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New Jack City

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New Jack City

Allen Payne, Anthony DeSando, Bill Cobbs, Bill Nunn, Chris Rock

A battle between a merciless drug lord and a street smart cop.

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  • KhrisP
    February 22, 2009
    KhrisP
    One of the best American gangster films... and all black. Yep, its an all black film, only one white actor in the form of Judd Nelson, and funnily enough, he' s supposed to be Italian.





    Anyways, back in the day, this was DA MOVIE of the times... the thriller of th...( read more)e year. Now the veteran of many B-grade movies, this is Mario Van Pebbles crown jewel, and of course starring Wesley Snipes and Ice T, both going on to bigger and better things.





    Welcome to New Jack City, aka New York, its the late 80's and the Casg Money Brothers , led by the infamous Nino Brown, are out to get their American Dream, one crystal crack piece at a time. Devising an brutal plan, they take over a neighbourhood and terrorise the public into the business... bcoming the largest drug producers in New York. But this doesnt go unnoticed by the police, and in order to fight the losing war against the CMB, the police turn to two of their most notorious, but best undercover cops on the street, the only pair capable of walking the thin line between the law and crime to get the job done.





    Powerful, pretty graphic and steeped in drugs and depravity, its pretty realistic... dont expect high and fancy computer graphics and such, this filmed old skool, or B-grade as people might say, but certainly one of the best B-grade movies released into the mainstream. Crystal clear and good cinematography, som really good camera work around NY, the music is of course 1980's Hip Hop and rap, so if you into the black cultue, this is a great movie to watch, it reeks of blackism.





    The performances is what made this movie a cut above the rest. Not shabby as people might expect from a low budget movie, but very down and dirty and realistic - helps if you got bad asses like Wesley and Ice T leading the charge. Its a gripping drama, a plot filled with family values and morality admist all the immorality and evil of society, an interesting balance - not to uptight, but just eh right touch of seediness and bottom level depravity without making the film a class A sleazy piece of trash, rather making it very realistic drama.





    I made some interesting comparisons between New Jack City to many TV crime thrillers like The Shield, NYPD Blue or others, and you do get the distinct feeling you watching a TV show.... but if you dig these kind of movies, you lose track of time and watch it right through to the very unexpected ending.... where at one point this is the end of the movie, BANG, and a more interesting and, dare I say it, a more justified conclusion.



    This is a pretty cool movie... dont be fooled by the music, which kinda falsley makes you think its more of a drama on the lines of Boyz N Da Hood, its much more different, its Cops vs Bad Guys, and who knows who will win this one.
  • franktowers
    August 13, 2008
    franktowers
    an actual quote "i wanna shoot you so bad my dick is hard"
  • shiftyeyeddog
    April 8, 2008
    shiftyeyeddog
    I really think Mario Van Peebles thought he was making the new Godfather. But he was delusional. The acting is laughable, the direction amateurish at best, the casting horrible... and accurate to the time period or not, the worst hairstyles of any movie I've ever seen.
    ...( read more)That's really all I'm gonna bother to say aout this flick.
  • Chiefilms
    March 1, 2008
    Chiefilms
    I don't think Wesley was acting, just doing his dayjob.
  • hoganshero
    September 4, 2007
    hoganshero
    A crazy dark look at a drug dealing psychopath and the lives that life destroys! Byfar one of Snipes' best roles.
  • steamroller0072000
    December 3, 2009
    steamroller0072000
    "Money can't buy you love"?
  • taetae211
    November 25, 2009
    taetae211
    You already know lol lol lol
  • onyxchris
    November 2, 2009
    onyxchris
    Most powerful movie ever showing the horrible aftermath of crack distribution and usage. Nino Brown was an excellent villian, and Chris Rock did an awsome job playing Pookie. Everytime i watch it these days its like a blast form the past and a treat to see the artists form the ...( read more)New Jack Swing Era ( Look for Levert, Troop, Flavor Flav and Mr. Ice T himself.)
  • rambojohnson74
    October 22, 2009
    rambojohnson74
    This movie stayed with me for a long, long time - "Am I my brother's keeper?" All of the actors were pretty amazing - everyone... made me big Wesley fan. I've seen everything he's done since - because of this movie. Wish Van Peebles directed more films.
  • Hellshocked
    September 24, 2009
    Hellshocked
    The film that began the new wave of blaxploitation.
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