I gotta say, respect to Cube, for making O'Shea Jr. audition, and genuinely seeing if there was anyone else out there who could do better. And also, respect to Cube for recognizing, after that process, that O'Shea Jr. legitimately WAS the right person to play him. In a movie where there's not a single bad performance, he absolutely kills it as Cube. In all realness, despite the striking resemblance, he's not like a twin of young Cube or anything. He's taller, he's thinner, etc....but his performance is so convincing that he BECOMES his father when I'm watching him. I feel like I'm watching Ice Cube in his prime, and when I'm caught up in the performance, he *might as well* be a twin of young Cube. It's like watching Jamie Foxx play Ray Charles, or Joaquin Phoenix play Johnny Cash. They don't look exactly like the person they're playing, but the power of the performance convinces you they do.
Saw this in theaters and was one of like three white guys in there. Phenomenal film, well directed, learned things about NWA I hadn't before. And what a performance from O'Shea, I honestly forgot I wasn't looking at Ice Cube after awhile.
The scene in the beginning with the batterram crashing the house was a very real thing. At the time the LAPD was notorious for doing this with their drug raids. There’s even a song called Batterram by Toddy Tee that’s in reference to what was happening with those batterrams.
Loved the movie, went to see it multiple times in the theater, because it's the first hip-hop biopic that feels like a real movie, a serious movie, a legit movie. I've got my problems with it, like how it basically turns Dre into a superhero, and disses Eazy by making it look like he wasn't making big moves post-NWA, and was just crying over how successful Superhero Dre was. But overall, it's just such an effective movie that I have to give it a pass for its missteps.
Right after the part they got arrested in Detroit that's when it went downhill and was a bunch of bullshit and lies that's why F Gary Grey didn't finish directing the film but still got credit
@@keldorthebluemack Yeah, going back and rewatching it now, it still REALLY holds up, until around the point of the breakup, then it just starts showing that 'Executive Produced by Dr. Dre' influence. E was doing so much at that time, toward the end of his life, and they just make him look like a chump and a bum. But compared to other flicks like Notorious, it's still on another level, and I love it for all it gets right.
One of my favorite character arcs in this movie, is near the end, when Dre and Eazy-E are talking about getting back together on the phone without Jerry, in their respective homes, and they both had only their significant others with them. I remembered they looked a lot happier than when they had house parties with dozens of women, and I found that to be quite sweet.
The Nirvana comparison was really smart, and probably puts into perspective how influential NWA was for people who haven’t listened to them/don’t know their impact.
Speaking as someone who loved old school hip hop growing up, I was beyond hyped to see this film. As soon as it opened with "You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge" I knew I was gonna love this film!
It’s been over 8 years since the last time I saw in theater and become one of my favorite movies. Damn, shame this didn’t get any nominations at the Oscar’s.
@@blackguyofthesouth2161 The Crying Game, Welcome To Death Row: It Started In Compton And Ended In Infamy, and now there is another musician doing original screenplay. Unless we count Priscilla Queen Of The Desert.
They didn’t deserve any Oscars. Compared to past winners this film could not hold a candle. The cinematography and editing was amateurish, the acting felt more like cosplay than a genuine portrayal, the timeline was choppy especially in the 3rd act, there were pointless scenes and it lacked a cohesive narrative or compelling characters.
Quite a few witnesses said Easy was actually THAT bad at 1st. It took more than a week to become great but that one song Dre had him do it like 24 hours straight to meet a deadline. If you're a day 1 fan like me , you can hear the difference in how he sounded from the 1st single to We want Eazy.
It's funny Korey mentioned that environment turns you and twist you in that type of thinking. When I was younger in the Army, I found myself soft shoeing alot and straight up Larry Elder sometimes. Then the Trayvon thing happened and I was snapped back to reality.
Two of the funniest scenes to me weren't shown. 1. The "Bye Felicia" scene Iconic 2. Eazy recording Boyz-N-The-Hood for the first time = Cruising down the street in mah six fo'
Paul Giamatti crying ERIC , Christ Almighty part with you guys. I laughed my ass off y’all DT😂😂😂😂. The black dude petrified of the dogs part to looool and Cory Hawkins (the D.R.E.) yelling “NO” and Corey saying what Dog was expressing on his face looool. The dog was like “huh” 😅😂🤣
I think LaKeith has been overly criticized for not looking like Snoop. When you actually go back and look at what Snoop looked like in 1992, it's a decent enough resemblance, especially considering it's a small role. Because before he grew his hair out, and the goatee and all, SNOOP didn't look like Snoop. haha
Definitely a tension filled opening. Not so much as a focus on a specific character, but an introduction to the hood politics and street culture of Compton.
25:25 "When you try to change the system within, it's not you who changes the system. It's the system that will eventually change you." - Immortal Technique - The Poverty of Philosophy
Looking back at the scene I'd believe it for sure. Gangbangers would rather intimidate the younger generation to keep them from becoming part of the problem
@@3ShotTGK believe it or not, the 80s til the early 90s was a pretty easy time in South Central for the social misfits. If you were goth, or a metalhead, a Otaku and the like, no one really bothered you. Bullies were not a thing in the hood back then, because the risk of picking on the wrong kid who may have relations to a gang member will not end well. Not much bragging rights on the streets for giving one of the goth weirdos grief.
Between SOC & gems like The Italian Job, The Negotiator and Law Abiding Citizen I feel F Gary Gray is a very under rated blockbuster director that I'd love a retrospective series of Retro Reviews on.
much appreciated as a social worker in prison reform who grew up on NWA, I was pleasantly surprised by the insight and connection to modern macro issues.
I saw it opening night and needless to say, it was an absolute gem of a film. It didn't do too much, it didn't try to portray everyone as innocent or anything, it made anyone who listened to NWA (whether veteran hip hop heads, younger generations, etc) more informed and gave us a more deeper look at one of Hip Hops most influential and game changing groups. I'll even be honest, 2 scenes had me a little emotional: Dre finding out about his brother's death, and Eazy E getting his diagnosis near the end. Made a lot of grown men tear up that night.
I felt the same way when I first heard NWA, Nirvana and "Potholes in my lawn" by De La Soul. You can feel that the game was about to change. That what I was hearing was next level.
I genuinely remember, as a kid, seeing articles in the newspaper about the controversy over Fuck tha Police. As well as, a couple years later, TV news reports on Ice-T's band Body Count, and their song Cop Killer. This stuff absolutely TERRIFIED white suburbia. Because no musicians had ever come out and said this stuff so directly, and had it make such an impact, and be so successful...particularly in the case of NWA. And most of all, it terrified white suburbia, not because the 'scary,' vulgar black men from 'the hood' were saying it, but because their own 'darling' little white children in the suburbs were starting to LISTEN. Just like Sweat of My Balls in CB4. haha In fact, this is the rare case where the parody came first, because CB4 is a perfect parody of Straight Outta Compton.
This film definitely keeps the energy up all the way through. I forgot about that bus scene (why the freak did the bus driver just let those dudes on lol), and I remember when you guys first reviewed it in 2015 you made fun of the Ice Cub writing Friday scene and that's exactly how I felt about it at the time 😅 😅. I've agreed with everything y'all and most reviewers/critics have said. The film stands out as a biopic by being relevant, passionatly directed, rich in its color pallet, and elevated by great performances. However, going over the bands more infamous history rather than glossing over it would have been interesting. Also, I get that Easy E getting aids is a little overdramatic but the way they did his pass out scene was well-done. In closing, This film explores how NWA were lead to make the songs that they did. It wasn't just to be edgy or to sell it was to make a point much the best hip-hop old and new. Sidenote, I also like that most of these actors have gone on to play a variety of other roles.
Crazy to ponder what if. Leonardo DiCaprio wanted to executive produced a Wu Tang biopic. Forgot what studio wanted to get involved, but RZA and Raekwon met with him.
@@3ShotTGK I love it! Of course some artistic liberties have been taken but absolutely engrossing nonetheless. Especially for Wu fanatics. Full Price of a show.
The eazy E scene of him recording boyz n the hood was the best. Cuz from all accounts of events lines up with what really happened. Ice cube wrote it for EazyE becuz E wasn’t a rapper he was the only real street dude beside MC Ren. Eazy unpolished voice really makes Ice cube lyrics shine. Cuz you could hear he was actually living it. The fact the movie showed that whole scene is dope.
39:05 yea as great as the exposure for LaKeith happened in this movie….there’s no way anyone thinks he killed it as Snoop. Nipsey Hussle shoulda played him.
That tank was a real thing in Compton in the 80s, it was called the batter ram I’m not sure that exact scene happened but the CRASH police department was a real thing and they had tanks n sh*t
I met Easy E at the MTV movie awards and I told him I was his biggest fan. He was super cool and some guys watching the conversation laughed cause I'm short and my voice is kinda like Easy Es. Not long after that he passed away and it really hurt because I knew he was a cool guy
Love your revisiting this movie some years later, post-"gangsta goggles bias". Your take on it is a lot more balanced, and you even make some funnier jokes the second time around. Props!
They made Eazy real dramatic in this movie but if you look at all the footage of him from interviews to documentaries he was smooth/chill af. And Suge Knight NEVER put hands on him... But movie had to movie lol
Love this movie. Saw it in theaters, gotta shirt, and own it on Blu Ray. I ain’t gon’ lie tho…..Eazy-E smiling at Dr. Dre’s The Chronic billboard was corny 💀
Love double toasted reviews and like them revisiting older films. I just watched Devil in a Blue Dress again recently and was hoping to see a double toasted review/revisit video on it as I think it’s such an underrated Denzel movie. Fingers crossed 🤞
When I was in LA last summer I took the Hood Life Tour that takes you all around Compton, Watts, Crenshaw, the house where Friday was filmed. I think there is another ghetto tour company. The one I took is located on Hollywood & Vine. It was a real blast seeing where gangster rap started.
I have to watch this - I avoided it because straight outta compton was one of the first cassettes I bought when I was 13 and I was worried it would suck. Nwa and really even more Public Enemy showed me what rap could be and that it was constantly evolving.
NWA Gave a glimpse of reality not only in Compton or south-central LA, but across all urban, down, trotting communities across America. If you’re a hip-hop supporter and just a lover of the culture overall, you understand and appreciate the contribution that NWA brought to hip-hop music. I watched the previous review and I understand there’s an age & culture difference(with hiphop)but I still appreciate the way you expressed how they held up a mirror up to racism in America, police brutality and all other Issues plaguing the black & brown communities. The only thing I wish or would suggest respectfully is that you not call them a band, they were a rap group actually they were the first gangster rap group to bring gangster music as we know it today to the forefront when actuality it should be referred to as reality music, that’s my only critique or suggestion of the review, but for a guy that is heavenly involved and appreciates hip-hop, I know I speak for a lot of people that love hip-hop and rap music as a whole that we wish you would just not call them a band. They were a rap group. I’m sorry they ARE a RAP GROUP not band respectfully. Thank you for the continued great content DT 💪🏿💯
It's a dream of mine to be born in the 80s and live my teenage years in the 90s... I know there was the nuclear crisis and all, but there were so many great things that happened in pop culture during the 90s and it all seemed so exciting
This movie is a better film than any music bio pic that's came out in the last 10 years. I stand on that. It was a BIG Oscar snub when they didn't get the nom.
Easy E wasn't known as a super dope rapper, he just had a cool voice, swag & Cube writing for him. He rhymed off beat til the day he died, that part was pretty true.
The only thing I hate about Straight Outta Compton is the career high F Gary Gray had with it making me excited to watch his follow ups.....only for one of them to be Fast 8 :(
How did the mega NWA fans feel about this movie? I'm more of a rock guy, and I did not like Bohemian Rhapsody. As a huge Queen fan, that movie and its inaccuracies rubbed me the wrong way. I told people that if you know little to nothing about Queen, you'll love it, but if you know too much, you're gonna be criticizing it throughout even tho it's a well made film.
Even though they injected Ice Cube's allegations into this movie, he was fairly portrayed. Dr. Dre was portrayed like Captain America meets Mozart
Lol naw fr that’s cuz he probably held more creative control 😂 cuz he the hero
@@demiayan7779yup
Super thug
Which is hilarious because Dre was *NASTY WORK* back then 😂
I gotta say, respect to Cube, for making O'Shea Jr. audition, and genuinely seeing if there was anyone else out there who could do better. And also, respect to Cube for recognizing, after that process, that O'Shea Jr. legitimately WAS the right person to play him. In a movie where there's not a single bad performance, he absolutely kills it as Cube. In all realness, despite the striking resemblance, he's not like a twin of young Cube or anything. He's taller, he's thinner, etc....but his performance is so convincing that he BECOMES his father when I'm watching him. I feel like I'm watching Ice Cube in his prime, and when I'm caught up in the performance, he *might as well* be a twin of young Cube. It's like watching Jamie Foxx play Ray Charles, or Joaquin Phoenix play Johnny Cash. They don't look exactly like the person they're playing, but the power of the performance convinces you they do.
Saw this in theaters and was one of like three white guys in there. Phenomenal film, well directed, learned things about NWA I hadn't before. And what a performance from O'Shea, I honestly forgot I wasn't looking at Ice Cube after awhile.
Lol I would expect it to be the other way around
Naw that was his son played by him
I plan to let my movie theater play this again for me. I think the theater should agree to do so. Thoughts?
The scene in the beginning with the batterram crashing the house was a very real thing. At the time the LAPD was notorious for doing this with their drug raids. There’s even a song called Batterram by Toddy Tee that’s in reference to what was happening with those batterrams.
“NWA stands for …what Chris?” 😂😂😂😂😂
Chris: 😳
Neighbors With Aggression 🤣
@@eddihurta7173 that’s a good one 😂😂😂😂
Nice Wonderful Artists
@@MarvloNott that’s cool 😎
Loved the movie, went to see it multiple times in the theater, because it's the first hip-hop biopic that feels like a real movie, a serious movie, a legit movie. I've got my problems with it, like how it basically turns Dre into a superhero, and disses Eazy by making it look like he wasn't making big moves post-NWA, and was just crying over how successful Superhero Dre was. But overall, it's just such an effective movie that I have to give it a pass for its missteps.
Right after the part they got arrested in Detroit that's when it went downhill and was a bunch of bullshit and lies that's why F Gary Grey didn't finish directing the film but still got credit
@@keldorthebluemack Yeah, going back and rewatching it now, it still REALLY holds up, until around the point of the breakup, then it just starts showing that 'Executive Produced by Dr. Dre' influence. E was doing so much at that time, toward the end of his life, and they just make him look like a chump and a bum. But compared to other flicks like Notorious, it's still on another level, and I love it for all it gets right.
100% agree!
But also made Eazy look better than he was IRL because Eazy did them dirty
One of my favorite character arcs in this movie, is near the end, when Dre and Eazy-E are talking about getting back together on the phone without Jerry, in their respective homes, and they both had only their significant others with them. I remembered they looked a lot happier than when they had house parties with dozens of women, and I found that to be quite sweet.
The Nirvana comparison was really smart, and probably puts into perspective how influential NWA was for people who haven’t listened to them/don’t know their impact.
My favorite line is from Easy:
"They can burn them all they want to I mean...they bought the mf's" 🤣🤣
Classic
Speaking as someone who loved old school hip hop growing up, I was beyond hyped to see this film. As soon as it opened with "You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge" I knew I was gonna love this film!
It’s been over 8 years since the last time I saw in theater and become one of my favorite movies. Damn, shame this didn’t get any nominations at the Oscar’s.
I think this got nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay or Best Original Screenplay at the Oscar's
@@BabySpike-94B Original Screenplay
This came out in the summer of 2015.
@@blackguyofthesouth2161 The Crying Game, Welcome To Death Row: It Started In Compton And Ended In Infamy, and now there is another musician doing original screenplay. Unless we count Priscilla Queen Of The Desert.
They didn’t deserve any Oscars. Compared to past winners this film could not hold a candle.
The cinematography and editing was amateurish, the acting felt more like cosplay than a genuine portrayal, the timeline was choppy especially in the 3rd act, there were pointless scenes and it lacked a cohesive narrative or compelling characters.
The moment where Cube says “BYE FELICIA” my theater was CRACKIN up (myself included 😂)
I'm not a fan of that line... 😒
@@Draxxdemsklounst bye 😂
It was anachronistic.
Same
@@Draxxdemsklounst no one cares
Quite a few witnesses said Easy was actually THAT bad at 1st. It took more than a week to become great but that one song Dre had him do it like 24 hours straight to meet a deadline. If you're a day 1 fan like me , you can hear the difference in how he sounded from the 1st single to We want Eazy.
Is 7-8 years retro now?
Man time flies
It's funny Korey mentioned that environment turns you and twist you in that type of thinking. When I was younger in the Army, I found myself soft shoeing alot and straight up Larry Elder sometimes. Then the Trayvon thing happened and I was snapped back to reality.
Two of the funniest scenes to me weren't shown.
1. The "Bye Felicia" scene
Iconic
2. Eazy recording Boyz-N-The-Hood for the first time = Cruising down the street in mah six fo'
The funniest scene for me is Yella's response to hearing No Vaseline with everyone.
"This shit's kinda funny..."
That ice cube bar about the black cops, he warned us and then years later, the Memphis incident happened
It wasn’t really prophetic as much as it was an observation. That’s been happening for decades
Bruh the fact this is a retro review makes me feel old. I WATCHED YOUR REVIEW WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT
It's been 8 years
@@kameronwright9925 Bruh i don’t consider anything retro unless it’s been like 20 years lol
@@VEZOK54 I'm with you believe me I was surprised by the title. If any thing it should be throw back review once it's ten years
@@kameronwright9925 I feel ya, I’d understand if they did this two years from now lol
I’ve been watching Double Toasted reviews since they were the original Spill gang (Korey, Martin, Cyrus, Leon, & Cohost 3000) 😅😅 IYKYK
Ice Cubes son kills it as his father in this movie
“Oh for Christ’s sake ERIC!!!” 🤣
Paul Giamatti crying ERIC , Christ Almighty part with you guys. I laughed my ass off y’all DT😂😂😂😂. The black dude petrified of the dogs part to looool and Cory Hawkins (the D.R.E.) yelling “NO” and Corey saying what Dog was expressing on his face looool. The dog was like “huh” 😅😂🤣
They did Eazy-E dirty in this movie and made Dr. Dre look like a saint.
I think LaKeith has been overly criticized for not looking like Snoop. When you actually go back and look at what Snoop looked like in 1992, it's a decent enough resemblance, especially considering it's a small role. Because before he grew his hair out, and the goatee and all, SNOOP didn't look like Snoop. haha
“He walked through the rest of the movie like this 💈 “ 😂😂😂😂
I wish they could do the New Edition Story that was on BET. Now that was GOOD
Definitely a tension filled opening. Not so much as a focus on a specific character, but an introduction to the hood politics and street culture of Compton.
25:25 "When you try to change the system within, it's not you who changes the system. It's the system that will eventually change you." - Immortal Technique - The Poverty of Philosophy
The bus scene was something that really happens in L.A. Anyone who ever rode the bus on Slauson (destination, Compton) can attest to this.
Looking back at the scene I'd believe it for sure. Gangbangers would rather intimidate the younger generation to keep them from becoming part of the problem
@@3ShotTGK believe it or not, the 80s til the early 90s was a pretty easy time in South Central for the social misfits. If you were goth, or a metalhead, a Otaku and the like, no one really bothered you. Bullies were not a thing in the hood back then, because the risk of picking on the wrong kid who may have relations to a gang member will not end well. Not much bragging rights on the streets for giving one of the goth weirdos grief.
@@3ShotTGK that’s how you show that you know nothing😂😂who you think recudirte young people fool? You ever been around gangs??
Please keep Chris on for the Black classics. I know I don’t have the green for my feet at the moment but this is good stuff. 😂😂😂
O'Shea Jackson Jr. acted his ass off in Swagger definitely isn't nepotism
Between SOC & gems like The Italian Job, The Negotiator and Law Abiding Citizen I feel F Gary Gray is a very under rated blockbuster director that I'd love a retrospective series of Retro Reviews on.
much appreciated as a social worker in prison reform who grew up on NWA, I was pleasantly surprised by the insight and connection to modern macro issues.
I saw it opening night and needless to say, it was an absolute gem of a film. It didn't do too much, it didn't try to portray everyone as innocent or anything, it made anyone who listened to NWA (whether veteran hip hop heads, younger generations, etc) more informed and gave us a more deeper look at one of Hip Hops most influential and game changing groups.
I'll even be honest, 2 scenes had me a little emotional: Dre finding out about his brother's death, and Eazy E getting his diagnosis near the end. Made a lot of grown men tear up that night.
The impact of music is undeniable.
I felt the same way when I first heard NWA, Nirvana and "Potholes in my lawn" by De La Soul. You can feel that the game was about to change. That what I was hearing was next level.
34:20 Jim Brown in "One Night in Miami" Awesome Movie
I genuinely remember, as a kid, seeing articles in the newspaper about the controversy over Fuck tha Police. As well as, a couple years later, TV news reports on Ice-T's band Body Count, and their song Cop Killer. This stuff absolutely TERRIFIED white suburbia. Because no musicians had ever come out and said this stuff so directly, and had it make such an impact, and be so successful...particularly in the case of NWA. And most of all, it terrified white suburbia, not because the 'scary,' vulgar black men from 'the hood' were saying it, but because their own 'darling' little white children in the suburbs were starting to LISTEN. Just like Sweat of My Balls in CB4. haha In fact, this is the rare case where the parody came first, because CB4 is a perfect parody of Straight Outta Compton.
@23:43 "Black Cop" - KRS-One
One of my favorite interviews was when they asked O'Shea Jackson Jr what it was like to do the scene where he was conceived.
I’m someone who isn’t that into hip top, but this movie is definitely in the top 15 of best bio movies
This film definitely keeps the energy up all the way through. I forgot about that bus scene (why the freak did the bus driver just let those dudes on lol), and I remember when you guys first reviewed it in 2015 you made fun of the Ice Cub writing Friday scene and that's exactly how I felt about it at the time 😅 😅.
I've agreed with everything y'all and most reviewers/critics have said. The film stands out as a biopic by being relevant, passionatly directed, rich in its color pallet, and elevated by great performances.
However, going over the bands more infamous history rather than glossing over it would have been interesting. Also, I get that Easy E getting aids is a little overdramatic but the way they did his pass out scene was well-done.
In closing, This film explores how NWA were lead to make the songs that they did. It wasn't just to be edgy or to sell it was to make a point much the best hip-hop old and new. Sidenote, I also like that most of these actors have gone on to play a variety of other roles.
Bus driver let em on cuz he had a gun lol
If this is a Retro Movie then so is the first Ant-Man 😂
The second film was meh, but the first one was great
movie was wack
Well it is almost eight years now
@@K1ngHardaway That's still not long enough to be considered retro.
@@crypticcavern4109 Exactly
Crazy to ponder what if. Leonardo DiCaprio wanted to executive produced a Wu Tang biopic. Forgot what studio wanted to get involved, but RZA and Raekwon met with him.
I'm digging the series and the 3rd season just dropped
He wanted to produce so much and never did.
@@3ShotTGK I love it! Of course some artistic liberties have been taken but absolutely engrossing nonetheless. Especially for Wu fanatics. Full Price of a show.
Stop being so awesome guys! Die hard fan. Love you guys!
@15:15 Corey really dates himself when he said "records and tapes"😁
I'm pretty sure that happened in California with the police breaking down walls and doors with that battering ram on the front of the lil tank.
The eazy E scene of him recording boyz n the hood was the best. Cuz from all accounts of events lines up with what really happened.
Ice cube wrote it for EazyE becuz E wasn’t a rapper he was the only real street dude beside MC Ren.
Eazy unpolished voice really makes Ice cube lyrics shine.
Cuz you could hear he was actually living it.
The fact the movie showed that whole scene is dope.
39:05 yea as great as the exposure for LaKeith happened in this movie….there’s no way anyone thinks he killed it as Snoop. Nipsey Hussle shoulda played him.
Meanwhile the dude that played Pac was just another guy with a bandana and a nose ring
That tank was a real thing in Compton in the 80s, it was called the batter ram I’m not sure that exact scene happened but the CRASH police department was a real thing and they had tanks n sh*t
Funny joke but if you’re a fan of NWA, you definitely know MC Ren in DJ Yella.
Wish the 2pac movie would have been on this level.
I met Easy E at the MTV movie awards and I told him I was his biggest fan. He was super cool and some guys watching the conversation laughed cause I'm short and my voice is kinda like Easy Es. Not long after that he passed away and it really hurt because I knew he was a cool guy
Love your revisiting this movie some years later, post-"gangsta goggles bias". Your take on it is a lot more balanced, and you even make some funnier jokes the second time around. Props!
They made Eazy real dramatic in this movie but if you look at all the footage of him from interviews to documentaries he was smooth/chill af. And Suge Knight NEVER put hands on him... But movie had to movie lol
Love this movie. Saw it in theaters, gotta shirt, and own it on Blu Ray.
I ain’t gon’ lie tho…..Eazy-E smiling at Dr. Dre’s The Chronic billboard was corny 💀
Love it when all three of you are together. Great chemistry. Would like to see it more
Love double toasted reviews and like them revisiting older films. I just watched Devil in a Blue Dress again recently and was hoping to see a double toasted review/revisit video on it as I think it’s such an underrated Denzel movie. Fingers crossed 🤞
When I was in LA last summer I took the Hood Life Tour that takes you all around Compton, Watts, Crenshaw, the house where Friday was filmed. I think there is another ghetto tour company. The one I took is located on Hollywood & Vine. It was a real blast seeing where gangster rap started.
A retro review for a movie that ain’t even hit puberty yet lmao.
Not only that, but they already reviewed this film before when it originally came out.
We need a retro review of CB4 especially during Black History Month. *I’m black y’all!*
I’m Black Y’all
I’m Black Y’all
I’m Blackity Black
I’m Black Y’all
Straight outta Locash a crazy mothafucka named gusto lol 😂
Yo Cause I'm black and I'm back
Don't get them started on that
Movie they'll have a lot to say about
That.
That and imma get you sucka
Excellent film. Watched it multiple times.
I really enjoyed this video. The way you explained the introductions of the main guys was absolutely brilliant!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Out of all biopics this is the best one!!
RETRO REVIEW!? DIDN'T YOU REVIEW THIS MOVIE ON THIS SHOW!? I can't be that old haha
It's Warner Bros. thing they have going on for Black History. I think they pick the movies for them.
I want the same movie treatment for LL Cool J and Nas.
42:00 bro not the dog turning his head too😭😭
I have to watch this - I avoided it because straight outta compton was one of the first cassettes I bought when I was 13 and I was worried it would suck. Nwa and really even more Public Enemy showed me what rap could be and that it was constantly evolving.
Damn it has been 8 years hasn’t it
Yup
NWA Gave a glimpse of reality not only in Compton or south-central LA, but across all urban, down, trotting communities across America. If you’re a hip-hop supporter and just a lover of the culture overall, you understand and appreciate the contribution that NWA brought to hip-hop music. I watched the previous review and I understand there’s an age & culture difference(with hiphop)but I still appreciate the way you expressed how they held up a mirror up to racism in America, police brutality and all other Issues plaguing the black & brown communities. The only thing I wish or would suggest respectfully is that you not call them a band, they were a rap group actually they were the first gangster rap group to bring gangster music as we know it today to the forefront when actuality it should be referred to as reality music, that’s my only critique or suggestion of the review, but for a guy that is heavenly involved and appreciates hip-hop, I know I speak for a lot of people that love hip-hop and rap music as a whole that we wish you would just not call them a band. They were a rap group. I’m sorry they ARE a RAP GROUP not band respectfully.
Thank you for the continued great content DT 💪🏿💯
This could have been a part 2 of this review. There is a lot to cover in Straight out of Compton.
Wife-beating and domestic violence aside, it’s a damn entertaining movie
There's no such thing as "Spoilers" on a fucking BioPic
How bout boys in the hood or menace 2 society?
I think it would be dope if you guys reviewed Surviving Compton for Black History Month as well I think it’s a great different perspective
Or Michel'le biopic
I mean the THE MICHEL’LE STORY which centers more around her versus her with NWA
The ominous cough followed by..."are you ok?" 😆 😆 😆
Please React to the Film "Higher Learning" from 1995...Would love to get your take on it
YES!!! Underrated John Singleton classic
Review A 2Pac Film Like Juice Or Above The Rim Maybe Gang Related. 💯
Above the rim would be a good one
I started watching DT the year they did the original review of Straight Outta Compton
same
this and the 1st 50 shades movie
It's a dream of mine to be born in the 80s and live my teenage years in the 90s... I know there was the nuclear crisis and all, but there were so many great things that happened in pop culture during the 90s and it all seemed so exciting
42:12 FOR CHRIST SAKE ERIC!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I just like watching Black cinema with other people in general it just seems everyone has fun even reviewing it.
This movie is a better film than any music bio pic that's came out in the last 10 years. I stand on that. It was a BIG Oscar snub when they didn't get the nom.
You guys need to review the Friday movies (as a retro or bad movie roast)
This was a classic movie to me. It's funny the guy that played Dr.Dre in the movie didn't look like him at all.
I took my homegirl to see this and she's used to listen to nothing but rock or country after this movie she played all the old school hip hop artists.
Easy E wasn't known as a super dope rapper, he just had a cool voice, swag & Cube writing for him. He rhymed off beat til the day he died, that part was pretty true.
Dre loves his Roy Ayers.
This was the only movie while high on cocaine I was able to completely pay attention to the entire runtime (I'm 4 & 1/2 yrs sober. Don't do drugs)
Proud of you.
Was in the theater for this and it was absolutely great👍🏾
The only thing I hate about Straight Outta Compton is the career high F Gary Gray had with it making me excited to watch his follow ups.....only for one of them to be Fast 8 :(
This is one of those moments where I'd argue nepotism was the right choice.
Saw this opening night
The theater i went to was PACKED
This biopic made biopics in Hollywood hot again again. Especially for the” urban,” type.
Very good movie. 👍🏿
@ 42:00 had me dying🤣
“Dr.dre…ice cube…and the rest of those guys.”😂😂😂😂
As I look back on this, the funny thing was, Lonzo actually liked hip hop and was the guy who told Jerry about Eazy E
How did the mega NWA fans feel about this movie? I'm more of a rock guy, and I did not like Bohemian Rhapsody. As a huge Queen fan, that movie and its inaccuracies rubbed me the wrong way. I told people that if you know little to nothing about Queen, you'll love it, but if you know too much, you're gonna be criticizing it throughout even tho it's a well made film.
If I'm not mistaken, wasn't Snoop Dogg voiced by Snoop Dogg?
I remember when this movie came out. I was a student at a community college at the time
Dayum i was in 6th grade😂😂😂