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A Day in the Life -- N/A
You might remember him best from the 1993 hit single "Slam," courtesy of his rap group Onyx, but hip-hop-artist-turned-actor Sticky Fingaz (AKA Kirk Jones) has been involved in film and television almost as long. This week, Mr. Fingaz makes his directorial debut with A Day in the Life, a crime saga in which every line -- yes, even those spoken by the narrator in this ought-to-be-red band trailer -- are rhymed. As in, rapped! Given the impressive cast listing, seemingly comprised of everyone Sticky Fingaz knows in showbiz (including Omar Epps, Mekhi Phifer, Bokeem Woodbine, Faizon Love, Michael Rapaport, Kurupt, Treach, and fellow Onyx musician Fredro Starr), we were a little disappointed by the production values and silly, gratuitous violence on view in the aforementioned trailer. Then again, Fingaz gets points for having the guts to add some realism to the classic movie cliché of the runaway stroller (watch at the 2:32 mark)!
Until next week, happy renting!
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on Jul 06 2009 05:23 PM I actually thought Knowing was good, yes it was overly serious cheesy at times, but it had a lot of redeaming factors. It does have a lot of interesting ideas and the ending made the movie a lot better, although your either love or hate the ending. The disaster scenes are also great except for the weak CGI. I'll probably rent it, I wouldn't buy, but I definitely want to listen to the Proyas commentary. I'll avoid everything else until July 21st until... Watchmen: Director's Cut and Coraline! (Reply to this) |
on Jul 06 2009 05:39 PM Yeah, I'm holding out for Watchmen too. Nothing for me this week. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 06 2009 05:41 PM Knowing was pretty good. I absolutely hate Nicolas Cage but he didn't do too bad here. I had to give it a 5/10 though because the last 30 minutes were terrible. Push was even worse and I hate that I even saw it. A Day in the Life looks like an interesting movie not to mention Sticky Fingaz is one of my all time favorite rappers so I'll definately check that out. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 06 2009 05:42 PM This Week is LOSE for new stuff. Sigh. But next week: [REC], 12, and THE HORSEMEN (ANYTHING with Zhang Ziyi!). (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 06 2009 05:46 PM (I mean, next week has lots of other films than those I listed. Next week is win!) (Reply to this) |
on Jul 06 2009 05:48 PM zzzzz...wha, oh I'm sorry. This weeks movies put me to sleep. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 06 2009 05:56 PM Isn't the new Green Lantern animated movie coming out soon. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 06 2009 07:16 PM Look, I was confused enough that Roger Ebert gave Knowing four stars. More confused when the movie made a profit. Chances of the movie being the top rental this week? Fair. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 06 2009 07:22 PM Three weeks big brother, i think it is the 27th or something like that. Good to see the best DC character get some love. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 06 2009 07:29 PM Push was stupid. I want to see Knowing though. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 06 2009 08:07 PM Knowing was better than it looked in advertisements, though I think Jokerboy is right that the ending is very much a love-it-or-hate-it thing. Personally, I thought it was a pretty clever film, except for one hell of a big leap in logic that allows for the plot to proceed as it does. Cage is a hit-or-miss actor but I think he was more hit than miss in this one, though it was by no means his best work. I gave it a 6/10 after seeing it once. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 06 2009 08:38 PM OMG! Sticky Fingaz trailer was so funny! Do they rap like that the whole movie. And what was with the doll baby!? I wish Michael Rappaport would become a rapper he sounded funny! Damn, I kinda feel like watching the movie just to find out if they rap like that the whole movie. That's so stupid. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 06 2009 08:45 PM I enjoyed Knowing, the crash scenes were quite riveting, and I did really enjoy the ending. But Watchmen Director's Cut is definitely the highlight of the month. I'm seeing it in theattres first, on the 17th, then getting the DVD, a few days later. It's a big-screen movie for me, so theatre is a must (Reply to this) |
on Jul 06 2009 08:46 PM I'll probably rent Knowing at some point, but god Nick Cage looks like such in idiot in the trailers and posters. Push, definitely not renting. LOL! I heard The Unborn was absolutely horrific (and a great unintentional comedy) from everybody I know who's seen it. So I may rent that one sometime in the future for laughs. Reno 911! Is funny but not worth the expense, I think. Don't know what to say about the classic movie releases. Perhaps I'm insane, but Night Train does sound kind of fun... you never know what you can find in direct to dvd movies. Ok, why the hell is The Deep getting a blu-ray release? What idiot at sony thought that would be a good idea. As for A Day in the Life, well, while it sounds interesting, its not something I'm gonna rush out and get. These last weeks in DVD releases haven't been to great, have they? And ditto to the others who mentioned it! So excited for Watchmen: Director's Cut, and Coraline. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 06 2009 08:57 PM and yeah that sticky fingaz trailer was ROTFLMAO funny, but 3 minutes felt like forever while watching (Reply to this) |
on Jul 06 2009 09:27 PM There were a few things in Knowing that bothered me, but other than that I found it suspenseful and incredibly entertaining... until the end. If the ending wasn't so terrible it would probably be one of my favorite movies. I know Push is bad, but I'm still kind of interested in seeing it. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 06 2009 09:44 PM Oh man screw all these movies, TRANSMORPHERS CAME OUT LAST WEEK! I HEAR IT ROOLZ! Sarcasm aside, another bad movie week. Looking forward to Watchmen next week, though. Still need to get Gran Torino. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 06 2009 10:08 PM In reply to this comment (#2521803) Holy crap, that A Day in the Life trailer was 3 minutes? It took me forever to get through. Much of my afternoon was spent playing and pausing it, rewinding to make sure I saw what I saw...wow. Makes me want to say... SLAM! DUH DUH DUH! (Reply to this) |
on Jul 06 2009 10:19 PM I think I'll pick up A Day in the Life... it looks amusing. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 06 2009 10:52 PM The Unborn was absolutely terrible. I only saw it for Gary Oldman and Idris Elba and even I thought, why are these two good actors in this terrible horror movie?, while I was watching. (Reply to this) |
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