The Wire Season 2
LaserWolf
Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
Finished watching season 2 last night. I'm a little shell shocked, but still hooked. Very Baltimore. Very intense. Very good. I have a few little complaints. 1) They tried to pump up the music and it didn't always work. The Nighthawks in the Stevedores bar, a lot of CCR sounding bluesrock, including the closing montage. I think my favorite music moment was Russell meeting with an old boy friend at a Royal Farm, or Subway and it was all late night electric lights with Midnight At The Oasis playing. Also Tom Waits version of Down In The Hole can't hold a candle to the Blind Boys. Can't think of other complaints now. I really like how people do not act in their best interests. In most shows the criminals and the police actions are determined by following their interests or what they think is their best interests. In the Wire, as in real life, people make lots of bad decisions. McNulty has a lot of great sex. Just saying. As a person who romanticizes unions I love Frank Sobatka. International Brotherhood of Stevedores appears to be fictional, the Baltimore docks, like the rest of the docks in this country, are controlled by the ILWU. Discuss:Brother MouzonStringer Bell undermining Avon Barkesdale Prez's father-in-lawKima's babyZiggy
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Just some union images.
The Wire is the new THC/Job/Bay Area Food/Moped thang?
I know, I know.
I started a thread a few weeks ago revealing my late passness, and discussing season one. That thread started to reveal upcoming events and I departed.
Now I have finished season 2.
That I am disconnected should not be news to anyone here.
That was painful.
Speaking of late passes, I just recognized your avatar.
I remember when everyone had a Wire avatar, and they were all meaningless to me.
Yours is about the last one left.
BLASPHEMY
"I think you got some wrong information, brother."
It's a bullshit movie, but the main character's played by Wood Harris (Avon), not sure why the other dude gets top billing on the poster.
This movie is essential
In what way?
But the plot/story/script is very weak.
Classic 80's Drug Dons that shaped the NYC Hip Hop generation.
I wouldnt own the movie though. There enuff F.E.D.S. and them magazine coverage, street rumour, and MOB STYLE records that have chronicled the story. Dame Dash and them put the money up to let folks know about the scene.
so in Wire season 3 the political stuff starts up. we see Daniel's wife interested in getting involved in political life and running for an office. we also see some councilmen set their sites on something bigger. then we see how the latter run their campaigns but we never hear about Daniel's wife again. did i miss something or did that plotline just get tossed?
you'd think they would have worked the two threads into each other.
i was wondering why Wee-Bey turned into a white guy for no reason.
in the dvd "game over" the sister of one of the dudes tells the whole story about sonny getting kidnapped by the uncle and dude at the store.
FIRST MOVIE EVER, MERKED OUT MEKHI PHIFE
Yeah, perhaps dude wasn't aware that it's based on actual events (although with some obvious dramatic license).
Nope, I was aware, although I wonder how much of the true story is left in there, as it's a re-write of a previously optioned screen play. I also found the similarities to, and use of Scarface, incredibly labored.
I found watching it frustrating because it had some great actors and there is great potential in the story, and that period of time/place, but it never delivered. Judging it purely on its merits as a film, I stand by what I said.
Not that this will mean much to theStrut but it only gets 53% over on rottentomatoes.
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**Spoiler Alert**
The ending where Ace (Avon) sets up Cam'ron and he shoots the undercover FBI dudes, then later you see him in custody, saying that he wont give up anyone local cause he's going to "Still be the king when he gets out".
The dude had just shot, probably killed, 2 cops, and they're all standing around 'begging' him to roll up on someone, unlikely. And he's playing it tight, even though it must have been obvious that Ace, (the guy the FBI are really after) was the one who just set him up, and dude is going down forever for that shit.
Compare that to how a similar situation is dealt with in The Wire, and Paid in Full come across as some sugar coated, fairy tale nonsense.