Ice Cube's Five Favorite Films

[DeeezNuuuts83]

What is Trading places...I can't remember that one

Trading Places starred Eddie Murphy (as a poor con artist) and Dan Akroyd (as a successful stock trader or something who worked for these two old guys who are brothers).  Akroyd bumps into Eddie on the street and basically gets Eddie arrested since he got scared and made it seem like Eddie was trying to mug him (since his belongings ended up falling into Eddie's hands).  The two old guys (who are the homeless guys from Coming to America who Eddie Murphy's character Akeem gives money to while walking on his date with Lisa) talk about it, while one argues that the two are products of their environment (and if switched, their new environments would change them) while the other argues the opposite... kind of like nature vs. nurture.  So the brothers (who are wealthy and powerful) frame Akroyd, fire him and damage his reputation while hiring Eddie and bringing him onboard.  But then of course Eddie later figures out what the brothers were doing and handles it with Akroyd's help (who, by that point in the movie, had become an alcoholic thief who had started ODing on pills).

[acgrundy]

wow I haven't seen that...but am a big fan of both actors.  I need to rent that one.

[white Boy]

this isnt a bad list at all, id rather watch all those movies (except jaws) over scarface, objectively i wouldnt disagree if someone said it was a better movie (than scarface). 

[V2DHeart]

What is Trading places...I can't remember that one

Trading Places starred Eddie Murphy (as a poor con artist) and Dan Akroyd (as a successful stock trader or something who worked for these two old guys who are brothers).  Akroyd bumps into Eddie on the street and basically gets Eddie arrested since he got scared and made it seem like Eddie was trying to mug him (since his belongings ended up falling into Eddie's hands).  The two old guys (who are the homeless guys from Coming to America who Eddie Murphy's character Akeem gives money to while walking on his date with Lisa) talk about it, while one argues that the two are products of their environment (and if switched, their new environments would change them) while the other argues the opposite... kind of like nature vs. nurture.  So the brothers (who are wealthy and powerful) frame Akroyd, fire him and damage his reputation while hiring Eddie and bringing him onboard.  But then of course Eddie later figures out what the brothers were doing and handles it with Akroyd's help (who, by that point in the movie, had become an alcoholic thief who had started ODing on pills).

Also, if you watch Eddie Murphys later movie "coming to America", he bumps passed these 2 brothers whilst walking through the city park at night with his date, and he leaves a wad full of cash to a homeless person, who then wakes up another homeless dude. They 2 homeless guys are actually they 2 brothers that are in Trading places. Didn't notice it until just recently my 6/7th time watching that movie

[DeeezNuuuts83]

What is Trading places...I can't remember that one

Trading Places starred Eddie Murphy (as a poor con artist) and Dan Akroyd (as a successful stock trader or something who worked for these two old guys who are brothers).  Akroyd bumps into Eddie on the street and basically gets Eddie arrested since he got scared and made it seem like Eddie was trying to mug him (since his belongings ended up falling into Eddie's hands).  The two old guys (who are the homeless guys from Coming to America who Eddie Murphy's character Akeem gives money to while walking on his date with Lisa) talk about it, while one argues that the two are products of their environment (and if switched, their new environments would change them) while the other argues the opposite... kind of like nature vs. nurture.  So the brothers (who are wealthy and powerful) frame Akroyd, fire him and damage his reputation while hiring Eddie and bringing him onboard.  But then of course Eddie later figures out what the brothers were doing and handles it with Akroyd's help (who, by that point in the movie, had become an alcoholic thief who had started ODing on pills).

Also, if you watch Eddie Murphys later movie "coming to America", he bumps passed these 2 brothers whilst walking through the city park at night with his date, and he leaves a wad full of cash to a homeless person, who then wakes up another homeless dude. They 2 homeless guys are actually they 2 brothers that are in Trading places. Didn't notice it until just recently my 6/7th time watching that movie

If you actually read my post, I actually mentioned that scene, haha.

[DeeezNuuuts83]

wow I haven't seen that...but am a big fan of both actors.  I need to rent that one.

Yeah, it's a good movie.  Also, the brothers (Randolph and Mortimer were their names, I think) were surprised at Eddie Murphy's character's knowledge and how straight-edge he becomes despite his background as a con.

If you care, Jamie Lee Curtis plays a prostitute who befriends Dan Akroyd when his life spirals downward, and you get to see her tits too.

[Sikotic™]

You guys disappointed because he doesn't have Scarface at no.1 or what?

Yes, I am.

[Detox Iz Not Active]

Crooked I's favorite movie

[JohnnyL]

 That is actually a really good top five list, imo.  I'm not sure what everyone's issue is with the list.  None of these films were bad, and like some one else said, some of them were game changers.

[Jimmy H.]

Jaws is an excellent movie. One of my favorites too and Scarface is overrated as hell.

[Javier]

Although it has some movies that are always on people's top ten, it's still unique. 

[westside159]

WTF  JAWS #1  ?    i always thougt Jaws was a boring movie and overrated . not a bad movie though

[K.Dub]

WTF  JAWS #1  ?    i always thougt Jaws was a boring movie and overrated . not a bad movie though

lol

[Jimmy H.]

If anything I'm most surprised by Citizen Kane, wouldn't have thought Cube was a giant Orson Welles fan?

[D-TalkX]

The fuck are you wiggers talking about better taste?

4/5 on there are films that have changed the way movies are made and received.

I get it, you'd rather imagine him listing his own movies, the obligatory scarface, and maybe some other cliched rapper movie.

I agree. He's in the film industry, those are all deemed classics (i don't know trading places though but the other ones)