Anybody see it? Jamie Foxx did a hell of a job with that role. The producers did a horrible job with the details...but other than that, it was not bad for a made for TV film.
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BILBREW said:It was a great movie, but as others have stated some minor things were out of whack. Whoever did wardrobe did a piss-poor job, because Atlanta Hawks throwbacks didn't exist in that era nor did the Dallas Mavericks have that symbol(Tony's hat during most of the movie). Additionally, if AMG's "***** Betta Have My Money" would have been a popular song at the time Barbara's son was playing it, then he would not have had any access to an Ecko jersey. I guess I am just too nitpicky at times, but I hate to see historical inaccuracies.
Man, when I saw that Dallas Mavericks cap I was like WTF?!?! They couldn't find a L.A. Kings caps. That Dallas Mavericks logo just came out 2 years ago. With all of the throwback gear that is out on the market now, they could have done a much better job with the wardrobe.BILBREW said:It was a great movie, but as others have stated some minor things were out of whack. Whoever did wardrobe did a piss-poor job, because Atlanta Hawks throwbacks didn't exist in that era nor did the Dallas Mavericks have that symbol(Tony's hat during most of the movie). Additionally, if AMG's "***** Betta Have My Money" would have been a popular song at the time Barbara's son was playing it, then he would not have had any access to an Ecko jersey. I guess I am just too nitpicky at times, but I hate to see historical inaccuracies.
SAME OLD G said:Man, when I saw that Dallas Mavericks cap I was like WTF?!?! They couldn't find a L.A. Kings caps. That Dallas Mavericks logo just came out 2 years ago. With all of the throwback gear that is out on the market now, they could have done a much better job with the wardrobe.
Take it from someone who knows (I am from L.A.), during that time if you were young, black, and seen wearing a blue Dodger cap, that was a invite for trouble. Most "Crabs" (you know them as "Crips") wore Dodger caps. And if you weren't a Crip member, it was seen as being down with them. In the movie, Tony was involved in promoting unity...wearing a Dodger cap would not have been a good idea.BILBREW said:Better yet, they could have just given him a Dodger hat and called it a day. They may have caught hell trying to find an older Kings hat, but the Dodgers fitted hat is the same as it was back then. They also could have found several Raider hats that could have passed for the early-'90's since their logo hasn't changed either.
SAME OLD G said:Take it from someone who knows (I am from L.A.), during that time if you were young, black, and seen wearing a blue Dodger cap, that was a invite for trouble. Most "Crabs" (you know them as "Crips") wore Dodger caps. And if you weren't a Crip member, it was seen as being down with them. In the movie, Tony was involved in promoting unity...wearing a Dodger cap would not have been a good idea.
I owned a Dodger cap throughout college. I am a die-hard Dodger fan. But when I would go home during break, my mama use to beg me not to wear that cap out in the streets...I did it anyway. I never got rushed because I knew where and where not to wear it. Secondly, I tried to tell her that people could tell whether or not you were a gangster. Other than that cap, I didn't wear any other gangster gear.
What up homie!!! I didn't know you were from the crib too. But seeing your post and the "lingo" used, I know better. - LOL!!!! :swink:BILBREW said:I am from L.A. as well. The Mavericks hat had blue in it as well(not a lot, but enough to be noticed). We are trying to be accurate here, so even if this former Crip was trying to promote unity I highly doubt that he would have just forgone wearing a blue Dodger hat for the hell of it.
My father used to stay on 97th and Avalon and I pretty much wore whatever I please whenever I was over there. Granted, it was a Crip hood, but as you stated they knew who was a gangbanger and who wasn't and if I was walking down the street with a Dodger hat on I didn't get sweated. I would sometimes venture over to Will Rodgers Park and the surrounding area without neutral colors and I never got checked. I hear what you are saying, but you may be overexaggerating a little. A former Crip would not have had any problem if he would have worn a blue Dodger hat around Imperial Courts, particularly if they knew who he was.
I noticed the usage of the word "crab". What set were you from?(if any)
Batman said:I don't do Jamie Foxx. His comedy puts me to sleep, the TV show is marginal at best, and I'd rather watch two male gnats have "steamy sex" before I watch a movie that he's in.
I'll pass.
Vinita said::lmao: @ the idea of SOGgy being taken for a gang banger!
SAME OLD G said:What up homie!!! I didn't know you were from the crib too. But seeing your post and the "lingo" used, I know better. - LOL!!!! :swink:
BTW - The last thing that I would ever do is overexaggerate the so called "gang activity" in L.A. because I think the media is guilty of doing that very same thing. Back when gang bangin was at its highest level, the media did whatever it could to make situations more than it really was worth. That was not the impression I was trying to give.
So your dad use to live on 97th and Avalon (a few blocks away from Century Blvd) huh? I use to live on 82nd and Hooper (between Manchester and Florence), then moved to 89th and Grammercy (near St. Andrews Park), and finally moved to Inglewood on Queen Street and Inglewood Ave (set of the Queen Street Bloods).
SAME OLD G said:What up homie!!! I didn't know you were from the crib too. But seeing your post and the "lingo" used, I know better. - LOL!!!! :swink:
BTW - The last thing that I would ever do is overexaggerate the so called "gang activity" in L.A. because I think the media is guilty of doing that very same thing. Back when gang bangin was at its highest level, the media did whatever it could to make situations more than it really was worth. That was not the impression I was trying to give.
So your dad use to live on 97th and Avalon (a few blocks away from Century Blvd) huh? I use to live on 82nd and Hooper (between Manchester and Florence), then moved to 89th and Grammercy (near St. Andrews Park), and finally moved to Inglewood on Queen Street and Inglewood Ave (set of the Queen Street Bloods).
limefree said:I had my mind set on seeing that movie but just forgot unitl I saw and advertisement for it, at about 10:00.
I might as well jump into the L.A. conversation also. I grew up off of Coliseum and La Brea, on the other side of the "Jungle". I slightly got involved in gang activities :swink:. Whether I wore red or blue, I got sweated. I wore a lot of black, I had family and friends on both sides so I dressed accordingly when visiting. I have relatives on 93rd and Gramercy, I spent a lot of time over there. One of my fellow SU alums grew up on 95th and Normandie and while we were on breaks, that was the party spot, he still lives there but its still the hang out spot but things have changed. I also was around Manchester and Western a lot. It all kicked off in 85', thats when I really started hearing about drive bys and classmates getting shot.
BILBREW said:Oh yeah, the 80's were a trip. I didn't graduate from high school until '94, so although I dealt with some stuff back in the day I missed some things that were going on before my time.
Limefree, you are right about the Jungle. You could have on plaid and still get sweated over there :lol:
Naw dawg, I wasn't a "Slob" (Blood)....wasn't a "Crab" either. Just lived in a area that was mostly Bloods.Blacknbengal said:So Soggy, you're a blood?
:bump:SLT said:Hush Boy........:lol: