| | Notorious DVD (3 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Urban Drama DVDs, Dramas Movies, Music (General) Videos, Box Sets, Murder, Biography, Rap/Hip Hop, True Story, New York City, Rap Artists, Murder Investigations, Rivalry, 1990s | | Starring | Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Anthony Mackie, Jamal Woolard, Julia Pace Mitchell, Naturi Naughton, Antonique Smith, Dennis White | | Director | George Tillman, Jr. | | Composer | Danny Elfman | | Director of Photography | Michael Grady | | Executive Producer | Diddy | | Producer | Robert Teitel, Wayne Barrow, Trish Hofmann, Mark Pitts, Voletta Wallace | | Screenwriter | Reggie Rock Bythewood, Cheo Hodari Coker |
Chronicling the extraordinary life of Christopher 'The Notorious B.I.G.' Wallace, Notorious follows the young rapper from the tough streets of Brooklyn to the heights of superstardom as he juggles the increasing demands of fatherhood, marriage and a music career. Amid chaos and controversy, Biggie's remarkable talent and fierce determination help to solidify his legacy as one of hip-hop's greatest MCs. Executive Producers Sean Combs Stars Jamal Woolard , Angela Bassett , Derek Luke. Bonuses: unrated director's cut; three-DVD adds commentaries, featurettes, behind-the-scenes and previously unreleased footage, deleted scenes, digital copy; The dramatic retelling of the life, improbable rise, and violent fall of rapper Christopher Wallace (aka the Notorious B.I.G.), NOTORIOUS plays like A STAR IS BORN set to a rattling gangsta snare. With crisp direction by George Tillman Jr., producer of the BARBERSHOP series, the film is briskly paced and strikes a worthy balance between sensationalized celebrity biopic and behind-the-scenes drama. Angela Bassett anchors the latter with a nuanced performance as Voletta, Wallace’s long-suffering single mother who attempts to shelter him from the mean streets of Bed-Stuy.
With deep involvement by those who knew him best--the real Voletta Wallace and Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs (played dynamically by Derek Luke) co-produced--the film nonetheless unflinchingly portrays Biggie’s troubled history as a teenage crack dealer, his chronic infidelity and poor fathering skills, and his own role in stoking the ludicrous coastal rivalry that claimed both his and Tupac Shakur’s lives. As it presents Biggie's side of the murders in boldface, one wonders if a more independent eye would cast Shakur and his cohorts in the villain role so starkly. Documentary quibbles aside, NOTORIOUS delivers an impactful tribute to its subject's genius--revealing to fans and neophytes alike the microphone skills, narrative chops, and fresh vision that made Wallace one of hip-hop’s greatest all-time MCs. Largely, this is due to the ace performance by Jamal Woolard, an amateur rapper who packed on 50 pounds to play the hulking gangsta, and nails his mordant charisma and conflicted inner life with a star turn every bit as on point as Jamie Foxx’s Ray Charles or Val Kilmer’s Jim Morrison. Notorious Reviews: "NOTORIOUS is a good film in many ways, but its best achievement is the casting of Jamal Woolard..."-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "Woolard, a Brooklyn rapper known as Gravy, has not previous acting experience. Yet his portrayal amounts to a Biggie resurrection....He's a knockout."-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 5 -- "As a biography interested in an honest swath of Wallace's life, NOTORIOUS' broad appeal will welcome and satiate both the devout and the curious..."-- Amy Nicholson, Box Office "[R]easonably faithful to the facts of Biggie's life and wholeheartedly devoted to burnishing his myth."-- A. O. Scott, New York Times "Most noteworthy is the movie's stunning cinematography and powerful soundtrack....The ensemble is solid, and Jamal Woolard is strong as Biggie."-- Claudia Puig, USA Today "[L]ike Biggie, NOTORIOUS has fine time along the way, with Woolard channeling the rapper's sweetness and wit as comfortably as his pathos....Through it all are the rhymes and the music, hugely enjoyable in their own right..."-- Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times "NOTORIOUS is a rock-solid biopic with a foolproof rise-and-fall storyline and a warmly nuanced performance by Jamal Woolard as iconic rapper Christopher Wallace -- aka Biggie Smalls..."-- John Anderson, Variety "NOTORIOUS is a luridly unapologetic trip through the violence, hunger, verbal bravado, and money fever of the hip-hop world, which it views as both liberating and destructive....NOTORIOUS has a fascinating trajectory..." -- Grade: B+-- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly Notorious | List Price | $34.98 (You save $7.19) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 2009 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  32636  | | CD Universe Part number | 7654534 | | Catalog number | 2258241 | | Discs | 3 | | Release Date | Apr 21, 2009 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | for pervasive language, some strong sexuality including dialogue, nudity, and for drug content | | Running Time | 129 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Collector's Edition; Subtitled; DTS Sound | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Collector's Edition; Subtitled; DTS Sound; 2-Disc Set; Digital Copy; Checkpoint; S |
Notorious Movie Review Average Rating: (3.7 out of 5 stars)   NOTORIOUS
I went and saw this movie when it came out @ the cinemas in australia, it wasn't that bad actually. Jamal Woolard did a great job as B.I.G in the movie don't think u can get any realer than that. Anyway if ur a B.I.G fan but u havn't seen this movie then u should. R.I.P BIGGIE.
Submitted by Alison (Melbourne, Australia)
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NOTORIOUS
I have to say I enjoyed this movie, it suprised me for sure. Jamal Woolard aka Gravy did an alright job playing the role of Notorious B.I.G. and Angela Bassett was great as Biggie's mom. I pretty much took this movie with a grain of salt with how accurate the facts were based on Biggie's life, but the movie was entertaining none the less.
Submitted by Paul (Andover, MA)
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Jamal Woolard is about as close to B.I.G. as you can possibly get. Other than that, the movie drags a bit every once in a while, but overall it's not bad.
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Notorious DVD 2-Disc Set
Region 1
NTSC
Note: This Release Features Both the Widescreen Theatrical Feature and Unrated Director's Cut Versions of NOTORIOUS
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.40
Audio:
DTS Surround 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish
Disc 1: NOTORIOUS
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Forced Trailer: WOLVERINE Theatrical Trailer, VALKYRIE, S.DARKO, THE WRESTLER, SETH MACFARLANE'S CAVALCADE OF CARTOON COMEDY
Audio Commentary:
1. Director George Tillman, Jr., Co-writers Reggie Rock Bythewood and Cheo Hodari Coker and Editor Dirk Westervelt
2. Co-Manager/Producer Wayne Barrow and Biggies Mom/Producer Voletta Wallace
Disc 2: Additional Features
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes: 9 Deleted Scenes
Behind the Scenes: Making of NOTORIOUS
Trailers: Trailer Farm: SECRET LIFE OF BEES, GOSPEL HILL, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Featurette:
1. I Got a Story to Tell: The Lyrics of Biggie Smalls
2. Notorious Thugs:Casting the Film
3. Biggie Boot Camp
4. Anatomy of a B.I.G. Performance
5. Party and Bullshit (Never Before Seen Footage)
Disc 3: NOTORIOUS Digital Copy
Chronicling the extraordinary life of Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace, Notorious follows the young rapper from the tough streets of Brooklyn to the heights of superstardom as he juggles the increasing demands of fatherhood, marriage and a music career. Amid chaos and controversy, Biggie’s remarkable talent and fierce determination help to solidify his legacy as one of hip-hop’s greatest MCs.
Source: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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