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Biker Boyz (2003)
Lots of Flaws but altogether a great film
Biker Boyz is a film that is great despite its numerous flaws. The film is built using thousands of clichés and stereotypes untrue to the real world of street racing. However, despite its many flaws, which are numerous and obvious the films spirit is maintained and despite its poor score on IMDb viewed in the right way this film is incredibly good. There's a tendency to view a film coming out of the black community based on a mainly white area of life as poor before the film has even been watched. There's reasons for this and many films doing this are right to be critically panned. Some of the acting in the movie is poor, and whilst the plot is clichéd for the genre and the crew didn't do themselves any favours by not accentuating the emotional points of the plot, the film is still a solid and emotional drama. I gave this film 7 out of 10 due to the empathetic acting of Kid and Smoke (Fishbourne turns in a great performance) and hope that potential viewers aren't put off by the poor rating that it has received.
With Honors (1994)
Not at all feel good, but with that shares a passion of life!
This is an amazing film that i first watched on one saturday night in england whilst in bed. Its the first film that i've cried in everytime i've watched it, well the second, the first being My Girl (bows head in shame) Yes anyway, Brendan Fraser's character is a pompus brain, from Harvard, expected by all to end up becoming a high ranking government official. Simon (Joe Pesci) is a bum, who's left his wife and child. How can we feel sympathetic for this wretch. Its simple Joe Pesci plays to our sentimental sides and his love for pebbles is unique. He brings the ever rising star Fraser, back to earth with a bone jarring thud, as he shows that life in its inactitude gives some headstarts over others, but in god's eyes all are equal. As Simon says in his Obituary - and its all downhill after you've taught at Harvard!