huge fan. huge. even when he's not on his 'a' game, he still manages to provoke and entertain. from my perspective, the only true 'dud' in his filmography is 'girl 6'. his best work, for me, is 'do the right thing'. also loved 'jungle fever', 'crooklyn', 'mo better blues', 'get on the bus', 'clockers', 'bamboozled' and 'malcolm x'.

was a mite disappointed to see him go "mainstream" with 'inside man', but it was still a decent flick. but there are lots of other directors who could have shot that film. i prefer to see spike doing other things.

AnalinGus said:

did you love The 25th Hour?

Lammastide said:

thekidsgirl said:

liked it lots, but would fall short of saying i loved it. one of the best post-9/11 'new york' films out there though.

AnalinGus said:

That "escape" scene was gorgeous.

ThreadBare said:

It was. I don't cry in movies, but this one almost got me.

ThreadBare said:

The 'fuck you' scene in the bathroom was so trademark 'Spike Lee'
touched on so many social issuses in just a few minutes
It reminded me of one of his other films but I can't remember which one

thekidsgirl said:

That was my favorite scene. I know exactly what you're talking about in another film, but I can't remember which one either... I think maybe it was something with John Turturro in Do the Right Thing? (I haven't watched any of his films for awhile.)

DevotedPuppy said:

Well at least you know what Im talking about, and its not like I imagined it
Its one of my favorite scenes too

Lammastide said:

Dude, see "Then She Found Me" (Helen Hunt/Bette Midler/Colin Firth/Matthew Broderick), when it hits Toronto.

Saw it last night. Odd how my sinuses kept causing my right eye to water.

thekidsgirl said:

I love most of Spike's movies, I wish he'd make more.

My favorite of all his movies is School Daze, the story, the acting, the music, and the message is what makes it tops for me.

His worst is Bamboozled IMO, it wasn't up to his normal standards.


To me you can't go wrong with his 1986 - 1992 stretch of films:

She's Gotta Have It (1986)
School Daze (1987)
Do The Right Thing (1989)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Jungle Fever (1991)
Malcolm X (1992)


Of his movies in the last Ten years I dig "She Hate Me" and "Summer Of Sam" most


BTW I like 25th Hour too
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big Spike fan, pretty much since he started I was too young to really get him when She's Gotta Have It came out but I was SOLD from School Daze on, that's one of my favorite films of all time. He does his thing, I don't always agree w/ him (Rhonda, I so hear you on the female characters!!!) but I dig him & always want him to do well...

faves: School Daze, Do the Right Thing, Mo Betta Blues, Summer of Sam

not faves, but I still dig them: Jungle Fever, Get On the Bus, Bamboozled (problematic, but bold as hell!), Malcolm X, Inside Man

weak ones: Crooklyn, Clockers, He Got Game, 25th Hour (good, but I don't ever have to see it again)

bad ones: She Hate Me (unwatchable!!), Girl 6


& yes, 4 Little Girls should have gotten WAY more recognition

SPIKES THE MAN

well I'm old enough to remember Do the Right thing and it came out like a sledgehammer. One of the most vivid cinema going experiences for me, and a real eye-opener on things from half a world away.

I liked parts of Summer of Sam, but found the sexual content overdone, it was unnecessary.

School Daze, Malcom X, and Mo's Better Blues all have good parts.

Yes. My favorites: Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, School Daze, Get on the Bus

Abdul said:

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the 'good and bad hair song'

thekidsgirl said:

Best part of the movie!!!
(in case you've never seen it)

thekidsgirl said:

Jasmine Guy was a bad bitch back in the day. But my favorite sont was the one Tisha Campbell and Gamma Rays did in the talent show. They were JAMMIN! Especially that part where they were "whippin' it" That was too sexy.

I this song! Tisha could really blow.


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SCNDLS said:

I love this song too
those dresses are hideous though

When I watched this with my mother she was saying how it's too bad Tisha never had a music career....

I was like, "no, whats 'too bad' is that she did, but most people have no idea"

SCNDLS said:

This was one of my favorite movies growing up. I loved that song too.

thekidsgirl said:

Okay, ummmm, I loved them dresses, and the hair, and the makeup. I vaguely remember a Tisha Campbell video on Video Soul.

I liked Crooklyn...poor girl.... loved his movies though...real and funny.

SCNDLS said:

don't forget about these

unlucky7 said:

I like that movie too. It was semi-autobiographical cuz Spike's mother died of breast cancer. The lil girl is supposed to be his sister Joie Lee.

AnalinGus said:

Oh yeah, that first song was sexy as HELL. Oh and remember the song that Phyllis Hyman did. She was so beautiful AND talented. This movie was all over the place but Spike really represented many facets of Black culture that had never really been shown.

SCNDLS said:

OMG, well different strokes, for different folks

i like Spike but sometimes he gets a llittle too abstract.

Inside Man sucked for me.
Do The Right Thing and Malcolm X are awesome films.

thekidsgirl said:

Those dresses were so over the top and gaudy. Classic 80s excess! Oddly enough, around the time this movie came out I was a bridesmaid in a wedding and our dresses were very similar. . . except in fuschia. On second thought. . . don't tell nobody.

CalhounSq said:

It´s more than good, imo, but I feel the same as you. I don´t think I will
ever want to see it again. Don´t know why really.

As for Spike Lee, he´s one of my favorites