American Gangster
I just went to see American Gangster. Loved it. It’s hard for me to give an objective opinion right now, but I think I agree with most reviewers, giving it 7.5 or 8 out of 10.
Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington were excellent and Ridley Scott did a good job directing the film, but I saw three problems.
Keep in mind that the film is set in the late 1960′s and early 1970′s.
1) During a street scene, there is a banner for a store visible that clearly has a web address on it. I think it was something like carpetetc.biz. Can someone double check when they see it?
2) RZA’s Wu-Tang Clan tattoo was clear in one scene, which isn’t a huge problem, but kind of threw me off and jolted me out of the story for a minute.
3) Early in the movie I saw graffiti by “KUMA” a graffiti artist whose pieces I’ve scene in Minneapolis and New York. The piece looked exactly like this:
Plus, was this style of graffiti even around then? I’m not 100% sure, but I don’t think so.
Granted, these aren’t major movie mistakes, but they all stood out to me without looking.
luvtosurf Said,
November 2, 2007 @ 6:15 pm
When I go to see the movie, I’ll look for that web address. They had to have noticed in the edit room. But, you know, they might have meant for it to stay there. It’s all about greed. Corporate greed, that is. Thanks for your review.
jwro Said,
November 9, 2007 @ 10:27 am
I also saw the boom mic at least 5 times throughout the movie. Wu-Tang!
Erik Geiger Said,
February 18, 2008 @ 8:35 pm
Yeah,i noticed that Kuma tag as well. I grew up in New York and Currently live In Minneapolis. I see that art everyday. It even popped up in the Bathroom of the bar I frequent. The funniest thing about it all is that growing up, my buddy Derek used to call his sister Amy Kuma. that name has followed my throughout my life.