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Biggie and Tupac

Biggie and Tupac

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: WHOA!
Review: Suge killed Pac and BIG! Watch this movie, they explain how suge set them both up. They talk about him and the fake cops! All i can say is go see it!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: An investigation into their murders...
Review: This documentary by the provacative director Nick Broomfield explores the murders of rap artists Tupac Skakur and Biggie Smalls. Using his inimitable, slightly shady style, Broomfield tries to prove that the murders were not the result of an East Coast/West Coast feud, as is commonly believed. Instead, he tries to prove that the rappers were killed as a result of their dealings with Death Row Records and its imprisoned leader, Suge Knight. Highly entertaining and informative, I would have given this DVD five stars if the audio quality was not so poor. Regardless, this film is highly recommended!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent film!
Review: This documentary is excellent and very chilling! I love 2Pac's music but if you don't, or don't even like rap, this film will still hold you in suspense. It presents a very controversial theory, that seems to be backed up very well, that Suge Knight is responsible for the deaths of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. There are many interviews and testimonies from different people involved with Death Row and the police. The director risks his own life and even gets an interview with Suge near the end. Even the original camerman feared for his life and someone else was brought in. I strongly recommend this film to fans of 2Pac, Biggie, Nick Broomfield, or documentary films in general. Sometimes there are scenes that don't seem really pertinent to the development of the story but they are highly interesting. This film is like a detective story with interesting information that we learn along the way. This film is as much about the making of it as the story. We learn about the hardships the director has as well as the lives of the two subjects and the people who knew them. It's an honest work that will keep you on the edge of your seat begging for more! :D

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: 2 True Rappers
Review: This DVD is amazing. "Biggie and Tupac" really convinces you that the murder was really powerfull and smart. "Biggie and Tupac" has a lot of interviews, one thing that all the interviews had in common is that the name Suge Knight was included. This whole thing started with one of Suge Knight's nephews went to the east coast before the whole east coast-west coast war happend, and suge knight's nephew got killed there. Then the whole east coast-west coast war happend. One year before Tupac got murdered he was shot but he didn't die that time. When Tupac was in jail, some prisoners told him that Biggie was the one that tried to kill you. Then Biggie and Tupac split. It was told that Tupac and Death Row records were Mob Pyrus-(Bloods). Russel Poole sais that the L.A.P.D had crooked cops, and that Suge Knight had dozens of cops on his payroll. This DVD makes it obvious that Suge Knight was the one behind the whole thing. Now come on, its so obvious, Tupac threatened Suge Knight that he would leave Death Row Records and take all his unreleased music with him. So obviously Suge Knight didn't want that to happen so he had him killed. And he killed Biggie after to cause a distraction for the case of Tupac. I cant believe Suge Knight actually fooled everyone. I hope Russel Poole wins his case when he sues the l.a.p.d so that fat [jerk]d Suge Knight can go to jail again. Even biggie's mom sais it so, when she said "Why was the LAPD taking off on the day that Biggie and tupac got shot?" DUH!! Suge Knight controlls like half of the lapd so he told them to take off so he could get away with the killings. Everyone knows it was Suge Knight, but no one wants to talk because they're scared that Suge is going to kill them. Anywayz I dont have to worry cuz its just like the Bible says "What ever goes around, comes around". So since Suge Knight is getting away with this plot now, I guess later in his life he's gonna go to jail 4 lyfe. Imagine if Tupac and Biggie neva got shot, they would still be the kings of hip-hop, not even 50 cent or eminem or dr.dre could beat them. SOLUTE TO TUPAC AND BIGGIE.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Breathtaking film!
Review: This film is one of the best videos yet about the murders of Christopher Wallace and Tupac Shakur. There are many movies about the lives of these two world-famous rappers but they all seem to almost copy the others information and video fotage. Only every now and then do you get a film that is this rare and honest. If you are or were deep into the lives of BIG and Pac and are a big fan of either or both this movie will scare you and stick in the back of your head for many days to come. From interviews with L.A.P.D. officers to actually going inside the prison in Cali. where Suge Knight was to interview him to the footage I can almost guarentee you haven't seen of both rappers I can assure you this DVD is a must have and is worth every penny. Check it out, it's hot!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The best documentary you will find on the murders
Review: This is the best documentary you will find on the murders of tupac and biggie it gives you the real inside information from tupac and biggies bodyguards, people who where the cars with the rappers when they where killed and the corruption of the cases of both murders, nick even gets inside the jail to interview S.Knight and finds hidden information which was not known till now this brings you the real Conspiracy behind the deaths. I highly recommend this to anyone who's interested in rap and the two rappers.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: B.I.G And P.A.C
Review: This movie is the best movie/DVD of 2002 to Suge Knight to Lil Cease this is am must have movie

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Rent It!
Review: Those expecting any type of insight on the lives or careers of Shakur or Biggie should probably avoid. While there is some mention of Biggie, most of the film is dedicated to the murder investigations.

While the "truth" behind what really happened should obviously be the focus of this film, I felt that a lot more should have been done with telling the audience the backstory. There is little to no mention of the actual feud that these two had. If you don't know anything about Death Row or the artists in the title then you may have trouble following the film. Most of the facts are presented poorly and some of the information like the reports of Snoop being scared for his life are poorly-researched, one-sided, and very much opinionated.

As a huge fan of this entire story, I was bored to death and those who would like a more professional-looking account of the events may want to check out the VH-1 "Behind The Music" on The Notorious B.I.G.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Boring and incoherent - and that's just Broomfield!
Review: What could have been a very interesting doco turns into another messy, barely coherent exercise in vanity by Broomfield.

A major problem is Broomfield's narration of events. His voiceover is so monotone and dull it takes monumental courage to sit through 1.5 hours in one sitting. His sentences are also so repetitive and curt they become pointless. He just keeps saying things like: "I rang him" "He was not there" "This is David" etc. Awful and pure torture to sit through.

As bad is the photography. There is nothing stimulating or visually arresting at all. No nice shots, no attempt to create decent cinematography. Just tedious headshots and inept mistakes. If you like endless shots of LA highway you might enjoy this.

One part of the story is interesting - the LAPDs alleged involvement with Deathrow Records. So Broomfield, as is his wont, decides to sideline this in favour of spurious interviews with glory seekers who actually know nothing or have nothing to say. It is astounding how much of the footage is of aborted meetings or interviews that say nothing yet allude to something great. No-one will say anything on film, instead it's all nudges and winks and vague allusions. And we're meant to take this seriously? I reckon all these people were having a laugh at Broomfield's expense, at least that's how it seems. In relation to the LAPD story we get the familiar dodgy lawyer and some hispanic woman who had group sex with them. It's pathetic. She reveals nothing of interest, not unlike all the other interviews and soundbites.

Broomfield's techniques are also painfully inept and annoying. His telephone call to an FBI agent is so gauche it's tempting to think the whole thing is a wind-up. Any decent doco maker would approach the matter more seriously. INstead Broomfield just puts himself in front of the camera and makes a fool of himself. Such as when he bursts into a barber and expects people to take about Biggie's shady past!

There are a dozen better docos on each day on History Channel alone. Even Broomfield has done better than this with Kurt & Courtney. Sadly Biggie and Tupac is a missed opportunity - it's tedious, shallow and takes the viewer nowhere, slowly.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A CONVINCING STORY OF THE 2 GREATEST RAPPERS
Review: WHEN I HEARD THAT THEY WERE MAKING A MOVIE ON BOTH BIGGIE AND 2PAC I WAS ANXIOUS 2 SEE THIS. I OWN ALMOST EVERY 2PAC AND B.I.G. ALBUM AND WAS FURIOUS WHEN THEY WERE MURDERED. BUT NOW WE HAVE THIS MOVIE WHICH TRIES 2 SOLVE THE MURDER CASES THAT WERE CLOSED YEARS AGO. I BELIEVE AS THE MOVIE TRIES 2 CONVINCE THAT SUGE KNIGHT WAS BEHIND THE MURDERS. BUT THE STREET GANGSTA THAT SUGE PORTRAYS IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS IS NOT SHOWN IN HIS INTERVIEW. INSTEAD HE LOOKS LIKE A BIG PAUL BUNYAN WHO WOULDNT HURT A FLY. THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN THIS MOVIE BESIDES THE 2 RAPPERS ARE NICK BROOMFIELD(DIRECTER), SUGE KNIGHT, VIOLETTA WALLACE(BIGGIES MOTHER), AND RUSSEL POOLE A RETIRED DETECTIVE WHO CLAIMS THAT THE LAPD MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING 2 DO WITH THE MURDERS. THIS MOVIE DOESNT SOLVE THE MURDERS BUT MADE ME BELIEVE THAT THESE KILLINGS WERE NO ACCIDENT, BUT WERE CAREFULLY PLANNED. BY WHO WE'LL NEVER KNOW.


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