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3 Strikes

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

This is a good comedy. It seems some people want to have every black movie be akin to Boyz 'N the Hood or Do the Right Thing. First off, everything does not have to be righteous. This is made to make you laugh. Good performances turned in by Brian Hooks, and the awesome bit part turned in by Earl Stephens, a.k.a. E-40. Oh no, but don't forget Faizon Love. If you're trapped in the the house by bad weather or whatever, pick this up for non-stop laughs.

I guess this is one of those movies that either you get it or you dont. I enjoyed this movie very much, it left me in stitches. I dont know why it got dissed so hard. As for the people complaining about it black exploitation...... get a grip its comedy not a dramma. Its the 2k decade if we cant laugh at ourselves who can we laugh at?!! I think you can sit back with ya girl or chill with ya man and get a good laugh out of this movie. Thats why I give it 5 stars.

3 STRIKES

Now people usually love or hate this movie from what I have seen and I am one of those that loves it. I like the cast a lot and the story alone is funny to me, I happen to know people that have had similar situations happen to them. So with all that said I have always loved this move and love the soundtrack as well. Brian Hooks as well has always been a funny actor to me and E 40 is always excellent.

The movie is all about a guy who just wants to do his time and get out to see his girl. So when his release day happens upon him he is excited to be expected. But his friend can't make it to pick him up [for female reasons] so he sends another guy to pick him up. After he picks him up they head off only to be stopped by the police. Thing is his friend that picked him up picked him up in a stolen car, so his friend starts a shoot out with the police. Since he was just released from jail he bails and goes on the run. The rest of the film follows him as a fugitive.

Brian Hooks is wonderful in this film as I knew he would be since I am a fan of his. I have liked Brian since I first saw him in "Phat Beach". But it is E 40 who really surprised me here since I knew Brian would be great. 40 for those who don't know is a very successful rapper from Vallejo California. He is basically himself here in this film but it is funny to see him here. David Alan Grier is hilarious as a cop here and you will see why if you check it out. There are many more appearances in this film from people I am sure you would recognize.

Written and directed by DJ Pooh with a great cast I have to say this is still one of my favorite flicks. I wouldn't say it is laugh out loud non stop funny for the average person but for fans of these types of comedies like me you will enjoy it. I do recommend picking this up along with the soundtrack as it has some great music on it including a great song by Canadian rapper Choclair called "Lets Ride". Any way I have always enjoyed this flick so I do recommend it if you like these types of flicks or any of the people involved.

I don't know why people criticize this movie alot. I guess they probably don'tunderstand the movie.It's a comedy which pokes at the LAPD and it's really funny for a low budget movie...

This movie has humor in it, it's not "intelligent" humor, no it's actually pretty low brow. But, that doesn't make it un-funny. Brian Hooks plays his part wonderfully. And George Wallas, as his father, is perfection. This movie wasn't made to be the greatest ghetto comedy ever. People have to high expectations, they need to just enjoy this movie for what it is. A Silly, stupid, "black" comedy. It's good for some chuckles.

I don't understand why this movie was dissed so hard by the other reviewers. I saw a lot of people write that they were offended by the movie. I guess if you're offended extremely easily, don't see it. But if you like a funny movie to just watch and chill out to check it out. Faizon Love and Brian Hooks were the funniest.

This movie wasn't half bad, i didnt expect a great deal when i saw it, but it made me laugh and it kept me watching it, if it does that it can't be half bad can it?, if you are into black comedies then check this out.

For a comedy, it sure isn't funny. There's no substance to the movie; it doesn't even try. Just a 90 minute waste of time. If you watch it, you'll see why. It's a wanna be Friday, but is really, really bad.

This movie is your average funny black comedy, Brian Hooks plays a man who has been in jail twice and is out on parole, one more strike and he is out (25 to life), its a humourous comedy about the miscoincidenes that happen to him just after he is out of jail, he is caught in a stolen car and is then seeked by the police.

This movie was good. It obviously wont win any awards but still fun to watch. Its a "hood" movie so if you like those types of movies then you might want to check this out. I paid 5 bucks for the movie from here and got a real dvd with the real case.