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New Jack City Director: Mario Van Peebles Cast: Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Mario Van Peebles, Allen Payne

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  • DVD Release Date: 08/23/2005
  • Original Release: 1991
  • Rating: Rated R
  • Sales Rank: 25,961

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Closed Caption; NJC: A Hip-Hop Classic - Artists, radio personalities and other hip-hop icons show their respect for the movie that brought the streets to the big screen; Harlem World: A Walk Inside - Mario Van Peebles checks out the sights and sounds of the Black Capital of America; The Road to New Jack City - Get the lowdown on the making of the movie with Wesley Snipes, Ice T and Allen Payne; New Jack City: Music videos - New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme) By Ice T I'm Dreamin' By Christopher Williams and I Wanna Sex You Up By Color Me Badd; Commentary By Director/Co-Star Mario Van Peebles; Theatrical trailer; Languages: English & Français (Dubbed in Quebec); Subtitles: English, Français & Español (Feature Film Only)

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Disc #1 -- New Jack City - The Movie
1. Credits [2:32]
2. Debtor's Fall [:34]
3. Scotty Collars Pookie [3:59]
4. Like the Mob [3:03]
5. Getting Rich in the Reagan Era [4:14]
6. An Empire [3:32]
7. New Jack Cops [2:37]
8. Teammates [:00]
9. Frankie Needles Visits [2:07]
10. Interest in Pookie [2:42]
11. Road to Recovery [3:38]
12. Nino's Operation [2:47]
13. New American Dream [2:06]
14. Frankie Scalped [1:49]
15. Party Hearty [1:45]
16. Nino's World [2:08]
17. On the Inside [3:28]
18. Powderkeg Explodes [5:05]
19. Pointed Anger [5:23]
20. In This Together [4:43]
21. About to Itch [3:23]
22. Always Business [1:58]
23. Saving the Idolator [3:45]
24. Wedding Day Burglary [3:10]
25. Party Crashers [2:28]
26. Retaliation [2:17]
27. Set-Up Gone Sour [1:22]
28. Bullet for a Brother [5:34]
29. Nino's Stronghold [3:53]
30. Personal [1:38]
31. Forced Into It [2:05]
32. How the Law Works [2:38]
33. Required in Hell [1:50]
34. Coda and End Credits [:50]

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Editorial Reviews

The ruthless leader of a New York City drug syndicate battles to maintain his power and avoid imprisonment in this fast-moving action drama. While the film's heroes are Scotty (Ice-T) and Nick (Judd Nelson), a pair of tough, streetwise cops, the main focus is their target, drug lord Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes). A criminal businessman with no room for pity or emotion, the flashy but severe Brown has built an empire and transformed an abandoned Harlem apartment building into a well-defended fortress. He begins to consider himself invincible, but his lust for power and the unpredictable actions of a former client turned police informer threaten to bring about his potential downfall. First-time director Mario Van Peebles keeps the traditional plot moving at an appropriately rapid pace, with stylish action sequences and energetic performances. The film's violence was somewhat controversial on its initial release, especially after shooting incidents marred showings in several theaters. However, the film's moral message is clearly anti-drug and anti-crime, its main intent to provide a high-powered, modern take on the gangster movie. Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

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Mario Van Peebles found a great criminal in Wesley Snipes!by Anonymous

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January 25, 2007: I first saw this in 1993 and was totally blown away by the directing, cinematography, script and acting and so I was really looking forward to seeing it again after an absence of almost thirteen years. But after seeing this a second time I could scarcely believe I was watching a film I had remembered very well. In 1994 I would have given this film 5 out of 5 but instead I’ve given it a 4 due to its frail ending. New Jack City (1991) is an interesting movie that aims to please. This film marks the first time Mario Van Peebles directed a theatrical released film (that his father helped co-write) and he co-stars in the film as well. The movie follows a small time hood Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes) who builds up a vast criminal empire by flooding the streets with crack cocaine. Ice-T and Judd Nelson co-stars as well as two unorthodox cops who want to lock up Nino Brown. Allen Payne (Gee Money) and Mario van Peebles himself (Stone) has also giving some approved performances in here. The acting is not the strongest part of this film but to me, three men made this film worthy of attention which is Wesley, Ice-T, and Rock. Chris Rock is unforgettable in this movie and he shines in his role as the "crack-head" Pookie. He has so many one-liners that are hysterical. The real winner is truly Wesley Snipes, who plays a role we don't usually identify with him, and does so with considerable spirit. He is utterly believable the scene where he describes first killing someone while high on drugs scared the crap out of me - this is not someone I want as a friend! - Which happens to be a central theme of this film. There are flaws in it to be sure, primarily of continuity - there are moments for which we are unprepared, and loose ends that don't get tied. The "Cash Money" drug cartel never gets its act together as a criminal organization - which may be the point, but in which case this needs greater exploration on the street level - without soldiers, you have no army, a lesson the Mafia could still teach the younger gangs. But taken all-in-all, "New Jack City" is a tough crime thriller, well-presented, with a great cast at their strongest. Despite it flaws, it holds a lot of strong and impressive moments which makes this worth a watch.

A Well Written Classicby Anonymous

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September 23, 2005: The writer for this film was a journalist from Harlem, New York in the 1980's, when crack first hit the scene, so he had a first hand look of what it did to his neighborhoods. The is Wesley Snipes best performance ever, (other that Sugar Hill),and Chris Rock is brilliant. Allen Payne plays Gee money with perfection,The sexy Tracy Camilla Johns Burns up the screen and the whole cast is strong.It will be a classic forever. PART 2 PLEASE!!!!!


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