Above the Rim [VHS]

Above The Rim provides different views of black men growing up in the city. There’s Duane Martin who is the hotshot high school basketball star who only thinks about sports as his ticket out of the inner city and onto college. That’s compared to Leon Robinson who used to be just like Martin until he ran into a tragedy. Now he’s grown but just a ghost of his former self. There’s Tupac as Robinson’s brother who is a criminal. Past and present all come together revolving around the game of basketball.There’s obviously a lot of basketball action both in the gym and on the playground. Mixed into that is some criminality. Bigger picture it’s a coming of age story as Martin has to grow up if he wants to achieve his dreams. Likewise Robinson has to get over his losses to move on in life. They are both able to do that with the help of basketball.C

Above the Rim is an excellent hood/basketball film that is very strangely obscure along with another excellent Tupac film Juice. Tupac gives outstanding performances in both films and shows what a great film actor he was. The rest of the cast is aces as well, especially a terrific and unexpected performance from Marlon Wayans. If you like hood films and are a fan of basketball films especially of the great White Men Can't Jump, Above the Rim is a must see. It's criminal and really bizarre that Above the Rim isn't on blu ray. Hopefully with the upcoming Tupac biopic, Warner will right that wrong.

Without a doubt my favorite basketball movie of all time. Duane Martin does a tremendous job as the film's lead role, Kyle Watson, a young high school basketball star waiting on a scholarship from Georgetown. Also stars the brilliant Tupac Shakur as the local drug lord, Birdie, and Leon as his estranged brother and former basketball star. Marlon Wayans entertains as Kyle's best friend Bugaloo, and Bernie Mac steals the show as the homeless drug addict "Flip" Johnson. Tons of awesome basketball action and lots of great Tupac moments. A movie with a lot of heart that deserves more credit than it receives. Also features future star of HBO's "The Wire" Wood Harris as Tupac's number two gangster.

Great Movie! This movie defined an early era of sports in America. Hollywood realized that there is a viable market for sports and minority actors. Many people may not have the money to purchase a Pro or College ticket to a professional game. However, a movie that inspires and creates a sense of oneness with the characters in a film can still lead a young person to greatness in other areas of his/her life.In life, we all need to take a moment to reflect to determine who we are and what we will become within our society. All the characters in this movie played their roles and it is up to us to define our own through their on screen depictions.

Received the movie sooner than I expected. Disc worked perfectly. No issues at all. I definitely recommend ordering this if you haven't already seen it and even if you have already seen it order it and watch it again.

One of my favorite movies growing up! I'm now 37 and I still love this movie like day one. This movie was such a big influence for me during my teenage days shooting hoops with friends in my neighborhood. Great acting, good drama and Tupac plays a good role. I recommend!

I love this movie. It reminds me of my step son , and how he overcame his rise in the projects in Harlem. He attended Georgetown. Remarkable basketball player. I love the actors Bernie Mac, Tupac, and Leon. Dream Big. No one can stop you and your dream.

I really enjoyed this movie, a top urban film no doubt however it wont make it to the top of that list because of some slow parts. Even the slow parts however couldn't stop me from rating this a 5 out of 5. If you enjoyed this movie I suggest buying the movie "Fresh" from Amazon.com and check it out. Fresh is alot better and probably the greatest movie I have ever seen. But Above the Rim is very good too, what lacked in Above the Rim was the Rawness. It was a studio type movie, if they used some different angles or Spike Lee type directing this movie could have been up there with the great movies of all time. It had the plot, the actors where great..if only the direction was better. But even with all that, it is still a very good movie!

I liked the DVD as it has my favourite celebrities in it Tupac and Marlon Wayan's in it. But what I didn't like was there was no subtitles on it.

you can under stand the streets of some people.

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