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Movie Reviews of Juice
Movie Review: Pac
Summary: 5 Stars
All that needs to be said- This is 2pac the "actor" at his best.Movie Review: Classic great movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Thisis an excellent movie. Tupac is very good. This movie is a classic.Movie Review: Very good movie; strong an' ICONIC debut performance by one young actor...
Summary: 4 Stars
Man, oh, man. I can't believe is' been 10 years since this movie's initial release. My uncle worked as the projectionist at a run-down movie theater on the southside of my town when this came out, and he snuck me in to see this film at the tender age'a 12. It was one of the first real, unflinching glimpses I got of black youth in the early '90s, the peer pressure thas' felt, as well as the mistakes that can lead to often severe consequences. It was at the time, and remains today, an incredibly effective movie.
Anyways, enough'a the set-up, 'Juice' tells the story of four young hood cats, who spend they days ditching school, walkin' the streets of New York, goin' to the pool hall, hustlin' mixtapes for dough an' jus' laughing it up together the way friends do (this movie truly smacks'a the early '90s, but in the best possible way). They joke about girls with each other, who slept with who, get each other's back when someone has beef, and NEVER lose their trust in one another. However it becomes apparent that the code of the neighborhood is that the person with the gun commands the most respect, and that mentality at too young an age is what turns everything wrong. One of 'em gets their hands on a piece and decides the four of them should stick up the corner store, an' although there is some fear and doubt among them, ultimately they agree to go through with it. There is sumpin' genuinely terrifying about watching these four kids, whom the film has allowed us to like and relate to like our closest homeboys, become armed robbers holding a gun to a poor, whimpering store clerk's head and demanding that he empty the cash register. Without going into specifics, the robbery goes horribly wrong, and after a few days as the tension from local police looking for leads seems to die down, the friends quickly grow distant and, eventually, begin to suspect each other. It's a pretty involving story as it unfolds, an' there are a few shocking scenes (though they aren't nearly as violent as I remember them being). Omar Epps is pretty good in the lead role, the sensible and ambitious Q. But, c'mon now. It's obvious this is Tupac's movie. I mean, face it, without him it would be nothing. Watching it now, it is even more interesting to see him so young and turning in such a powerful an' alarming debut. In the role of Bishop, the one who got the gun and who planned and initiated the robbery, he's riveting, delivering his lines with such guts and emotion, the most interesting character in the movie by far. In the now-CLASSIC scene by the lockers in the school hallway, when he stares at Q with those intense eyes, and utters the now-famous line "You're right. I am crazy. But you know what else? I don't give a f---", you believe every word and the tension and terror in the air feels so real, it's chilling. As everything begins to unfold around him, his character Bishop becomes more and more merciless in his actions.
If you're a die-hard fan of Tupac, then you prob'ly are already up on this. But if you're jus' startin' to explore his music an' movies, you may as well go ahead and buy this one, because it's required watching material. Of course, don't be swayed if you don't particularly like Tupac's music though either. It is still a very good movie, and anyone can see he had limitless potential as an actor.
Movie Review: "I Am Crazy"
Summary: 4 Stars
The 1992 timeless 'hood movie "Juice" is a great drama movie which sort of turns into a thriller more towards the end. Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, this movie just goes to show you what the longing for respect can do to a man and his friends. It has an excellent cast, with Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, Khalil Kain, and Jermaine Hopkins playing the main gang. A few guest hip-hop stars appear as well. Juice also has an excellent soundtrack to go along with it. However, there are a few flaws in the movie, which I will point out later.
"Q", (Omar Epps) is an up and coming local DJ hoping to find a major breakthrough with a DJ competition taking place at a local party. He is part of the Wrecking Crew, which also consists of the unstable Bishop (Tupac), Rahim (Khalil Kain), and Steel (Jermaine Hopkins). After roaming the streets one afternoon, Q runs into a friend of his named Blizzard in a local bar, who decides to stick the place up, and asks Q if he wants some. Q says no, and he and his friends leave. Later, at Steel's house, they see a news story on the TV about Blizzard being killed by policeman after he wounded a few of them. Well, this story pisses Bishop off, badly. He wants the juice. He convinces his friends to rob a convenience store; however, it's on the same night as Q's tournament. The Wrecking Crew rob the store, but while they are in it, everything goes wrong when Bishop shoots the store clerk, when he did nothing. It all goes downhill from here. Now Q is the only one that can stop Bishop from the madness that has taken over him since the store shooting, while at the same time trying to protect himself from him.
The only problem I have with the movie, really, is the climax and the ending. When the action is supposed to pick up, it really slows down. It's not dramatized or anything. I guess you can say that's a good thing but with movies it really ain't. The movie also ended weird. At the end it leaves you thinking "is that it?" It sure did that to me. Sometimes it seems like the movie was pointless, but the actors did a wonderful job at their roles, especially Tupac, that it picked up the slack.
So, I'd say pick this up if you're interested in African American cinema or hood/gangster movies, like me. If you're not, then well, this isn't for you. Maybe if you're just a fan of Tupac, since Bishop is probably his best role, in front of Birdie in Above the Rim (review for that is coming soon). Maybe even Omar Epps, since this is pobably his best role too. I give this 4 stars.
Movie Review: Really good
Summary: 4 Stars
Juice is the story of the lives of 4 freinds lives after an armed robbery.The main characters name is Q.He has 4 freinds named Bishop, Steel, and Raheem.Bishop is the sort of risk taker of the group.Steel is the fat homeboy that likes to have fun.And Raheem is the leader of the group.They spend their days trying to earn Juice wich means power and respect in the hood.One day Q and his freinds find out one of their freinds died triyng to rob a bar.Then Bishpop gets mad because they were at the bar when that happened and they were'nt their to help him out.The next day he decides that a good way to get Juice is to rob the local store the following week.But Q who wants to get his Juice wants to earn it by becoming a DJ.And the night Bishop wants to rob the store is the night of a DJ contest that he has entered.But he does'nt want to punk out on his freinds, so he agrees to go with Bisop.But then the robbery goes bad because Bishop shoots the owner of the store, and kills him.Later him and Raheem have a fight over the gun and he kills Raheem in front of Q and Steel.When they all get questioned about Raheem,Q knows that he can't rat on Bishop because he was there when they robbed the store.Bishop says that they were at the club when the store was robbed and says that he thinks that a puerto rican gang member that he hates killed Raheem.After that Bishop still tries to act like he is still cool with Q and Steel.When the gang member is questioned about the murder, he has a fight with Bishop, and Bishop shoots and kills him.Then later he forces Steel to go with him to the local Pool Hall.Steel panics and calls Q at his girlfreinds house.Then Bishop takes Steel to the back of the Pool Hall and shoots him but he does'nt kill him.Then he starts telling everyone that Q is the one who is killing everyone.But then Steel tells Q's girlfreind, who works at the hospital that Bishop is the that is killing everyone.Then Q tells the owner of the Pool Hall to tell Bishop that he wants to meet him later that night.when Bishop shows up he tries to kill Q and chases him to a party. When Q knocks the gun away from Bishop he chases him to the rooftop where they a big fistfight.Qknocks Bishop off the roof and Bishop tells Q not to let him fall, but he does anyway.When Q leaves the roof, one of his freinds tells him that he has the juice now.But Q shakes his head and then the movie ends.