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Clockers [VHS] [1996]

VHS ~ Harvey Keitel
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, Mekhi Phifer, Isaiah Washington
  • Directors: Spike Lee
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound
  • Language English
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: 4 Front Video
  • VHS Release Date: 10 Jan 2000
  • Run Time: 123 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004R6RY
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 24,574 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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    #10 in  Video > World Cinema > Directors > Lee, Spike
    #82 in  Video > World Cinema > US & Canada

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Based on the riveting bestseller by Richard Price, this 1995 crime drama was directed by Spike Lee with such authority and authenticity that it has the hyper-real quality of a stylised documentary. Fully capturing the thoroughly researched detail of Price's novel, the film focuses on Strike (Mekhi Phifer), a young, ambitious "clocker"--or drug dealer--who works the streets of his New York housing project, selling drugs for a local supplier named Rodney (played with ferocious charisma by Delroy Lindo). Just as Strike is struggling to get away from his dead-end life of crime, another dealer is murdered in a fast-food restaurant and local detectives (Harvey Keitel, John Turturro) consider Strike the primary suspect. In cowriting the script with novelist Price, Lee uses this murder mystery to explore the plague of guns and black-on-black crime in America's inner cities, in which drugs and death are familiar routines of daily life. The film doesn't pretend to offer solutions, nor does it dwell on the problem with numbing insistence. Rather, this taut, well-acted film takes the viewer into a world often hidden in plain sight--a world where options seem nonexistent for youth conditioned to have little or no expectation beyond a probable early death. Lee and Price are deadly serious in handling this volatile subject (which incorporates racism, powerless law enforcement, and political indifference), but Clockers is also blessed with humor, insight, and humanity. It's one of Lee's most confidently directed films, signaling a creative maturity that Lee continued to develop throughout the 1990s. --Jeff Shannon


Synopsis

Strike is the hardest-working drug dealer on the street. But time is beginning to run out for him when a deal with an evil drug boss results in the death of a rival dealer...

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 18 May 2000
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There are alot of good things to say about this film, in fact too many to list, but here are the points that come to mind. The plot of the film is very realistic, portraying aspects of street life in the ghetto that few other films have dared to show in the same level of detail, and even fewer have succeeded. The film actually works better as a drama and uses the flexability of the 18 certificate very effectively to shock and emphasize points that are made without going over the top, which is how many 18s become so bad that they are more like comedies. It has many scenes that will bring out a range of emotions, and some very wise words spoken by certain characters. The acting is amazing and it really helps make the whole film extremely lifelike, along with very skillful camera work which adds to the effect, for example if you see this film then watch how they first show the train journey out of town (you'll know what i mean when you see it). If you give this film a chance, it will really get you thinking about just how hard it is out there, and maybe it will help you understand why they do some of the things they do. I would recommend this film to anyone, especially if you like gangster style movies or tupac's films. You will also appreciate this if you can really "get into" a film and follow its plot well.
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply stunning, 18 Nov 2001
By depressed@blacksunrise.co.uk (Edinburgh, Scotland) - See all my reviews
After watching this film it is clear to say that Spike Lee is thee creative genius. His production skills have been exploited superbly to create one of the greatest under achieving films ever. The plot is fantastic and with the level of acting rivalling all other aspects of the film there is no way that anyone with an interest in gang life would not gain something from viewing this film. Without a doubt a great piece of cinematography worth every penny paid for!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Winner!, 10 Nov 2009
By Mr. A. Lowe (Norfolk, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Clockers [DVD] [1996] (DVD)
I was held spellbound for the duration of the showing. Harvey at his best, the plot had me guessing till the end!
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