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<p dir="auto"><strong>nikofast</strong> — <em>20 years ago(July 28, 2005 01:02 PM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">Just finished watching Poetic Justice. It truly is a bad movie.The only good thing with it is Tupacs  performance and Janet Jacksons title song. Janet doesnt fit in the role and the story is lame. Tupac is perfect though. John Singleton must have been drunk when he made it.</p>
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<p dir="auto">The movie could have worked if it wasn't for Janet. Janet Jackson could not act and has a nose like a baby corn. She looks like her gay Pedo brother Michael too.</p>
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<p dir="auto">SHITTY<img src="https://filmglance.com/discuss/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f4a9.png?v=8570fb93240" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--hankey" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":hankey:" alt="💩" /> <img src="https://filmglance.com/discuss/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f6a8.png?v=8570fb93240" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--rotating_light" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":rotating_light:" alt="🚨" /> October 16, 2025 11:27 AM<br />
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<p dir="auto">RiP<br />
,<br />
nikofast<br />
,<br />
.<br />
“Call a SPADE, a SPADE; and a TRANNY, a TRANNY, or an IT!!!”.<br />
"THAT'S SOME BAD<br />
SHIT<br />
,<br />
HARRY<br />
!".</p>
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<h2>I don't think he was asking who Mr. Singleton is, I think he was saying he's no Spielberg or Scorsese.<br />
Despite this movie{I like it} and 'Boy's In The Hood' all of his other films are commercial movies.<br />
4 Brothers was entertaining {I liked the snow chase scene}; it was like a throwback to westerns film.</h2>
<p dir="auto">I have to edit my post he did 'Rosewood'; also he's doing a Luke Cage movie; sure it will be a comercial film but it could be cool. SWeeeeet CHristmas!!!<br />
That resume is pretty good.</p>
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<p dir="auto">This is my favourite movie of all time, I can watch it over and over. I love Tupac in this romantic role and I can relate to Janet's character. There's something about this movie, it's very soulful.</p>
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<p dir="auto">because john singleton makes really really awful movies. boyz n tha hood was good, after that everything has been absolute garbage.</p>
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<p dir="auto"><code>WHO'S JOHN ? '' AW, HELL NO ! Don't you remember ? He did `Boyz N Tha Hood',</code>Justice,'' <code>Higher Learning'' (which was Tyra's 1st acting gig) and </code>2 FAST 2 FURIOUS'. Man, why is it always me that has to educate people ?</p>
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<p dir="auto">Who's the hell is John Singleton ?? is he a great director ? why you wonder why he did this film ? what do you want him to make ? The Godfather ? he's a commercial director .. i don't say this movie is good or bad ..i just wonder about your quistion with all respect about your point of view</p>
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<p dir="auto">This is one of my all time favorite movies.<br />
It Stays The Same</p>
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<p dir="auto">Loved the preview. Disappointed by the movie.</p>
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<p dir="auto">The story was ok. I think it could've been developed a little bit more. But I thought the acting between the 4 main characters was so intense and very believable. Especially the scenes between Joe Torry and Regina King, they were amazing.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Keep in mind that Spike Lee had released Malcolm X a year earlier, so he probably just wanted to go in a different direction all together.  Even though this film dragged in the middle at times, I thought it was a commendable effort, and as stated earlier, I thought J.J. and Tupac handled the roles well.<br />
"Now go away or I should taunt you a second time."</p>
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<p dir="auto">I agree with you, it sucked!<br />
Sum of the posters act like the Etainers R paying their bills. It ain't that crucial.</p>
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<p dir="auto">IMO he was attempting to branch out and combine an urban story with a love oneyou do not see that oftenI loved it.  Janet was a little TOO ghettoish, but I feel that she did a great job.</p>
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<p dir="auto">THANK YOU!<br />
One of my favorites of all time too!  I just had my little brother &amp; sister watch it for the 1st time yesterday and they loved it.</p>
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<p dir="auto">You know, when I watched Crossroads, I was likethis is kind of like Poetic Justice except the acting is not as good lol<br />
Maybe its just a coincidence but remember when Lucy (Britney) is writing poetry in her book? And the guy goes "What are you writing?" and Lucy goes "Stuff," Thats pretty much the same exact dialogue in Poetic Justice with Justice and Lucky in the truck except it was much more bitter. I think there was another similar line but I've only watched Crossroads once so I dont rememberwhere as I've seen Poetic Justice a million times  I know it like the back of my hand lol</p>
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<p dir="auto">What do you mean by Janet's title song? Are you talking about "Again"?<br />
I completely disagree though. The movie is actually my favorite of all time. Its not perfect, but it has a lot of heart and its very simple. I think some people try to look/dig to deep in it to find the meaning. If you cant find it/dont understand it than its no wonder you/people dont like it lol And I also think Janet did a wonderful job. She had losts of chemistry with Tupac, Regina King and Joe Torry.</p>
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<p dir="auto">poetic justice was before love jones.</p>
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<p dir="auto">"NO, Just trying to make a "love jones"(black love)flick".<br />
"What the hell? Love Jones came out 4 years after Poetic Justice, lol"<br />
Love Jones is a figure of (ebonic) speech that goes back to long before either of these movies. It's like a black way of saying "love story" or "love affair". You could also have a "love jones" for someone (as in have a crush on them).<br />
That's what he meant.<br />
You're an embarressment to white people everywhere, lol.</p>
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