I've been watching this film probably all week. Denzel Washington did a great job portraying one of the greatest men of all time: Malcolm X. He definitely deserved a Oscar for what I consider as "his greatest role". Spike is also at his top form here directing this powerful flim. I can't believe this film is 3 hours long, I mean it's very epic and I think it's Spike's most epic, colorful, and ambitious production. By the way, did any one hear Aretha Franklin's cover of Donny Hataway's "Someday We're All Be Free" at the end?

There's quite a few movies of his I haven't seen yet. All the one's I have seen so far had amazing soundtracks.

wrong forum.....

"malcom x" is alright. But biopics just don't interest me that much. Same sorta thing with Ghandi, which people always rave about.

"do the right thing" is his best. I still got the soundtrack.

Then, in this order:-


"he got game"
"bamboozled"
"summer of sam"
"mo better blues"
"clockers" (sort of counts)

I have not seen all his movies. I really wanna see "crooklyn" and the film he did about the million man march. Plus his latest one.

"shes gotta have it" was ok. "jungle fever" has dated but is still a great film. Remember the devil dance samuel l does? That is funny yet scary at the same time. Also "School daze" was not very good, but "straight and nappy" sequence is a classic, as is that tisha campbell song. "girl 6" was average but i have seen it for many years now.

I haven't seen it in years, so I'm not sure. I just rented "Do the Right Thing" recently because I haven't seen that in years either. The only Spike Lee film to leave a really lasting impression on me was "Girl 6". I love tht movie. "Bamboozled" was good, as well.

Do the right thing
Girl 6

Annastesia22 said:

Ive always loved He got game more.. plus its got a great soundtrack album..

My favourite Spike Lee films are:

He Got Game
Clockers
25th Hour
Jungle Fever
Summer of Sam
Mo' Better Blues
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Bamboozled.

Y'all need to admit that Girl 6 was garbage despite the soundtrack & I LOVE Spike, mind you

My fave will always be School Daze - it's not his best, just very dear to my heart

He'll never top Do The Right Thing, just an amazing film... Summer of Sam was awesome... Bamboozled was powerful but flawed... Mo Betta is dear to me...





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I haven't seen all of his films, but I'll always love "Do The Right Thing". The intro alone just kicks ass.

i haven't seen all his stuff but malcolm x is @ the top mostly cuz of denzels actin
then its bamboozeld
get on the bus
do the right thing
crooklyn

For me , Malcolm X is Spike's best movie.

Not cuz of him, though, but because Denzel and the subject matter is so good.

I appreciated Malcolm X's interest in the psychological legacy of racism ... while other leaders focused on changing society through legislation and policy, Malcolm focused on mental enligtenment. All the equality programs in the world won't make up for what was lost when his voice was silenced.


Since this is a music forum , I should say the use of the "Change is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke during the scenes leading up to the assasination is superb.


Speaking of Spike, I rented She Hate Me last night. It was absurd.

And it occurred to me that I don't really like him.

I don't like his one-dimensional depiction of women, I don't like his lack of artistic subtlety with the camera. I don't like his stale stereotyping (it's most annoying with Italian Americans. These characters are not real they are caricatures ... and thus not effective at all). And I don't like how his movies lack a cohesive theme. He just situates plots around a subject matter and lets everything rip. That's not the same as a conceptual theme, which all good art should have. Plus, None of his characters have dimension.

As an artist, he's mediocre, but as a propagandist he's one of the best ... so it depends on what you want in a movie.

... of course I'v been watching Taxi Driver over and over this week and if you appreciate Scorsese and Deniro, it's hard to find art in a patch-quilt Lee movie.
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"Malcolm X" is my favorite Spike Lee movie and Malcolm X, the man, is one of my favorite role models.

minneapolisgenius said:

Same here. His best film, and he will never top it. That dancing in the intro cracks me up!

And yes...wrong forum.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Rosie Perez workin' it...



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Moonwalkbjrain said:

I knew I forgot one!! Get On the Bus is GREAT!

Yes by far.

do the right thing was my fave

not my fav, it's Spike's Opus because of the scale and Denzel's legendary performance.

Spike completely fucked up the history and the authenticity of Malcolm’s story though.

Clockers followed by 25th Hour.

Sweeny79 said:

The above movie, Girl 6, and School Daze are my favorite Spike Lee Joints.
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Do The Right Thing for sure. His worst was Girl 6.

Mo Betta Blues

aerdna25 said:

I kinda liked that one too. Did you see how many jazz albums Shadow (Wesley Snipes) had in his house?

i forgot about schooldaze that was my favorite too. i loved the musical parts.

"school daze" mostly sucks. It is so muddled and the scenes are so dragged out and dull. As I stated, a few of the songs save the movie from being over a quite a naff movie.

"shes gotta have it" has some bad acting.

Does no one remember "jungle fever"?

thesexofit said:

Awful movie. He was trying too hard at that point to be controversial.