Friday vs. Barbershop
Comedies have always been my favorite movies. The ones that had the biggest impression on me are Friday and Barbershop. These two movies did not just have talented casts with Ice Cube as a main character in both of them but two great directors as well. They also possessed spectacular soundtracks, good plots, plenty of unsuitable materials, and were pretty much targeted for the same level of audience. Friday not only proved to be a greatest hit in theaters but also as a best selling video for approximately 100 weeks after its video release. So shall Barbershop, which is still playing in theaters. The casts of both movies were sensational. Playing the main character in both of them was famous R&B artist and all star actor, Ice Cube. He seemed to me such a serious person that at first I was skeptical of his performance in comedies. He has played in plenty other movies such as Dangerous Ground, Higher Learning and Boyz 'N Tha Hood. The rest of the characters did their job as well to serve up laughs. One of them is Chris Tucker in Friday who has stared in hits such as Rush Hour 1&2, Money Talks and many others. In Barbershop we have Cedric the Entertainer and actor known to everyone today, Patrick
These are truly the best comedies I have ever seen. Not only did they provide me with lots of jokes but they also had all the requirements the successful movies should have. Movie directors, in this case F. Gary Gray and Tim Story, deserve most of the credits, but actors should not be forgotten either (Ice Cube, Sean Patrick Thomas, Chris Tucker...) They're the ones who attract the audience to see the certain movie. Soundtracks also play a huge role in the success of movie. Friday and Barbershop did have great soundtracks thanks to the great musicians performing them. In general, I gave them "Two thumbs up." Some people say that in order to have a successful movie you need Paris Barclay, Sam Raimi or any director considered famous today, working behind scenes. That is quite true to some extent, but not necessarily. Friday did indeed have a gifted director by the name of F. Gary Gray. He's truly one of the top directors today. Gary Gray has directed box office hits Set It Off and The Negotiator. The movie Set It Off grossed over 200 million dollars, and The Negotiator was not that far behind. He usually does the serious type movies, but he proved that he is versatile in comedies, as well. On the other side lies director of Barbershop, Tim Story. He hasn't really proven himself famous ever before. Legend of Sleepy Hollow is the only previous movie that he had directed. This spectacular movie Barbershop gave him indeed a chance to show audience that his future movies will be worth
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