Juice (1992)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1929 movies items)

" Harlem teens, Q, Bishop, Raheem and Steel, are out skipping school one day when they find out an old friend was killed in a shootout at a bar. After this, Bishop tells his friends that they have no respect, or juice. To get some, they rob a corner grocery store, but things take an unexpected turn. Only the four friends know what happened, but one of them is out for himself. Critics felt it was a great film, and audiences somewhat agreed. The film’s soundtrack featured songs by Naughty By"

Film Diary 2021 (210 movies items)

"6.5 "

Debutant Movies (150 movies items)

"Ernest Dickerson"

Favorite Drama Films: 1992-1993 (107 movies items)

" Directed by: Ernest R. Dickerson Produced by: Paul Frankfurt, Ralph McDaniels, David Heyman, and Neil H. Moritz Written by: Gerald Brown and Ernest R. Dickerson Cinematography: Larry Banks Edited by: Samuel D. Pollard and Brunilda Torres Music by; Hank Shocklee and The Bomb Squad Distributed by: Paramount Pictures"

A good movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this movie but since it has a decent reputation, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though it was nothing really groundbreaking, it still turned out to be a decent watch. To be honest, I wasn’t not sure about the beginning. I mean, it did feel realistic but it was also rather whimsical, probably too much. Then, the plot was rather thin as it was about 4 guys messing up with a gun but not much else. Eventually, what made this movie really stand out was the character Roland Bishop. Indeed, it was such a dark and complex character thanks to a strong performance by Tupac Shakur. Thanks to this character, the apparent frivoulousness displayed at the beginning disappeared and was replaced slowly by a violent and grim reality. Of course” read more

Movie Diary 2018 (59 movies items)

"1.9 Cast Tupac Shakur Omar Epps Khalil Kain Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins 95min"

BAMF's February 2017 Cinefest (22 movies items)

" Familiar Actors: Omar Epps Tupac Shakur Cindy Herron Samuel L. Jackson George Gore II Queen Latifah Flex Alexander Donald Faison and Anthony 'Treach" Criss True Rating: 9.3/10 My Review: Juice Review"

“Notes:

*I have seen posts about this lately as well as often hearing good things about it.

*I figured I would check it out considering it has an interesting cast of which includes Tupac!

*This is my first Ernest R. Dickerson film, but I have heard of his films of which I want to see eventually.

*I have also heard of (yet haven't seen) the other stuff written by Gerard Brown.

*Now let's see if it is as good as I've heard.

Pros:

*The players here were all excellent, but really Tupac outshines everyone here.

*I felt that it was pretty unpredictable with how things would play out.

*It's intense and feels like a realistic situation.

*Despite the ending feeling a little too quick I thought it was ” read more

30 From 92: My Favorite Films From 1992 (30 movies items)

" On the streets, the only way to survive, is if you got the power & the respect. In other words, you gotta have da juice. Once you got da juice, den you gotta get the crew to back you up. No juice, no crew, no chance. A'ight?"

Top Favorite Films of 1992 (79 movies items)

"Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson Starring Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, Jermaine "Buggy" Hopkins, Khaili Kain, Samuel L. Jackson, Cindy Herron, Vincent Laresca, George Gore III, Queen Latifah, Fab 5 Freddy, Donald Faison, Dr. Dre, Erick Sermon, Flex Alexander, Michael Badalucco, LaTanya Richardson, EPMD, Ed Lover, and Kool DJ Red Alert "