New Jack City 1991 Movie Review | Retrospective

In this video we review the 1991 crime, drama, New Jack City. This film stars Wesley Snipes (Nino Brown), Ice-T (Scotty Appleton), Allen Payne (Gee Money), Mario Van Peebles (Det Stone), Judd Nelson (Nick Peretti) & Chris Rock (Pookie)
Director: Mario Van Peebles
Writers: Thomas Lee Wright, Barry Michael Cooper
IMDB DESCRIPTION: A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.
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[@esjay-rh7wx]

One the best movie lines in cinema history: "SIT your five dollar a$$ down before I make change" 🤣

[@xavierstewart5756]

I love that line from Nino. And another best line I liked from him was “Now get these silly spaghetti eating asses out of my office.”

[@KisstheReviews]

YES!!! 😂😂😂

[@esjay-rh7wx]

It was many years before I finally watched "Scarface". After watching it, I wondered why Nino Brown and every other fictional bad guy aspired to be Tony Montana. Like you guys, I wondered, "Wait, didn't they watch the film to the end?" Wesley Snipes said that guys have approached him over the years to tell him that they were like Nino Brown. And Wesley says he asked them whether they remember how things ended for Nino. My personal PSA: If you're going to choose a bad guy, fictional or not, to be your role model then choose one who doesn't lose everything and meet a violent end!

[@KisstheReviews]

Right?! That’s never made sense to me but it’s no surprise Wesley feels the same way, we’re basically twins.

[@thechosenones4375]

When Nino Brown dives over that table, during that wedding! That's not Nino Brown, that's Blade 😂 that's Passenger 57! Wesley is smooth as baby shit

[@KisstheReviews]

YES!! Blade and 57 are my 💩

[@esjay-rh7wx]

Despite the flaws (including Ice-T's newbie acting), "New Jack City" is still one of my favorite movies, and it has one of the best soundtracks of the 90's.

[@KisstheReviews]

Absolutely!! Soundtrack is very underrated

[@Brian79]

New Jack City is classic! Nino is one of the best bad guys of the last 50 years.

[@KisstheReviews]

Totally agree!!!

[@chrisgrove7829]

I’ve been huge fan of Judd Nelson since Making The Grade from 1984 where he plays a street kid from Jersey, who owes a lot of money to his bookie played by Andrew Dice Clay, is hired by a rich kid to finish his final year at prep school, and it’s just awesome. So is this film:)

[@KisstheReviews]

That is underrated!!

[@xavierstewart5756]

42:00 “Idalater! Your soul is required in hell!” That was the line Bill Cobbs said to Nino before he shot and killed him. And to me the ending was absolutely satisfying because after Scotty sees Nino falling down from the stairwell to his death, he immediately puts on his shades and then peace’s out. That’s how you end the film, I loved it. I even liked how Pookie shouts out to Scotty’s name before he’s killed off. “Scotty help me! I’m gonna die! Scotty! Scotty!!!” I just knew it was a wrap for him. I loved New Jack City during my first run and I still loved this film now even though it had some flaws, like the whole Scarface reference that y’all mentioned. I’m kinda surprised that they didn’t see what happened to Tony by the end of the film. Like Cory said it cost him everything: the life of his men, his sister, his best friend and even his own life. Also the scene where Nino was holding the little girl as a human shield while he’s being shot at, I was just like “Oh Nino, you fucking bastard!!!” That to me was low even for Nino. Wesley Snipes did a outstanding job of making us audience hate him and want to see him get his comeuppance and it indeed happens by the end of the film. That’s why I loved the ending so much. Great review as always.

[@esjay-rh7wx]

Yep, when he used the little girl as a body shield I started to hate Nino on a new level; and I was smiling right along with Piretti when Nino was shot and fell to his death. The fact that it was the old man, who Nino mocked earlier for being old and feeble, that killed Nino made it poetic justice.

[@KisstheReviews]

Few people can deliver a line like Bill Cobb, he is the man!! Totally agree with Nino and the kid shield. That was low down…like all the way down. The Scarface thing will never make sense to me…but I’m a professional criminal 🤷‍♂️😂😂

[@jpd9h2i7]

Am I my brother's keeper? Yes, I am.

[@KisstheReviews]

Such a great line!

[@rogermazuca4582]

MVP- I put my trust in you and uou put uour trust in a crackhead. Ice-T - I'm sorry about your Budget but i lost a friend. Something about the way IceT says budget gets me every time 🤣

[@KisstheReviews]

😂😂😂 T can deliver lines that make Morgan Freeman jealous.

[@donniecastro49]

“Rock-A-Bye Baby 🔫”

[@KisstheReviews]

😂😂 So many killer lines!

[@dollfaceSavage10]

Another classic great review guys

[@KisstheReviews]

Appreciate you!

[@damienescobar1827]

I love New Jack City. I've had the DVD in my collection for like 20 years. I heard that, originally, Mario Van Peebles was going to play the cop and wanted Ice-T to play Nino Brown, but Ice-T wanted to play the streetwise cop. This whole review, every time Corey took a sip, I was trying to figure out what band is on his coffee cup! Lol!😂 Can you guys shed some light in that mystery?😂

[@KisstheReviews]

I’ve had the DVD forever too! It’s a must own for all Gen Xers. Would have been a very different movie with those parts changed around. I can shed some light on the mystery, but hold on to your butts. It’s a Golden Girls mug. Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sofia representing! 😂

[@domwalker6526]

Rocka bye baby Yall were funny in this one

[@KisstheReviews]

Appreciate you!

[@rogermazuca4582]

What an unbelievable soundtrack. Ice-T with New Jack Hustler Christopher Williams - I'm Dreamin Color Me Add - Wanna Sex you Up 2 Live Crew - In the Dust and much much more 😍

[@KisstheReviews]

So underrated when people talk about movie soundtracks!

[@MightMouse2174]

I played the soundtrack until the tape popped went out bought another one

[@KisstheReviews]

That is amazing!!! I did that with Mamma Said Knock You Out cassette. Those were the days!

[@reneedennis2011]

This is a cool 😎 movie!

[@KisstheReviews]

One of the coolest!!

[@reneedennis2011]

@@KisstheReviews Yup.