a time. It may remind you of "Spiderman" or other cartoons made in the late 1960s. Its biting racial commentary may remind some of David Chappelle's Show. This film takes shots at many real people such as Jim Brown, Alan Keyes, and Whitney Houston. It tries to balance things by making fun of itself: cracking jokes about BET and Eddie Griffin. If you liked "L'il Pimp" or the actual "Undercover" film, you might as well see this.

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