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Prime Cut! is a blog devoted to the coolest movies on the planet that have been shot & chopped. I'm talking Cult Classics, B-movies, Hard boiled Crime movies, Action-Adventures, Horrors, Comedies, and even Rom-Com's ( you laugh, but there's some goodies out there). So please, no lames allowed!

Keep in mind that all contents of this blog, unless indicated, are 100% the OPINIONS of Ryan Hubbard. Reviews are written from the POV of a fan/writer/director in the hopes of bringing attention to these movies and broadening the scope of people who don't know these movies exist. Illustrations are presented for review purposes only and are © by the respective rights holders.

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December 10, 2009

City of God

















A masterpiece in crime cinema!

City of God is based on a true story that takes place in Rio de Janeiro Brazil in the 60's, where two friends grow up in a violent neighborhood, one has dreams of becoming a photographer and the other a big time drug dealer. This place in Brazil is across town from the beaches, thongs, and caipirinha's you see on the travel channel.






















The movie is much more than that one sentence plot I just spewed, in a nutshell it's Brazil's version of "Goodfellas". The movie is drenched with tension and danger, all from the director putting us smack dab in the middle of a place where life is worth nothing and guns are like candy. As a matter of fact, the KIDS have more guns than candy.











City of God also opened the doors for other countries to show their version of gangsters and violence (some I'll post later). As I write this review, I'm also thinking I gotta watch this again tonight, off to the store for a 12 pack.



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