Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger

September. 27,2008      
Rating:
7.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

An HBO special edited from three performances from Chris Rock's 2008 comedy tour: London (dark suit, dark shirt), Johannesburg (black suit, white shirt) and New York (shiny jacket). Topics include the ongoing presidential campaign, the possibility of a black president, George W. Bush, gas prices, low-paid jobs, ringtones and bottled water, sex, relationships and the correct use of the n-word

Chris Rock as  Self

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Reviews

Alicia
2008/09/27

I love this movie so much

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Diagonaldi
2008/09/28

Very well executed

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Mathilde the Guild
2008/09/29

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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Logan
2008/09/30

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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jotix100
2008/10/01

As far as stand up comedy goes, Chris Rock is right there among the best of the entertainers practicing this form. This concert, recorded in three different locations has some excellent moments. Mr. Rock's delivery is always impeccable. He pokes fun at everyone. No one is spared his wit, or his irreverent approach to whatever he has in mind.In many ways Chris Rock reminds us of the late George Carlin, one of the best exponents of the genre. Like Carlin, this young comedian shows he has an amazing talent in poking fun of everything. He speaks his mind in ways that others wouldn't do, but he is never obnoxious. Mr. Rock is an original, being in films, or in a concert venue. He proves he is one of the best comic minds around.Directed at a non-stop pace by Marty Callner, the comedian delivers at such a quick pace, that he surprises his viewers with all the funny stuff he has for the audience. One could only imagine what it was probably like being in the audience at the Apollo theater, or the other venues. Mr. Rock has a boundless energy and a talent and speed to match his intelligent approach to comedy.

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ballsOfMeat
2008/10/02

This is something new.I really like the experiments he did with the editing. Yes, it seems insane at first but as it progresses it becomes genius. Especially about the choices he made about which crowd/city to show for certain jokes: this is on another tip. I could watch this special on so many levels.Chris Rock is getting old as a man, i.e maybe less fun, but there is something much more cerebral to this comedy special. Something more about the art of comedy.I hope it goes down in history as an invigorating, new and groundbreaking presentation of comedy. You really get to see what it means to be a comedian and how you really connect to your crowd through jokes.Give this one a blast. Don't have high expectations. just kick back, pour yourself some coffee and you'll have a laugh.I promise u.

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iblboxing
2008/10/03

The editor of this special was so consumed with splicing footage and seamlessly meshing shows that he or she, in my opinion, got in the way of the act. Chris Rock deserves a special focused on Chris Rock the way George Carlin's specials focused only on George Carlin. This special had too much going on. The editing tangled feet with the punchlines. The outfit changes were jarring, as I found myself missing the jokes because I was too busy saying, "Now he's wearing a shiny jacket," or, "Now he's in Brooklyn." Not to mention the sound quality was noticeably different, especially when jokes were spliced together. It was all just so unnecessary. I would like to see Kill The Message from one stage, with one audience. But don't take my word for it. Watch it yourself.

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Yaroslav Zaitsev (yarik83)
2008/10/04

I would like my personal time back. I have very much enjoyed his first specials but this is just... sigh.The adventure begins somewhere in the world where he performed. In between 3 filming locations and constant editing and cutting in and out I feel dizzy. He wore 3 different costumes and by time his special was over I had bloodshot eyes not because I was tired but because there was 0 consideration for viewers when they filmed this thing.Jokes themselves. Well of course he is commenting on race, that was his "thing" in all specials. Except that this time I feel he ran out of content. His jokes got racial"er" and dry"er" than ever before. His reputation of progressive black person/men will probably be stripped because of his foul language. To me it almost looked like he was dropping f bombs not because they were relevant but because he had nothing else to say.I gave this a 4 out of 10 with reference of watching it today again just to make sure that this special was bad. This time I am going to watch this and try to understand any of his jokes for 2nd time. Last night while watching I do not recall myself even smirking once while I was dying laughing listening to his other comedy specials.

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