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Rock the Bells (2006)

Review of the 2006 documentary Rock the Bells Wu-Tang

When the Wu-Tang Clan burst on the scene, they offered hip hop with something the fans had never seen before: A hip hop supergroup in which each of the members had their own distinct styles. Compared to other hip hop at the time, their music was very raw. It struck a nerve and the group gathered a big group of fans, a lot of them wearing that distinct “W”. With such a big group, getting them all together was always a challenge and as the solo careers of each of the members soared, it became even harder. Concert promoter Chang Weisberg wanted to do the impossible: Get the whole group together at the festival he was running: Rock the Bells, an annual hip-hop festival which stars the biggest hip hop artists. This documentary follows him on his journey to make that dream a reality. Continue reading →

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The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)

If you are a fan of hip hop (and probably also if you haven’t) you must have heard of the Wu Tang Clan, who burst onto the scene at the beginning of the nineties. Their name, just like their music, was heavily inspired by old kung fu movies and Hong Kong cinema (think movies like “The Killer”). They used a lot of samples out of those movies and one of the musical masterminds behind the beats was RZA. In the past he has been involved in creating the music for various movies, like Ghost Dog: The Way of The Samurai, Afro Samurai and Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Vol.1. and with the love he has for the kung fu genre it’s only natural that he would make a movie eventually.

He has written the screenplay together with Eli Roth, composed the music and directs The Man with the Iron Fists. Does the movie make as much impact as the Wu Tang Clan did? Continue reading →

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Due Date (2010)

Visiting a movie theatre is not what is used to be. There once was a time where you could just buy a ticket, get your refreshments and wait for the doors to open, no more. It seems that visiting a cinema needs to be an “experience”. At least that was what I found out when visiting to see this movie.

The theatre I go to (called Pathé) has special Ladies nights, which I was not aware of. It’s quite succesful as most of the people walking around were actually women. To cater to these women they were selling clothing, makeup etcetera and a lot of women were buying. It was something I was not prepared for. After finally managing to get through the crowd it was time to watch Due Date, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis. Continue reading →

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Repo Men (2010)

In the not too distant future it will be possible to live longer by buying artificial organs on credit. At least, that’s the vision of the future according to this movie. When you can’t make your payments in time, you will be visited by employees of the Union, the company that sells these organs.
Remy (Jude Law) and Jake (Forest Whitaker) are the repo men of the company and they will visit people to get the organs back. So when you see them it means you won’t be in the land of the living much longer as they take the organs right on the spot. Continue reading →