LostProphet Posted November 14, 2002 Share Posted November 14, 2002 What does everyone think of 8 Mile? I'm taking my girlfriend to see it this weekend. Any other reccomendations if not this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar Harris Posted November 14, 2002 Share Posted November 14, 2002 Basically its like this: If you hate Eminem and can't stand rap, stay away because that most of the movie If you want to see a good movie, go see it. Yes I said it, good movie and Eminem in the same paragraph. 8 mile is rather dark, but it fits the mood perfectly, since this story takes place in the ghetto. Even thought the movie is semi-autobiographical, Eminem is a very good actor in his role as Jimmy "Rabbit" Smith. If you don't like him, there are other people, including Mekhi Pfeifer, Britney Murphy, and Kim Basinger. Of course it also has appearance by D12 and Xzibit, which is good and bad because its like giving out job to underexperienced actors but at the same time, who else would you have play a rapper? Kim Basinger fits as the mother, although surprisingly, she wasn't as much of a crackwhore as Eminem portrays his real mother to be. Britney Murphey always seems to look like she either a druggy or as if she can't get out of her role in "Don't Say a Word". Mekhi Pfeifer has hair in this movie (imagine my surprise). The thing about this movie is that it revolves so much around battles (just think about two rappers making fun of each other with their rhymes and you have a battle) and not so much on the real story, how screwed up Slim claims his life to be, itself. I would have expected grittier, especially with the ending. I won't spoil the movie, but let's just say the ending isnt what one would expect for a warped lifestyle such as this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyGirl Posted November 14, 2002 Share Posted November 14, 2002 [color=deeppink]I'd recommend the movie just for the sake of seeing it. As shadowdramon, the mood is dark, but it conveys the slums of Detroit [i]perfectly[/i]. It was all shot on-location in Detroit, and being from Michigan myself and having made numerous trips to D-Town, I know how ghetto the downtown area is. Therefore I really liked that aspect of the movie; very true to life.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Matt Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 [color=red][b]I hate eminem and refused to see the movie, but girlfriends can be very persuasive(sp?), if you know what i mean. ;) And I was surprised, it was pretty good.[/b][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar Harris Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 That's the thing about celebrities. If you disregard a movie based solely on one person playing in it, you never know if you are missing a good or a bad movie. I like Eminem's music, though I don't condone what he says, so going to this movie was a given for me. Surprisingly, unlike Glitter, it got very excellent reviews and my vote for must see movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Musahi Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 [size=1]Well, despite the fact I despise [i]most[/i] rap, I really enjoyed the movie. ;) Some of the rap battles were downright hilarious. My dad grew up in Detroit so he appreciated the scenery as well. So all in all, I say go for it....[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transtic Nerve Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 My english teacher, who had never seen the movie, basically said whatthe outcome would be and was right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
::Ex-Soldier:: Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 It doesn't look bad at all. I'll prolly see it in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegeta rocker Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 It can't be worse than crossroads or Glitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valen Posted November 16, 2002 Share Posted November 16, 2002 Well, I went to see it last weekend, it was an okay movie.... could have been better though... Kim was... well, Kim... but all in all, it was a pretty good movie, despite the fact that Eminem can NOT act... And yes, as Boogeta said, don't bring the little kids if you don't want the to learn some words... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boogeta Posted November 16, 2002 Share Posted November 16, 2002 I think it sounds like a good movie (just dont bring your kids to it even though Im going) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted November 17, 2002 Share Posted November 17, 2002 M sucks. (this would be spam, but thats all that I need to say to make an enormously effective statment) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostProphet Posted November 18, 2002 Author Share Posted November 18, 2002 I saw it this weekend..pretty good. The battles were cool, and it was a surprise ending. Won't spoil, but will say definently reccommend it. I'm not too big on rap, mostly Outkast and Luda, but thats about it. But it was still good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinobi Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 Well me beaing in the UK it aint out yet, but it looks good, and Eminem looks as if he can act. I don't like Eminem anymore, but love rap. I think this movie should be good, seeing that it got good ratings in Empire and magz like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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