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Currently at 91% on RT (for those who care about that stuff)

Didn't see a thread and seeing as reviews are starting to pour in.


Chris Nashawaty - Entertainment Weekly

If you're like me, you'll forgive its more melodramatic clichés and just surrender to its raw, brass-knuckle force.

Kate Erbland - indieWIRE

It's biopic syndrome... and it sinks the second half of an otherwise compelling, funny and extremely entertaining film with a beat all its own.

Rodrigo Perez - The Playlist

Conventional and too long, but rousing and entertaining.

Scott Mendelson - Forbes

The highly entertaining and sprawling biopic starts out with its pulse on the nation only to somewhat devolve into standard Behind the Music backstage melodrama.

James Rocchi - TheWrap

Underneath the gunshots and the battle raps, "Straight Outta Compton" is a fairly conventional movie about a music group, somewhere between hero-making and the honest truth.

Scott Foundas - Variety

Director F. Gary Gray turns the meteoric rise and fractious fall of rap supergroup N.W.A. into a sprawling, exhilarating Los Angeles hip-hop epic.

John DeFore - Hollywood Reporter

It does for the most part fulfill its mission, breathing life into the origin story of a group whose influence is still being felt.

 

[Komo]

Hell yes. Been pumped for it ever since the reveal trailer!

 

[speedpop]

I just want another Friday.

 

[Dabanton]

Yeah been hearing how the second half lets it down slighty.

But with Dre ,Cube onboard it was never not going to be more respectful to their POV's

Still can't wait to see this.

 

[Alcoholikaust]

Will be interesting to see- but I could see it overstaying its welcome.

 

[Broken Joystick]

Can't wait.

 

[tuna_love]

Hell yes. Been pumped for it ever since the reveal trailer!

Do you know the au release date?

 

[Brianimaniac]

Biopics are the consistently the worst genre, and the trailer for this is a showcase for everything that's wrong with them. It's so corny how they try to have people calling out how important everything is as it's happening.

 

[Komo]

Do you know the au release date?

September 3rd, according to Event

 

[Busty]

If any film is going to beat Man From UNCLE to the top of the box office charts next weekend I'm glad that it's going to be this.

 

[tuna_love]

September 3rd, according to Event

Sweet. Cheers

 

[JeanGrey]

Interesting 91% RT? Maybe I'll check it out at least I know I'll like the music track.

 

[Black Republican]

cant wait for this

 

[Jackpot]

Does it cover Dre mercilessly beating defenceless women?

 

[Jarnet87]

Does it cover Dre mercilessly beating defenceless women?

the trailers i saw didnt even mention MC Ren, so I don't think it gets that deep.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Does it cover Dre mercilessly beating defenceless women?

I wouldn't be surprised if Apple's contract with Dre restricts him from acknowledging or bringing that up. And seeing as he's a producer for the film, I doubt it is included.

 

[Measley]

Movie soundtrack of the year.

Guaranteed.

 

[Ray Wonder]

Does it cover Dre mercilessly beating defenceless women?

I actually never knew that. Thanks for mentioning it.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

I wanna see this

 

[El Daniel]

Can't wait.

... to post the most shitty gif you could find?

 

[NoblesseOblige]

I actually never knew that. Thanks for mentioning it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dee_Barnes

More than half her wiki page is just about her being beaten by Dre. Additionally when Eminem brought his lyrics for Guilty Conscience to Dre (in which he mentions the beating) Dre's reported response was he "fell out of his chair laughing".

 

[Black Republican]

and OST drops tommorow right?

yesh

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I think the full album is streaming tonight and coming out tomorrow. Not sure.

 

[strafer]

Yup.

 

[neorej]

Yup.

They've changed him?

 

[old manatee]

Another awful biopic.

 

[Irnbru]

Fear of a black hat will always be the true biopic to me.

 

[Feel the Swift]

Another awful biopic.

You haven't seen the movie.

 

[nortonff]

Another awful biopic.

So you seen it? When?

 

[TheBowen]

First thing im doing once i get back from holiday is seeing this movie. Thank god the reviews because i so want it too be good

 

[Anth0ny]

91%? shiiiiiiit

I've been looking forward to this for a while, hope it's good.

 

[cruets]

This comes out today. Anyone going ?

 

[Discotheque]

This comes out today. Anyone going ?

i'm super hyped but will check it out on tuesday. waiting on a few friends to get free'd up.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Yeah been hearing how the second half lets it down slighty.

This appears to be the dominant narrative.

I'm almost certain we're going to get an extended cut on blu-ray with about 20-25 minutes restored to it. I heard there was an edit Gray was really happy with, but it was closer to 3 hours.

 

[ghostofsparta]

Oh shit it's out today?

I'm going, 9pm

 

[wachie]

Not interested in the movie, I'll pass.

Not surprised at the reviews.

 

[TheAbsolution]

I'm going Saturday.
It looks good.

 

[jtb]

This is a film, more so than most, that I am really interested in seeing what Wesley Morris has to say about it.

 

[FStop7]

I'm glad it's good! Though I was kind of hoping for some good "Straight Outta the Theater" or "Straight Onto Netflix" jokes if it had been bad.

 

[Subpar Spatula]

Why do I get the feeling this won't accurately portray NWA but make it more about police brutality and keeping the black man down. Don't get me wrong, that's important but it seems like that will over shadow the characters which means we probably won't get a proper NWA movie.

 

[Rastafarian42]

I'm about to watch this in about a hour.

 

[TheGamingBox]

unfortunately, my local movie theater isnt playing it

 

[sfedai0]

This seems more of a rental. We all know it wont cover the nitty gritty, and will gloss over everything thats salacious.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

I remember it was homecoming night at my HS and 8 Mile was out that Friday. After the rainy game, a bunch of us drove past the local theater. Cop cars stationed out in front, Cops standing in front of the theater. It was crazy.

 

[DJKhaled]

Can't wait.

/r/shittytumblrgifs

 

[Doc Az]

I'll probably enjoy it as a highly fictionalized telling of events that portrays them as perfect people just trying to make music.

Really...not going to believe it all though, because it appears to gloss over everything that shows them in a negative light, like Dr. Dre being a woman beating piece of shit.

 

[CoolOff]

I'm almost certain we're going to get an extended cut on blu-ray with about 20-25 minutes restored to it. I heard there was an edit Gray was really happy with, but it was closer to 3 hours.

Shit, not that much of a loss if it doesn't hit cinemas here then.

 

[Data West]

This seems more of a rental. We all know it wont cover the nitty gritty, and will gloss over everything thats salacious.

That's definitely my worry. The feud would be much more interesting movie material, but you'll only ever see that talked about in documentaries.

 

[thefit]

Heading out to watch it in a few sounds like a blast.

 

[Neoxon]

Sounds great, can't wait to see it.