Shale, that Luthor Campbell article is bullshit. Spike Lee was the first director to show black people as human beings in film, and he was the first director to accurately portray the black experience on film, and show the complexity of race relations between different ethnicities. Before Spike it was just blaxsploitation, pimps and ho's, funk and soul, charactertures (and Tarantino has had his share of fun with that, which is one of the reasons why Denzel Washington refused to work with him). I can't believe a black guy wrote that article either, the man has obviously has no appreciation or understanding of Spike Lee and what his films accomplished. The guy can't even defend or explain his accusations. Lee is a house Negro for hollywood? Ahhh, how, when, why, what? It's just an absurd statement that makes no sense. That article was crap and it sounds like he just has something personal against Lee.
IDK the whole story on Luther Campbell and Spike Lee. All I know about Luke is that he is a local musician (2 Live Crew) who was being persecuted for lyrics in "As Nasty as They Wanna Be" back in the late '80s. Unbelievably it went to court and was ruled obscene but later overturned on First Amendment grounds. Just a little Florida history. However, I liked this Tarantino movie, even more so after watching it again. It is over the top and totally unrealistic, but excites emotions on some level seeing the white bad guys get their comeuppance, as well as the despicable house ****** (Samuel Jackson's character). Things you wish woulda gone down like it was onscreen. So, all I know is Spike Lee's criticisms of this movie were full of shit, especially since he didn't even see it. It was entertainment, not some realistic portrayal of the slave days (or even the racist days of the Mississippi that I knew growing up).
Yeah, well I don't necessarily agree with Spike Lee's criticism of Django, but haha, you're joking, this dude was in 2 live crew? Jesus, no one's more guilty of stereotyping black people (particularly black women as ho's and bitches) than that group! Where the hell does he get off criticizing Lee? What a hypocrite.
Hey JY, Could you possibly recommend some Spike Lee movies to me, I'm keen to watch just don't know where to start, being in New Zealand as well there's not too much buzz about them
Previously I was going to say Spike Lees movies are shit anyway, so who cares, but he did 'Inside Man' which I didnt know until after checking IMDB after this thread. Jodie Foster, Clive Owen and Denzel, its a really good movie with a nice little Nazi Hunter sub story. That would be his best
Spike Lee is a great film maker.His best films are "Do the right thing" and "Malcolm X". Not sure if i agree with him on "Django" though.
I loved this movie and thought I'd post my RT review. Django Unchained could be looked at as a 'Southern' western, a child of blaxploitation and modern westerns, or it could be an action thriller with a social backbone, but I think it fits in its own category altogether. While it makes no attempt to be historically accurate, the film is full of history. A rather harsh, but not necessarily unfair portrayal of the slavers' South as inhuman and corrupt is filled with rare but interesting historical tidbits (sunglasses, deluxe horse carriages) is laced with and made more accessible with the use of film history. The classic 70s title screens and touches harken us back to a time when both six-guns and afros still filled the screens. Tarantino's soundtrack skills may have hit their height, as the incredibly blended eclectic soundtrack really brings the setting to full force and helps connect the audience to this bloody world of retribution. Tarantino and Jackson's collaborations have also reached a new peak. They turned the 'good negro' and 'Tom' archetypes inside out, showed you the bloody guts, and never once flinched. Every second of good Stephen and his equally masterful master (DiCaprio) was an amazing and amusing cinematic feat. And that's another thing that was oh so Tarantino about this movie. Every actor brought out a character you not only have never seen before; but would have never expected said actor to become. The icons were faded from view beneath their costumes and most showed the best performances of their lives. I can't say enough good about this film, but I wouldn't recommend it for anyone with a weak stomach; as hyper violence is used allegorically and very liberally. Or Dixie apologists - cause this masterpiece is Birth of Nation inverted, just as good, but much more convincing.
watched the original 1966 Sergio Corbucci Django last night..was pretty good i recommend it to anyone that like this newer one
