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kevin_kruz
Reviews
Hav Plenty (1998)
Has Plenty of Originality
remember when you would hear a song & try to claim it before anyone else saying "that's my jam"? well "this my movie".
not too many people know of this one which in a strange way is a good thing. we don't want it to be spoiled by mainstream biters.
i myself just happened to stumble across this one when doing the typical back and forth at the blockbuster a few years back. i saw the cover and it looked appealing - let's see, a romantic comedy without meg ryan? black peeps who are professionals with upper mobility? a story that's actually not about the stereotypical thug?
it's an original, creative story made by very talented actors, producers, and music biggies. soundtrack is on-point, characters are likable, even the cameos are well-chosen! overall it's a funny feel-good flick smoothed out on the r&b tip wit a pop appeal, appeal, to it.
Rad (1986)
Cru Jones for President
this movie is a popular "underground" hit much like the sport of freestyle itself was in the 80's (pre X-Games popularity). it practically has a cult following which is why it's so amazing that none of the big money-grubbing production companies don't release this to their advantage. or maybe they're doing the whole E.T./Disney movie limited-release strategy but i doubt it.
if they ever do release it on DVD it would be cool to add a bunch of special features. ya know, like behind the scenes footage, soundtrack/music video info, what-the-heck-were-they thinking interviews, that sort of stuff. any other ideas?
by the way, those who didn't grow up with this movie probably won't "get it"...there's plenty of cheesy lines & scenes (for ex. Bart Taylor's honeys hit on Cru & he dorks out saying "I gotta see this guy"!) but that didn't stop us from popping it in the VCR EVERYDAY before going out to ride our Hutch,Haro,Redline and GT's!!!