Dead Presidents (1995)

An average movie

“Since I’m a big fan of ‘Menace II Society’, I was always eager to see this directorial follow-up from the Hughes brothers and I’m rather surprised that it took me about 30 years to finally watch the damned thing. Unfortunately, I ended up watching it on YouTube without subtitles and I did struggle to follow the dialogues. Anyway, this sophomore directorial effort was definitely ambitious and I was quite surprised when it started at the end of the 60’s in the Bronx. Indeed, their directorial debut was a rather small (but still fascinating) contemporary Hood movie taking place in the Watts and Crenshaw neighborhoods of Los Angeles but they were making this time something much more epic about 5 years in the life of a young black man at the end of the 60’s. Well, even though it was” read more

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" Dead Presidents is a 1995 American crime film co-written, produced and directed by the Hughes Brothers. The film chronicles the life of Anthony Curtis (Larenz Tate), focusing on his teenage years as a high school graduate and his experiences during the Vietnam War as a Recon Marine. As he returns to his hometown in The Bronx, Curtis finds himself struggling to support himself and his family, eventually turning to a life of crime. Dead Presidents is based partly on the real-life experiences "

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" Directed by: Albert Hughes and Allan Hughes Produced by: Albert Hughes, Allan Hughes, and Daryl Porter Written by: Albert Hughes, Allan Hughes, and Michael Henry Brown Based on the story "Specialist No.4 Haywood T. 'The Kid' Kirkland"by: Wallace Terry Cinematography: Dan Lebenthal Edited by: Lisa Rinzel Music by: Danny Elfman Distributed by: Hollywood Pictures"

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"First viewing - Nov. 21st By the time I finished dinner I was itching for something different all around, so I initially started to watch Chi-Raq. It fast became apparent that I was not in the mood for what it was doing, so I switched it up and checked out Dead Presidents instead. I recall seeing the trailers for this back when it came out, but at the time I didn't really care. Much like the poster to the left, what I recall was the trailers centered on the heist scenes which is only one piece "

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" Date: 5/11/2019 Viewed: DVD Re-Watch Note: I haven't seen this movie in years and it holds up very well. The movie has great acting from all of the cast members including Chris Tucker and Keith David. I also really like the story and the character development that the main character goes through. The movie does a great job on the life after Vietnam from a black soldier's perspective which I find rare these days. I highly recommend this movie."

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