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Old 11-08-2015, 08:39 AM
 
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It's based on Lysistrata, an Athenian comedy from 411 BC.
Yep. That's exactly why I say its best hope is that it may have some comedic value. He still didn't do himself any favors by choosing such a stupid title.
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Old 11-08-2015, 01:37 PM
 
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I am really looking forward to this. Looks interesting to me, and it seems like it explores a topic that a lot of people want to sweep under the rug. Hopefully, this will be more Do the Right Thing/He Got Game Lee than Girl Six/Bamboozled Lee.
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Old 11-08-2015, 09:17 PM
 
Location: South Suburbs of Chicago
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Looks like a halfway decent movie, but didn't need to be named Chiraq. If he wanted to film it in Chicago, cool, but he could've named it Chi-Town or Windy City.
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Old 12-18-2015, 11:48 AM
 
Location: Chicago, IL
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I guess "Chiraq" never ended up having much of a national impact on Chicago. There was much more media hype leading up to its release, but it's faded pretty quickly since it was actually released. I think I only saw one trailer for it on a major network, and after some reporting about the premier on local news, I haven't heard anything since. I don't even think it was playing at the movie theatre I went to this past weekend.
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Old 12-18-2015, 11:49 AM
 
Location: Chicago, IL
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^Also, I didn't see it but I heard the reviews were really bad
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Old 12-18-2015, 12:19 PM
 
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Looks worse than Red Hook Summer.
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Old 12-22-2015, 04:28 AM
 
Location: Eastwatch by the sea
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Looks like a halfway decent movie, but didn't need to be named Chiraq. If he wanted to film it in Chicago, cool, but he could've named it Chi-Town or Windy City.
Better yet, No Peace, no Piece. That's the gist of the movie, I'm told. It will be released on NetFlix in January. I'll see it then.
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Old 12-22-2015, 05:28 PM
 
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The movie SUCKS!!! hate it.
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Old 12-23-2015, 08:22 AM
 
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The movie was ok. If your bored and need something to do go see the matinee.

It wasn't very Chicago at all! The satyr mixed with the devastating issue of black on black violence didn't sit well with me.
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Old 12-23-2015, 11:12 AM
 
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If you want to see Chiraq for free, just turn on the news. I do not want to pay whatever a ticket costs just to see what I can see on the daily news for free. what are tickets now? $10?
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