Dope Movie: Belly by Hype Williams
Dope Movie: Belly by Hype Williams
Its hard to believe that Belly is already ten years old. Belly was directed by Hype Williams, of the fish eye lens fame on music videos.
“It was the best time of our lives. Getting Money was all we ever did.” – NAS
Most movies starring rappers suck. DMX, Method Man and Nas are good in Belly. Its also hard to believe that Hype Williams never made another movie after this. And Taral Hicks is mad fly.
“Sold my soul to the devil, the price was cheap. It was cold on this level, twice as deep”- DMX
The look and feel of Belly are insane. And it borrows heavy from Scarface. If you are going to borrow heavy from something, Scarface is the place to do it.
The Jamaican scenes are tougher than leather.
Belly Intro
The Belly Soundtrack is dope too.
The Rest is Up to You…
Michael Porfirio Mason
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Lady Saw – What a Bum (Belly SoundTrack)
14/12/2008 at 11:01 pm Permalink
Until now I was debating whether or not you’re black, but this post gave it away.
I let the hip-hop music posts fly but only a black person would like Belly. Not there’s anything wrong with being black, but some black people like horrible movies just because they star black actors.
I loved your posts from previous years on suits, rooftop bars, the racetrack, and how stupid Ed Hardy shirts are. Those posts were amazing and beyond that 100% true.
Now I see that you’re mainly posting about Nico B, banksy (you’re writing about the fact that he’s a vigilante artists and not about the stuff he paints) and now this horrible movie.
I own the DVD, watched it and found it awful. If you want to write about true gangster movies (none of that velvet rope, buys nice suits just because they cost a lot and doesn’t understand them, pittbull owning, illiterate gangster shit) you should write about Layer Cake, or Lock Stock or even the Godfather (but I’m sure that’s going to be too much of a cliche).
Mr Mason, you are no longer my gangster/playboy blog hero.
14/12/2008 at 11:02 pm Permalink
Was it a “dope” movie? What is this, 1993? Dope? Who still uses dad’s slang? You do, that’s who!
15/12/2008 at 4:14 pm Permalink
“What is this, 1993?”
Actually, in my brain its 1972. Superfly.
– MPM
15/12/2008 at 4:19 pm Permalink
“Until now I was debating whether or not you’re black, but this post gave it away.”
Wrong. Read The G Manifesto.
“only a black person would like Belly”
Wrong again.
“I loved your posts from previous years on suits, rooftop bars, the racetrack, and how stupid Ed Hardy shirts are. Those posts were amazing and beyond that 100% true.”
Correct.
“you should write about Layer Cake, or Lock Stock or even the Godfather”
Great movies all.
“Mr Mason, you are no longer my gangster/playboy blog hero.”
No one should be your hero except yourself.
– MPM
15/12/2008 at 6:08 pm Permalink
Ya looking at da toughest rastaclot Jamaican in da hoe United States ova Merica.
Horrible plot, good movie.
15/12/2008 at 8:36 pm Permalink
the first time i watched belly i had just swooped on two ethiopian dimes after a night on the town with JJCM, dropping grants and franklins every other step. good times, and intense jungle fever.
16/12/2008 at 12:20 pm Permalink
The problem is these nay sayers dont recognize the genius in the simplistic and grimey nature of Belly. Belly is hop hop. It speaks to an audience that either lives it or has embraced hiphop since the beginning. This isnt for the guys walking around with the skinny jeans, Reebok 1300’s with the extra phat tongue and the freddy cougar shirt, toting the History of Hip-Hop book on the Bolt Bus from DC to NYC and want to talk to you about how Lil Wane is a genius and real hip hop. You throw on some Cam,G Rap, D-Block or even some gully southern rap and they tell you how crass and childish it is.
Let’s face it these guy will be throwing hip hop under the bus in a year and move on to the next “underground trend”.
Real recognize Real
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B5dOCSBBEI
Jeru-Come Clean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZsZZy8dK98&feature=related
Styles and 354-discipline
25/12/2008 at 2:12 pm Permalink
Belly’s a classic film. If you’ve ever been out of town on a productive trip, the story’s nothing new. But the thing that made the movie a hit was the cinematography.. Hype Williams created an original masterpiece that can’t be duplicated. He should do it again if possible. I just saw Belly 2. It was an insult to the original and to the fans of Belly……
02/02/2009 at 9:27 pm Permalink
“Was it a “dope” movie? What is this, 1993? Dope? Who still uses dad’s slang? You do, that’s who!”
Yeah, and its time to go to bed son, before you get the belt.
20/02/2009 at 6:32 pm Permalink
Here’s the deal…There are obvious cultural differences between someone, Black…White or whatever, from the “Hood” and someone who is not. I find that people who do not come from that background tend not to like films that depict the lifestyle of people to which they simply cannot relate.
With that said, as a young filmmaker from the “Hood”, in my opinion Belly did indeed suck overall but it is still kind of entertaining with interesting visuals but that’s part of the difference between a good movie and a good film. I deemed it the longest music video ever! And it should be in the Guinness Book.
13/03/2009 at 10:47 am Permalink
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