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Jbean
| Monday, November 25, 2002 - 8:28 am
I saw this movie yesterday, and although I wouldn't call myself an Eminem fan, the movie was pretty good. There is a lot of swearing though. I guess you have to expect that from a movie about rap music starring Eminem. Has anyone else seen this?
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Halfunit
| Monday, November 25, 2002 - 10:40 am
Jbean, Hubby and I saw it the day it came out. Neither of us are Eminem music fans, but something in the trailer caught our interest and we wanted to see it. We both enjoyed the movie, even with the swearing. (Hubby has the worst potty mouth this side of the Mississippi.) When I got home, I went to a website to look up more of his lyrics, which are somewhat disturbing. Now, I don't know how much of this is Eminem's true feelings, or how much of it is shock value, but one thing is for sure: If I had kids, they would not be listening to his music!! I'd really like to know the whole story between him and his mom. I saw her in an interview on tv, and she did not strike me as mother of the year material, but he does not strike me as child of the year. Hard to believe either one, actually.
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Webkitty
| Monday, November 25, 2002 - 12:33 pm
Halfunit, something in the trailer we saw made me want to see this too. We ended up going to see Harry Potter, but I am still interested in seeing this. I don't know anything about Eminem's music, but the story sounds interesting. As far as the swearing goes, I watch the Sopranos, so..... Also, if a story is well written, acted and directed, and the swearing is just not for mindless filler, I don't mind it. I'll check back after I've had a chance to see it.
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Halfunit
| Monday, November 25, 2002 - 2:48 pm
Lol Kitty, I'm a Soprano's fan myself! Let us know what you thought of it. I doubt the movie wins any awards, but it kept my interest throughout.
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Kaili
| Monday, November 25, 2002 - 3:44 pm
I thought the sex scene was a bit long- actually way too long- but I liked the movie as well. I was a bit disappointed only because of all the hype about acting awards that I don't really see coming. I admit, I do listen to Eminem. I hated it at first but it has grown on me. Yeah, the songs can be violent and extreme but he also has some with pretty good messages and from what I can tell, whenever the songs mention his daughter it's all about love. The movie I feel is loosley based on his life, but not too much. Probably a case of similarities and blending various people into one. Actually, I thought there was a lot of humor in the movie. Cheddar was a great character and I loved the Sweet Home Alabama rendition.
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Jbean
| Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 5:30 pm
so was the movie really about him? i wasn't sure if it was or not. i did like it though. yeah, the sex scene was a little long i thought too. my friend said "isn't his half hour for lunch over with yet? he's gonna get fired" lol. the ending left a lot of room for interpretation, that was why i wondered if it was about him or not, because if it is...well then we know what happens to him. i'm glad that other people like it too. there was only one other person in the theater besides my friend and i.
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Kaili
| Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 7:59 pm
It was supposed to be semi-autobiographical- loosely based on his life. I assume he couldn't make some characters too much like the real ones because of releases and lawsuits (such as his mom and his ex-wife in particular) so I'm sure there are a lot of distortions. We were laughing at work about all the talk about him winning acting awards...how hard is it to act a part so much like your own life? I know he himself is from that sort of background in Detroit and that he had a lot of problems breaking into rap being white and everything...hard to be taken seriously after Vanilla Ice I suppose. I think his sister in the movie might be a variation of his daughter in real life. His ex-wife cheated on him and he caught them so I was thinking maybe the girl in the movie having sex with the guy in the studio might have been symbolic of that. Not sure what the whole story with his mom is. In the movie she just seemed more pathetic than anything else but probably she would be the most likely to sue if she was too realistic? I don't know his whole story but that's what I heard!
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Jbean
| Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 6:51 am
thanks kalli. i had no idea it was supposed to be about him at all. that does make sense though. the mom being so trashy and all...btw, kim basinger looked HORRIBLE! thanks for the info.
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Hippyt
| Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 7:43 pm
Since the dvd just came out,and I just saw it wanted to comment.It wasn't a great movie,but interesting. I felt horrible for the little girl through the whole movie.And,I thought the end where he ditched his friends was pretty crappy. I know,they were losers,and bringing him down with them,but if not for them he would have never gotten his foot in the door for the rap wars,or had the nerve to finally do it.I thought the finale rap war scene was great. I'm not an actual Eminem fan,but I think he is far and away the best rapper there is out there right now. He deserved the Oscar he got for the song,and I'm glad the Oscar voters had the nerve to give it to him.
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Kaili
| Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 10:17 pm
You know, I don't like the messages in a lot of his songs, but he is good and he does have a really good voice (and even when he is singing- not just rapping). I heard he is back togeher with his wife.
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Tashakinz
| Monday, March 31, 2003 - 2:32 pm
We rented the DVD yesterday - it was very representative of hip-hop/rap in Detroit. If you're not from this area you wouldn't necessarily get the whole 313/810 thing. The movie was great. It was close to what's been released in the press about his background without pushing into lawsuit territory. The Superman video on the DVD is uncensored, fyi to those with youngsters screaming to watch...
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Squaredsc
| Tuesday, April 01, 2003 - 8:48 pm
just saw this thread. dh, ds' and i saw the movie and enjoyed it. dh is from benton harbor mi but also grew up in detroit so he explained the whole 8mile situation. where there is the good part of 8 mile and the bad part of 8 mile and eminem is from the bad part. from what ive read about eminem the rap wars and how mekhi phiffer's(sp) character pushed eminem to battle because he knew em had skills is true. i think his childhood was probably worse then what we saw on screen. ive been an eminem fan for a while, and so is dh. in fact my boys also listen to rap and like eminem. i only let them listen to the clean versions of some of his songs. he has mad skillz, he is very talented and can tell a story. he like a lot of other rappers came from a bad place and is doing what he can and how he can to express himself. now i do think he can be a lil out there but he is creative. lose yourself to the music the moment you own it... i love that song.
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Jbean
| Saturday, April 05, 2003 - 10:05 pm
me too, square. i have started to really like his music. at first i hated it, but now, i listen to it and think it is funny. the song "without me", especially. i think it is funny that people get so worked up about him. i can understand parents not wanting their kids listening to him though. it is definitely adult music. he is clever.
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Frenchy
| Thursday, April 10, 2003 - 12:35 pm
Just rented this on the weekend and had the unfortunate experience of viewing the "SUPERMAN" video that has been advertised as only available to see on the DVD because it is too raunchy and explicit. The only explicit nature of this video revolves around Eminem's interest in making this a soft porn flick starring him and a VERY ugly and VERY plastic porn star. You see her naked boobs a few times....and her acting like a complete skank...and that is it really. Kudos Slim Shady! You almost redeemed yourself to me with your performance in 8 MILE...and shot it all to hell with this crap video! DANG!
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Peachie
| Saturday, June 07, 2003 - 7:50 pm
I saw the movie with my 15 year old as she listens to eminem and I enjoyed the movie very much, could have done without all the foul language but it is just words and heck the word "dog" was said as much as all the dirty ones. LOL I like the song cleaning out my closet and it is what made me want to see the movie and I am into country music. LOL I kept an open mind watching it and I think that is why I enjoyed it, I think he played a great part in the movie and I was very satisfied with the ending and how he shut that one guy right up.
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Monkeyboy
| Monday, June 30, 2003 - 2:03 am
Hated it.
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