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Summary: DMX was hot!
Review: DMX was sexy in this movie... The movie was good. He was in the gang trying to get out and lead a productive life. His sidekick Nas, was devoted to his wife and daughter and wanted to go to Africa.
Despite the ghetto glam, these two men were also an inspiration to finding a way out of their lifestyle to lead a more productive and legitimate life.
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Summary: Belly
Review: Belly is an impressive show of the life that most of us are not permitted to see. E. J. Rupert was about a hemisphere away from getting this movie correct: T-Boz, Nas, and DMX give compelling performances. They bring their carnal knowledge of the street to this film about the nuances of drug dealing and relationships within the street. I am thoroughly impressed by Hype's use of color, especially in the scene that begins the movie from club. This scene is one of the single best scenes ever filmed. The movie is a great representation of a metamorphosis involving dreams of several different drug dealers and their relationships as they move along. Nas serves as a superior narrator to this film and DMX heading the supporting roles. The characters are full and represent a greater general philosophy on life. These philosophies and ideologies battle and change throughout but they are all very basic human feelings making this an incredibly deep film that surpasses it's simple content boundaries.
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Summary: 5 stars for malik sayeed's cinematography,had gr8 potential.
Review: this movie wasn't degrading at all.i actually SAW the MESSAGE hype was TRYING to convey.just because it had stylish violence doesn't necicerily takes away from the message,(despite popular belief).besides thats just a matter of OPINION anyway and everybody has one.i mean DAMN give them a break,it was their first movie togeather.anyways it needed a actual writer,that could work well with nas,and hype williams ideas.because the story was REAL hard to follow,and figure out.and like l said before malik sayeed cinematography is stunning.him and hype are GR8 combinations.hope they do more work togeather.hype can make a small budget look good.i guarantee you they won't make a second mistake with another movie.
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Summary: Don't believe the HYPE (pun intended)
Review: This movie is garbage. Although my friends love it, this film is as amateurish as they come. Hype Williams made this movie look like an extended version of one of his videos. The plot was all over the place, but the film style looked so good that I concluded that Hype used the "style over substance" approach. As for the stars, T-Boz should stick to making records because she is not an actress. However, Taral Hicks IS a good actress and singer; T-Boz should take some lessons from her. The only thing I liked about the movie was the ending because 1.) it signified that the movie was over and 2.) DMX's character and the minister play an emotional scene. But DMX and Nas aren't actors, either. Sure, they're actors when it comes to rapping, but that's another story. Hype, making videos and movies are two different things, so think about that before you make your next movie.
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Summary: This is one the best DVDs i've got.
Review: I watch belly a lot.
some parts are real hot I rewind it sometimes.
DMX and NAS really killed it up in this movie (almost everybody did),
I own it on DVD.
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Summary: Kewl Movie
Review: Awwesome movie
good acting
awesome lighting & lighting
BUY THIS MOVIE
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Summary: One of the all time worst.
Review: I usually like movies with rappers in it. But not "Belly". Well maybe it's that the rappers should stick to comedy and/or action films. Becuase when they do a darma turn it's bad. Every thing about this movie is bad and hear is why:
Directing - Hype Willams can not direct an 96 mintue movie only 4 mintue music videos. Plus when your actors are not doing what they are supposted to the director is to tell them what they are doing is wrong and how to do it right. Well, I guesse no one told him that. Oh,no wait I got it:He [is bad] as a director.
Script - Hype Willams also can not write a movie...!!. The dialgo in this movie is horribel. Also when you make up a script it's ment to about something and tell why the movie is named "Belly" neather was inculued it that. You also need a good stroyline to carry the movie, it did not have that. I saw it 3 days ago and still wondering what the plot of it was.
Editing - I know there was an editor on this film because all films have them. But what did he do? I don't think he did any thing at all.
Cinemtography - I hated the way the movie was shot. Fast,then slow,then fast and back to normal. Also with all those flashy lights. Just bad.
Acting/Cast - DMX must have been high the whole time while making this movie. I mean he is a pretty good actor. He made good turns in "Romeo Must Die" & "Exit Wounds" but in "Belly" he was bad. His chactor was dumb. Did someone forget to tell him this was movie? And to talk like a person not like he is rapping. Well I guesse he figured it was music video shoot becuase Hype Willams was the director and Nas, T-Boz & Method Man were in the film also. Yo, Nas stick to rapping you do it better. I know you've only had two good cds ("Illmatic" & "Stillmatic") but you are going on where fast in Hollywood. Nas can not act his way about of paper bag. Method Man needs to stick to comedy because "How High" was funny. T-Boz she needs to go back to TLC. I guesse I could say the cast had alot of names but they can not act in darmas.
Music - They made a really good soundtrack from this movie. But they didn't include any of it in the film. That was smart! Use a [bad] score. Smart move!
So this movie does nothing for any one. I don't see how any would like it unless there higher DMX in the restuant scene. Other things to mention about this movie:It's slow ... The 96 mintues seemed like 10 hours. The extas on the DVD were junkie. What a waste of time. Do not see this movie...
1/10
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Summary: WHAT'S THE PLOT?
Review: Hype Williams is arguably one of the best music video directors of our time.From Missy Elliot's "The Rain(Supa Dupa Fly)" to
Biggie's posthmous "Mo Money Mo Problems" to TLC's "No Scrubs"...
Hype's extenstive resume is impressive so you'd think that when
Hype would finally make the jump to the thunderous world of motion picture it'd be as vivid,vibrant,and inspired as his countless music videos. Not really.1998's "Belly"-Hype's film directoral debut-is to put it lightly-A MESS!
What's the plot? It's plotting,heavy handed,and VERY unfocused.
What was Hype trying to say with this movie? Was it an ode to the downside of "the game" or a "New Jack City"-esque anti-drug flick? "Belly" is very aggraviatliny confusing. "Belly" stars DMX(who at the time this film was made was an unknown;then when this movie was released in November '98,he was
a hip hop superstar with a number one album to his credit),Nas,
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins(good actress;I'd like to see her do more movies),Method Man,Taral Hicks,among others.But this high powered cast can't save "Belly" from it's lack of direction. But I have to admit with it's many flaws,"Belly" is a very nicely shotten film.The cinemography is great and so is the direction.It's a nice looking mess as one person put it. I believe Hype is still a visionary and I believe he has a better movie in him than this mess.
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Summary: A terrific-looking mess.
Review: Somebody better tell these music/hip-hop stars that platinum sales don't translate into acting ability. Director Hype Williams makes his movie debut that has all the visual energy and style of his music videos for people like P. Diddy and TLC. Sadly, none of that energy is found in the performances, and the script is choppy and unfocused. DMX, T-Boz, and Nas aren't TERRIBLE, but as actors, they don't seem to register on film. This is one of the worst good-looking movies I have ever seen.
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Summary: why was this movie even made?
Review: what a bunch of drivel.Demeaning to blacks,horrible stereo types.
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