He Got Game

One of the best rap cd's I have ever heard. Chuck D, as always, delivers a dominating vocal performace. When Chuck talks, you listen. There is certainly a more modern and less abrasive sound to this disc in comparison with some earlier PE recordings. As expected, the lyrics are political and even more on the mark than usual. The beats are incredible almost without exception. Favorite tracks include Unstoppable (KRS-One gives great guest vocals), Is Your God a Dog, House of the Rising Son, Game Face, Politics of the Sneaker Pimps, What You Need is Jesus. The title track is also great -- I've just burned myself out from hearing it a lot. The tracks not mentioned are also very good, better than the vast majority ...that passes as rap these days. Highly recommended.

Although it's not my favourite Spike Lee Joint, "He Got Game" is easily one of his best films, and it sure helps when you've got as many fine performances/cameos as this film does.

Denzel Washington (who's incapable of giving a lousy performance) and Ray Allen as Jake and Jesus Shuttlesworth respectively, give the film it's anchors, allowing Lee to project his soapboxes and political rants more effectively than in earlier efforts such "Malcolm X".

It also helps to have Public Enemy back on board with a boomin' soundtrack (their best album in years), and other Spike Lee regulars Lonette McKee, Bill Nunn, and John Turturro--his cameo as a zealot college basketball coach is great.

The story moves along briskly enough, isn't overdone, and the editing is as good as anything Oliver Stone chooses to claim as his own. A number of great quotes, and more than enough humour to lighten up the proceedings before they get too dark. Definitely worth owning.

this movie really showed the world what it means to be black and sober.he gets out of a jail after a long time and finds a hooker who he likes kissing and he goes back to playing the game his heart is in love with and his kid stops grass and beer and falls in love with a white girl who wants him for him and doesn't care what people think..she don't give a damn that he's not her race and they make love in the ice box

This is an awesome movie starring my favorite actor Denzel Washington and my favorite basketball player, Ray Allen. Well actually this movei is the reason he became my favorite basketball player. Basically Denzel Washington is in jail for accidently killing his wife. He is supposed to be in there for like 15 years. His son however, Ray Allen who doesn't like his dad or forgive him for killing his mother is the greatest high school basketball player in the country. Now Ray has to decide if he wants to turn pro or if he wants to go to college, and if college what college he wants to go to if that. But you see, the jail man judge or sumthin let's Denzel out of jail for one week to try to convice his son to go to a certain college, if he is successful he will get his servance cut in half! See, this is going to be a lot harder because Ray doesn't like his Dad so he doesn't want to listen to him. See, Allen is also a little bitter because Denzel left his son alone to take care of his little sister. Now, if he goes to the pros it won't be as difficult to take care of her. In some parts of the movie it does get quite boring when they just show Denzel getting out of jail and not having really anything to do with his son. Allen depends on his family for adivce and gets it. So what does Ray decide to do? Well your going to have to pick up this movie to find out. And trust me it will be worth it because it is exxtrordinary! Pick it up today. HOLLA!

Spike Lee's latest, He Got Game, is among his best.

I must however issue a WARNING: He Got Game, like most of Spike Lee's works, is VERY SATIRICAL IN NATURE! That means it does contain steryotypes, exaggerated characters and rascism. If you are offended by this, or the sexual content which does appear, this movie is not for you.

Onwards, for those open-minded to this kind of thing, this is a great work of art. It features the Oscar winning Denzel Wasington (Training Day) as a convicted murderer who is released conditionally to please society. Basketball star Ray Allen plays Denzel's son, doing what he does best--play basketball. A profound yet entertaining movie, with a slight tinge of abstraction towards its end.

It is one of the few DVD gems I highly recommend for those not offended by the former.