November 5th, 2007
American Gangster Debuts At Number One With $46.3 Million In Sales
I didn’t get a chance to see the movie, but heard good things about it. Damon Dash had a lot to say about how inaccurate the film was(link) and the NY Daily News has an article about the real Frank Lucas.
That such icy qualities are not in the movie makes it a highly crafted piece of poisonous eye candy. One wonders why Washington himself, one of the few actors in Hollywood with what seems to be absolute integrity, did not demand a more realistic script about Lucas. The real Frank Lucas was like a polished walnut with nothing but black rot inside.
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November 5th, 2007 at 5:18 am
The movie actually was very accurate, but of course the person the movie portrayed won’t admit to any murders due to the unlimited statue of limitations on murder..no#1 nicca
November 5th, 2007 at 5:29 am
I’m going to watch it on Friday when it comes out in England but I’ve heard good things about it.
November 5th, 2007 at 5:31 am
From what I saw off the documentary on BET and the movie, there are some minor changes, like in real life Frank Lucas and his Puerto Rican wife had a baby, which they didn’t show in the movie. Also, little sh*t like Frank’s cousin from Bangkok’s real name was Tito, but in the movie his name was Nate…
…But like I said, that was little sh*t, and other than that the movie was very accurate to Frank’s true life story…
“My man”…
November 5th, 2007 at 6:01 am
EXCELLENT……SO WHAT IF THE MOVIE SWITCHED A NAME HERE AND THERE, THEY COULD NOT DO ALL THE GRIT, GRIME AND MURDERS…WHY? BECAUSE FRANK IS ALIVE AND NEVER ADMITTED TO THEM. AS HE STATED THERE IS NO STATUE OF LIMITATIONS SO HIS AS* AINT HITTIN IT BACK TO JAIL. IT WAS VERY DETAILED AND THE ACTING WAS EXCELLENT. DENZEL……”MY MAN” DID IT AGAIN!
November 5th, 2007 at 6:19 am
the real Frank was a country bum who tried to kill his own brother. he cried like a baby on the stand and snitched on everyone, not just dirty cops
November 5th, 2007 at 6:36 am
NY Daily news hating on Frank Lucas….MTV hating on Nas album title…..niggas can’t do shit without “the powers that be” hating on it
November 5th, 2007 at 6:47 am
The movie was hot, saw the shit in the theathers twice… “My Man”
November 5th, 2007 at 6:59 am
yea #5 that was fuck up
November 5th, 2007 at 7:30 am
Movie was a good watch, DW brought FL character to live. My favorite part was when he took the fur coat and thru it in the fire in front of his wife. He was getting hot and knew what attract it.
“A weak man need to run his mouth, cuz he need attention. A strong man don’t have to say a word cuz his actions speak for him”
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Agree with (MiMi) they change it a little to make it more appealing to a bigger crowd. Overall A
November 5th, 2007 at 7:43 am
Who Idea was it to cast Cuba Gooding Jr.? His little brother is more gangsta than him
Did Common have any lines?
November 5th, 2007 at 7:45 am
I saw the moive on Friday at the moives.. it was mo white folks then black folks in that theather that saw it they had they kids and all….but anyways I fell in love with it.It was really real good..can’t wait till it comes out on DVD….I glad that “MY MAN” Denzel was in it..it’s something sexy about him when he’s playing a bad guy in movies..and yes…”MY MAN”
November 5th, 2007 at 7:45 am
BET version was more accurate than the movie
November 5th, 2007 at 8:40 am
yo the movie was nice man, the man was hustling big time he used to make one a mil a day thats some good money,and the movie is number one cuz its just great movie,this site is funny they got haters for the movies too,lol
November 5th, 2007 at 8:41 am
does anyone know what the song is called at the end of the trailer??
November 5th, 2007 at 8:42 am
ayo do yall think he was a rat/snitch??
November 5th, 2007 at 8:44 am
Fortunatly, I don’t think they were going for accuracy with this film; they were looking for entertainment value as well as send the message (which I think they did very well). The script was changed a few times, ultimatly trying to emphasize on F.L.’s business practices and the cop’s honesty. Of course, there are aspects they aren’t going to show, like F.L.’s relationship with Nicky actually was deeper, and the cop was a true womanizer, not just humping his lawyer. But at the end of the day, folks, we have to remember, this IS Hollywood.
November 5th, 2007 at 8:46 am
CUBA KINDA LOOKS LIKE NICK BARNES THOUGH>>.i guess its tha COLOR lol or sommin..but yea da Movie to me was as exact as the DOCUmentarty except the Illiterate part i wouldnt even knoe that in the FILM..
November 5th, 2007 at 8:56 am
Whats up with the “My Man” comments?
The movie was a 3 1/2 out of 5 it started to get good at the end of the movie. DW brought FL character to live. I read some where that Nicky knew Diddy father.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:48 am
GOOD MOVIE
November 5th, 2007 at 11:44 am
Man this movie was garbage. To have Denzel in the movie and still have a weak script doesnt make sense to me. Basically what you saw in that 2 minute trailer is all the action that happened in the movie. This movie is more about a cop than a drug dealer. There isnt any action in this movie im sorry. What happened to the real gangtsa ish like casino,goodfellas,bronx tale and etc…..two thumbs down “My man”.
November 5th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
Oh My God #14 don’t know the name of the song at the end of the trailer, I’m messin with you, it’s Jay-Z’S “AIN’T NO LOVE (HEART OF THE CITY) off of The Blueprint…oh and I JUST SAW THE MOVIE sUNDAY, It was excellent.
November 5th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
bladk man crushing the box office and they hating
November 5th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
MY MAN!!!!BRILLIANT….
November 5th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
THIS MOVIE WAS GARBAGE ASS HELL IM GLAD I SAW IT ON BOOTLEG
November 6th, 2007 at 5:53 am
FUCK T.I. DAT NIGGA CANT ACT, HE SOUND LIKE HE TRY TO HARD TO SOUND SOUTHERN WHEN HE TALK
November 7th, 2007 at 9:01 am
I love me some Denzel. But to be honest the movie wasn’t all that hot to me. And if Denzel did not carry his charcter so well the movie wouldv’e probally been worse. Lets say Frank Lucas was played by an actor u never seen or heard of. It would have never got so much hype & so much $. I almost wanna say a low budget film like Paid in full is better @ portaying an era of street Kings. And is it just me; But the ending was a hot mess. It coulv’e been done with a little more effort. Show this nigga being poor or chillen on a damn island or something…damn. Where is Frank Lucas now????
November 7th, 2007 at 9:06 am
#20, I agree. i don’t think we will ever be able to see any movies like that again. They will 4ever remain classics. AMC channel cira 2020.