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Bulworth (the movie, not the soundtrack)

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I may be the only person brave enough among the hip-hop heads to say to say this was a good movie, but I laughed AND was moved.

I'm not denying that Warren Beatty's critics don't have a good point about his "ghetto fantasy" syndrome and the extra blatant way they tried to establish his credentials -- that was the height of lame. We are treated to scene after scene in the opening credits of black leaders who Bulworth either respected or worked with. The only GOOD part is seeing how his own politics ads have driven him to the brink of insanity by their inanity.

DESPITE that, Warren was funny, the actors around him (especially the cocaine sniffing PR man) were even funnier, and there was actually a message behind the music: corporate politics stink. Beatty's raps were surprisingly good, and his criticism was truly bipartisan: Republicans and Democrats are BOTH on the take, and there isn't anybody in Washington who really gives a damn. The most stunning and perhaps most accurate barb was when Bulworth addressed an audience at a black church and told them "If you don't put down the chicken wings and the malt liquor, you're never gonna get rid of guys like me." Word the FUCK up!

I'm all for it. It wasn't perfect, but who from Hollywood REALLY expects perfection anyway? A movie which calls both the Republican AND the Democratic party crap is rare enough, so I'm not about to go dissin. Props to Warren Beatty for having the balls to do it.

Peace, Flash

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