Friday (New Line Platinum Series)
starring: Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, John Witherspoon
directed by: F. Gary Gray
directed by: F. Gary Gray
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Ice Cube as Craig gets mixed up with his crazy friend Smokey who must pay back Deebo or he'll never see Saturday, unfortunately nobody has the money t
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Friday is the rarest specimen of African American cinema: a 'hood movie refreshingly free of the semiseriousness and moralism of shoot 'em up soaps such as Boyz N the Hood, yet still true to the inner-city experience. Scripted by rapper Ice Cube, Friday is a no-frills tale of a typical day in the life of a pair of African American youth in South Central. Cube plays Craig, a frustrated teen who endures the ultimate humiliation: getting fired on his day off. Then unknown Chris Tucker plays Smokey, a marijuana-worshipping homeboy whose love for the green stuff lands him in predicament after predicament. Sitting on the stoop of Craig's rundown home, the two hilariously confront a kaleidoscopic array of gangbangers, weed dealers, crack heads, prostitutes, scheming girlfriends, and neighborhood bullies--all of whom, it should be noted, come off as sympathetic even as they are being caricatured, a true achievement in the crass, "booty call" environment of '90s African American comedy. --Ethan Brown
Ice Cube as Craig gets mixed up with his crazy friend Smokey who must pay back Deebo or he'll never see Saturday, unfortunately nobody has the money t
Amazon.com:
Friday is the rarest specimen of African American cinema: a 'hood movie refreshingly free of the semiseriousness and moralism of shoot 'em up soaps such as Boyz N the Hood, yet still true to the inner-city experience. Scripted by rapper Ice Cube, Friday is a no-frills tale of a typical day in the life of a pair of African American youth in South Central. Cube plays Craig, a frustrated teen who endures the ultimate humiliation: getting fired on his day off. Then unknown Chris Tucker plays Smokey, a marijuana-worshipping homeboy whose love for the green stuff lands him in predicament after predicament. Sitting on the stoop of Craig's rundown home, the two hilariously confront a kaleidoscopic array of gangbangers, weed dealers, crack heads, prostitutes, scheming girlfriends, and neighborhood bullies--all of whom, it should be noted, come off as sympathetic even as they are being caricatured, a true achievement in the crass, "booty call" environment of '90s African American comedy. --Ethan Brown
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- One of the best comedies ever & looks awesome on Blu-ray
My friends and I have seen this movie countless times on DVD over the years and I recently bought the Bluray version, Im not sure who said this version doesn't look any better than the DVD but they were way wrong there! Ive never seen Friday look this good, you can see fine details that were blurred out on the DVD and the colors are nice and rich, also the Bluray version has about 6 minutes of added footage, admittedly most of the added footage isnt anything spectacular but still funny.
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Rating: - Oldschool baby!
I am a big fan of this movie! It takes me all the way back to my youth with some of the things we used to say and how I wish I could just kick back on a sunny Friday afternoon again. Must see if you are 30 and over. Who am I kidding, if you are 30 and over you probably have seen this already!
Rating: - Ice Cube + Chris Tucker = Laugh Riot
Anything can happen on a Friday, right? Well, that's just the thing in "the hood," where Craig (Cube) and Smokey (Tucker) have to pay a drug dealer two hundred dollars by ten o'clock at night. And of course, some weird and silly stuff goes on in the movie. And of course, there's some hilarious stuff from beginning to end.
This is one of those comedy-dramas that really works. Most of the humor really kicks in, and it results in some pretty big laughs, as well as some surprisingly dramatic ... Read More
Rating: - Friday (New Line Platinum Series)
Having just been canned from his job on his day off, Craig and his best friend Smokey spend the day smoking up in their South Central neighborhood while dealing with a neighborhood bully, relationship troubles, an angry drug dealer, and a lot of other odd characters. This movie has a hilarious supporting cast, including John Witherspoon, Tiny Lister, and Bernie Mac. If you ever have a chance to see this movie, and enjoy urban comedy and Chris Tucker, don't even hesitate to watch.
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- save ur money...
Needless to say this movie is a classic!!! I saw the movie was released on Bluray and bought it spontaneously. The transfer isn't as good as I hoped and I barely consider it an upgrade from the DVD. If you already own the DVD, then I'd recommend just saving your money.
- One of the best comedies ever & looks awesome on Blu-rayMy friends and I have seen this movie countless times on DVD over the years and I recently bought the Bluray version, Im not sure who said this version doesn't look any better than the DVD but they were way wrong there! Ive never seen Friday look this good, you can see fine details that were blurred out on the DVD and the colors are nice and rich, also the Bluray version has about 6 minutes of added footage, admittedly most of the added footage isnt anything spectacular but still funny.
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- Oldschool baby!I am a big fan of this movie! It takes me all the way back to my youth with some of the things we used to say and how I wish I could just kick back on a sunny Friday afternoon again. Must see if you are 30 and over. Who am I kidding, if you are 30 and over you probably have seen this already!
Rating:
- Ice Cube + Chris Tucker = Laugh RiotAnything can happen on a Friday, right? Well, that's just the thing in "the hood," where Craig (Cube) and Smokey (Tucker) have to pay a drug dealer two hundred dollars by ten o'clock at night. And of course, some weird and silly stuff goes on in the movie. And of course, there's some hilarious stuff from beginning to end.
This is one of those comedy-dramas that really works. Most of the humor really kicks in, and it results in some pretty big laughs, as well as some surprisingly dramatic ... Read More
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- Friday (New Line Platinum Series)Having just been canned from his job on his day off, Craig and his best friend Smokey spend the day smoking up in their South Central neighborhood while dealing with a neighborhood bully, relationship troubles, an angry drug dealer, and a lot of other odd characters. This movie has a hilarious supporting cast, including John Witherspoon, Tiny Lister, and Bernie Mac. If you ever have a chance to see this movie, and enjoy urban comedy and Chris Tucker, don't even hesitate to watch.
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- save ur money...Needless to say this movie is a classic!!! I saw the movie was released on Bluray and bought it spontaneously. The transfer isn't as good as I hoped and I barely consider it an upgrade from the DVD. If you already own the DVD, then I'd recommend just saving your money.
