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

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!

Reviewed by TDVideo 5 / 10

The music was pretty good, but the movie wasn't

After watching this movie on MTV I came away with one feeling, disappointment. The music is the movie was pretty good, but was lacking a bit in production value. Robert Townsend's direction of the spoken dramatic scenes were very well done, but he tried to be too flashy during the musical numbers. The music should be an extension of the action we see on screen, and should not be cut off from everything else. The music sequences were poorly visualized and at an hour & 20 minutes the movie was just too short. The acting was good, and the story was updated very well. As far as cautionary tales go, this movie was far from the best I've seen, but it was also far form the worst. I give it a 5 out of 10.

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

2001

Drama / Musical

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

2001

Drama / Musical

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not great, but better than I expected...

Not what I expected

The music was pretty good, but the movie wasn't

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