Tupac - Resurrection (Widescreen Edition)

I saw Tupac Shakur perform early in his career with the Digital Underground in 1990. I respected some of his work and his apparently sincere concern for the segment of poor Black America that was either ignored, shunned, or exploited.In spite of that, I do not consider myself a fan, despised much of his later antics, and am not in favor of holding him up as an icon. In spite of all that, I loved this DVD.

This DVD makes no attempt to either glorify him or demonize him. It shows you as he was-period. You see his heartfelt concerns about the ghettoes of America, his family, and of poor and disfranchised people in general, as well as his more intelligent statements and lyrics. On the other hand, you see the foolishness and self-destructive behavior, especially the unecessary, deadly feud with Biggie Smalls (which, to Biggie's credit, he tried not ot respond in kind), foolishly linking up with criminals like Suge Knight (it should be noted that Tupac never had an arrest record until after he appeared on phonograph records), etc.

Some really intriguing moments include a couple of speeches in front of civil rights groups. He is filled with wild profanity ("They say they want me to watch my language-F___ THAT!"), but he really makes some good points about how the civil rights establishment then (and now) does not relate to the poor black youth of the present and has nothing but scorn for them. At first, you respond with a "this is so embrarrassing" squirm, but as you really listen to him past the wild cursing, you see that he is being heartfelt and honest about what he is saying ("Don't get mad at us! The only mfers who taught us anything were the pimps and the dope dealers!").

In essence, you get both sides of the shakur story. Revolutionary? Truth teller? or Glorified jackass? This DVD basically says-YOU decide!

This documentary is one of the most in depth and unbiased documentary's that I have ever seen. Tupac Amaru Shakur is my favorite and in my mind the best rapper of all time so when this came out I went out and got it right away. The special features that come with the DVD are definitely worth watching, it's very interesting. You can watch two of his old school videos "Brenda's Got a Baby" and "Trapped" off of his "2Pacalypse Now" album from '91. You get to see a never before seen interview with 2Pac which was not shown in '92 because he got arrested. You get an exclusive interview from his incarcerated stepfather Mutula Skakur from prison and also get to hear other rappers talk about Mr. Shakur and where they were when he died, etc.

The documentary itself almosts runs about 2 hours so you got to know that it's jam packed with information and stuff about his life. It starts off when he got shot and then Tupac says some things and then says "This is my story" and then it starts talking about his roots before he was even born. It goes into a lot of detail about his mother and black panthers and what they went through when they were around. It talks about his life when he lived in New York, Baltimore, and finally California where you all know he started his real rapping career. I'm not going to give away any more so you're going to have to watch it if you want to know what happens.

Overall I would give this documentary a 5/5 because I feel it was very unbiased, it went into a lot of detail, and it just straight up gets the job done. I guarantee that no 2Pac fan or old school rap fan will be disappointed. Go out and buy the DVD and soundtrack to support the greatest rapper of all time.

This movie is the best documentry ever. It goes into detail of everything Pac was from the day he was born and until the day he died.I never knew he was this type of person until I saw this movie. He was the son of a Black Panthar. Plus he was the greatest rapper to ever touch the mic. It goes into detail about him growing up and his music. He was a motivational speaker. He was the leader of a group called T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E. Anyways what I'm saying is Pac was the greatest rapper ever no ifs ands and buts about it. R.I.P Tupac Amaru Shakur A.K.A Makavelli. We all miss you.

People this ain't a movie it's a documentary.
Im just telling yall because when i went to c it in the theaters halfway through most people left cuz they were expecting some ganga a** movie with Tupac in it.

Personally I really liked this. I would recommend it not only to the fans of Tupac but also to his enemies and to the people who don't agree with his lyrical content. I would recommend it to them because they should take the time to see what Tupac was really bout. I ain't saying that after you watch this you'll become an expert at his life but it's a pretty good summary. His voice addition made everything stand out more. It was great. Some people think that we should stop commin out with sh** about him because he is dead but that don't mean nothing.

He wasn't just a regular rapper. His raps stood for smth. Not like many of the rappers today who just rap about getting high and drunk. I mean that ain't bad but com'on they should be rappin about some real s***.

Tupacs raps will never be matched. His words will never be forgotten. Everytime i hear lyrics on the radio or anywhere in real life it just hits me like "Damn thas Tupacs words"
You can't do that just with any ol'rapper.
His lyrics stood for smth important and in whatever mood i am they will always help me out.

This DVD is real good. He has a lot of stuff out but everything is diverse and so is this. You don't got to buy it you just got to watch it. This reviews up in here trying to sell DVD's and s***. All you need to do is watch it once and his words will get embalmed in you head.

To the greatest ever.
Still love you PAC

No question, this is the best Tupac documentary out there. There are alot out, such as Thug Immortal, Thug Angel, 2Pac 4Ever, etc. but this definitely beats all those. Produced by his mother and other people who were close to him, this documentary informs you about his life before stardom, during it, and everything in between; and the best part is, Tupac, himself, is narrating tha whole thing!! There's also a alot of bonus footage of Tupac, and several interviews with people who were close to him like, Jada Pinkett, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Treach of Naughty By Nature, etc. Although, Suge Knight does not give an interview for tha film, there is some footage of him speaking about Pac. This is a must have film for any fan of Tupac... you have to have it, your collection is simply incomplete without it. I strongly reccommend this DVD to everyone, even if you're not really a fan, it's still really interesting. Get it!!