Drew Wonder
Superstar
Boyz N the Hood is a classic and one of the best debuts from a filmmaker ever. No, it's not a perfect movie and yes, when you look back at it you can certainly see its flaws, plus you can argue that Menace is better, but its cultural impact and influence is undeniable. It's pretty much the Star Wars of hood movies
Then he dropped Poetic Justice
Definitely not a great movie though it's better than most people give it credit for. I like how he didn't just do a typical hood movie as his followup, and while its certainly flawed and lacks a clear sense of direction, its one of of the better black romance movies of the 90s imo
Higher Learning, I appreciate its ambition and I know a lot of people are fans of this movie but imo its a complete mess and a clear example of a filmmaker biting off more than he can chew. Spike Lee can handle this type of material well, John Singleton can't imo. The whole thing with the neo nazis and the over the top sniper scene at the end was ridiculous
Rosewood is a great movie, arguably better than Boyz N the Hood though nowhere near as influential. It's a shame it was a flop at the box office though given the subject matter it's not surprising
The Shaft remake was aight, it was fun, plus Peeples Hernandez is one of the most swagged out villains ever. Could've been better though
Baby Boy is obviously a hood classic, though I go back and forth on whether or not its actually an objectively good movie or just an unintentional comedy
2 Fast 2 Furious is
This to me was just Singleton trying to get a nice paycheck
Four Brothers I've always felt was slept on and is a good example of a modern day western. Great performance by Chiwetel as well, that was the first movie I saw him in and I was
when I found out he was actually British
Abduction, I didn't bother watching this shyt but I'm assuming its trash based on the previews and reviews
So looking back on all his films, do you consider Singleton's career a success? Or do you feel like he never reached the potential he showed with Boyz N the Hood?
Then he dropped Poetic Justice
Definitely not a great movie though it's better than most people give it credit for. I like how he didn't just do a typical hood movie as his followup, and while its certainly flawed and lacks a clear sense of direction, its one of of the better black romance movies of the 90s imoHigher Learning, I appreciate its ambition and I know a lot of people are fans of this movie but imo its a complete mess and a clear example of a filmmaker biting off more than he can chew. Spike Lee can handle this type of material well, John Singleton can't imo. The whole thing with the neo nazis and the over the top sniper scene at the end was ridiculous
Rosewood is a great movie, arguably better than Boyz N the Hood though nowhere near as influential. It's a shame it was a flop at the box office though given the subject matter it's not surprising
The Shaft remake was aight, it was fun, plus Peeples Hernandez is one of the most swagged out villains ever. Could've been better though
Baby Boy is obviously a hood classic, though I go back and forth on whether or not its actually an objectively good movie or just an unintentional comedy
2 Fast 2 Furious is
This to me was just Singleton trying to get a nice paycheck Four Brothers I've always felt was slept on and is a good example of a modern day western. Great performance by Chiwetel as well, that was the first movie I saw him in and I was
when I found out he was actually BritishAbduction, I didn't bother watching this shyt but I'm assuming its trash based on the previews and reviews
So looking back on all his films, do you consider Singleton's career a success? Or do you feel like he never reached the potential he showed with Boyz N the Hood?
