Tupac Dvd Giftset

Rating:
Summary: 5 stars, nothing less.....
Review: After reading some of the reviews here, it was time for me to speak my opinion on Tupac's documentary. First of all, to all the people who are saying this movie is biased and needs an outside view: You guys completely and utterly missed the entire point of the documentary!!! We have already had a trillion documentaries on 2Pac, with an outside view and/or opinion, and many of them have been wrong, inaccurate, or just flat out ignorant. With "Resurrection", we get the TRUTH to who Tupac really was as a person. Why have an outside view?? Nobody can tell Tupac's story better than the man himself. All the lies and false labels the media labeled him throughout the years are finally put to rest.

The film starts off with Pac in the car, with his classic reflective song "Starin Through My Rear View" playing in the background, just before he gets shot and then starts from his childhood in chronilogical order up until his death, literally a visual autobiography. He sheds much light on his life as a young child, his Black Panther heritage, and what the purpose of his music was and stood for. Many of his troubles with the law do indeed take a back seat here, and for good reason. These are things that the press only seem to look at, while choosing to ignore his talents and the positives of his music. We already know he was very controversial, and that he had alot of trouble with the law. Finally, we get to see it from his point of view. He admits that some of his troubles were his fault, and that he didnt take responsibility for some of his actions. At the same time, he points out that some of his cases were unwarranted, and that he was not at fault. For those who have only had a negative view of him, it is highly suggested that you see this movie. Even for those who know much about him already, even if you are a huge fan to begin with, there are some things about him you will definatly learn here.

This isnt about Tupac the artist. It's about Tupac the HUMAN BEING. Overall, Pac was a extremely intelligent, well-read deep thinker, with a charismatic personalty, a sense of humor, and an extremely sensitive side to him. He was also a very angry, confused indivdual as well, and why he was all these things is broken down perfectly in this film.

Tupac wasnt a perfect person, and he made many bad decisions during his life, something he admits during this film. However, we all make bad choices in life. Overall, I think Pac gives an honest (brutal honesty is something you can ALWAYS expect from Pac, whether in his interviews or in his music) view of who he really was. He was far from being the loud-mouthed, ignorant gangsta that the press and the rich, right-winged conservatives put forth (and continue to put forth even today). What he was/is, a revolutionary, a poet, and spokesman for the oppressed young people disenfranchised by the older people who refuse to listen to their pain, and for those who "grew up on the otherside of perfect". Why the mainstream media and upper class conservatives continue to loath his ideas and what he stood for is beyond me. Ignorance and blindness is perhaps the best explanation for that. In any case, love him or hate him, you better start getting used to him, because he is now considered a legend by many, and his music will continue to be played and bought for years to come. He is considered by many to be the biggest musical icon of the last 15-20 years (he's arguably the biggest icon since Michael Jackson), and is perhaps the Elvis Presley of this generation. His voice and words will continue to be heard forever. His legacy wont be dying out anytime soon.

For those who seek to understand him and what he stood for, this movie is a must see. For people who already follow him, it is still a must see.

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Summary: Tupac- Resurrection
Review: Bought the special collecters edition of "Tupac Resurrection" (2003) earlier today. I am very impressed by the way this movie was put together, to have everything in his own words was a real highlight and this is by far the most comprehensive release about him. This movie really gives people an idea of who Pac was, and how he came up while also showing his motivation, struggles, ambitions and influences. I liked the numerous pictures of Pac at different stages of his life and the fact that his own music serves alot of the movies background. The special features menu is full of gems, my personal favourites are the never before seen interviews, and the section entitled "Remembering Tupac" which has music artists, family and friends recollecting. Today (June 16th) is the day Tupac was born, highly recommend getting this DVD for the collection whether your new to Pac or have followed him since his first album like myself. Gone, but never forgotten. One Love.

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Summary: An incredible story told by an incredible person
Review: This is an incredible movie that is the most accurate documentary on Tupac's life that was ever made. This is because Tupac himself narrates the entire thing. You actually feel like you are witnessing his life as you watch it through tons of interviews and video clips all put together to tell the incredible story of one of the most influential people in American history. He was a true genious, and you realize as you watch the movie that he was just ahead of his time. He had so many good ideas. His music will live forever as will his story.

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Summary: To Many Critics, To many Opinions.. Not enough understanding
Review: This movie was flawless. There wasn't a single mistake nor error. I know that is a disappointment to maintstream Hollywood, but it's true! Yes there is finally a great movie about the most Controversial rap artist of our time. There is finally a movie that shows how wrong, biased, and down right evil the media was towards Pac during his life time. They tried to reduce him to nothing but a low-life, trouble making, hood star with tattoos. Just because they were threatened by the truth in his lyrics, and the realness of his actions. Let's keep it real, Tupac represented a whole mass of youths in urban ghettos all across the country, if mainstream media accepted Pac, then they would have to accpet all of us, gangstas and thugs included! and you know they are not having that! With that being said, it's not suprising to hear some of the negative reviews previously stated. Some people would love to keep Tupac Shakur in that negative depiction of a thug life screaming maniac with out hearing his side of the story. Well this movie dismisses all of that. We hear the story coming straigt out of his mouth. We heard why he did certain things, how he felt about it, and his opinions of his own actions. If you watched the movie you saw that he was caring, intellegent, beautiful, charismatic, charming, misunderstood and incredibly talented. Don't get me wrong.. He had his faults as well.. But he didn't have faults because he was Tupac, he had faults because he was HUMAN, not only that but he was only 25!

Let Pac rest in Peace! He was already his biggest critic. If you're going to tell a story about him then tell all sides. If your going to scream about him being a thug, then also scream about him being politically conscious. If your going talk about him being in trouble with the law, then keep it real with yourself and others and talk about how almost everyone with the last name SHAKUR is either dead or in jail from their political practices.

This movie shows all of that.. The good and the grimy, the real and the romantic. It is a most have for any fan of hip-hop, urban politics, and future film makers....

until next time
PEACE

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Summary: Tupac R.I.P
Review: this movie/documentory is one of the best i have ever watched. people who have learnt about tupac or have heard bad things about him, this movie will clear your mind and show you the real tupac shakur.
this movie was mostly recorded before tupac passed away. you can see the struggle that he had to go through as a young black man comin frm the ghetto. for all you people that think tupac was a very bad man, just remember he was a loving father.
he did live by the Thug Life rules and he was an Outlaw, but this and his music were his way of telling the world how he felt, and his thought reflected on what he did.
Tupac R.I.P

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Summary: Documentary about a murderer
Review: Tupac killed my cousin Nigel, for that I can never forgive him.
This documentary only tells good lies about Tupac making him look great when you should really see the truth about how he murdered and beat up people he dealt crack to.

This is the worst movie of all time, and it will not compel the African-American race to believe in awful people like Tupac.

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Summary: Review of TUPAC RESURRECTION
Review: While I am a very big fan of Tupac Shakur, I will present this review based on the movie itself and not "what an AWESOME rapper" I think he is or print my own half-baked theories on how he is really alive. I have noticed that pretty much every review has offered very little detail on the film. With the countless amount of DVD's and other product floating around, is there really a need for another movie based on the life of Tupac Shakur? Well, this movie does offer something that none of the others have before and that is narration by Shakur himself.

Courtesy of old audio interviews and soundbytes, Tupac tells the story of his life in a way that few others could. From his birth as the son of a Black Panther to his final days in Vegas, Pac goes into detail on it all. Though commentary on his fatal shooting is clearly actually that of his first shooting at a New York recording studio, there are still some very eerie moments here. He talks about his days on Death Row Records in the past tense even though he was there until the day he died, he predicts his own downfall many times, and speaks candidly on a number of subjects that will really surprise you. The inclusion of Shakur's music is another thing that helps seperate this from a lot of the other documentaries on his life. To be able to hear the man himself speak on some of his best and most controversial recordings while they play in the background makes a huge difference.

"Resurrection" really plays like a companion piece to one of Pac's albums. It provides all of the visuals to go with the stories that Pac tells in his complex rhymes. It isn't just a story about rap music though. We're not spending exhausting moments of time in the studio or on concert. This isn't about Tupac the rapper. This movie much like the artist it depicts is bigger than just its contributions to the world of rap music. The film spends most of its time examining the man himself. Going into depth about the controversy surrounding him. It gives him the microphone and allows him to fire back at the hypocritical politicians and Black leaders who try to dismiss his music as "gangsta rap" without even attempting to listen to the message behind it. It allows him to speak in great detail about the real horrors of the ghetto. He talks about his experience in prison and how it nearly destroyed him inside. He give us his side of the story on his sexual assault conviction, his NY studio shooting, and the beef with Notorious B.I.G. and Puffy.

At times, "Resurrection" makes the mistake of pointing us away from things that don't show Shakur in the best of light. Well, it isn't exactly a "fluff piece" but there were some details that seem conviently absent. There is a moment where Pac talks proudly about being happy to work with Dr. Dre on Death Row but the movie never makes any mention of their falling out after Dre's departure from Death Row. Pac's feud with Biggie is the only one that actually gets covered while there were several others that at least deserved an honorable mention.

For those Pac fans who are still pondering whether this film is worth the price of admission given that you probably have seen or heard every interview and own every DVD, it is. Granted there were a handful of times where I recognized the source of the audio in his narration, it didn't ruin the film at all for me. Seeing this one movie makes all of those other Pac documentaries seem like a waste of money. Pac's story finally gets the respect and attention that it deserves.

"Resurrection" is a very unique film that really educates the average fan on the history of its subject. This film would honestly be best suited for those who no little to nothing on Shakur but continue to dismiss him as some "loud-mouthed thug". Sadly, it is that very ignorance that will keep them from ever even giving the movie a chance. With this film, I think Afeni Shakur has done something that I feel she was never able to accomplish in releasing all those posthomous recordings and that is to paint a portrait of Pac that really fits him well. I don't like taking quotes from other reviews, I think Roger Ebert summed it up pretty well when he said "Even if you don't intend to ever see a rap documentary but might have in it you to see one. This is it." This film might not convert you into a Tupac Shakur loyalist but if nothing else, it will give you a better understanding of who he was and why so many young people of all races view him as such an important figure.