Comments on: Hustle and Flow (2005)

By: Sajeeda

Sajeeda — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 10:48:51 +0000

This was good. That was sum good acting, i thought it was real good because everybody has got to have a dream(tagline) and DJay just suddenly went from this pimp to this rapper and Shug had an amazing voice for a first time and they picked a pretty good cast. With Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning umm… The New Guy and …Shug

By: Leo Procise

Leo Procise — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:07:18 +0000

Regardless�people love movies. The movies that get the most criticism get rave reviews elsewhere. I loved it. Finally, to everyone out there, watch movies before you read reviews. Go see a movie because you have an interest, or don�t go see a movie if you have no interest. It�s really easy.

P.S. You have to be brave (synonym for heroic) if you want to survive in a bad environment. It was nice chatting with you�

By: marisa

marisa — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:06:30 +0000

I don’t have a problem with seeing a movie that shows the truth
about what happens in America … because i know very well that
prostitution exists. I take offense at making a heroic character out
of a man who is show to be expoiting women.

Can we imagine if in the year 2005 someone made a historically accurate movie that showed a white southerner in the 19th century making his “dream come true” while supporting himself off the labor of slaves? That reality happened, but I think most reasonable people would be outraged to see that type of character being portrayed as heroic.

By: Leo

Leo — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 12:58:05 +0000

Taking offense to a movie is another issue; it�s made to entertain not to offend. B.I.G. and 2pac had discrepancies between them that went far beyond a pimp and his clientele. Again, they were from the East and West coasts, respectively. Instead of calling each other tricks, which may be just a Southern thing, they laid tracks down with very straight forward lyrics. From 2pac came �Hit em up� where he states �First off, f#ck your bitch/And the click you claim/West side when we ride/Come equipped with game/You claim to be a playa/But, I f#cked your wife/We bust on Bad Boys.� That stuff was far beyond tricks, pimps, and ho�s. Southern rappers use a whole different mindset when it comes to making music. Watch the movie, when he explains the issues that the unborn baby is going to go through later in life not knowing which �trick� is her father to Anthony Anderson�s character. That�s way off track though. Listen to the song in its entirety, or read the lyrics if you prefer, but b the end of the song you should be able to notice that lines like �you get your ass beat for real, boy� infers that he is talking about a male. It�s not hard to interpret the song �Whoop that trick,� it�s pretty simple to listen and hear what the song is saying. Finally, pimping women is still happening, I bet someone was sold or sold themselves for money with in the past 24 hours. How can you take offense to a movie that exploits what really goes on in America; albeit unpopular and often unrecognized?

By: marisa

marisa — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 17:52:23 +0000

That’s a creative interpretation, but when he is creating the song’s hook “Whoop that trick” … the keyboardist starts by brainstorming with the production guy off the line “beat that bitch.” What they come up with as acceptable for radio play is “Whoop that trick.”

I can’t imagine Biggie having sung about Tupac as being his “trick” and they indeed had the male rivalry you are alluding to.

I realize that DJay was made slightly sympathetic by showing him getting very angry at one of his protitutes but he doesn’t hit her he only throws her stuff out of the house.

Nonetheless, I find the whole premise, as a woman, very offensive.

By: Leo Procise

Leo Procise — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 22:28:44 +0000

I can see how being a pimp isn’t commendable. No arguments on that. His dream was to be a rapper. So everybody gotta have a dream is a great tagline. You were close, but not quite when you said �Is being a rap star who makes a ton of money with a song about beating his ho�s really that much more admirable than the being the pimp who actually beats them?� The song �Whoop that Trick,� which I assume you�re referring to isn�t about beating ho�s, it�s actually about fights that may occur when someone [male] steps out of line, i.e., Ludacris�s character and his posse. In no way is he rapping about beating his girls, he�s rapping about beating tricks [males who may benefit from his entrepreneurship].

By: Donna A.

Donna A. — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 13:55:58 +0000

I not interested in this type of movies. I’m going to take a pass.
Donna A.