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Not my kind of movie, 11 November 2003
Author: Mark Hall (mbhall2003) from Winnipeg, Manitoba

At first, I thought I would enjoy State Property, merely because I am a big fan of rap music, and there are a lot of rap artists in the cast, but I was wrong. State Property turned out not to be a film that I am too crazy about. Watching the trailer, I don't mind, but that's about it. After watching only the first 13 minutes of the film, it seemed to me that the concept of making a movie was used as an excuse to let people swear. Sure, rap artists swear a lot, and I was expecting that, but there was so much profanity and slang, that I found it very difficult to follow along. I also didn't see much point to what was going on in the film. (I don't want to give anything away for those people who plan on seeing it.) Don't get me wrong, I've seen a few films like this before, but with those films, it was easier to follow along with the plot. With State Property, that just wasn't going to happen. And after watching the first 13 minutes of the film, I knew that I had seen enough. I honestly felt that seeing the whole film would be a waste of my time. Feel free to check out State Property if you wish, but have a dictionary handy, the dialogue can be tough to interpret and be aware, this movie, from what I've seen, is nowhere near comedic.

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Another rehashed Scarface gangster picture, 2 December 2004
Author: ryan41084 from U.S.A

Let me start off first by saying, that just by looking at the cast I came to the conclusion that this movie would be terrible. But I decided to give it a chance, and I regret it because I wasted an hour and an half where I could have been doing something a bit more constructive rather than seeing senseless violence. The movie starts off with the introduction of the character Beans, a local drug dealer. Feeling frustrated with his mediocre street credibility, he proceeds to start knocking off the local competition.

All is well until he bucks heads with Untouchable Jay, or some name along that line, and engages in a all out gang war. In the end he gets 3 life sentences, emphasizing that Beans is indeed State Property. I would write more, but I am staring to get a headache just thinking about this movie and the time I wasted watching it. And even if you have a hour and half to spare, go do something else, do not subject you brain to such mush.

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I was very suprised with this movie., 4 July 2003

Author: rocafella034 from Jersey

i was expecting a stupid gangsta movie. but it was much different then i thought. it was great! the acting wasnt too bad especially considering that most of these actors/actresses were rappers or have never acted in their lives. Great movie good plot. Recomend it to any1 who likes the Rocafella Crew.

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The acting is not too bad, 27 October 2005

Author: me_39328 from United States

The humor was crude and funny. The main problem was the way the movie was cut and directed. Scenes started to early, so there was a lot of extra stuff were the actors were basically standing around waiting for the scene to start. There were also inconsistence or lapses in Continuity. Like the scene were a guy shots through an open window and blood spatters the window the bullet came through. Additionally, these or not Juilliard trained actors. They're rappers stretching their chops. Even with the director's problem, this was a decent movie. Jay Z's character was slightly retarded in his first scene. But he seemed to snap out of it.

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HipHop-version of Scarface, 27 March 2009
Author: Everyday-Struggler from E-Town

I quite like this movie, it has that old gangster-feel to it and it does have some nice voice-over monologues from Beanie Sigel.

It's also filmed in a professional way unlike a lot of other HipHop-movies out there.

NO, there aren't any good-guys in the movie and YES, the portrayal of the women are a bit sexist but overall it's a cool movie.

It has got a good flow and the music helps out a lot.

The acting might not be great but I do enjoy BEANIE SIGEL's performance, he's a sneaky guy and you never know what he's gonna do next.

Although MEMPHIS BLEEK character was very ill-written shooting at everything that moves basically, he did bring a lot of humor to the movie occasionally on purpose.

My favorite though was JAY-Z whom felt like a mix between FORREST GUMP and TONY SOPRANO, he's just wonderful in this movie reminded me of MOS DEF in 16 BLOCKS actually.

Dame Dash was okay I guess, he messed up the sequel though by giving everybody and their momma their own voice-over and kicking off the original State Property-director off the set and giving himself one of the leadroles BUT that's another story.

In this movie thankfully it's all about BEANS.

If you hate rap-music and rappers trying to act then you should stay away, BUT if you like this then this is a pretty good choice.

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Rap Stars Take Over, 4 February 2009

Author: whpratt1 from United States

This is a great entertaining film with plenty of rap and a real down to earth portrayal of the

way this particular group operated on a daily basis.

The film has plenty of beautiful gals of all races entertaining their customers, boyfriends and business partners. The language is the same old four letter words and the "N" word is used constantly throughout the entire film.

The story is mainly about one guy named beans who decides to take over the big dudes dealing with drugs and anything that makes a quick buck. There are plenty of gals and guys just plain having their brains blasted away by large caliber weapons and there is never a dull moment.

However, this film seemed to go on and on and never seemed to have a quiet moment.

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Today this is the new gangster movie, 8 March 2003

Author: pezgandhi from United States

I watched this movie the other night on a whim. Not expecting much from what appeared to be just another 'New Jack City" type movie, I figured it would pass the time until I fell asleep. Well I am here to say that I was pleasantly surprised. Breaking away from all the classic garbage gansta movies, this one gave a look at what might actually be the way the drug world is run. With a play on character names (Bugsy) and an ending that has "say hello to my little friend!" ringing in my head, this showed violence in a way that made sense in the context it was presented and an indifference for life that we read about all too much in the newspapers every day. So while this film won't find itself up for any academy awards, it is refreshing to see a new slant on what is a state of being in to many inner city neighborhoods.

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bad acting but good job., 26 January 2002

Author: ray

The movie is about a hustler named beans who -one- day decides to become FULL of ambition to do one thing: take over the drug trafficking industry.

The acting in this movie was pretty bad. Fortunately, the really simple plot was entertaining and the main actor was actually convincing. I would've definately liked to see Jay-Z act more and see if he has talent in that area... i don't really think it takes a genius to play some wannabe "godfather" which is probably shown 40 seconds COMBINED, he could've ACTUALLY been part of the plot. why is his name even on the top of the poster? Anyway, if you can't stand watching people who can't act: don't watch it... otherwise give the thugged out flick a shot.

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This movie should be confiscated, 1 March 2009

Author: Newsense from United States

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

I love Beanie Sigel. He is the most underrated rapper out of Rocafella Records but this movie stunk like week-old roadkill. Beanie plays a bully who runs around with a group of thugs that beat up on people in their hometown and issue them a warning that goes "get down or lay down"! The main flaw of the movie is that nobody can act. Beanie is so laughable in his role that sometimes I crack up when he comes on screen. He is not the only one who should stick to rapping. Memphis Bleek's character was a riot for all the wrong reasons(when he shot a Beanie's car for honking the horn at him, I laughed so hard that I peed a little. Damon Dash and Jay-z are stiff as mannequins in this movie also. You cant tell that the director knew that this film was rank and told them to keep going anyway. The funniest part is when Beanie's lawyers tell him to cop a plea for a guy he just shot. Lol! His reaction was a hoot! In short this is a bad movie simple and plain. If you want to watch it to see how bad it is then fine. But you were warned.

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Having lived in NYC during the early days of crack and having had friends that grew up in the projects, 19 March 2006

Author: t-money-1 from United States

I was surprised by this film. Saw it late night on BET. Was very impressed with its intensity. Having lived in NYC during the early days of crack and having had friends that grew up in the projects, the film struck a chord.

The guy that plays 'Beanie' is intense in this film. Great performance in my opinion and I loved the tag line "Ya either get down or ya lay down and if ya lay down, y'r gonna stay down."

I was also impressed with some of the special effects. Pretty gritty in spots.

Although this is not a perfect film by any means, I do believe that it is worth viewing.

I have not seen the sequel.

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