8 Mile DVD

Advantages: Story, Acting, Soundtrack
Disadvantages: Not for those that do not like hip-hop/rap

8 Mile Movie: Life has not been kind to Jimmy 'B-Rabbit' Smith (Eminem). His pregnant girlfriend broke up with him and he gave her his car, although he finds out that she was just pretending. He has a dead end job in a car manufacturing plant and because he is homeless he has to move in with his mum and baby sister in a trailer park. But B-Rabbit has a dream, he wants to be a rapper and we see him at the beginning of the film preparing for his ...
...is amazing. Music of 8 Mile: This is just a static picture plug for the music CDs Enimen Superman Video: I like the song, not sure about the video, its ok I guess. Overall: A superb film, well acted with a great soundtrack although not really one for people who are not fans of the man or the genre. © This review is entirely my own work but may have been cross posted elsewhere. MAY also be published under the name sjp1966 on Ciao UK and Ciao US ... Read review

Advantages: Suprisingly gritty drama, great debut performance from Eminem
Disadvantages: A few too many stereotypical scenes

Synopsis *********** For Jimmy 'Bunny Rabbit' Smith Jr. (Eminem), life in the Detroit ghetto is pretty depressing. Forced to move back in with his mother on a trailer park, after breaking up with his pregnant girlfriend, he dreams of escaping his down trodden life and his job in a metal pressing factory. His only real chance of escaping his miserable existence comes from his ability to rap, but every time he gets the opportunity to showcase his ...
...Looking destined to remain just another white trailer trash rapper with no prospects; his best friend Future (Mekhi Phifer) and new girl Alex (Brittany Murphy) try to help him gain his confidence. Opinion ********* I have to admit that I only watched "8 Mile" under pressure from a friend as I was expecting it to fall into the usual category of 'pretty useless' which befalls most movies which feature a singer trying to cross over into film, especially ... Read review

Advantages: Good film, I liked it.
Disadvantages: None.

8 MILE Running Time: 115 minutes Certificate: 15 I like a fair bit of Eminem's music so when this film came out I was interested, but happy enough to wait until it came out on DVD. I picked it up from eBay at the bargain price of £3.00 inc. postage. Must say I was very impressed how well Eminem performed because singers/wrestlers and the like don't always transfer well into the world of film. What it's about... 8 Mile is a semi-autobiographical ...
...the wrong side of Detroits 8 Mile who is having a hard life and struggling to realize his dream of making something of himself, a white-boy wanting to break into the black dominated rap-scene. After separating with his pregnant girlfriend Rabbit goes back to the family home - a depressing Trailer park and the surroundings are pretty grim. Kim Basinger puts in a good performance as a stereotypical 'trailer-trash mom' she is the broke and hopeless ... Read review

Advantages: Good acting, well directed, good script
Disadvantages: At times fairly cliched

...flick, the academy award winning 8 Mile, directed by the well known Curtis Hanson. Due to the talk of the film i knew it was worth watching just to see what the hype was all about, and indeed i certainly was not disappointed, as i was expecting a mediocre performance from Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers). I am not a big fan of musicians trying their hand at the big screen, to me it seems a money making ploy and nothing more. This particular film ...
...and moves back to his 8 mile trailer with alcoholic mother Stephanie (Kim Basinger) and her boyfriend Greg (Michael Shannon) and young sister Lilly, with no money a bin bag of clothes. Rabbit must balance work and providing his family between his attempts to make it big as a rapper and to earn the respect of the black people in his neighbourhood. From here he struggles with his boss and ex girlfriend, rival gang and writing songs. Jimmy starts to ... Read review

Advantages: Good storyline and cast
Disadvantages: None

8-Mile - Every moment is another chance I'm doing this review based on the DVD version of this film. 8-Mile is rated a 15 so it is only suitable for people aged over 15 due to some sexual scenes in the film. The Cast The main characters within the cast of this film are the famous white rapper Eminem, Kim Bassinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer. All the cast within this film are brilliant actors making the film realistic and helping you ...
...to the part they play making the people within the film realistic helping drag you in all most like you are part of the film. Story Line The film is mainly about a group of young people in an American rapping community, Rabbit played by Eminem is a brilliant rapper working his way up trying to get himself known and make something of himself and a living at the same time. He has a troubled family his mother being an alcoholic and also having ... Read review

Advantages: A hip-hop great, amazing rap battles
Disadvantages: None i can think of

...battles, with the film ending in the ultimate showdown against Papa Doc. This is a battle definitely not worth missing. The Dvd is packed with extra footage including bonus rap battle sequences. These are perfect for any rap fan like me. The film is a winner on all fronts with Eminem for the ladies and Brittany Murphy for us lads. A definite one to watch for any Eminem fan, rap fan or just anyone who appreciates a good film. You could say that this is a modern day musical and what a musical it is. I would definitely recommend buying this and especially for the price it has gone down to now, a bargain. You will not be disappointed. Make sure if you buy the dvd that you watch all the extras, usually Dvds have a lot of extras that nobody bothers watching but these are unmissable. These extras are: Making of 8mile Music of 8mile... Read review

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Advantages: Emotionally gripping, realistic, intense - very entertaining.
Disadvantages: Errm...it ended too quickly. It's less than 2 hours long.

...Whether or not you like Marshall Mathers / Eminem / The Devil / Whatever you want to call him, I strongly suggest that you watch this DVD once. Just once. I’m willing to bet that you’ll get something out of it – and you might even enjoy it. Eminem makes his big-screen acting debut in “8 Mile” alongside Mekhi Phifer, Kim Basinger and Brittany Murphy. Don’t let the big names fool you: Eminem is probably the best actor in this film. In fact, you won’t even notice that you’re watching an internationally-famous rapper at work: you’ll honestly believe that you’re seeing an unknown wannabe named Jimmy Smith, Jr. The storyline is pretty simple to follow: Jimmy Smith, Jr (a.k.a. Rabbit) is living in Detroit, USA with his mother (Kim Basinger) and kid sister. He loses his crappy job, but finds an even worse job – stamping... Read review

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Advantages: great rapping
Disadvantages: none that i found

..., "Battle Rhyme For Reel Time" - Detroit MCS Take On Eminem, Never Before Seen Freestyle Battle Footage, Music of 8 Mile, Exclusive Never Seen Before Eminem "Superman" Music Video, DVD ROM Features. I would recommend anyone to watch it coz it is such a good film. You can buy it from all leading stores I personal bought mine from tescos online for £4.99 and think that its well worth the money. It is a good and really cheap to buy. Great film.... Read review

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