I don't know how many times I saw this on VHS when I was young in the 90's, but it was a whole lot.
Now while some movies I watched as a kid lost it's flare a bit for me in adulthood, this one in 2017 still holds up as a timeless classic.
Something that perhaps helps with the feeling of timelessness is the lack of rap music of the time which these sort of movies usually have a lot of, only instrumental music with more symphonical vibes and even a bit of folk music and some jazz elements are on the soundtrack.
There are a lot of similarities between this and the TV SERIES 'THE WIRE', I think it's safe to assume that the creators of that definitely had this as a bit of an influence when creating it.
Boasting of characters that feel real and actors that feel genuine in the parts they are playing, with Sean Nelson who had just turned 13 when he filmed the lead in the movie pulling one of the finest child-performances in, well, ever.
And great intelligent writing too match.
Plus it has all the stupid dope moves one could ever want in a dramatic feature.
Now while some movies I watched as a kid lost it's flare a bit for me in adulthood, this one in 2017 still holds up as a timeless classic.
Something that perhaps helps with the feeling of timelessness is the lack of rap music of the time which these sort of movies usually have a lot of, only instrumental music with more symphonical vibes and even a bit of folk music and some jazz elements are on the soundtrack.
There are a lot of similarities between this and the TV SERIES 'THE WIRE', I think it's safe to assume that the creators of that definitely had this as a bit of an influence when creating it.
Boasting of characters that feel real and actors that feel genuine in the parts they are playing, with Sean Nelson who had just turned 13 when he filmed the lead in the movie pulling one of the finest child-performances in, well, ever.
And great intelligent writing too match.
Plus it has all the stupid dope moves one could ever want in a dramatic feature.