Hey,
I remember seeing the movie "Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story on VH-1" awhile back, And I was curious, what the orgers thought of it? For a TV movie - did any of you guys catch it? Like it? Love it? Hate it? To the Hammer fans - how accurate was it? Was Hammer really close with 2Pac? - Does anyone knows? Thanks in advance guys.

jasonstar said:

Yeah, I taped this one back in 2001 when VH1 first aired it. It was pretty good, but it definitely wasn't that accurate. The music wasn't really up to the standards either. It worked well as a drama for a rags to riches story than a made for television biopic.
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IMHO a hot bonified ass mess...

It was okay...

First half is piss poor. Second half is better- this is by tv movie standards bytheway.

? if hammer was that close to hammer and suge (film shows boht of them on the set-or at hammers mansion, during the infamous "pumps and a bump" video), but 2pac wrote hammer a song and hammer recorded it apparantly?

i thought it was a cute movie. cheesy and cheap as hell but good entertainment. i was also curious about the tupac connection. apperantly he wsa going to help hammer toughen up his act.

We also can't forget that prior to VH1 airing this special that Hammer released an album called Active Duty which bombed big time. I don't even think Hammer was involved in making this tv special too much either.

silverchild said:

I bought Active Duty

If I remember right it was alright..it wasn't anything great but it wasn't as bad as I would have expected. I think MC Hammer quit making good music after his song "Pumps and a Bump" (typo). However, I did enjoy his song "Keep On," which was a remake of some older song I can't remember the name of right now.

thesexofit said:

wasnt the college boyz guy playing hammer?!

Christopher said:

Yep..he was also in The 40 Year Old Virgin
FYI..In the last scene of the 40 year old virgin..watch closely and the guy busts out some Hammer moves

jasonstar said:

I did catch that. He was awesome in 40 year old Virgin. Also, he used to do those commercials for MTV where he played the waiter with the bizzarre accent who explained popular songs to his customers for no apparent reason or provocation.

jasonstar said:

I noticed that.
Watching 40 year old virgin made me remember the MC hammer movie
It was ok...a little cheesy. Vh1 is not known for their movies
Didn't VH1 do the Michael Jackson story?

ThreadCula said:

Yep

ThreadCula said:

Starring Flex. Fucking Flex!



Who the hell was the castin agent?

TheSmyrk said:

I don't know...
I mean I'm a Michael Jackson diehard fan...and look:

It even makes me laugh a bit. LOL

However, I do respect the film-makers for trying to make a Michael Jackson movie. The job would be hard and they could have done a lot worse (IMO.)
They did the best with what they had. Michael should have given the movie his music. For the most part, it was a "Pro-Michael" movie. (It could have made him look a lot worse IMO.)
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TheSmyrk said:

LMAo
Yeah....that was an interesting choice.

ThreadCula said:

I think the person who did the best "acting job" of Michael Jackson was Tommy Davidson on In Living Color (When he would play him in the skits.)

I think he had Michael down!

The guy from The Jacksons an American Dream wasn't bad.

TheSmyrk said:

Good Point..beyond Tommy Davidson that guy gets my vote also.

I love the scene in that film when he is talking to Barry Gordy about doing the Motown 25 performance. It is really an emotional scene (IMO) and I thought both actors in that scene did an awesome job.

TheSmyrk said:

Yes, he was brillant.

jasonstar said:

I love when he talks to Katherine.


"You know what they say to me? Right to my face? 'There goes Michael Jackson. Yuck. He's got pimples...'"

ThreadCula said:

Sadly he died like right after the movie came out
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jasonstar said:

I know! Thats so sad...Im sure he would have an amazing career today

Oh and we cant forget Jason Weaver,he did a great job.
...and the youngest one at the beginning,he was adorable.

ThreadCula said:

Yeah,he did a damn good job of playing Michael, which were some HUGE shoes to fill as an actor, but he pulled it off. He could have TOTALLY had an amazing career like you said and it is just so sad to think he didn't.

I have "The Jacksons: An American Dream" on DVD though.

jasonstar said:

OMG. omg. I'm shuttin up now. That's horrible.

ThreadCula said:

Yeah Jason Weaver as a kid was like Michael's clone in my book. Their voices are hard to tell apart (At least for me.)

jasonstar said:

Gasp! Lucky!!

I taped it on VHS,I have to FF throught the commercials
I've watched it so many times

ThreadCula said:

Does anyone know..did they really film that movie at Havenhurst? (The Jackson's real life home.) It sure looks like it to me.