Yup. That would have been a much "neater" ending. I hate "loose ends" in films (even though loose ends are what usually happens in real life.)

If Frank Lucas (in the movie) ratted him out he would have been wacked. He obviously understood that. But in real life the don would have been prosecuted. But the film only centered around Lucas.

youtube link to a featurette from the New Jack City dvd

"the road to new jack city"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOXMtyL4XFg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSAuR-Nm8W0&feature=related

Hoodlum was a fun movie. Wish they could've actually filmed it in Harlem, but I guess they didn't have the budget.

Hey SB...I agree, American Gangster is my fav of the group. I knew this was going to be a great gangster movie when the first scene is a guy getting doused in gasoline then being shot several times! That and the way Bumpy and Frank are dressed.

I read in a report that Frank Lucas admitted the movie was only 30% true and I think he's about right.

I loved Hoodlum. Tim Roth was in the fucking zone .

"He's always saying he had big balls...matter of fact I have them right here" - Dutch "Tim Roth" Schultz

Hi guys, I would like to resee a couple of movies in the genre but I forgot their names. One is about a young man getting out of prison and trying to save his son from the same gang he used to be in. The other on is about a boy genious who plays chess and who by his own intelligence is able to outsmart and destroy a vicios gang. First movie is set in LA, the other one has a southern vibe like say New Orleans or such. I'm greateful for your help!!!!

Menace 2 society is hands down the best and realest it`s a lot like goodfellas with the narratate character introductions
Hoodlum great aswell

the first movie is south central wich is a great flick

yes u are correct. american gangster was very fictionalized. really over played how some black country bumpkin family could come to new york and over ride the mob in the 60's and 70's imo

second film is "FRESH" and is set in NYC

There's the scene in AG where Frank tells Cattano that he'll sell him heroin for $50k per kilo. But previous to that he asks Cattano if they're paying $80k per kilo now. Why did Frank apparently offer the lower price.

b/c ag was pretty fake.

I must have seen "Boyz n the hood" more times than any other black gangster film, and for a good reason. What a fine, fine movie it is.

Has anyone seen "Juice" or any other 2pac movie? I'd like to hear if they're any good.

Juice was pretty good. I haven't seen all of the films Tupac was in.

"Bluehill Avenue" suffered a bit from budget and script issues but wasn't too bad.

Shottas is my favorite black gangster film. It's the true story of Jamaican criminals that would move to Miami to murder and steal from drug dealers.

I don't mind some of these movies, but this holding a gun fricken sideways sucks, WTF they worried they might get a casing in the face or somethin ? And I think they are the ones that started this having their damm pants hanging down to the middle of thar ass and underware showing. Fricken disgrace.

Catch Gridlock'd. 'Pac and Tim Roth play a pair of funny smack fiends who play in a band with Thandie Newton. Im pretty sure you see her boobs too.

Tim Roth was the one good part of Hoodlum. Too much revisionist history.

gotta love honesty

I won't point out the glaring contradiction of being on a forum about films depicting criminal organizations(killings, extortions,trafficking drugs,women) and making a post about young kids sagging their pants.


kill 15 people but for goodness sake pull your pants up!!!!

I mentioned to Lilo once that a lot of people who don't care for some of today's artists because of their bad images...own albums from "legends" of other genres who were killers, convicts, drug addicts, etc,etc.
it's a joke.


and honestly....I think that guys on the streets were imitating Tony's "so long, Mel" scene when they started shooting sideways like that..

I don't think you've met Frosty yet, Gets. He's insane, so don't pay him any mind .

The baggy pants thing started in prison. Your belt is taken from you, your pants droop. If that's what young people want to emulate, it's their right. But I don't get it.

What did you guys think of 50 cents get rich or die tryin? It was based loosley on his life i thought the whole gang war with the latinos scenario was good.

I think it looks downright foolish myself, and can't take anybody dressed like that in public seriously,

but....I found it a bit odd to read a rant about it in this setting.

Honestly, I wish he had died trying. It says a lot when actually getting shot in the fucking mouth makes your raps sound better.



"this hare world si moovin to fast [sad rustic cackle]". I honestly wonder if its a troll account sometimes. If not, I think he got upset when we stopped replying to his PM's.

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