Juice
Juice
R | 17 January 1992 (USA)
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Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.

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Perry Kate

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

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SoTrumpBelieve

Must See Movie...

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Listonixio

Fresh and Exciting

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Usamah Harvey

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

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estelastudent

Not only was this movie really entertaining, but it was a raw story of how some new york teens go about wanting and having respect. It also shows how friends can backstab each other, which not only happens in new york, but happens everywhere. I could definitely relate to being from NYC. Such a good movie, I definitely recommend watching this movie.

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LadyLestat23

This movie will forever be a hood classic. Tupac has many movies, but this was his first. Think about Poetic Justice, Gang Related, Gridlock'd, Above the Rim, and Bullet. Don't be fooled, the man was just getting started.However, this will always be one of my favorites. Bishop was scary and so was Tupac in this role. Kudos to one of the best rappers of all time. Who says so? The Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame, that's who. RIP TUPAC! Your legacy continues...Juice is a 90's movie that tells the story of 4 Harlem youth that are friends until one snaps, becomes trigger-happy, and gets hooked on the thrill the gun. After seeing this many times over the years, I must say that the characters in this movie makes it worth watching. When you really dissect the roles, a lot went on between these friends.Raheem was the mediator and peacemaker, Q was the talented and ambitious one, Bishop was the hot-headed one, and Steel was the big baby of the crew. I think most people have been a part of cliques that sound just like this. I know I have, even as a female. I think the whole thing played out how it was supposed to. When you look at it from the beginning there was a contempt and jealousy from Bishop toward Q from the start. It's obvious that Q wanted to become a DJ and make something of himself. Unfortunately, Bishop didn't see that bright of a future for himself. You can really tell his hatred for Q after he won his first set at the contest, and he walks through the crowd and approaches them before they robbed Old Man Quiles. If looks could kill!! I think that's what makes this movies so easy to relate to because we've all had those snake-ish friends hanging around us knowing they were silently praying for our downfall. The same thing with Bishop hugging Raheem's mother and sister at the funeral. The same man he murdered! How twisted do you have to be to kiss the man's mother on the cheek and be there to help the family grieve? The thing is, people do it all the time. This movie just keeps it too real! It happens!!If you really think about it, Raheem was just the buffer between those two, so inevitably Bishop would remove the buffer between him and Q resulting in a final showdown. Bishop and Q was the endgame. Raheem was in the way, and Steel was just a casualty of war, just as everyone else was. Also, if you pay attention to Bishop's father in the beginning, you can tell that mental illness clearly ran in his family because his father was "crazy," which is also why it wasn't that far off base that he would eventually snap as well.All in all, this movie was very well played whether it ever gets the recognition it deserves or not.

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darkchaoschao

A movie about 4 childhood friends from a "'hood" in there late high school years. Basically one of the guys in the clique lusts for "juice", in other words, respect and power. He lusts for it so much, he does some pretty crazy things... things that make you really dislike the character. Tupac Shakur, he plays this role. He did a great job acting, played the character very, very well.This movie never had any bad, boring, plain or corny moments to it. Throughout the whole movie was full of substance.This movie might not be for everyone however... but if you like 'hood movies, then this is an easy rec. If you like any drama movies, this is an easy rec. If you just like comedy movies, then I wouldn't recommend this to you. But, being me, I love the urban hood drama movies... and this one was one of the best was I've seen, 10/10 stars.

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Michael Neumann

It's a pity ace cinematographer Ernest Dickerson didn't take the same job for his own directing debut, which could have used a little razzle-dazzle visual camouflage to hide the clichés. The film presents a narrow, familiar view of inner city black culture: the language, the music, and the same old conflict between the struggle for respect and the impulse toward crime. Nothing new is added to an already overworked formula, and the screenplay offers no justification for hotheaded teen troublemaker Tupac Shakur's sudden transformation into a trigger-happy psychopath, following a liquor store hold-up gone sour. The New York City settings are gritty and authentic, but the film amounts to little more than a soundtrack album in search of a plot. Beware the portentous freeze-frame ending, which these days is a convenient way to avoid any sticky unanswered questions.

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