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Friday is the rarest specimen of African American cinema: a hood movie refreshingly free of the semi-seriousness and moralism of shoot-'em-up soaps such as Boyz N the Hood, yet still true to the inner-city experience. Scripted by rapper Ice Cube, Friday is a no-frills tale of a typical day in the life of a pair of African American youth in South Central. Cube plays Craig, a frustrated teen who endures the ultimate humiliation: getting fired on his day off. Then unknown Chris Tucker plays Smokey, a marijuana-worshipping homeboy whose love for the green stuff lands him in predicament after predicament. Sitting on the stoop of Craig's rundown home, the two hilariously confront a kaleidoscopic array of gangbangers, weed dealers, crack heads, prostitutes, scheming girlfriends and neighbourhood bullies--all of whom, it should be noted, come off as sympathetic even as they are being caricatured, a true achievement in the crass, "booty call" environment of 1990s African American comedy. --Ethan Brown, Amazon.com
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DVD Special Features:
Theatrical Trailer
Featurette
Interviews
Letterbox Ratio 1.85 Anamorphic
Dolby Pro Logic
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Smokey Joe
Format:DVD
This film describes what its like for 2 teenagers growing up in south central L.A... Craig (Ice Cube) has been fired on his day off and his weed crazy friend Smokey (Chris Tucker) intends on getting Craig high for the first time. But Smokey has troubles of his own, he has to find a way to get $200 to pay off a drug dealer.
There is everything you want in this film... action, comedy & a good storyline.
A must buy for anyone who likes movies in this category.
Smokey was an excellent charachter providing laughter throughout the film and it was very dissapointing that he didnt appear in the sequel Next Friday...
There is everything you want in this film... action, comedy & a good storyline.
A must buy for anyone who likes movies in this category.
Smokey was an excellent charachter providing laughter throughout the film and it was very dissapointing that he didnt appear in the sequel Next Friday...
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film is a excellent portrayal of life eleven years ago in America. Not only does this film have laughter, punch-lines and memorable characters but a meaning and a resemblance of life back then and a similarity with life even today. I first watched this film in 2001 at the tender age of 13, I remember watching it with my older brother and really enjoying it. The main basis of the film has already been commented on through many other reviews, so I will keep it short. The film follows Craig (Ice Cube) on a Friday and shows the obstacles that he faces. This must have some meaning as it started Chris Tucker's career and he is phenomenal in this. I feel the following two films could have been so much better if he was included in them but Chris Tucker decided against Friday 2 to get paid $25 Million for RushHour Two instead. In conclusion, this film must be watched by anyone who considers themselves a "Gangsta" and really anyone who enjoys "Rap" which is nearly every teenager now, as this film has many Rap based songs and is hugely enjoyable to most.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
I would give this film 5 stars, but the Blu-ray knocks a couple of stars off.
The Blu-ray gives us the Director's cut, which adds a few minutes footage, which in my opinion ruins the flow of some of the films best funny scenes. I would have preferred the option of watching both cuts.
The extras are pretty much the same as on the Dvd's before, which is a let-down too.
The picture quality is at times below average, and other times really nice. The opening panning shot over the neighbourhood looks like standard definition, as do many shots throughout the film, but mostly it looks good, especially the exteriors.
The sound surprisingly has a new 5.1 mix, or an optional 7.1 mix which I didn't expect.
My region 1 Dvd upscales exceptionally well, and because of that I kind of wish I hadn't bothered buying this and I actually prefer the original cut of the film.
I would still recommend it if you're a fan, especially at the low price, but don't expect to be too impressed.
The Blu-ray gives us the Director's cut, which adds a few minutes footage, which in my opinion ruins the flow of some of the films best funny scenes. I would have preferred the option of watching both cuts.
The extras are pretty much the same as on the Dvd's before, which is a let-down too.
The picture quality is at times below average, and other times really nice. The opening panning shot over the neighbourhood looks like standard definition, as do many shots throughout the film, but mostly it looks good, especially the exteriors.
The sound surprisingly has a new 5.1 mix, or an optional 7.1 mix which I didn't expect.
My region 1 Dvd upscales exceptionally well, and because of that I kind of wish I hadn't bothered buying this and I actually prefer the original cut of the film.
I would still recommend it if you're a fan, especially at the low price, but don't expect to be too impressed.
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Absolutely classic DVD this film is the funniest, i couldnt wait to watch it again, would recommend you all to watch it too
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its as good now as it was first time i watched it years ago such a funny film love it
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not good
Could only play the 1st one isn't good for uk so bit disappointing....
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Was looking forward to watching them all...
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Fantastic purchase
was brought as a gift for friend who watched one of the 3 films and loved it.great purshcase, quick transaction and dispatch, Received on time and good value for money.
Published 16 months ago by mischamarie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great DVD! It had me in stiches.
This is a classic DVD which I had to add to my collection. Tell the neighbours you will be watching this as you will be Laughing Out Loud! Fast dispatch by Amazon/Zoverstocks.
Published 18 months ago by Jason Notorious
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Old Skool
Excellent film from my Teen days. This needs to be in your DVD collection a must have comedy film from 1995.
Published 18 months ago by Andrew Savage
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US IMPORT
If you live outside the US, the disks do not work. Only Friday works. I don't know why that works but the other ones don't. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Ryan
5.0 out of 5 stars
alot can go down between thursday and saturday...
This movie is hilarious! As far as comedies go about the hood, this one is hands down the best. Chris Tucker and Ice Cube really mix up nicely in this one. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Jay
5.0 out of 5 stars
BRILLIANT!!!
This is one of the best films I've ever seen...I've lost count of the amount of times I've watched it and it's one of those that you never tire of because it's so funny and... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Michelle
5.0 out of 5 stars
You got knocked the **** out!
Great film, having it on blu-ray doesn't make much difference to the quaility of the picture but at this price it's a bargin.
Published on 27 Jun 2010 by BigSteve
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