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probably the best performance of Denzel Washington's career.
He shook my hand breed tub and walked away
I liked Inside Man. I thought Do the Right Thing was a ham-handed lecture about race.
I remember liking most of his movies of his at the time I saw them, but I don't think I've ever watched one of his movies twice. Maybe Malcolm X, but it still would have been ages ago. I don't think his movies age well. They have a definite time and place tied up in them. For example, Get on the Bus would seem tired, trite, and shitty today, but I remember thinking it was decent when I saw it. Ditto for Clockers, which is a 90s movie if I've ever seen one. Come to think of it, that may be his problem. He's still making movies like this is the 90s. It's not, and those movies no longer gain traction. I remember thinking that when I saw Kings of Summer and Mud. They're 90s movies. I can't imagine either one catching on with wider audiences today. Spike branched out with Inside Man, which I thought was good, and then had this abortion of a movie.
I prefer him in Training Day and Glory
I think this is the crux of any disagreement. Spike Lee's movies were timely, I just think that those windows of time have largely passed them by. His movies were pretty good but watching them now would give me a headache.
If he wasn't a Knicks fan i'd hate him even more than I do.
I hate him even more because he's a Knicks fan."THIS IS AFRICA'S TEAM!"
Can people stop pretending that "Do the Right Thing" is a great movie? It's a gigantic pile of excrement.
I hate Spike Lee with a passion, but Do The Right Thing was and still is a great movie.
Mo' Better Blues was fantastic, but I love Branford Marsalis so I may be slightly biased. That film has, IMO, the greatest soundtrack of any movie ever. Even if you don't like the movie you should own the soundtrack album.I don't understand how you don't like Malcolm X. I know people have issue with Spike Lee's aggressive approach to his politics but it was still a fantastic piece of filmmaking and probably the best performance of Denzel Washington's career.