Rating: - THIS NEEDS TO BE ON DVD!!!
I haven't seen the movie in a long time, but I rememember enjoying it though. I give it 5 stars for the simple fact that it has Run DMC and the Beastie Boys in it!
However the main purpose of this review is to hope that somebody from the studio, that owns the right to this film, would take notice and release it on DVD. I don't even own a VCR anymore. I REALLY WANT THIS MOVIE IN MY COLLECTION ON DVD!!!
Rating: - Okay Movie But Worthy Hip Hop History Piece
Spike Lee turned down this script.... That says it all. But I still wish it would be released on DVD. I think it's still a Hip Hop historical piece from that era. Shame it only grossed less than a million. Probably cost a million to produce though. They should have promoted this a little bit more. I recall reading about significant delays with this movie being released and problems on the set with Rick Rubin. It should have been a better movie with the caliber of rap stars they had. But by 1988 Run-DMC's fame was wading and their careers were starting to fade out a little in the late '80s. Nowadays, 50 cent gets a 30 million dollar movie budget and top notch promotion on all these shows and magazines. They could have done a little better with this one.
Rating: - Crazy Stupid Fun
YO! So this movie might not have all the intellectual smarts of most crime movies, but it's not supposed to. This movie is just a fun, hip-hop flick. DMC is ill in this movie ("it's empty...like your future") I'm saying, it not the best acting, or even story, but if you take it for what it was, a bunch of young guys making the movie that they wanted to make, and having fun, you can enjoy it. Plus the fact that it has 2 dope performances by RUN DMC, a good lill bit of Slick Rick, and those zany Beasties, you'll like it. Some people say that this movie was made when RUN DMC was falling off, but on the contrary, their style of rap will never be obsolete, they are the essence of what hip hop is supposed to be. Watching the mellow DMC play off the hyped rap style of Run is just plain fun, and you can't front on that.
Rating: - The originator
This is a pretty bad movie, the acting is decent, at best. The plot is thin, the budget looked to be about nill. But, there is something about "Tougher Then Leather" maybe it was because I grew up lovin' Run-DMC, I'm not sure. This movie does deserve a lot of credit though. It's the first movie I remember seeing, that had tons of cameos from rappers, and wasn't a movie about rapping. This came out way before Who's The Man or any of the newer flicks that have rappers in them, just to sell tickets. It was strange to see Run & DMC acting so hard. But for all those who dislike that fact, remember this is a movie and they are "acting" They didn't train for this like Em did in 8-Mile. It's a low budget "gangsta" flick. I think when you consider the time period it came out, it's actually a pretty decent picture. They didn't set out to make something that would win an Oscar, or anything like that. Watch this ... Read More
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