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audio review : Gangsta Bizness ( album ) … MC Eiht + Tha Chill

audio review : Gangsta Bizness ( album ) ... MC Eiht + Tha Chill

It’s Gangsta Bizness as usual. The question is whether or not this is a Compton’s Most Wanted album. There’s the CMW graffiti on the cover and there are plenty of references on the songs, but lead members (MC) Eiht and (Tha) Chill are the ones featured.

The first couple of songs sound good. If they were an EP with Everything Wanted; it’s the beats that bang the most; the whole set would. As is, there are too many clunkers, including Late Nite (Latenite) Hype 5. I never even knew there was a 4.

my rating : 3 of 5

2019

video review : Death Proof

video review : Death Proof

The best thing about this Grindhouse flick is the song that plays at the end. It’s a cute ditty that fits the plot; about a stuntman named Mike who drives around in a Chevy Nova he describes as Death Proof. By the time the pretty girl in the passenger seat realizes that description only applies to him, she’s about dead.

It’s a two-part story that would be better as one. The first half, set in Texas, at least has sexy stylization going for it. It’s also overlayed with retro movie theater effects. The second (Tennessee) half, which looks more like a regular movie, is closer to a borefest than a joyride as it stalls itself in mundane dialogue.

my rating : 2 of 5

2007

video review : No Country For Old Men

video review : No Country For Old Men

The ending is ambiguous and perplexing if it means anything at all. Perhaps Cormac McCarthy, whose novel this movie is based on, couldn’t think of a proper way to conclude the story and decided to stop while he was ahead. The preceding plot isn’t wondrous enough to spend a lot of time trying to figure it out, but No Country is intriguing, thanks mostly to its villain; a merciless killer named Anton.

my rating : 4 of 5

2007