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FirebirdCamaro 2012-05-24 08:20:32

Movie is a must see

I saw this movie on HBO during my senior year of high school(2000-2001) and thought it was great, and it had a message. It isdefinitely a message that needs to be spread. Back in the town I grewup in in Upstate New York, the "whigger" thing (white n 1gger) wasreally big to the point where I was probably the only kid in my townwho still dressed normal and listened to heavy metal and punk insteadof rap. It really got to be aggrivating because I couldn't relate tohardly anybody accept my close circle. Then I saw this movie and afterthe end, I am thinking that all of these kids at my school should takea look at this movie and then take a look at themselves. I loved DannyHoch's performance by the way. As far as a rating, I give this movie a7 on my scale of 0 to 10.

Mr Pants 2012-05-23 13:27:27

Slick Rick in an Art Film??

i can understand why the makers of this film would want to exaggerate thesituation, but i didn't think it need to be set in Iowa. as previous usershave mentioned, Iowa is not drug- and black-free, but its image is ofwholesome, all-white nostalgia. i didn't really buy Danny Hoch's Flip as anIowa native, he still sounds too Brooklyn. i think it would have been betterif it taken place in Jersey, but i understand the director's desire to showjust how far Flip stretches.That said, i think it's a brilliant, if flawed, movie. it spends a bit toomuch time watching Flip do his misguided thing, before getting to the climaxin Cabrini-Green. Hoch is great at affecting that 'what the hell is goingon?' look, and tho this may sound weird, he doesn't overplay the character,except when he's in full blown hip hop mode. other than that his characteris completely believable. he nails that character so well, the guy we've allknown who has some idea in his head so large he can't hear anything else.Until he takes it too far.

2012-05-22 16:33:21

amazing commentary on america as it stands today

Reading paper magazine, i come across an interview with the writer/drector of this movie, hiphop activist Danny Hoch. "It's a sad day in America when the middle class buys certain clothes because they are symbols of wealth that the poor appropriated from the rich." While the previous reviewer may understand the dynamics of where these kids grew up better than I, it seems that he may not fully grasp the intentions of the movie. This movie talks about aspirations of the American youth, clouded by popular culture. Looking at the fake music video that they make, we see the bizzare thoughts that run through the heads of these three misguided youth. any one who is interested in pop culture, racism, ghetto problems, hiphop, the downward slide of hiphop(perpetuated by puff daddy), politics in america, masculinity, feminity, race relations in America, Class and class relations, poor blacks, poor whites, drug culture,or education, should see this movie. while I know that this is a very large area, if you are a progressive young, politically active person, you SHOULD see this movie. there is no way around it. This movie should come with thousands of footnotes, it rides on the backs of sociology, anthropology, ethnography, and every thing in between, and has a good story to boot.

2012-05-22 06:18:46

i wish i could get my money back

this movie is so bad i had to stop watching it towards the end. for some reason i thought this was a comedy not a long boring drama. this movie would have been better if the writting was any good. it is just so bad that i couldn't even get offended by the use of the "N" word, it was just an awfull addition to my movie collection. Danny Hoch is still a good actor in my opionon, he just needs to talk to his agent or whomever is giving him scripts like this one to just say no. if he can turn down the sienfield show he can turn down these crummy movies as well.

Miranda 2012-05-14 09:41:54

funniest movie ever!

i personally LOVED this movie! i was flipping through the channels onenightand saw snoop, so it caught my attention. unfortunately it was the end ofthemovie, so i didnt get to see it. but i found out that the name of it waswhiteboyz. so i watched the tv guide and finally one night it was onagain.so of course i watched it. flip reminded me of me, except the differenceisto me its a joke, and he takes it seriously. i noticed he doesnt laugh athimself once the whole movie. how could you not laugh at yourself whenyouracting like that? hes so unbelievably funny!thismovie was like made for me! i would give it a big fat 10 out of 10! watchit, its HILARIOUS! i luved it!

Lynne 2012-05-13 16:06:54

WHITE boys is right....

Someone PLEASE explain to me why I sat through this entire movie!!! Iabsolutely hated it..The only reason I watched is because i was havingtrouble sleeping & it was on at like 3am on HBO. Also, it had Mark Webberinit, & I am generally a fan of his. But not this time. This movie is about3white boys from Iowa who think they're black...And, well...that'sbasicallyit. Please don't waste your time or your brain cells by watching thisawfulpicture. Not to mention Danny Hoch, as Flip..He is awful, & so extremelyunattractive & untalented. I give this movie a big fat ZERO on a scale ofone to ten.

Brian 2012-05-12 22:29:39

I think it's supposed to be sad, not funny

After watching the movie several times, I think it's supposed to be sad - not funny. There are things that could have been done better, like more believable characters, but overall it's a pretty powerful look at some screwed up white guys who think they're black. If you watch the movie thinking it's a comedy, then it's easy to think it's bad... but if you watch it as a drama, it's awesome.

2012-05-12 08:18:30

The Best movie portaying the MTV generation of White teens.

This has got to be one of the most realistic movies I have ever seen, Flip dogg (Danny Hoch) plays the average young white teen that actually belives he is black, and wants to go to the ghetto of chicago and be a drug dealer because being white is lame. There not really more to tell but if you have a teenager and he wears his pants below his butt make him watch this...It's a great movie.

David 2012-05-09 13:03:35

A movie so bad it's enraging

Black street dramas, like Clockers & Boyz In The Hood, are made to raiseawareness about the atrocities that happen everyday to young black youths.Whiteboyz is about three white boys who want to lead that life so bad thatthey dress, act and talk like they see on the movies and in rap videos.Theidea of white males pretending they're black could have been funny if theyhad tried a This Is Spinal Tap approach to the film. Instead they takeevery cliche out of black street dramas, but because they're white andbecause it's set in the ridiculous setting of Iowa (no offense to youIowonians) they slap a comedy label on it.However, there is nothing funny about this movie. The group of white kidsat like they think black kids act. When young black men finally enter thepicture (in real life that is, not fantasies) they act nothing like that.Eugene Byrd plays Khalid (one of the only actors to leave this movie withsome dignity) a young black man ready to start law school that is if hecanstay out of the trouble the white boyz are looking for. The three wanthimto introduce them to Chicago drug dealers to set up a Iowa connection.Theresult of which is bloody.I was actually angered while watching this movie, not at society (likewithDo The Right Thing) but with the filmmakers themselves. This material isnot funny at all. It's like a person telling a joke and gets the entirething wrong, then can't remember the punchline. This movie just drags onand on which is not good since it's only 88 minutes.This not only the worst excuse for a comedy I've ever seen, but one of theworst films I've ever seen. zero stars out of ****David W.

bdreynolds76 2012-05-09 00:53:33

This movie heightens all white stereotypes.

I turned on HBO last night and this movie was on. For some reason, I keptwatching long after the movie got ridiculous. So many stereotypes ofwhitepeople being racist came out that even I was offended. 150 white peopleata party and the one black guy is the one who gets arrested? With nosearchfor evidence? Some cops might be racist, but that would besuicide to handle it the way they did. And of course, every white guy inthe movie, except for the leads, is a hillbilly racist (as everyone knowsweall are) The only thing that surprised me about this movie was that theguyin the jail cell didn't rape Flip. Of course, that might have made themovie more enjoyable, much like when Flip gets beat up. If you're aminority who wants to believe everything is about race, then watch it andcontinue to hate, but for the rational people, watch the paintdry...you'llbe much more concerned about the fate of the paint than with the fate ofFlip.

2012-05-08 04:50:22

Acting Gangsta Isn't Being Black.

To me,this movie reflects the narrow view of what it means to be Black that many whites and some Blacks have about Blackness. That's no criticism of the movie,because it's a fact that there is a misguided view of Blacks that exists in many people's minds similar to that of these whiteboyz. Gangstas can come in all colors and not just Black.

2012-05-07 12:36:26

HILARIOUS

This was a hilarious movie just the small parts like what den corn where he's shooting the corn and the face he makes when he's mad is so funny.And the part when he's freestyling they call me bruce.....Willis gotta see this movie

2012-05-04 19:40:27

I'm surprised so many people liked this movie

I was actually embarassed when I finally saw this movie at home with my family. Everyone has already captured the essence of the movie - white farm boys looking to make it big in the world of rapping. This movie was filmed in and around my home town and I was an extra for a few scenes, which I was totally excited about at the time, but then the embarassment snuck in after I finally got the opportunity to watch it. It really is SO satirical and both very close and very far from the truth of the average midwest upbringing. For the most part, I just found it very humorous after watching it a couple times and discussing it with other friends.So, I've listed a couple of the things that I found pretty funny...Their only black friend seems to be the exact opposite of what they wanted out of the black rapper experience. The girlfriend (Piper Perabo) goes from being the gangsta's girlfriend in this movie to being a hot bartender in Coyote Ugly. I heard more of an East coast accent out of most of the characters, rather than the usually unnoticable midwestern accent. I really loved the birthmark scene - just made me laugh again!It's just one of those movies you gotta watch more than once (if you can get through it the first time).

2012-05-04 10:10:48

Funny, but with a message

I first heard about this film through an advertisement on the radio when it came out in theatres. It sounded hilarious, so when I saw it advertised for 5 dollars at the store, I figured, "What the heck?" What I saw was both hilarious and true at the same time, but it had its moments of annoyance. Basically, it follows the adventures of 3 white kids from Iowa perpetrating the image of a "gangsta". They finally go on a road trip to Chicago to the Cabrini Green projects and find out it ain't "all good in the 'hood". In the end, they all learn to be themselves and not a trend.

illrek 2012-04-26 18:58:19

Good idea- Execution???

"White Boyz" has a good premise with the concept of white suburbansthat are enticed by the ghetto lifestyle. The story and characters areunder developed and loses pacing with the music videos and day dreamfantasies. The acting of the lead is weak which makes the film fail. Inaddition to this the genre of it being a comedy is lost as it movesbetween bland serious drama with sprinkles of comedy. Almost all thescenarios in this film are serious and don't have any funny charactersor light score music or songs to create a comedic tone of any kind.There has been better white boys acting black in movies like "Malibu'sMost Wanted" or the character that Seth Green plays in "Can't HardlyWait". Ultimately it was a good idea with very poor execution.

KT 2012-04-26 09:56:01

This movie was *****ing hialrious...

There is nothing better than seeing a white guy drink a forty ounce and then say "Obey your thirst *****." One of the funniest movies I've ever seen and sends a good message to all the wiggers out there.

rippedmh 2012-04-22 15:14:19

Whiteboyz ain't no Boyz in the Hood

This movie was an atrocity. The whole movie based on Flip Dog's dream ofgoing to Chicago, and you waited for him to leave Iowa the whole movie.Finally he went and just came right back to Iowa. Then it ended. Not thatthe beginning and middle were anything interesting, except Iowa localsdoingwhat you would think it's like to hang out in Iowa. Except there life wasridiculous. Three ridiculous individuals. Flip Dog is pretty cool though.

William 2012-04-22 00:42:43

OMG could it kick more ass?

one of the most entertaining movies ever if u like stuff like kids and gummo i'm more than positive u will love this....3 hicks who rap come on thats entertainment!

Danielle 2012-04-20 10:59:03

Alright, alright if your from iowa dont see this movie

Obviously the only people who have something sooooo against this movie arethe people from iowa. Did you people see this movie in the true storysection of the library or something? What gives you the idea that the filmwas not supposed to be fictional?! This is one of the funniest "whiteboy"comedy's of the 90's. I am white and did not find this movie offensive ordegrading at all! I think this is a good example for the "wannabe"gangstasout there!GET REAL!

2012-04-19 23:18:29

The worst movie I have ever seen

To be frank, the movie was stupid. Though it touched on an actual fact in urban America, that some white kids want to be black, say the "n" word, rap, and so on, this doesn't explain the bad dramatics and waste of paper that this script was on. Everytime this comes on cable, I want to throw my TV out the window.