I honestly don't know why everyone hates on this movie. - Empire (2002) Discussion

[–] cutelilprincess_27 21 years ago

whos hating on it?
i love it

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[–] m-slovak79 19 years ago

i agree... i think it's a pretty good movie... definately a movie i can watch more than a few times and no be bored with it ;) ... john luguizamo "makes" this movie... without him it would not be nearly as good... he plays the roll perfect if u ask me.

7/10 from me.

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1-4 = really bad movie
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[–] Severen187 18 years ago

its like lot of movies the one i would compare it with the most is Carlitos's Way he's tryin to go straight but in the end *SPOILER* it just gets them killed they say its the last thing ill do and then im out but then when it gets screwed up and they die both killed by someone ruthless and evil

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[–] evil_tin_man 17 years ago

this movie is so hated on i would buy if i could i work at bestbuy and i've never seen this movie come in i can vouch for canada by same no locations in canada has this movie in stock, therefore being hated on .....

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[–] christian123 21 years ago

i liked this movie there were twists and some parts were boring but it didnt last too long and most of the cast was great and denise richards was hot. 7/10

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[–] huevudo 21 years ago

Yo for real this movie was good, even though it took some of its idea from "carlito's way" it's still a really good movie, if you listen to all the statements and everything, it's a really good Latino movie, which is underrated.

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[–] desifir667 19 years ago

GOOD

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[–] OmegaTheRedX 19 years ago

everyone hates this movie cuz it sucks

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[–] Chocoboy121 19 years ago

People like "method man" obviously have no education. It was a great movie. And method if you can't understand what I'm saying.

YO DIZ SHIAT WUZ GUUD OKAII? U UNNDASTAN ME? AIIGHT YO. LRN SOME VOCABUBULARIIE. AIGHT YO? KEEP IT REALZ FO SHO.

-Thank you : )

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[–] LaPrincessa80 18 years ago

I dig everyone's opinions here...your all entitled. Here goes mine. My aunt is Stracey Diaz she played Gina..(Fat Joe's Home girl) and I was on set while they filmed in the Bx. I thought that Frank (Director/Writer) was giving a very "Real" description of what living in The Bx is like if you take that direction in life. I loved how the "hustler" got hustled by the "business man". That was very Ironic and kinda showed a vulnerable side to a "hard core" person like John Leguizamo's character Victor. Im am not in favor of this movie because I know the writer and understand his point of view..I think that the script was well written and the main idea was great. A beautifully shot movie for it's budget!!!!

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[–] Raven34 18 years ago

Empire is one of my favorite movies. I'm a fan of some of the people in this movie:John Leguizamo, Treach, Vincent Laresca, Sonia Braga. I have been a fan of John's for over fifteen years. He's super talented. Treach is pretty much a legend in Hip Hop and one of the sexiest and most beautiful men alive. I enjoyed his role as "Chedda" he had some great lines in this movie. It would have been better to see more of Treach, John Laresca and Fat Joe. They were all wonderful.

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[–] hiddenbiscuit 18 years ago

chocoboy--> strong homo

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[–] pacman2001 18 years ago

well, that was a useful reply

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[–] Banterking625 18 years ago

I don't care what some people think about this movie but it's my favorite of all-time. We can't make people like this movie and they can't make us not like it. That's why I don't make a big deal about people hatin' on this movie

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[–] colinmercer 18 years ago

If that's your favorite movie, I hope all you've ever seen is that and The Grinch. Seriously. Your Favorite? Hell, you could stay in the genre, and see actual good movies like Blow, Boondock Saints, True Romance, 25th Hour. You know, films with actual talent acting in them, with a plot that actually makes any kind of sense, and dialogue that doesn't sound like a 15 year old who just discovered rap wrote it. It's a shame, because Leguizamo is a decent actor, hilarious too, and yet this movie was one of the worst written, horribly directed pieces of trash I've ever seen. If you call that "hating on it", then fine, but seriously, go rent those movies I mentioned.

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[–] Banterking625 18 years ago

If that's your favorite movie, I hope all you've ever seen is that and The Grinch. Seriously. Your Favorite? Hell, you could stay in the genre, and see actual good movies like Blow, Boondock Saints, True Romance, 25th Hour. You know, films with actual talent acting in them, with a plot that actually makes any kind of sense, and dialogue that doesn't sound like a 15 year old who just discovered rap wrote it. It's a shame, because Leguizamo is a decent actor, hilarious too, and yet this movie was one of the worst written, horribly directed pieces of trash I've ever seen. If you call that "hating on it", then fine, but seriously, go rent those movies I mentioned.

Seen Blow and I like that movie. I've seen lots of movies and Empire is my favorite. I have no interest to see those other 3 movies. Do those movies have Delilah Cotto? She's the reason I like this movie

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[–] phail10 18 years ago

It's not "realistic" at all. It's not "real life" at all. They just copied a bunch of *beep* from better movies.

That's why everyone hates on it.

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[–] chinesetoefoo 18 years ago

I'm sorry, but I could not sit through this movie. I walked out when Leguizamo got shot in the first twenty minutes or so. These kinds of movies is that they get made all the time. Real life - maybe, but the problem is that people turn to this type of story to make a quick buck. You've seen one and you've seen them all. The characters are the same, the plots are the same. There's nothing original about them.

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[–] GoodFella_Lombardi 18 years ago

The Boondock Saints is hardly "good". It's a redundant rip-off of Tarantino and Scorsese. Entertaining but unoriginal; I wouldn't use it as leverage in an arguement when putting down another film.

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[–] Eat_Mescaline 17 years ago

"If that's your favorite movie, I hope all you've ever seen is that and The Grinch. Seriously. Your Favorite? Hell, you could stay in the genre, and see actual good movies like Blow, Boondock Saints, True Romance, 25th Hour. You know, films with actual talent acting in them, with a plot that actually makes any kind of sense, and dialogue that doesn't sound like a 15 year old who just discovered rap wrote it. It's a shame, because Leguizamo is a decent actor, hilarious too, and yet this movie was one of the worst written, horribly directed pieces of trash I've ever seen. If you call that "hating on it", then fine, but seriously, go rent those movies I mentioned."

I own Empire and I own all of those movies besides 25th Hour.
If anything is predictable, it has to be 25th Hour. That movie could have been so much better but I like it less than Empire.
Empire isn't my favorite movie but it definitely isn't as bad as you make it out to be.

"Go back to your ghetto" isn't on the dvd version. He says something like "You ghetto piece of *beep*

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[–] magnumforce0 18 years ago

You know, "hate" isn't a word that should be followed by the word "on". Unless of course you are doing your hating while on top if something e.g. "I hate on the roof", meaning: When I want to hate something/someone, I do so whilst standing/sitting on the roof of my house/car/whatever.

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[–] kenoburn420 18 years ago

I'm confused what did the roof do to you?

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[–] Serge88 18 years ago

Wow, you're a real *beep* Why would you hate on someone else's culture? That's what you're doing when you insult their way of speaking English. You must be some real uptight cracka sitting in some high-rise apartment like Jack. Language evolves and you have to evolve with it. There's nothing you can do.

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[–] Dellacroix 18 years ago

Everyone hates this movie because the "go back to your ghetto!" line that was in the trailer and teaser was deleted from the theatrical cut of the movie.

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[–] thethirdworld 17 years ago

umm, where did you see this at again ? that line was in the theatre cut.

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[–] cmp_gr 17 years ago

I found it awfully boring. That’s all.

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[–] m-slovak79 17 years ago

@ original poster... i dont hate it either. it's WAY better than it's 5.9/10 rating shows!

i give it a 8/10 myself... it's a movie i can watch many times and not get tired of ;) it's a well done movie and John Leguizamo MADE this film! ;)

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[–] jcl295 17 years ago

People hate this movie because it sucks.

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[–] ow-3 10 years ago

Some of you are doing the most with the sarcasm LOL. I actually enjoyed this movie. It came out when I was around 15 and I grew up around drug dealers and it seemed pretty realistic. I just thought Vic was so dumb to trust that dude like that.I remember my parents wouldn't let me buy it but someone at school let me borrow the VCD (what y'all know about those LOL).

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[–] jcl295 15 years ago

Truth.

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