Bones

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Singleton</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="549" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> 4 Can Keep a Secret if three of them are dead</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="580" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Jimmy Bones: Snoop Doggy Dogg</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Pearl: Pam Grier</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Detective Lupovitch: Michael T. Weiss</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Jeremiah: Clifton Powell</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Eddie Mack: Ricky Harris</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Cynthia: Bianca Lawson</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Bill: Merwin Mondesir</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Maurice: Sean Amsing</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Shotgun: Ron Selmour</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Director: Ernest  R. Dickerson</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Patrick: Khalil Kain</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="304" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>30 Second Bottom Line</B>: Years after a street hustler was killed over an argument regarding the appropriateness of selling crack, he comes back from the dead to obtain his revenge. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Story Line:</B> Jimmy Bones (Snoop Doggy Dogg) is a Mr. Super Fly type who in 1979 was killed in an argument over the distribution of crack cocaine. There were five witnesses to his shooting and crooked Detective Lupovitch (Michael T. Weiss) decided that he would kill each witness unless they did something to also be implicated in the murder. Each complies and they all live to regret it.</div> <bR> <div> Year's later, Patrick (Khalil Kain), the son of Jeremiah (Clifton Powell) wants to take a run down house, in a run down area, and renovate it into a dance club. It just so happens that this is the same building where Bones is buried. Patrick along with his two brothers and sister quickly renovate the building and about the time they are ready for their grand opening, Patrick and Cynthia (Bianca Lawson) have developed a romantic interest. She is the daughter of psychic Pam Grier and unbeknownst to her, but clear to us, the daughter of Bones. </div> <bR> <div> During the grand opening party, Bones ghosts starts to exact his revenge on each deserving person. Two of them become a special type of ghosts with their talking heads that clearly is meant to entertain more than shock. There are throbbing floors, a dog that is part werewolf, long winding stairs, shadows that we see which go away when the person looks around to see what they sense and plenty more to keep you on the edge of your seat.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tell Me More About It</B>: <I>Bones</I> scores high for it's special effects and creativity in what is really a better version of the <I>Scream</I> and <I><B>Scary Movie</B></I> type films. The acting is on par with those films and the dialogue was lame at times. The story however was interesting and with the maggot vomit scenes and a visit to the City of the Dead, this ghost story held my interest. It was scary at times and humorous at others, silly at times but always captivating.</div> <bR> <div> I'm not a fan of hip-hop in general and in particular music with a lot of profanity. There is plenty of that here which the gangster rap crowd might like a whole lot more than me. Some of this stuff may be just too hip for me, a person with a thirteen-year-old grandson.</div> <bR> <div> The rising from the dead of Jimmy Bones was more of a reconstitution than a reincarnation and it was surprisingly realistic and believable. I was totally with Bones as he sought his revenge and how he did it was a real hoot. </div> <bR> <div> Snoop is a good fit for this role and he shows some acting range beyond what we've seen this year in <I><B>Baby Boy</B></I> and <I><B>Training Day</B></I>. I can see this as a "sleeper" hit because it is on the mark for the <I>Scream</I> set of fans and it fits right in for the spooky mood of </div> <div> "trick or treat" for the end of October. </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="591" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> Rated R for violence/gore, language, sexuality and drugs</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> George O. Singleton © 2001</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> <A HREF="mailto:Reelmoviec@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:Reelmoviec@aol.com"><U><U>George@reelmoviecritic.com</U></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Mini Filmography </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="579" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Snoop Doggy Dogg: <I><B>Training Day</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="286"><div> Pam Grier: <I><B>Ghost of Mars</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="286"><div> Michael T. Weiss: Net Worth</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Clifton Powell: <I><B>The Brothers</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="286"><div> Ricky Harris: Hardrain</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Bianca Lawson: <I><B>Save the Last Dance</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Merwin Mondesir: Drop the Beat- TV</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="286"><div> Sean Amsing: Past Perfect</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Ron Selmour: Freddy Got Fingered</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="286"><div> Khalil Kain: Love Jones</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Ernest  R. Dickerson: Malcolm X</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="286"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="286" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>