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The Corner (HBO Miniseries) |
Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Summary: pleased
Comments: I really enjoyed this movie. It arrived brand new in its original packaging. It made for a great gift to my boyfriend. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Liked The Wire? you will like this.
Comments: 'The Corner'is a fore-runner to 'The Wire' - well kind of. A fair section of the actors crop up again in 'The Wire' however not playing the same characters. What this series does is give viewers from this eastern side of the big pond some context to the socio-economic politics of being "on the corner".
I endorse that you just watch it. It's another example of outstanding television alongside 'The Wire', 'The Sopranos', 'Hill Street Blues', 'NYPD Blue' .... |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: HBO AND CHARLE DUTTON MASTERPIECE A_++++++
Comments: I SAW THIS MOVIE THE CORNER AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT DAVID SIMON, HBO, CHARLES DUTTON AND THE CAST GAVE TRUE REALISM TO THIS PROBLEM OF DRUG ADDICTION AND VIOLENCES IN GHETTO. CHARLES DUTTON GAVE THIS FILM TOTAL NO HOLDS BARRED LOOK AT THE PROBLEM OF DRUGS AND THE DAY TO DAY LIFE STRUGGLE OF A COMMUNITY TRYING TO MAKE IT ANOTHER DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE HOOD AND THE DRUGS AND VIOLENCES THAT COMES WITH IT. I LOVE THE INTRODUCTION THAT HE DID TALKING ABOUT THE FILM...ITS SO TRUE THAT THE CORNER WAS LIFE IN great AND BAD WAYS. ITS WHERE YOU GOT YOUR DRUGS, ITS WHERE YOU GOT THE LATEST INFO ON WHAT HAPPEN IN THE STREETS, ITS WHERE THE POLICE ARE TRYING TO WIN A ENDLESS BATTLE, ITS ALSO WHERE IT DESTORY LIVES WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO REBUILD WHAT WAS TAKEN AWAY. I THOUGHT THAT DEANDRE STORY ABOUT HIS FAMILY WAS SO SAD, FUNNY, REAL, INSPIRING, EMOTIONAL AND almost all OF ALL DEPRESSING. THESE ADJECTIVES ARE JUST1OF MANY THAT DESCRIBE THE BRUTAL REALISM OF LIFE IN THE CORNERS OF THE GHETTO. THIS IS ANOTHER MOVIE THAT I WOULD MAKE SURE THAT MY CHILDREN SAW WHEN THEY WERE OLD ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND AS WELL AS ITS SHOULD BE SEEN IN MANY SCHOOLS ETC. THIS IS A MASTERPIECE FROM DAVID SIMON OF HOMICIDE LIFE ON THE STREET AS WELL AS CHARLES DUTTON BRILLIANT DEhowever AND DESERVED EMMY FOR BEST DIRECTION. THE CAST SHOULD ALL BE REMEMBER BECAUSE THEY WERE SO REAL AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS A GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING MOVIE. SO WHEN U DO purchase THIS MOVIE KNOW THAT YOU WILL SEE SCENES THAT WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO TURN OFF THE TV OR NOT EAT YOUR DINNER WHILE WATCHING THIS MOVIE BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE FEEL LIKE YOU ARE SICK WITH SOME OF THE DRUG SCENES. however IF YOU HAVE A STRONG STOMACH THEN BY ALL MEANS TAKE A LOOK AT CHARLES DUTTON MASTERPIECE OF LIFE IN THE CORNER FOR1STRUGGLE FAMILY OF GARY, FRAN, DEANDRE AND DERODD AS WELL AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I HOPE THAT CHARLES DUTTON DO ANOTHER FLICK HE HAS A EXCELLENT EYE FOR THE CAMERA. I can not WAIT TO SEE DAVID SIMON NEXT PROJECT CALL MANHUNT THE STORY OF JOHN W. BOOTHS. |
Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Summary: The Corner
Comments: Gritty, harrowing, human.
We purchased it because we loved The Wire, and found it as compelling, although it is not as complex as that show, it's scope is as you would expect is restricted to life on "The Corner" and the light and shade which is part of the Wire is not as evident. |
Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Summary: Must see DVD
Comments: This a must see DVD. A gritty protrait of the lives of several drug addicts. Outstanding!! |
