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DepressivoJun 22, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. é um filme mt estranho, nao se entende nem sobre o que é, politica, racismo, guerra,aventura ... nao sei to ate agr só passei tempo assistindo pra não dizer perda de tempo… Expand

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HerickDienerNov 10, 2020

É cômico dizer que em um filme de 2h 35m você não se apega ou se importa com nenhum personagem, mas isso acontece aqui. Desnecessariamente longo, o filme vai decepcionar bastante quem for assistir esperando algo do nível de "BlacKkKlansman".

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AndermaquivarJun 15, 2020

You never know what you'll get with spike lee, it could be a masterpiece like "Blackkklansman" or a dumpster like "Old Boy". "Da 5 bloods" is the latter, it fails in every way imaginable. The production is laughable, action scenes look likeYou never know what you'll get with spike lee, it could be a masterpiece like "Blackkklansman" or a dumpster like "Old Boy". "Da 5 bloods" is the latter, it fails in every way imaginable. The production is laughable, action scenes look like they were shot by a 15 year old experimenting with friends. And, worst of all, the point is never made within the movie, he has to rely on real MLK shots and stats to explain how the vietnam war was systematically unjust towards black Americans.… Expand

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ZukkuJun 14, 2020

The writing, the characters, the back-and-forth between old and new with young and old characters. I just don't this is very good. I love the black aspect of the war and would have loved to see more. But the story here is no where nearThe writing, the characters, the back-and-forth between old and new with young and old characters. I just don't this is very good. I love the black aspect of the war and would have loved to see more. But the story here is no where near hard-hitting and the photography and cuts are rough to watch. And the I can't believe that there are so many 10/10. I can only attest that to fear of not praising it during these times. I think it's fine, it's not bad. But it sure as hell ain't a 10/10.… Expand

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imthenoobJun 16, 2020

Painfully slow-paced, Needlessly long (clocks in a little over 2 and a half hours long) and features too many sub-plots that don't necessarily work well together nor get the full resolution they deserve. There are parts of the movie that arePainfully slow-paced, Needlessly long (clocks in a little over 2 and a half hours long) and features too many sub-plots that don't necessarily work well together nor get the full resolution they deserve. There are parts of the movie that are good and the cast does a great job but this movie is a classic example of the parts being better than the sum. They just tried to cram too much stuff into it without letting things breath.… Expand

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MystichydraJun 20, 2020

A genuinely difficult film to review, primarily because this feels like a directors cut version. It's overlong, disjointed, muddled, unfocused, etc. It is simultaneously too much and not enough. The characters are painfully one-dimensional,A genuinely difficult film to review, primarily because this feels like a directors cut version. It's overlong, disjointed, muddled, unfocused, etc. It is simultaneously too much and not enough. The characters are painfully one-dimensional, and the actors all do an amazing job with the stunted dialogue provided. For better or worse, Spike Lee movies hit you over the head with a hammer. There are moments of genuine talent interspersed throughout, but they are mere breadcrumbs in an otherwise wilted souffle. Lee is a talented filmmaker, and many of my quibbles with this flick are simply aesthetic differences. For example, I understand where he was coming from having the modern day actors portray their younger selves. But I found it to be distracting and ineffective. It's taking me 3 sittings to finish this, and unlike The Irishman, there was little to ponder afterwards. The movie told you what to think every step of the way. And loses much of its emotional resonance because of it. It's so contrived... Not just most of the dialogue, but the plot and overall conflicts (which just disintegrates interpersonally, for purposes of moving the plot along along), as well as the implausibilities. Of which there are so many. And the action scenes! Honestly looks like a fist year term student

Overall, I wanted to like this movie. But it was just too bogged down. There are a few Spike Lee films I can go as far as to say I love (Do the Right Thing, Son of Sam, 25th Hour, BlacKKKlansman). But when he is off, he's really off and though by no means a failure, Bloods just felt like an unfinished ride which didn't know which way to turn. It should have focused on one solid thing, instead of trying to be both a heist movie and a history lesson/scathing social and political commentary. I have respect for Lee, and his intentions are pure, but pure intentions alone does not a good movie make. I can't help but think given a different time to be released, the enthusiasm towards bloods would be less so.… Expand

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HotLikeWasabiJun 20, 2020

People who are giving this movie high ratings have to be too scared to honestly rate a Spike Lee movie at the height of the BLM movement. It’s awful. The script is predictable and the characters (maybe on purpose?) are racist stereotypePeople who are giving this movie high ratings have to be too scared to honestly rate a Spike Lee movie at the height of the BLM movement. It’s awful. The script is predictable and the characters (maybe on purpose?) are racist stereotype caricatures. I mean- maybe if you thought it was an absurdist comedy it would work- but the fact that Lee includes real footage of MLK and other significant and violent events of the Vietnam war makes me think he was going for something...inspirational....thought provoking...dramatic? I gave it 4 stars for the way that Otis and Paul were portrayed by the actors- that took skill.… Expand

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theotherone55Jun 15, 2020

I'm a Spike Lee fan...but I also understand he has HITS and big misses. Da 5 Bloods kinda fits into both. There are beautiful poetic parts in the film where you really appreciate Spike's views and artistic vision. But there's also really poorI'm a Spike Lee fan...but I also understand he has HITS and big misses. Da 5 Bloods kinda fits into both. There are beautiful poetic parts in the film where you really appreciate Spike's views and artistic vision. But there's also really poor plot points and bad scripting. It jumps back and forth between Jurassic Park/Forest Gump music to dial up late 90's cinematic emotion...and then gritty realness that make Spike's movies jump off the screen. Overall, this should've been rewritten a couple more times. Entertaining, but throw this 2 years back before the rising racial tensions of today, this falls hard on its face.… Expand

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ultimatePZJun 19, 2020

Péssima montagem, é completamente confusa e mal feita. Trilha sonora é outro ponto péssimo, sem contar nas piadas fora de hora.

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seel82Jun 22, 2020

I'm usually a sucker for movies like this. It has everything I'd want in a movie. That said, it's at least 45 minutes or so too long, and too much of the story is either nonsensical, or just out of place with the rest of the message.

I thinkI'm usually a sucker for movies like this. It has everything I'd want in a movie. That said, it's at least 45 minutes or so too long, and too much of the story is either nonsensical, or just out of place with the rest of the message.

I think the general messages that Lee was going for here could have been better. The movie just falls short a bit, especially with how many brilliant movies have been done about the Vietnam War.… Expand

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JoeCoolDec 23, 2020

Too long, with too many side-plots that take the movie just about nowhere. The actors aren't too blame, they're doing a great job. It's just Spike Lee, he doesn't know when to stop. No masterpiece like Do the Right Thing or BlacKkKlansmanToo long, with too many side-plots that take the movie just about nowhere. The actors aren't too blame, they're doing a great job. It's just Spike Lee, he doesn't know when to stop. No masterpiece like Do the Right Thing or BlacKkKlansman this time around. It's almost ok to watch, but not quite.… Expand

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frazilioJun 23, 2020

Nada demais esse filme. Assisti achamdo que seria bom mas nem foi, acabei perdendo meu tempo

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TVJerryJun 15, 2020

The title refers to 5 black men who served together in Vietnam. All these years later, 4 of them return to bring home the remains of the 5th soldier. Even though things get expectedly complicated, the first hour rolls by with predictableThe title refers to 5 black men who served together in Vietnam. All these years later, 4 of them return to bring home the remains of the 5th soldier. Even though things get expectedly complicated, the first hour rolls by with predictable encounters and much personal drama. In the flashbacks, it's a bit jarring that Chadwick Boseman is playing the young 5th soldier, while there's little attempt to make his much older costars look his age. Being that this is Lee, there are history lessons sprinkled thru the dialogue and several racially-tense encounters. Delroy Lindo is the lead and he's chewing every piece of bamboo in the jungle. His performance is way over the top and his character (despite the PTSD) is basically obnoxious, which is bolstered by the fact that Lee has him wearing a MAGA hat (and Lee is an outspoken critic of "Agent Orange," as he calls him). The cinematography by Newton Thomas Sigel is sometimes sumptuous and they've created some memorable imagery. The mostly Marvin Gaye soundtrack works well, but Terence Blanchard's expansive orchestral score seems totally out of place. Like much of Lee's best work, this is at times powerful, exasperating and controversial…and right now, more relevant than ever. (Mostly in English with some subtitles in French and Vietnamese) [usr =3]… Expand

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henryzandtJun 27, 2020

This Spike Lee Joint really disappointed me. It is so extremely violent, and I keep asking myself: why?

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JgoldsworthyJul 9, 2020

Could have put some hairdye on those old men in the flashbacks. Looks like a bunch of old farts running around Vietnam. Was watchable at least!

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MarakaiAug 25, 2020

Social and political commentary are certainly no strangers to a Spike Lee joint and Da 5 Bloods is no different. Arriving on the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter campaign, the release ofSocial and political commentary are certainly no strangers to a Spike Lee joint and Da 5 Bloods is no different. Arriving on the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter campaign, the release of the film couldn’t have been more pertinent given the story’s central theme. On this occasion, Lee takes us to back to Vietnam where he’s able to explore the inequality of African-American soldiers who were under the impression that the very freedoms they were fighting for didn’t actually apply to them when they returned home to the U.S. Lee adopts a back-and-forth chronology of the experiences of his characters during the war and the present day and intersperses it with historical facts that support his argument. It’s a clever technique and the film starts brightly as a result. However, the narrative eventually becomes muddled as he opts for a gold fever riff of John Huston’s The Treasure Of Sierra Madre (complete with an unashamed nod to that film most famous line). Around this point, the film begins to feel sluggish and overlong and fails to maintain its earlier momentum. It’s a respectable attempt at something different but ultimately it’s not one of Spike’s more refined works.… Expand

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RalfbergsJan 21, 2021

It was ok, but I think it was a bit overhyped given it's message and events ongoing last year. While I liked it, to me it didn't have too much memorable moments in it or something to make it more interesting for me. Maybe of course not fullyIt was ok, but I think it was a bit overhyped given it's message and events ongoing last year. While I liked it, to me it didn't have too much memorable moments in it or something to make it more interesting for me. Maybe of course not fully to my taste I dunno. Decent watch… Expand

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KeithDowJun 26, 2020

There is no more prescient of a time for Spike Lee to put out a film. He’s arguably the world’s most important Black filmmaker and his latest movie, “Da 5 Bloods,” hits screens at a time when race relations in America are at their mostThere is no more prescient of a time for Spike Lee to put out a film. He’s arguably the world’s most important Black filmmaker and his latest movie, “Da 5 Bloods,” hits screens at a time when race relations in America are at their most pivotal point since the civil rights era.

Lee’s films nearly exclusively center on race. To this day his debut feature film, “Do the Right Thing,” is not only dissected, discussed, and analyzed everywhere from the streets to academia for its filmmaking prowess, but also for the clarity and depth of what the film has to say about the Black experience in America.

Not stopping there, Lee set his sights on the life and times of Malcolm X, turning out a three-and-a-half hour epic that lays bare the noxious pretense of equality in America that existed during Malcolm X’s lifetime, at the time of the film’s 1992 release, and still exists to this day.

Lee’s latest, “Da 5 Bloods,” is centered on four old war buddies from Vietnam who travel back to the country to retrieve a stash of gold along with the remains of their fallen friend.

The opening of the film is not for the faint of heart. It depicts real life photos and news footage of some of the more horrifying memories of the Vietnam War era, such as the burning monk or the captive Vietnamese man executed in the street with a bullet to the head. Equally repulsive is the notion that war, oppression, racism, and corrupt politics isn’t some figment of our distant past but every bit as widespread then as it is today.

A number of scenes in “Da 5 Bloods” contain fun to spot Easter eggs or homages to its cinematic brethren. Some are rather obvious, like the “Apocalypse Now” writing on the wall of the dance club or the usage of the song “Flight of the Valkyries,” harkening back to the same movie. Others are a bit more meta, like the one-legged Vietnamese man throwing fire crackers at the feet of the protagonists, playfully referencing the terrifying “Dance!” scene in “Platoon.”

But as much as Spike Lee might’ve wanted “Da 5 Bloods” to represent his own “Apocalypse Now” or “Platoon,” it just isn’t. Not even close. Far too many corners were cut while making the film for it to be considered in the same realm as such distinguished titles.

Just look at the blood spatter CGI used throughout “Da 5 Bloods” as an example. It looks no better than the stock blood spatter effect in Adobe. Matter of fact, it probably IS the stock blood spatter effect in Adobe. Why not spend that Netflix money and use squibs? Alternatively, if the effect is going to make the film look like a B-rated zombie flick, why use anything at all?

And what are the chances that someone looking for buried gold on the side of a mountain goes to dig a hole to take a dump in and his shovel hits … gold. A million to one? A billion? Who cares because Spike Lee is an acclaimed writer and such mind-numbing coincidences should never make it onto the page, much less into the film?

The full list of frustrating coincidences found throughout the film is about as long as this entire review, so I’ll spare you the details. The bottom line is simply that “Da 5 Bloods” isn’t the film we all hoped it would be. Spike Lee is among the finest filmmakers alive. Kubrick is Kubrick because he never settled for “just good enough.” Scorsese is Scorsese because he never settles for “just good enough.” After watching “Da 5 Bloods,” I find it very disappointing at how many times Spike Lee apparently settled for “just good enough.”… Expand

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