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Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005)
An insult to the original Carlito's Way
Soon after watching this film you will realize why it didn't even make it to the theaters! This movie does not deserve the "prequel" tag. Instead this is a common theme in Hollywood, rip off previously good movies with disastrous prequels, sequels, etc.
This film's plot was bouncing all over the place like a ping pong ball, and the character development was non-existent. I seriously felt like I was watching a comedy at some points in the movie because the acting was so bad. P Diddy needs to stop tainting movies with his horrible acting, he actually made me laugh every time.
The only good thing that comes out of this movie is Jaclyn DeSantis, who looks excellent in this movie and actually brought some enjoyment from watching this film.
If you are a big Carlito's Way fan, I recommend you not watch this. If you decide to watch it anyway then treat this movie as if it ripped off the original, because that is exactly what it did.
Grizzly Man (2005)
An excellent documentary
I don't like to call this film a documentary, but rather a snapshot into an important time in one man's life.
It will leave you wondering what Grizzly Man really was. What type of person he was. It is a film which will actually leave you with many questions that only you can answer for yourself. The Director did an excellent job of trying his best to gather facts, as well as piece together many hours of footage taken by Grizzly Man into one film. The narration was very short and humble. The people interviewed were few, but offered more clues, not answers, as to why Grizzly Man was what he was.
The most interesting part about this film is that it is more of a psychological evaluation, and not a bombardment of facts.
I highly recommend that you see this film, but beware it can be a bit dark.