Interesting flick only one problem - Notorious (2009) Discussion

[–] frantz_sl 14 years ago

i don't imagine it would be an easy task to cast tupac's role:

1. actor must be within the age range of the actor portraying biggie
2. actor must be charming
3. actor must look appealing with a bald head
4. actor must partially resemble pac

with all things considered, they could have done a lot worse than anthony mackie (who is a fine actor in his own right)

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[–] toffeedragon-3 14 years ago

Johnny Depp is versatile, he could have played Pac.

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[–] DeNiro1983 14 years ago

mekhi phifer would have been perfect

'Dont push it.....il give you a war you wont believe....let it go.....let it go'

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[–] do-bye 14 years ago

Anthony Mackie is not that bad. He is not "Pac" but he did okay.

"Peace and love"

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[–] Still_Dre_Day 14 years ago

HAHAHHAHAHHAHAH^^^^

"Dont gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver and gold..."

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[–] eight_days 14 years ago

IT WAS THE MOST REALISTIC PORTRAYAL OF 2PAC, EVER!

"Don't cry, it is to be; in time I'll take away your miseries and make 'em mine... D'Evils."

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[–] whowhatwherewhenwhy 14 years ago

Anthony Mackie is awesome in The Hurt Locker, very good in 8 Mile, etc. He is a very good actor.

He wasn't very good as Tupac, and I don't know who is to blame. Sure Tupac is tough to capture, but I think Mackie himself could have done better with the role.

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[–] deadbunny28 13 years ago

i blame the script...

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[–] JapanGaijin 13 years ago

Tupac had very little time in this movie so what did it matter anyways?

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[–] burgundychampagne 10 years ago

Though his time in the movie was brief, it still matters as far as accuracy. If a story is going to be told, you owe it to an audience (that more than likely contains fans of Tupac) to be on point and accurate, a true accounting of the story. Anything less borders on disrespect. Doesn't matter how long or how brief camera time is.

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[–] Prismark10 9 years ago

Given true films never tend to be true and as Tupac is dead, its even less likely you will get a true portrayal of the character.

Its that man again!!

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[–] shandifox 13 years ago

Well who would you suggest?

Take some Flinstones vitamins and grow the fvck up!

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[–] Ninerism 13 years ago

Nothing against Anthony Mackie, he can act, but it's not as if it was a dramatic role with much screen time that needed that talent. I'm all for Mackie getting roles, but he was wasted in this film.

They should have gone with someone who at least resembled, sounded like or had Pac's mannerisms rather than just shave an actor's head .

http://straightfromthea.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/DSC_03551-300x4 51.jpg

There are more than enough look-alikes and impersonators like that guy who make a living from "being" Pac, so it's not as if they couldn't recite a few lines on screen. They would have cost less than Mackie too.

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[–] JohnnyUpton12 8 years ago

A small-framed black guy with a shaved head and an ability to lipsync Tupac songs?

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[–] sonoftom 8 years ago

Thats what I thought to, to be honest I didn't think he looked a lot like him on a first glance. But after a while I thought he wasn't too bad...

I am the son of a man named Tom.

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