Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel

March. 07,2002      
Rating:
7.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Documentary examining the politics, music, and life of Tupac Shakur.

Tupac Shakur as  Himself (archive footage)
The Notorious B.I.G. as  Himself (archive footage)
Snoop Dogg as  Himself
Rashida Jones as  Herself
Treach as  Himself
Shock G as  Self

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Reviews

Maidexpl
2002/03/07

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

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Invaderbank
2002/03/08

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

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Dirtylogy
2002/03/09

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

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Dana
2002/03/10

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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mizkwebb
2002/03/11

I make it a point to see everything produced about Tupac. This film is far better than "Resurrection" or any of the other bios I've seen. For one thing, it correctly points out that whatever commitment Afeni Shakur showed to The Movement, she was still a lousy mother. It contains great in-depth interviews with Shock-G and others close to Tupac; and these detail his faults as well as his assets, portraying him as the brilliant, artistic, complex, individual he really was, not as a cardboard idol. If you want concert clips, this is not your flick. But if you want interviews with Tupac and his friends that you won't see elsewhere, check it out.

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dr_eivind
2002/03/12

This is a very good documentary on the life of Tupac Shakur. You get allot of information about his years growing up and the people around him.The documentary also got interviews with other rappers. If you're a 2pac fan you should see this film.

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y2jmann01
2002/03/13

This is without question the best documentary since Beyond The Mat. It's informative, truthful, and intense. The language can practically go insane at some parts, but if you are mature enough, you will really enjoy it.

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ddarrynt
2002/03/14

Thug Angel is QD3's/Afeni/The Shakur Estate's attempt to turn Tupac's bad public image around and show you all the good things about him, hence, Thug Angel. What the media portrayed to you wasn't Tupac, he wasn't a gangsta, he wasn't a bad person. He loved the community, he loved kids, he even turned his car around driving to the airport because he heard about a little girl getting mauled by a dog on the radio and went to the hospital to offer his support, now that's being REAL. But.... other than that, Thug Angel fails as much as it succeeds. The young 17/18 year old Tupac interview is great, he's talking about changing the world, making it a better place, talking about giving women respect, once he even heard a guy call a woman the 'B word' as he says, but then the next interview he's high off weed and hennessy and eating pizza and cussing women, it's the total opposite of what he just said and often you will find the stories and messages contradicting themselves a lot. The interviews, especially Treach's camera/bedroom incident are HILARIOUS, this isn't as good as maybe Thug Immortal, but still as Afeni milks Tupac for all he's worth, they still have about 24 hours of footage left to milk out, so expect a few more videos to come.

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