# Anyone see Notorious? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 17, 2009, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-notorious/481705 "2009-01-17T04:15:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-notorious/481705/1 "2009-01-17T04:15:17Z")
I saw it today with my dad. I started to get embarassed when he started singing along to _Hit 'Em Up_, and then I realized that the only other guy in the theatre was singing along to everything anyway. I didn’t really go expecting a good movie, and I didn’t see one. The story was simplistic and the acting was not good, but that’s not necessarily the actors’ fault - they were working with awful dialogue. I went because Biggie was iconic to my generation and I miss him. I miss Tupac too. The whole East Vs. West thing was complete bullshit and I’m so glad it’s over. Once it got started nobody’s ego would let them back down, and 2 of the greatest of all time (including many, many lesser know people) had to die before it ended. It did succeed in making me sad towards the end; I’m almost 4 years older than Big ever lived to be. I’d give it a 9/10 for nostalgia and about a 4/10 overall. I thought they could’ve paid him a little more respect by getting a better writer and director, and probably better actors in a few cases. The girl who played Lil Kim was _way_ hotter than the real thing, though. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-notorious/481705/2 "2009-01-17T04:19:36Z")
Never heard of Biggie 'til he was killed. The buildup for this movie was inexplicable to this old fart, so I asked my kids. Same story. So there you are, trapped between generations. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-notorious/481705/3 "2009-01-17T16:26:32Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > The girl who played Lil Kim was _way_ hotter than the real thing, though. I didn’t see it yet. I’m gonna go tonight. I loved and I miss Biggie. Wasn’t there a moment when Lil Kim was hot? I thought she was sexy in [this video.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wwNsjlLZ2Y) That was the best quality video I could find, sorry. I thought she was pretty and sexy and cool in that ghetto hoochie style that a lot of the girls were rockin’ then. Well, actually, they still do kinda rock that style. I am hoping the film really captures the genuine feel of the era. I am really hoping. ---
**Author:** ![fruitbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fruitbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fruitbat)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-notorious/481705/4 "2009-01-19T02:49:15Z")
So funny, I saw this thread and I was all ready to gush about how I rewatched the Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman classic again tonight. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-notorious/481705/5 "2009-01-19T03:28:54Z")
It was fantastic. Hitchcock at his best. So was Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Raines. But I get the impression somebody else has made a new movie?