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Summary: THIS FLICK IS THE BOMB
Review: If you a real live playa playa with hella freaks, fat dough,and real game, this is a must see. Anywayz, this flick truly exposes real life PIMP'n. Check it out.. You'll want to show all of your homies..
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Summary: Truth?
Review: If you would like some factual information underlying the glitz and glamour portayed in this video, please contact an organization on comercial sexual exploitation. We can tell you about the whipping with coat hangers combined with salt water baths, or curling iron burns all over the body followed by hot curling irons (...). Sound glamorous? All because you didnt finish up your whole box of condoms. If you believe these con-artists (gamers), you are very naive. Dont be ignorant, get the facts. But be prepared to deal with changing your views about the women involved in this lifestyle when you do. The only good thing artistically these films do is to evoke dynamic discussion on the issue of commercial sexual exploitation. And no, legalizing it wont make it go away.
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Summary: Dissapointing
Review: Judging by the name of the movie, it should have been interesting. But all you get is an hour and a half about how hard it is to be a pimp. (Pimpin' ain't easy!) I don't know if the filmers had this in mind, but everyone came off as being amazingly stupid. I mean I'm dumb for renting this movie, but the pimps and the ho's are really, really dumb. Complete morons. I guess that probably doesn't suprise you though, huh?
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Summary: The Most Important Film You Will See This Year...
Review: Or, "impotent feelm", in the words of the "pimps" portrayed. You know what I'm sayin'? Are any of these people real or is this all an act? Who cares?!! Go clothes shopping like a "mack daddy" (think purple bowlers and bright green and yellow alligator shoes)--you know what I'm sayin'?--attend the gala "pimp of the year" ball--you know what I'm sayin'?--watch big fat black prostitutes in six-inch heels waddling into nighttime traffic--you know what I'm sayin'? Of course you do! It can get a little boring in spots, but this is mostly a laugh riot. Be sure to shower afterwards!
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Summary: Please Check this out.
Review: Out of the two recent movies about the game. I initially thought that American pimp was the more serious of the two. When looking at the regular edition you may be disappointed by its lack of 'realness' meaning that while it is very entertaining it lacks, the grittyness of the hughes brothers films and owens other films such as Hookers and Johns...etc. Well, I changed my mind when I saw the DVD directors cut. It is almost a completely different film. There is tons more footage and it includes two unseen pimps. This aditional footage provides the grittiness and realism that the regular edition lacked. I emplore you to check this one out and the compare it to American pimp, I am sure that you will agree that it will stand up.
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Summary: The Real Life
Review: Several of the reviewers made comments about what this doucmentary lacked. They obviously are unaware that this film is the third part of a stunning, gritty trilogy, originally aired on HBO as part of the "America Under Cover" series. The first two installments("Hookers at the Point", parts 1 & 2) dealt exclusively with the lives of the prostitutes. The drug addiction, violence, legal entanglements, and broken relationships associated with "the life" were throughly explored. This film is exactly what is claims to be - a look into the life of a pimp. I had an uncle that was a pimp until his death at age 49. This film accurately reflects how he lived. He had the gold, the cars, the 'gators, and the women. He lived fast and he died young. I recommend viewing all three parts of the series. As a stand alone film, "Pimps Up, Ho's Down" is a tour-de-force about the pimpin'.
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Summary: Art in the Highest Form
Review: The pimp game ain't easy, but this film takes it to the next level. One of the greatest documentaries of all time. Your friends and family will stare at you in amazement when you quote the pearls of wisdom that flow from scene after scene in this film.
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Summary: Pimps! The truth is told.
Review: There are only a few films that come around that keeps you thinking long after it is over, "Pimps Up, Hoes Down" is such a film. From start to end it keeps you mesmerized, from crazy clothes to the silly hoes, it grabs your attention and does'nt let go. Probably the most amazing character in the film is Bishop, the ex-pimp. This guy is probably the most dramatic piece of work ever put on film. He needs his own television show, all he needs is a camera and some lights to show off the colorful duds.His vocabulary is extrordinary. All the pimps and hoes are interesting, they pull you into their world and what a glimpse. If you get this film for anything it should be for the Player's Ball. This is one that ranks up there with O.J Simpson's Bronco chase, the ball shows the pimps and hoes in all their glory. In short it is "Tight", you will be viewing this segment for years to come. Do yourself a favor and get this film, it is nothing short of a masterpiece. Seriously!
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Summary: Pimp no mo
Review: These are the fictional pimps of yester-year, hamming it up for the cameras and remembering to good old days. Real pimps today are not like this. These guys would be riddled with bullets within a week of real pimping in the ghetto. The drug dealers invaded the black pimping scene years ago, and now most ghetto pimps are young, extremely violent crack dealers, and they sell crack hoes now too. They use up women more quickly with none of the love for their beetches like the old-timers. If you want to be amused laughing at exaggerations of black stereotypes, this movie is for you. I give it 5 stars for amusement factor, 1 star for accurate portrayal of real life pimping.
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Summary: Poorly Done
Review: This "documentary" on the game wasn't well done at all. Most of the macks don't even seem credible. (See the lesbian pimp who gets engaged to one of her girls; Mr. Whitefolks - 'nuf said) If you want to see a documentary with some historical context and some legitimate pimps, I would recommend "American Pimp" by the Hughes Bros. rather than this home video/film. The only bright spot of this film was the scene where Don "Magic" Juan spots a teenanged reader of his autobiography, and frankly tells the young man "Don't do this to yourself... be a doctor or a lawyer...". Overall this film gets a D-.
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