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Do The Right Thing [VHS] [1989]

VHS ~ Danny Aiello
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito
  • Directors: Spike Lee
  • Writers: Spike Lee
  • Producers: Spike Lee, Jon Kilik, Monty Ross
  • Format: Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound
  • Language English
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: 4 Front Video
  • VHS Release Date: 1 Jul 1999
  • Run Time: 114 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004R67L
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,662 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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    #5 in  Video > World Cinema > Directors > Lee, Spike
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Spike Lee's incendiary look at race relations in America, circa 1989, is so colourful and exuberant for its first three-quarters that you can almost forget the terrible confrontation that the movie inexorably builds toward. Do the Right Thing is a joyful, tumultuous masterpiece--maybe the best film ever made about race in America, revealing racial prejudices and stereotypes in all their guises and demonstrating how a deadly riot can erupt out of a series of small misunderstandings. Set on one block in Bedford-Stuyvesant on the hottest day of the summer, the movie shows the whole spectrum of life in this neighbourhood and then leaves it up to us to decide if, in the end, anybody actually does the "right thing." Featuring Danny Aiello as Sal, the pizza parlour owner; Lee himself as Mookie, the lazy pizza-delivery guy; John Turturro and Richard Edson as Sal's sons; Lee's sister Joie as Mookie's sister Jade; Rosie Perez as Mookie's girlfriend Tina; Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee as the block elders, Da Mayor and Mother Sister; Giancarlo Esposito as Mookie's hot-headed friend Buggin' Out; Bill Nunn as the boom-box toting Radio Raheem; and Samuel L Jackson as DJ Mister Señor Love Daddy. This is a rich and nuanced film to watch, treasure and learn from--over and over again. --Jim Emerson


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Set on one block in the Brooklyn district of Bedford-Stuyvesant, the story follows the events which take place on one very hot summer day. Events which would normally go un-noticed but because of the fierce heat are magnified to dangerous proportions, revealing the under-belly of racism. An explosive mix of laughter, violence and mindless destruction.

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19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars 3 great films, disappointing presentation, 16 Jul 2003
This review is from: Three Spike Lee Joints - Clockers, Do the Right Thing [DVD] [1996] (DVD)
I won't focus on the films too much as you're only likely to buy this box set if you have some experience of Spike Lee films already. Being a huge fan of 'Clockers' I was curious to check out Spike's earlier films, and this box set includes what I think are 3 of his best ‘joints’.

‘Do the Right Thing’ is certainly provocative but revolutionary in its style and presentation. You’ll probably want to watch this first before watching his other films to understand Lee’s style of film-making.

‘Jungle Fever’, while not as important as ‘Do the Right Thing’ is never the less a fine film with some great performances from Lee’s regular group of actors (especially John Turturro).
‘Clockers’ is my personal favourite and to me shows Spike Lee as a more mature director, although the involvement of Scorsese and Harvey Keitel no doubt helped for this one.

So 3 great films, but a bit of a let down on the presentation front. ‘Do the Right Thing’ has received a reasonable treatment in terms of extras, commentary and picture quality but the other 2 are bare minimum releases.

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Lee's Masterpiece, 23 Nov 2000
By nickyuill@netscape.net (Edinburgh, Scotland) - See all my reviews
Quite simply, this is Lee's best and most powerful film to date. He combines wit and anger to illustrate the evils of racism. As the temperatures rise on the hottest day of the summer, tempers begin to fray in a Brooklyn neighbourhood. When night falls and a young black man dies at the hands of the police, these racial tensions boil over into a neighbourhood race riot. The tight script and strong acting, with Lee taking the lead, as well as the noise of Public Enemy combine perfectly to produce one of the best African-American films of all time. In my top 10 films ever.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite simply, a masterpiece., 14 Jan 2001
A masterful portrait of inner-city life in today's U.S. Sure, it simplifies some day to day aspects of life in the ghetto. Sure, it stereotypes, at times, but that's inevitable in a film that encompasses so many varied themes. And that climax. Wow!!! Talk about emotions running riot. In my opinion, far and away the best film to come out of America since Midnight Cowboy. By the way, when are we Brits going to have the opportunity to see another underrated masterpiece of Spike's, namely "Crooklyn"?
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