Just a Tubi script with a big budget| Belly 1999 - 90s classic movie commentary/ recap
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
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I like how in the movie Nas was like “let’s go to Africa” not a specific country in Africa, just Africa 😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
Exactly. 🙄 "I mean but I mean Africa is Far..." 😂 My friend and I had an "Africa is far" inside joke back then.
so dats where Jail Party got dat shit from 😂😂😂
Just ALL of Africa. No big deal 😂
😂😂😂
the intro during this movie still has me in a choke hold
Iconic!!
Full Nelson
Definitely the flyest intro to a movie ever!
Back to lifeeee back to reality
The best intro of any black film period
They really didn't have to make him a predator for us to understand that he wasn't shit. Great review, thank ya ma'am. 😍❤
That's exactly what I thought; the predator angle was unnecessary. Kionna could have been a grown woman, and his character would have still been a piece of sh!t. Making him a child predator meant that I didn't give a damn about his "redemption" later on.
@@esjay-rh7wx Yessss! I couldn't bring myself to care, it was such a waste.
At that time, tommy was not seen as a predator. Not many thought twice about it. We just saw it as tommy was a cheater.
@@ertfgghhhhPeople still don't. Her being fast is what it'll be called and having nothing to do with the actual adult.
@@Ashley-qx4my the term "fast" meant someone was trying to grow up too fast-was doing or trying to do things adults do. Both could be true- she was fast and he was unloyal to his gf
For those who don't know, Taral Hicks (Kisha) played Jane Williams in A Bronx Tale.
We know
@@9roselove9speak for yourself. I didn’t
And is the sister of the lady from the Tyler perry play "what's done in the dark " deitra hicks 😂
THATS where i had seen her!!
Yup
Belly is a CERTIFIED Hood Classic! 💯
“That’s your man. That’s YOUR man!” 😂😂😂
“Is this the illest n***a in Nebraska? Is you bout it bout it fool!” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Right. Even when these terms were popular we never said this bs
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When I was younger I saw no issue with DMX character grooming the teenager because in the hood it happened so frequently and we saw it so often its like people just turned a blind eye to it or they hid it well. Now that I'm grown revisiting this movie that man was a whole pedophile! And I'm sure that teenager thought she was so mature for her age that she was attracting an older man. That is a bad way to look at it. That was a predator molesting a kid. And Keisha didn't even gripe about her age she was more concerned about the girl giving him head. Smh.
Dem people are all desperate and lost that’s what you see in the ghetto even in the uk
Yeah we use to be in middle school like 8th grade and these girls would be getting picked up by grown men with cars.
The way he was eating that banana will always have me laughing 😂😂😂
Taral Hicks and T-boz looked so beautiful in this movie
I’m only here because of the title “Tubi film but just with a bigger budget” 🤣
😂🤣😭😭😂🤣 okay had me dead I was like WHAT 🤣😂🤣😂
Exactly!! It was low key azz🤷🏽♀️
True lol
Classic! I prolly watched this a dozen times. Tubi script with a big budget is on point 😂 RIP DMX
This movie is literally just a hour long music video btw the pastor scene of the movie was the best part of the movie in My opinion
It was. I liked his speech and its still relevant.
No DMX character did not snitch on Nas, The cop asked for his other alias meaning other nickname and he used Nas's name that way if that name came up they would only be looking at DMX as in He Is both Bunz And Sincere. He protected his boy.
No he did not. He gave him up
@@Luckimee lol that's literally what he did though. The cops aren't gonna look for Sincere if Tommy tells them that HE IS Sincere, which is exactly what he did 🤦♂
I was looking for this comment. He was holding his mans down.
That's kinda deep. Almost like a who's who situation
I never seen this but was hoping someone caught it too. He was protecting his friend.
Fun fact the guy that played Rico said in an interview that he was mad because he was supposed to get DMX part in the movie the timing but he ended up they ended up giving it to DMX so he ended up becoming Rico and he was a mad so that's why he dressed like that he said he thought by doing that he would sabotage the movie but in fact he just made the character Rico more likable so he did the opposite of what he was trying to do he was trying to ruin the movie by dressing like that and acting like that in the movie
Lmao that’s so childish haha
@@smilealwaysnatasha3423 he acting wasn’t even that good in “Menace to Society”, if anything Glenn Plummer, Jada Pinkett, the actor that play Shareef, Roc and Larenz Tate carried this movie
@@91DefiniteEspecially Larenz Tate. And think that he was an actual damn teenager at the time
I don't think you mentioned it but Kionna was played by the Murder Inc rapper, Vita. Always wondered what happened to her
I forgot to mention that. Yes!
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I follow her on Instagram. Unfortunately for Vita, she never released an album on the label because Irv Gotti was too focused on Ashanti (professionally and privately), which is the same thing that happened to Charli Baltimore.
I think she runs a lingerie boutique if I’m not mistaken.
Her sister is Kima from Total
"Africa. Just Africa, no specific country chile" THAT'S WHAT I ALWAYS SAY. Like did they even get a passport and visa. They really just packed they bags and vanished.
This movie serves a great cap to the 90s with all the references to staple 90s imagery. The Music, the clothes, the cars, the backdrop, everything…
BELLY WAS A VIBE!!!
Good recap, girl. Sincere just saying “Africa” and no specific country always cracks me up. Glad you caught that
I don't know why name it Belly. Perhaps because the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. The money and drugs are perhaps supposed to be a metaphor for food. And it's providing satiety .
I think it may be like the BELLY of the beast
They were caught in “the belly of the beast”
Belly of the beast basically
Nas facts: The little kid on the bench scene is a visual storytelling of one of Nas’ verses on “One Love”
The barbershop shootout was also a visual from one verse on “The Message” by Nas.
According to Turner, he dressed that way on purpose to sabotage the movie. He was originally cast as Sincere but got moved to the other role by Hype Williams
If you watch one of the interviews recently Tyrin Turner made up the character mannerism . He admitted to sabotaging the character but it backfired on him because the director like the character. 😂
DMX is still one of the most underrated actors, especially rappers turned actor in the game!!
Earl's most convincing role is DMX. I don't believe that he really loved God as he acted like he did. DMX is in hell.
Fun fact: Tyrin Turner actually played Rico like that on purpose . He originally supposed to play Tommy (Dmx character) but hype changed his mind and casted X instead because X was the bigger name at the time. So tryin Turner made Rico look goofy on purpose to sabotage the movie because he was salty over the recast but ironically he became one of the most quotable and most memorable characters of the movie.
Couldn’t even imagine Tyrin turner playing Tommy. Maybe nas’s character, but DMX played his role PERFECTLY. Movie wouldn’t be the same without him
A banger as always my baby love your videos your energy brings out these videos lmao
Feels like I’m with my home girl high doing breakdowns ❤️🫶🏽
Thank you 😊
I was the only teenager in my circle of friends that never cared for this movie, because it was indeed a 1 hr. long music video. The visuals were stunning in certain scenes (namely the opener; I'll never forget the blacklight in the club and how it reflected on the men's eyes), and other scenes it was just...strange. Also, even as a young girl, I've always been big on plot and acting, and "Belly"...just didn't have that. However, it's chock full of Hip-Hop and R&B legends that I adore, and it takes me back to a time when life was virtually carefree and happy. Plus, I remember loving DMX's love scene (LOL). RIP Dark Man X. ❤❤
What’s a good movie with a deep, coherent plot in your opinion??
@@professorxaviour3649 In all honesty, I'm not sure if you're sincerely asking or if you're delivering a read, but either way, I'll bite. When it comes to a movie with a deep, coherent plot, "Carrie" comes to mind (the original film from 1976). Not only is the story itself engaging, but there's deep themes throughout the movie regarding blood/menstruation, bullying, abuse, and coming of age/womanhood.
Another good film with an engaging plot is the recent film, "Missing." The plot is pretty simple: a woman ends up missing after failing to return home from her vacation in Colombia, and her tech savvy daughter has to find her. However, the constant twists and turns in the story keep you on the edge of your seat, plus I love how the story is presented exclusively with devices (computers, cell phones, smart watches, backup cameras in cars, etc.).
@@MsNotzitech savvy is a bit of a reach but I agree that missing is probably one of the best movies of the 2020s rn and if you haven’t, you should watch searching which is the original version of that movie
@@Alecexo I watched "Searching" first. I loved that one, too! ❤️
Hit me on the celly, watching Belly. Whew! The intro, the scenes with Keisha and when Ox got k*lled, just 🔥. I do agree that we should’ve saw more of Keisha’s outcome and Sincere and T’s. And I had a feeling Deliver Us From Eva would be next. I was thinking about a few clips from the movie just yesterday. Can you do A Bronx Tale? Another classic with Taral Hicks!
I don’t know if you watched Snowfall but why does Rico almost look like Percy the Pimp?? 😂
Why did I just google this 😂😂😂 and then they had a pic of A Pimp Named Slickback next to it. Triplets 😂
@@forthenostalgia Lol! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Can’t believe you only got 15k subscribers 😅
I think that Tommy giving Sincere as his alias was him keeping the cops off Sincere.
It absolutely should’ve just been visuals for a music video… because baby that plot was nonexistent 😫😂
All of Lenox's scene's were improvised. Louie Rankin, who plays Lenox, never read his written lines, they just explained to him the scene and he took it from there. Every line he said in the movie was improvised.
He didn't snitch on Sin... he used his name so he could get a bond... If he used his name it would have came up he was wanted by the F.B.I
Btw: Cain was crushing that mf banana 😂
He really was 😂
AYOOOOOOOO💀💀💀💀💀💀
I loved this. You are always consistent. Thank you for that. Tommie was a predator. Period grooming a young girl is disgusting. I wanted him to be dealt with. But as always great review. Question did your bday pass or it’s coming up ?
Its coming up. Aug. 19th.
@@forthenostalgia oh wow you are a Leo. I’m a Leo rising that’s why we bonded so quick. Lmsooo
@@MeresankhJleos recognize leos 💕
@@forthenostalgia aaawwww Shit !!! Leo #GangGang !!!! 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🧚🏿♀️🧚🏿♀️🧚🏿♀️🧚🏿♀️👑👑👑👑🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁
@@MeresankhJ yasssss ! I'm a Leo Sun, rising ,& Lilith(shadow)
You said Patois and my skin caught a fire.. Never watched this film but I need to hear ox talk. lol. But it explains why his accent sounded right.. mans was Jamaican. Also Hey from Jamaica Freennnnnnnn
Hey frennnnnnnnn!!
Tyrin Turner (Caine) was out here looking like a dark skin Priest from Super Fly with those bumped ends chile.
😂😂😂 Yessss
I couldn’t take him serious.
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Tommy never snitched on Sincere. He just knew he couldn’t give the cops his real name cause it was definitely OV. That’s why he kept saying he needed to get out before his prints came back…
Just Africa. Lol. Always made me laugh
For Hype to be such an experienced video director during this time, the lighting in this movie kind of sucked 🙃
*for certain scenes...
I think the lighting as to show the darkness of the world i really loved this movie have you seen it in 4K it’s bright af btw I love your channel
The difference is focus is what he prolly didn't take into account.. when watching videos. Your top priority is the music.. what you hear, and Then what you see. So your mind and senses are more focused on a feeling.. when watching a movie, your top priority is visuals. What you see and then how it all makes you feel..
But.. because of thee rappers in the movie, it prolly works for a alot of ppl cuz they are used to seeing them in music videos so it kinda flips some viewers priorities.. hence. Alot of ppl like how the movie makes them feel more than anything.
@@craigwapples4200 No, I'll check it out though. Some scenes had me turning up the brightness on my tv.
Kinda? Lol I remember having to turn the brightness up AND cut all the lights off in the house just to see certain scenes 😂
This title is why I love you 😂
This movie was definitely a classic. It definitely showcased what goes on whenever you're caught up in the underbelly. Fun fact: the scene on the project's bench is actually a nod to the Nas "One Love" video.
Yall def be dropping lil jems I didn't know
Also the barbershop scene
Belly came out 3 years before One Mic though
@@John_on_the_mountain your math is off bro and you've read what I've said wrong. I said "One Love" not "One Mic".
@@Thrashaholic1988 yeah my bad i did read that as one mic lol
Also he didn't snitch on sincere , the cop asked him what were his aliases and he said sincere which protected him
Y'all the way I understood the conversation between Keshia and T is that tea realizes she's happy outside of her relationship with sincere, like the source of her happiness is her, not that man..
Thank You for uploading this review! Belly is one of my favorite movies too.💖
This long music video aka movie was a classic! I've watch it too many times as a teenager LOL. Watching it now, it's a hot mess. You have done it again, thank you! 😍
I love your channel...much love.... coming from someone from New York during this era, and watching these movies, it's really great to see these movies brought up again
14:54 he didn’t snitch on sincere he actually took any heat of of him. He basically said his nickname was sincere
The way he reversed car when he saw that cops.
Yes I love it! Tommy and the minister’s interaction at the end always gets me teary eyed lol hood classic I was 8 when it came out and my mom let me watch it with her. I didn’t get it back then obviously but I do now
The film was mainly called belly was because it was meant to be the first film of two, with the second film called "beast" playing on the phrase "belly of the beast"
Trivia: the opening scene of the movie was filmed in the legendary Tunnel club in NYC. The same club used for DMX's Get At Me Dog
I loveeeee your videos! There isn’t one that I haven’t watched. Thank you so much for the great content and your final thoughts. I agree with everything that you stated. I love these movies. Mannn even as a young girl, i knew T was dropping gems. I would like to also recommend Never Die Alone with DMX.
Girl im so glad you posted ive been waiting all weeek
The intro😂 rocking the Hopsin, Kanye vibrant contact lenses -blue hunters for everybody 😊 remember when colored contacts were the thing? Until people were getting cornea infections.
Tommy in the shower, hears the news on TV about HIS activity from an MTV veejay😂
Tmz who? This is too fun🌺
I miss MTV news....I always looked foward to Kurt, Gideon and Sway....and I remember people getting contacts from the beauty supply back then 🤣🤣🤣 thats probably why they were getting those infections.
@@forthenostalgia SiS 😭😭😭😂
All of the above! Hugs from Asia 🌺🌺
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OMG!! This is a timeless classic, and I can watch this over and over again. Also to say that this was not a huge box office movie, without a huge budget, it was extremely good, the storyline was absolutely amazing, there were really nice homes in this movie, mansions, and vehicles. The LEGENDS in this movie. 🤯 I ALWAYS ALWAYS thought Naz was so freaking attractive, and he hasn't aged one bit. I loved his name Sincere, and my ole man's best friend's son's name is Sincere. You can literally watch this movie today, and not even realize what year it came out. Also it was shot really well, shout out to Hype Williams, who shot most of our favorite classic music videos. Shout out to OUR culture mayne. Keisha was a bad bih, beautiful, BEAUTIFULLY MELANATED, 🤎👑🤎 smooth skin, baddie!! Method Man fine ass, and still super fine as fuk!! Ox was one of my favorite characters in this movie, and he had that bread bread. It's so amazing how so many music videos, and movies are pretty much inspired by "Scarface". I enjoy it though, because "Scarface" is a classic. I also ABSOLUTELY love Nicki Minaj featuring Lil Wayne's "High School" music video which was inspired by "Scarface". Also one of my favorite R&B singers from back in the day Avant music video "Don't say No" was inspired by "Scarface" as well.
I really liked how the movie was shot with the black lights. It was unique to Hype Williams style, you know back then everyone had their own signature thing, which I appreciate it, like Spike Lee had his signature style and his movies the way they were shot, but today we don't have that. Which takes away from the uniqueness we had in the 90s, and early 2000's. back then you definitely could not steal someone's style, it would have been a problem, and that was the best thing about back then.
3:39 Sadly, there are a bunch of "Tommy Bunz" types lurking out there everywhere in real life. From hood to hood, block to block. Nation and world-wide. Even in the entertainment business as well. Sickos indeed.
This has always been a guilty pleasure of mines! I didn’t have much exposure to hip hop/rap culture growing up, and so when I would visit my cousins in the city, I would get more exposure to these things, which is how I discovered this gem and most of the films you’ve covered! It’s very nostalgic for me and I love it! 🥹
I love that Hype had his style in the first ten minutes of the movie. So good.
When they get to Tommy’s house.
That place was beautiful.
Hype Williams was on his Dario Argento shit.
Your videos are off the hook (showing my age lol). I have a few movies you could go over because I love your commentary:
- The Inkwell
- A Low Down Dirty Shame
- The Best Man & Best Man Holiday
- Bebe's Kids
- Crooklyn
- Jungle Fever
Just to name a few.
Thank you for the suggestions. I've already done Bebes Kids, it's on my Spotify.
Please do:
"Poetic Justice"
"The Best Man"
"The Brothers"
And lastly, "Breaking all the rules
Lmfao the flipped hair will always be funny.
FINALLY!!! I’ve been waiting 11 days for a new video 😝
Can we get a Shottas video 🙏🏽
YES 🙌🏾
To everyone laughing at Nas saying “Africa” without specifying where, that was nothing more than a reference to his single “If I Ruled the World” - “It sounds foul, but every girl I meet'd go downtown, I'd open every cell in Attica, send 'em to Africa”
The feather mohawk had always hit
No. #1Sign that the man underneath that 'do is crazy.
15:27 The beginning of Call Of Duty: Jamaican Don Dada Edition
When Big Latto did this scene in her Sunday service music video, I automatically knew where she got that idea from. CLASSIC!😍😍😍
When Tommy was in the shower While Kiesha was on the the phone with Kiana. The news wasn’t recounting what had happened earlier. They were saying it’s a new form of heroin in Europe and it was making its way to America through Jamaica and West Indies. That’s why he went to Holler at Ox so he could get the new drugs.
This is what you call the Belly of the Beast.
It took me soooo long to realize Shameek was playing dumb 🤣🤣🤣
This movie was overrated in my opinion. It’s like an extended music video. Fun Fact: Tyrin Turner (Rico & Caine from Menace II Society) auditioned for the role of Tommy, after he didn’t get it, he got the role of Rico. His plan was to sabotage the role but it turned out to be iconic. Can we please get reviews on the following movies:
New Jack City
Boyz N The Hood
South Central
Juice
Menace II Society
Strapped
Sugar Hill
Fresh
New Jersey Drive
Clockers
Dead Presidents
Caught Up
Blue Hill Avenue
Brooklyn’s Finest
I wonder how it wouldve been if Tyrin played Tommy. I think DMX did a great job. Like Bobby, he couldve been a great actor if he was able to beat his demons.
@@forthenostalgia I agree. DMX could have been a double threat. Another fun fact: Tyrin Turner auditioned for the role of Trey in Boyz N The Hood. He said he did the scene when Trey was punching the air & he learned that in Hollywood they tell you anything.
I second a Fresh review. Such an underappreciated gem. One of Samuel L Jackson's last character actor roles before he blew up with Pulp Fiction
@@anaihilator I agree.
Sabotage the role of Rico?
Tyrin Turner did that to himself. He said he put that wig on to try to ruin that part because he really didn’t want it.
I gotta go pull this movie out again 💜. The intro was 🔥. Taral hicks looked beautiful in this (and anything she was in)
Another one Babygirl.
Can't believe you done another that I personally love.
Also, I can't believe this year makes 25 years since this classic or that Big Dawg been gone for 2 years already definitely missed 😞.
Shout-out to you Queen 👑 keep it coming
Rest up Earl 'Dmx' Simmons (Tommy) 🙏
Rest up OG OX 🙏
Girl i had to pause this to go watch belly again… i forgot about the teen girl 😩👀
the title of the video is the perfect way to describe this movie, till this day, i don’t know the plot of the movie 😭.
I had to read it on Wiki.
Rip dmx and Louie ox rankin
I genuinely forgot he died till I seen this comment now I’m sad again 😂
@@talaejahlakaye905 dang
I dont know what it is about DMX and Michael K. Williams but my brain just refuses to acknowledge that they're gone. I have to keep reminding myself.
@@forthenostalgia yep
He doesn't snitch on Sincere. He says that's his alias, meaning theyd think NAS cases were Tommy's.
11:10-11:19
I absolutely love the old street niggaz New York slang. "But that's your mans, that's your mans" 😂😂 I promise I still use that anytime I get the opportunity.
‘’FUN FACT’’ Tyrin Turner was promised the role of Tommy but they ended up giving it to DMX so just like in the movie Tyrin was bitter so he showed up to set looking like that just to mess up the movie but then ended up making an iconic character come to life
Dang for the Nostalgia you didn't have to come for the movie Belly with that video title, but it was hilarious 😂😂😂😂
i love that scene with Sincere and the little boy on the bench.
It was like a verse from "One Love" by Nas. i often wondered if the song inspired that scene.
All I gotta say is Chip Tooth Smile Nas 😩♥️
16:58-17:19
This clearly shows how they were not beef'd out with Sincere like they were with Buns by the way they treated Sincere's ole lady, compared to the way they treated Keisha.
18:53
They did Keisha REAL BAD.
19:17
They forced Keisha's hand, and her dealing with Tommy, she caught her first body.
The description you gave is accurate af. The movie was shot beautifully, but the acting was atrocious. I'm so glad I snuck in the show for this back in 99.😂😂😂
....I saw it for free and wanted my money back!😖
15:45-16:08
This was the only part in the movie that made me cry, when I saying how this child had no hope for the future. I knew eventually he would end up dead, or in jail. Sincere said himself that the youngsta was a real low-life, hell kinda like his childhood friend Buns. He said the 2 of them were like Butch and Sundance. 🤷🏾♀️
This movie is definitely an experience. 🤣
feather mohawk was normal ish in Jamaica back in the day..they did some flamboyannt things esp the guys with money
Thank you I wish Hype could’ve directed a Belly 2 because the movie with Game is horrible it would’ve been nice to see what happened after everything
My favorite part of my Sunday 😊
Please do Why did I get married ‼️‼️ I love watching your reviews, your channel is getting better and better with every video 💕
Thank you 😊
U ain't lying.....It was a terrible script, if it wouldn't have been that every other character was a known rapper at the time this movie would've definitely been forgotten......Does anyone know why they named this movie Belly???
Maybe the word Belly supposed to represent the way to a man's heart. And the metaphor here would be the money representing the food going to a man's heart ❤️
I think its short for the phrase “Belly of the Beast”.
@@TeeBee12100 🤔Hmmmm......That's interesting, I think that makes alot of sense.....How many other movies that we view as classics were really just movies that without 1 or 2 amazing scenes could have been on tubi???
My brother said it was an ode to the fact that they were hungry. Wolves in the street if you will.....but idk.
U don't always need a great script to make a great movie, just like today u don't need lyricism or word play to be a popular rapper. Today u don't have to have the skill to hit or hold a note to sing R&B.
One day, I need to sit down and watch this movie from beginning to end.
You'll be intrigued & irritated simultaneously 😊
You're really not missing anything🙄
Its boring and toxic. You aren't missing a thing.
Tommy was watching classic movie "gummo" directed by Harmonie korine. A trippy boy for sure
Call it what it was! Tommy wasn't just a predator; he was a p*do.
One of the funniest unintentional comedies ever made.
Randomly came across your Channel looking for Reviews on Soul Food and ended up Subscribing and bingewatching all your vids! Great Stuff! 👍👍
Will you do The Best Man & The Best Man: Holiday?
Your first video i saw was "Menace 2 society". Now with "Belly" i subscribe. Hello from Mexico
“Africa. Just Africa” 😂😂😂😂 loved this recap
14:55 Bunz didn't snitch on Sincere. He was protecting Sincere by saying that he went by the alias Sincere, as to keep the feds from going after the actual Sincere.