Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781573624855
Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1573624853
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 09, 1999
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 28490
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: October 07, 1998

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Rating: - Slam
Wow. Just wow. A powerful movie, subtle and moving, for once treating the subject of inner-city African-American life with dignity and respect. It is shys away from the typical taudry 'guns and hos' trivialisation of ghetto life. The rhymes are amazing, the acting superb. Just one of the best films I have seen in a while.

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Rating: - Poetry is alive, well and living in Dodge City
This film is an intense, cruel and powerful drama, made even more so by the impromptu performance poetry which gives this film it's title. The acting is top class and the plot is completely engaging, proving to anyone that has any doubts about the new style of big-screen art films, bringing small soundbites of society to anyone who cares to watch. The poetry makes the film itself completely memorable and unique, and adds depths to the film's subject matter of alternative cultures, what with the ... Read More

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