Film Da 5 Bloods - Netflix ( A Spike Lee Film)

[Paolo Di Canio]

Anyone checked out this new Spike Lee flick on Netflix?

5 stars from me, also for any Wire fans out there, 2 of the main characters are Lester Freeman & Clay Davis

Trailer



Plot from IMDB

" Four African American vets battle the forces of man and nature when they return to Vietnam seeking the remains of their fallen squad leader and the gold fortune he helped them hide. "

 

[youngrell]

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

 

[Hugh Jass]

Very good but a bit long. The last hour is very good.

 

[Paolo Di Canio]

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

Loved how he pulled out the shiiiiiiiittttttttttttttt

 

[golden_blunder]

Wrong forummmm

 

[youngrell]

Loved how he pulled out the shiiiiiiiittttttttttttttt

Classic.

Thanks for posting this by the way. I seen the title on Netflix and skipped right passed (anything with 'Da' in the title I automatically assume is cheap rubbish) and had no idea it was a Spike Lee film or what it was about. Lesson learned I suppose!

Gonna check it out this week if I can.

 

[VorZakone]

Delroy Lindo is a great actor IMO, always appreciated his roles.

 

[Paolo Di Canio]

Wrong forummmm

Apologies golden, did i not post in general?

Classic.

Thanks for posting this by the way. I seen the title on Netflix and skipped right passed (anything with 'Da' in the title I automatically assume is cheap rubbish) and had no idea it was a Spike Lee film or what it was about. Lesson learned I suppose!

Gonna check it out this week if I can.

You wont regret it my friend

Really made me want to visit vietnam !

 

[golden_blunder]

Apologies golden, did i not post in general?



You wont regret it my friend

Really made me want to visit vietnam !

Yep was in GF. No problem

This movie is on my list. Tried to watch it the other night but the internet was so bad that it kept stuttering the stream

 

[Paolo Di Canio]

Yep was in GF. No problem

This movie is on my list. Tried to watch it the other night but the internet was so bad that it kept stuttering the stream

You will need a solid connection as its 2 hours 45 mins but if you get sorted well worth a watch

 

[sport2793]

Very good movie

 

[AaronRedDevil]

Looking forward to watching it Wednesday. Right before the match.

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

I just saw this. To be honest I found it a little ponderous early on and the flashbacks and the inserts didn't quite do it for me. However I stuck with it and I'm very glad I did; Spike Lee mixes riotous comedy, poignancy and thought-provoking black history like no other director I've seen.

Spoiler: MILD SPOILER

The scene where it started to come together for me was on the boat with the traders, it set up the challenges the group will face later so well

 

[P-Nut]

Absolutely top film, probably a little too long in the middle, but gets better and better throughout.

 

[iluvoursolskjær]

Top film, started hitting Uncharted vibes - probably the scenery - which was quite cool.

 

[Nialler]

Watched it last night, it was good, nicely paced and fine performances, worth a watch, I'd give it 7/10

 

[arthurka]

Very good but a little long. But very good non the less.

 

[Tarrou]

I enjoyed it but like most of Spike Lee's recent movies I found the messaging a bit heavy-handed and clunky

I loved the casting/acting, and I thought using the same actors in both timelines worked (while a bit jarring at first)

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

I enjoyed it but like most of Spike Lee's recent movies I found the messaging a bit heavy-handed and clunky

I loved the casting/acting, and I thought using the same actors in both timelines worked (while a bit jarring at first)

A mate of mine reckons Lee turned down the opportunity to use de-aging tech. I haven't read into it myself but I agree it worked fine the way it was, I thought he was making the point that the other four had all gone on to get older and were remembering Norman through the prism of age (perhaps overly-glorifying him as their minds and shared hagiographic memories played tricks?) while Norman was captured in time at the age he died. If I hear it was purely budget concerns that deterred Spike from going full Irishman I'll be gutted, I think I've made a great point there