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Summary: Yes Today!!!
Review: I loved this movie. It had a lot of funny parts that make you laugh and scoff at all those western movies out there. People are missing the point of, "Gang of Roses". It's supposed to be a quirky movie. It's not really meant to be a "Western Film", as it is an ironic movie that combines the old west and hip hop. It plays with your amagination and broadens you horizons. If you take this movies as a serious "Western Film", then you won't enjoy it. It's meant to be humorous. All of the woman did a great job at acting. I give major credit towards Lil'Kim, on her first feature film. She did a good job, and showed she is an entertainer, and not just another "Black Actress". She is versitle, and has a lot of talent.
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Summary: Was it worth my free rental?
Review: I rented this movie because a: it was free, and b: it had Stacey Dash as a cowgirl. Mreow. So, that being said, if you want to see a movie with Stacey Dash in it or if you want to see L'il Kim on a horse, then watch this movie. The movie bills itself as a "hip hop revisionist western". Um, okay. I can maybe see what they were going for, but the movie just misfires on almost all cylinders. The movie isn't hip-hop enough or western enough, instead it treads a poorly realized watered-down version of both. I think it wanted to have a "you-go-girl" empowered woman mentality, but that didn't really happen either. There was absolutely no character growth and the character motivations were all one dimensional and superficial to their behavior. The performances, for the most part, aren't bad but aren't anything special either. The exception is Charity Hill as Bobby Brown's (yes, THAT Bobby Brown) right-hand woman. She delivers a performance that looks like they booted her off of a bad episode of "In Living Color" for trying too hard.
I was thinking that the movie was a solid two stars of five until I saw the same guy get shot and fall off of a balcony twice within thirty seconds. I had to rewind that to make sure I wasn't seeing things. And on the subject of rewinding, keep your eyes open for a "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" cameo from Mario Van Peebles. His cameo was so quick that not only was he listed as "cameo" in the credits, but I had to rewind it twice because I didn't believe what I was seeing. It was like they spliced 4 seconds of "Posse" into the film for no reason. However, after the movie SHOULD end and fades to black before the credits, I saw one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen and the sheer befuddlement of it made me raise my review back to two stars. All I'm saying is if you want to see a dude riding a horse, making it step vaguely in tune to a rap beat while in no way involving any part of the plot of the movie, then don't turn the movie off until the credits roll.
During the featurette included on the DVD, the writer/director mentions looking for someone in the music industry to be in the movie to cash in on the music fanbase. I think instead of trying to cash in on a fanbase he should have concentrated his efforts into a better script. I do love his own casting in the movie as the character who shares the movie's only love scene (with L'il Kim). I can imagine him casting it going "Hmm...I need someone to make out with L'il Kim in this scene, who can I get for that part? I know! Me!" So kudos to him for casting himself in that role and kudos to the costume designer. The Roses all had a unique outfit that were all pretty unbelievably anachronistic, but they were all sexy except Monica Calhoun's.
So come for Stacey Dash and stay for the LisaRaye's white outfit and L'il Kim riding a horse. Is the movie good? Not really. Is it bad? Pretty much. But where else are you going to see Stacey Dash as a cowgirl with a midriff? Unless you're Stacey's boyfriend (who's gotta be one of the luckiest dudes ever), then probably nowhere.
Rating: 
Summary: Come On Now
Review: I rented this movie from NetFlix because well Lisa Raye was in it. I laughed in the movie because I couldn't believe I was watching such garbage! I even had a family member watch it just so I wasn't the only one to witness this movie. If this movie came out in the theater I would recommend YOU wait not till it comes out on video but wait till it comes on cable, then TURN YOUR T.V. OFF!!!!!
One of the worst movies I've ever watched!!!
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Summary: Not the best girl power movie
Review: I was looking for an empowering girl movie, but I thought this movie was cheesy and SLOW. The concept was ok, black/asian cowgirls, but with the exception of Monica Calhoun, I thought the acting was pretty crappy. What was up with Macy Gray's character? I didn't get that at all, or why she killed off one of the characters. It would have been neat if it weren't so poorly acted, and again- cheesy and slow.
If you want a good girl power movie, try "Enough" or "Double Jeopardy".
Rating: 
Summary: Not the best but if you want laughs.....
Review: Listen, I thought "Posse" even had it's moments, it was not the best western, but it was entertaining. The same goes for "Gang of Roses", you can't take this seriously; I'm giving 3 stars, cause my friends and I laughed the whole movie, I mean really, the chinese chick had cornrows, Lil' Kim's breasts were all over the place, and LisaRaye's white clothing never got dirty. Talk about Diva in the West. Please, the laughs is what made me give this movie 3 stars.
Rating:
Summary: Superb
Review: The movie was okay. The only thing that I did not like was the Macy Gray character. The cowgirls never got the chance the see her.
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Summary: No! Some terribleness!
Review: This is "The Symphony" with women at film-length. Yes, the idea of women of color as outlaws in the West is novel. However, whereas "Posse" contextualized race in the West, this film leaves the issue absent. You mean to tell me that nineteenth-century racism and sexism wouldn't have impeded black and Asian women!? C'mon! Mario Van Peebles makes a guest appearance, but if you blink you'll miss it. And it's random too! But the thing I hate the most is the anachronisms here. Hello! Women of color 100 plus years ago did not wear midriff shirts a la Destiny's Child. These women were in pants though American women didn't start doing that en masse until World War II. Second, women had braids, twists, and weaves that I have NEVER seen in an American history book. Third, phrases are thrown around like "chill out!", "You're acting like a female dog!", and "My ex-boyfriend taught me that." (Boyfriend arose as a word in the mid-twentieth century.) Obviously the directors here didn't do the research that Julie Dash did for "Daughters of the Dust." The film can be read a lesbophobic. When I found out who the mystery woman was at the end, I almost choked. There's a reason why this terrible film went straight to video.
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Summary: Pure fun women western!
Review: This movie is not to be taken seriously. Five liberated minority women giving hell to white chauvinistic males is not reality in the time setting of this movie. Even their holsters are leather-new and their six guns shiny and display quality. That's not the way it was then in the west. This is pure camp and if one accepts that fact, then sit back and enjoy this B western made in this century.
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Summary: Gang of Roses
Review: This movie was excellent to me. I really enjoyed how they could be Sexy CowGirls with skills. I saw Lisa Raye and Lil Kim in a different view. For this movie to never make it in the movies. It is definately good for a DVD Collection.
Rating:
Summary: Good show
Review: This movie was okay. if you want to watch some ordinary cow girl movie this it. Lil kim is in many parts Lisa raye, and Monica Cowhoun , Stacey Dash , Bobby brown. Yes, a low budget. I gave it three stars for the three popular stars acting in the film.
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