Comments on: See the trailer to the new Jackie Robinson movie, “42″

By: indaburg

indaburg — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:55:04 +0000

Thanks, I really enjoyed that. I am not familiar with The Coup, but I’ll check out more of their stuff. Speaking of Def Jam, this thread put me in the mood. I was cranking out my Def Jam 10th anniversary CDs this morning on my way to work.

By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged

churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:27:02 +0000

Go back even further, Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash, Kool Keith, Kool Herc. The 80s were a great time when it was basically just free styling over a continuous beat. Then as you mentioned Public Enemy and the Beastie Boys, but even early LL Cool J, the Fat Boys, Run DMC (aka everyone on Def Jam records) was good. It all went downhill after 2pac.

Some later stuff that’s great is Pharcyde, Arrested Development, Digible Planets, but my fav is The Coup. Me and Jesus the Pimp along with the embedded vid are two of my favs:

By: indaburg

indaburg — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:17:24 +0000

Ah, to each their own. To me, it would depend on how it was done and the reason for it. If the movie shows Jackie Robinson turning on the radio and Jay-Z is playing, that would be jarring and factually incorrect. In the trailer though, I don’t have a problem with it. They’re trying to appeal to a mass market and that includes the young’uns.

By: indaburg

indaburg — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:01:40 +0000

You’re bad. “What did Mickey Mantle do to Gwyneth Paltrow’s head?”

By: indaburg

indaburg — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:59:58 +0000

I’m not the biggest hip hop fan in the world–the genre tends to be too mysoginistic for my taste, and most of the stuff in the radio is just corporate shill. At the same time, some of the older stuff can be pretty good. A Tribe Called Quest is one of my favorite groups. They combine a lot of jazz elements and the lyrics, while kind of dirty, can be surprisingly esoteric for rap. One of their songs even references Natalie Wood and John Steinbeck. Trust me, those two are not well known in the hood (I grew up in the Bronx, and yes, I hate the Yankees). Public Enemy has some good stuff too. Powerful, political, and angry. I don’t always agree with them, but their lyrics resonate. Of course, no history of hip hop would be complete without the Beastie Boys. They started out as three idiots who created a masterpiece (as the NYT put it) with their first album, and their music involved and became increasingly complex and deep as they aged.

By: raysfan1

raysfan1 — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:33:28 +0000

i expect this movie probably starts with Robinson as a Montreal Royal, but I’d really like it if they portrayed a little of his time in the military and at UCLA. i do hope they show just how hard it was for him to restrain himself from lashing out at the ignorance and hate that surrounded him.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:11:33 +0000

PS – henceforth all baseball biopics will simply be titled with the uniform number of the player whose life they purport to depict. I can’t wait till someone rents what they think is the Mickey Mantle movie.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:09:59 +0000

I can't stand hip-hop in any form. I prefer music. I will, however, endure it if I must to see this film. Boseman looks like the next Denzel Washington.

By: emauro28

emauro28 — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 03:43:17 +0000

Amazing trailer I m use agree’ I just hope they try and tell the true story rather then the story that will sell best! Jackie Robinson changed culture not just baseball!

By: nothanksimdriving123

nothanksimdriving123 — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:31:57 +0000

I don’t care what the type of music is, be it hip-hop, be-bop or whatever, but the music should match the period the film is set in. Pride is nice. Jews are proud of Benny Goodman and England of the Fab Four but a Civil War film with Big Band tunes, or The King’s Speech with Beatles songs would be, simply, wrong.

By: husky2score

husky2score — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:30:05 +0000

Oh yea baby I’m seeing this one!

By: Francisco (FC)

Francisco (FC) — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:49:53 +0000

I’m not much of a Quicktime fan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCduxL8ELwQ

By: raysfan1

raysfan1 — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:48:34 +0000

Absolutely going to see this!

By: butchhuskey

butchhuskey — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:41:36 +0000

I agree that the trailer looks good – I just find it distracting when films that take place in the past use very modern music in their advertising. Plus, I guess I just don’t like this Jay-Z song in particular because of the irritating “Brooklyn, we go hard” chorus and inane lyrics like “I father, I Brooklyn Dodger them.”

That said, it looks like Chadwick Boseman was a strong choice and I hope the film doesn’t disappoint.

By: indaburg

indaburg — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:25:53 +0000

Why is this disturbing? I think Jay-Z’s track with its urgent marching band really captures the anger boiling under Jackie’s serene façade. While hip hop wasn’t around during Jackie’s time, both are sources of significant pride for the African-American community.

The trailer looks awesome. I can’t wait ’til next April to see it.

By: frank433

frank433 — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:23:43 +0000

I wonder is Johnny Sain will be portrayed in this. He was the first MLB pitcher that Jackie Robinson faced.

By: sheriffpeyton18

sheriffpeyton18 — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:09:19 +0000

Can’t wait to see it!! Ford is one the greatest American actors!

By: butchhuskey

butchhuskey — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:04:49 +0000

There is a recent disturbing trend of period piece movies using hip hop songs in their trailers.