Dead Presidents | | Cast : | Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker | | Director : | Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes | | Studio : | Buena Vista | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | October 04, 1995 | | DVD Released Date : | June 03, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | August 01, 2005 | | Summary | o-dog moves out of da pacific ghetto 2 da altantic ghetto | Content
 | da dead president is a great movie larenz tate acts well n this movie along with chris tucker acted well but more noted for his comedy ability he did both n this movie larenz tate plays (anthony curtis) a man who was young and fall n love with his high skool girlfriend then went overseas during da veitnam war with his best friend (skip) chris tucker but skip leaves earlier than anthony curtis when anthony returns back 2 nyc he cs dat skip is now n2 drugs but is still comparable of taking care of hisself after cing his friends he goes home 2 cs his girlfriend holdin her child and they both made together before he went 2 vietnam he also was welcomed by his girlfriend's sister who gave him kiss n da lips then later on he leaves his girl because she wants 2 much from him she wants him 2 get a job and treat her better then he joins faces with skip, keith david (kirby) another man who did very well n this movie and was very funny at times and couple characters 2 rob a nyc bank downtown Bokeem Woodbine an decent actor approaching his prime plays cleon a christan prayer who wants nothin 2 do with da felony but he does it any way 2 get a couple of bucks during robbin da bank anthony girlfriend's sister "delilah" dies when she was protectin anthony from da cops and then freddy rodriguez (jose) blews up da truck full with millions of dollars after da truck exploded each men go they separate ways but jose isn't able 2 escape as while he was running he was hit by da police car from behind while anthony, skip, kirby, and cleon were da whole survivor left from da banking robbery all four men went 2 a closed bar 2 count da money that they stole from da bank but cleon felt guilty from his serious crime but kirby went crazy and told him 2 loosen up because we have thousands of dollars on da table after da meeting between da four men skip and anthony give da children each a christmas present around da poor community while cleon went straight 2 da cops and told them what he and his alliance did at da bank while skip and anothony was driving n da car they show da police arrest cleon and a little later skip and anthony decided 2 split up 2 a while later on da cops bust open skip's door when they went 2 look 4 skip they found him dead from overdosing himself with drug needles then anthony and kirby decided 2 leave town before they come do that they were stop by da cops at court da judge sentence anthony 4 life from his crime at da bank and he lost it and threw da chair at da judge and that's how da movie ends JOE BROWN |
| Rating | | | Date | June 25, 2005 | | Summary | Low Expectations..but VERY GOOD | Content
| This was a flop film..but its actually a Very very Good FIlm.. deals with the hardship of realities.. that can happend.. directed brillainytky,,great acting...If you like the hood movies (Menace 2 society/boyz n the hood/juice)Watch This |
| Rating | | | Date | March 03, 2005 | | Summary | very well written | Content
| many people have told me about this movie, but for some reason it kept on slipping my mind but i just watched it finally and it was spectacular. the acting was top notch and the plot was up there with it as well. the characters are completely believable and that is what makes a movie good. i have been a fan of chris tucker since friday, so i am surprised i haven't seen this before, but he played the role of a man who cannot handle reality so he became an addict. he did that very well.
there was a funky part where a preachers son cut the head off one of the vietnam enemies and kept it in his bag. i thought that was pretty funny because everyone was getting tired of the nasty smell but he wanted to hold onto it like a trophy.
i wasn't surprised by the ending, but i felt bad for the guy even though he did what he did. i'll leave it at that for anyone else who haven't seen this movie yet. this is a must watch performance and i pretty much recommend it to anyone. |
| Rating | | | Date | November 25, 2004 | | Summary | Powerful performances + tight script = GREAT MOVIE | Content
| Is Larenz Tate one of the most slept on, talented young black actors in Hollywood today? I have to say YES!! He brings a deep intensity to just about any role he plays. "Dead Presidents" is just more proof of that.
In this film, he's Anthony, an idealistic young high school graduate from the Bronx who enlists in the Marine Corps in the late 1960s and is shipped off to serve in Vietnam. Along with a couple of his high school buddies, he witnesses horrific violence and death there like he's never seen, comes back home after his tour of duty ends and finds it hard to adjust to civilian life. He has no job, no money, and begins looking for other ways to support himself. Eventually he finds a job, but it is barely enough to pay the bills. He also has to deal with jealous guys from the neighborhood who envy him for various reasons.
Having a young daughter to support and a shady pregnant girlfriend who was his high school sweetheart (Rose Jackson Moye), the financial pressures begin to mount in Anthony's life. As things begin to crumble around him, he then begins to have thoughts of resorting to breaking the law in order to try set things right in his life, and hatches a plan to pull off this high-stakes heist. He enlists his willing friends, who are also looking to get rich quick, in his plot. However, the reprecussions of this plot are deadly.
The Hughes Brothers have done a knockout job with this well-written, well-directed film with the Vietnam War as a backdrop and how it affected young black men in its aftermath. But I feel the main point of it was that even the most positive, upstanding and law-abiding person can resort to doing something unthinkable if they are desperate and they are pushed far enough. In that aspect, anyone can relate to this film. Along with Larenz's performance, Keith David, Chris Tucker, Bokeem Woodbine and Freddy Rodriquez as Anthony's buddies pull out all the stops to create nothing short of a realistic and dramatic experience for the viewer. The soundtrack is amazing as well. Definitely a must-see. |
| Rating | | | Date | September 13, 2004 | | Summary | VERY GOOD!!!! | Content
| I LIKED THIS MOVIE IT IS GREAT. IT IS ABOUT A GROUP OF FRIENDS GOING TO HIGHSCHOOL, AND VIETNAM TOGETHER. ALSO, ABOUT A GROUP OF FRIENDS WHO DECIDE AN AMORED TRUCK. I ENJOYED THIS MOVIE HAS A GREAT SOUNDTRACK AS WELL I ENJOY THE MOVIE RIGHT ALONG WITH THE SOUNDTRACK. IT IS A MUST HAVE IF YOU LIKE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CINEMA. |
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