Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) YIFY - Download Movie TORRENT

Reviewed by malamal 6 / 10

actually quite good

Robert Townsend for me was not the ideal choice to make this, nor would I have used Beyonce Knowles as my first choice to play the lead Carmen Jones in this updated version of Bizet's classic opera 'Carmen'.In the films defence I will say the music was great,and she may not act that well but Beyonce can sing people and she looks hot. Remixing some of the original Carmen score worked really well and Mekhi Phiffer was as always very good. On Mos Def I will say he is a peculiar guy, sometimes it seems he is acting real good, all laid back and sometimes it seems as if he is heavily stoned and cannot remember his lines! Overall the concept of remaking Carmen into this MTV hip hopera was a very good idea and I think it worked well, given most of the cast were non actors.

Reviewed by PERRO315 6 / 10

not great, but better than I expected...

"CARMEN: A HIP HOPERA" thrusts BEYONCE way out there in the somewhat tailor-made, classically seductive role most prominently tackled by DOROTHY DANDRIDGE almost 50 years before! While Beyonce effortlessly pulls off the visual aspect of the man-baiting Carmen, her dramatic emoting---at this early stage of her thespian career---is pretty weak! Fortunately, she is backed by strong actors (MEKHI PHIFER, MOS DEF, TROY WINBUSH, REAGAN GOMEZ-PRESTON) who give solid performances! Phifer is good (as usual) as a principled cop who gives up those principles to experience a lifetime of passion with Carmen, Mos Def makes a quietly menacing villain, Winbush is solid as the supportive, but ultimately corrupted, cop friend who betrays Phifer in the end, and the beauteous Gomez-Preston (who played "CARMEN" director ROBERT TOWNSEND's daughter in TV's "THE PARENT 'HOOD") is especially memorable as Phifer's betrayed ex-love! "CARMEN"---despite its limitations---is a lot of fun to watch!

Reviewed by angel-273 5 / 10

Not what I expected

As a avid lover of opera, my first reaction was one of distaste-- a stuck-up response, I'll admit. My thoughts were like many others: Where does MTV get off screwing around with once of the most beloved operas of all time?I did decide to watch it however, trying to keep an open mind. I was actually rather pleased by the performances and really taken with the style of filming. It didn't try to be something it's not (which I can really appreciate). It's edgy quality was sensitive enough to the original story that I found myself actually enjoying the production. Not being a fan of rap or hip hop in general, I was surprised by how much I was NOT offended. You can even hear small bits of Bizet's music weave in and out of the fabric. It had it's week moments, and was by no means a great movie, but it was unique, and I can appreciate that. I can also appreciate how this type of "hip hopera" may actually reach some people who would never think of watching traditional opera (just as I had never considered watching a rap artist sing over Bizet's melodies). I recommend this movie because of it's uniqueness and because it honestly wasn't all that bad!

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

2001

Drama / Musical

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

2001

Drama / Musical

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actually quite good

not great, but better than I expected...

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