She Hate Me

[pete]

man I wanted to see this film but it came and gone already, was here for only a week.  it didn't seem that good though becuase as much as I love Spike (as much as I love Wes Anderson), I never found his comedy to be that funny--they were offbeat and quirky sure, but never funny, and I always had problems with the way he treated women in his films as well.  for a comedy about a guy sleeping with a lot of lesbians, I knew Spike probably wouldn't've fared too well.  Still I'm sure I won't hate it as much as most critics though.

[Chest Rockwell]

Is the kid from The Tin Drum in this?

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is www.imdb.com not working?

[Pwaybloe]

Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of She Hate Me for 1st February 2005 priced at $24.96 SRP.

When a rising exec becomes a whistleblower and gets fired, he turns the tables on corporate culture, setting up shop as a stud-for-hire by impregnating wealthy lesbians at $10,000 a pop. Mixing up race, sex and stereotypes as only he can, director Spike Lee shows why it's all about the Benjamins.

Features include:
Anamorphic Widescreen
English DD5.1 Surround
French, Portuguese and Spanish subtitles
Director Spike Lee's Commentary
7 Deleted Scenes
"She Hate Me: Behind the Scenes" featurette
Previews

[ono]

Aw, and it didn't even come to theatres here.  Must've been really awful.  Lee's becoming almost as hit-and-miss as Altman.  Not that that's a bad thing.

[©brad]

damnit i thought this would've been like great.

[grand theft sparrow]

damnit i thought this would've been like great.

Are you saying that because you saw it and didn't like it or because everyone hated it?

[©brad]

nah i haven't seen it, but the trailer looked neato and i'm a spike fan, huge like.

[modage]

yeah this was a definite misfire.  too long, and too many elements underdeveloped that were only loosely connected (bush, watergate, nixon, enron, lesbians, racism, etc. etc. etc.) jeez, spike could you narrow it down a little for us?  either the family, or the lesbian couple, or the corporate scandal could've been exised almost completely and you wouldn't have missed it, and it would've made this more focused. the tone was all over the place too, like i realize he didnt want the thing to be reality based but he didnt quite have a handle on the satire mixed with trying to pull our heartstrings.  also, i didnt believe anthony mackie was that character at all at the beginning, only as the character loosened did he become more believable.  his take on an 'uptight corporate' type was not very good.  so, as gb said, watchable, i was never bored, but a wasted opportunity of interesting ideas from a filmmaker i would've hoped better from.

early prediction: jeremy blackman will love this movie if he ever sees it.

[Jeremy Blackman]

early prediction: jeremy blackman will love this movie if he ever sees it.

Excellent. I'll Netflix it immediately.

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haha, pick up a few katherine hepburn movies while you're at it!  

[Jeremy Blackman]

I liked it. I didn't love it, but I liked it.

too long, and too many elements underdeveloped that were only loosely connected (bush, watergate, nixon, enron, lesbians, racism, etc. etc. etc.) jeez, spike could you narrow it down a little for us?  either the family, or the lesbian couple, or the corporate scandal could've been exised almost completely and you wouldn't have missed it, and it would've made this more focused.

The lack of focus worked for me (doesn't it usually?). He could have made three or four powerful movies with what he had going here, but I think it worked as a kind of preachy collage of issues.

The all-over-the-place-ness did leave me cold (emotionally), maybe except for the father/son story. But maybe that's okay. It's a messy movie, but maybe that's okay. I can't tell.

It was supposed to be a "look what people will do for money" movie, but I don't think Jack did the impregnation thing for money. I really don't. He just wanted to be useful.

also, i didnt believe anthony mackie was that character at all at the beginning, only as the character loosened did he become more believable.  his take on an 'uptight corporate' type was not very good.

I agree completely. He was terrible at being unlikeable... he never should have gone there.

I think Spike Lee could make great movies today if he only took them more seriously.

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well, i'm glad i was wrong.

[cron]

i liked this film .  i have no problem with over the top stuff, like many people have branded this film as. there's much to love .. the tin drum guy,  that sequence, woody, q-tip,  jack's flat (by the way, does anyone knows who did those paintings that were hanging in his kitchen? the ones that had boys in them), the part where he's walking in ny and his clothes change, the SPOILER scene where they all kiss is hilarious END SPOILER, ossie  ...     the credits were classy until that tasteless three dollar bill, but i guess that was the point being that everytime there's a W reference the film turns nasty. i wish my name was spike.


i know i know, shelton bla bla

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i forgot to mention my favorite part was the guy who played the cop in 25th hour who played the cop in this repeating his line of 'sheeeeeeeeeeeet.'  in the exact same way!  i couldnt believe it.