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Block Party (US - DVD R1)

Universal has sent us over artwork for a sketch comedy with Dave Chappelle

Title: Block Party
Starring: Dave Chappelle
Released: 13th June 2006
SRP: $29.98 Each

Further Details:
Universal Home Video has officially announced Dave Chappelle's Block Party, a mix of Chappelle's sketch comedy and musical interludes, inspired in part by the 1973 documentary Wattstax. It will be available in seperate rated (full frame only) and unrated editions from the 13th June this year. Each should retail at around $29.98. Extras on the unrated edition will include extended musical acts, a making of featurette, and more. We've attached the official artwork below, along with a look at the menu system:

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

News by Tom Woodward

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Tyler Foster

Kaya Savas wrote: Version 1 wrote: Why does a comedy/music concert movie need a unrated edition??? I mean come on, dont we already ahve enough uneeded unrated movies out???
Money!! So he can keep his slogan and say "I'm ritch b****h!" No movie ever needs an unrated edition in my opinion, the only things I approve of are Director's Cuts, cuts the directors actually do themselves. Like Ridley Scott's cut of Kingdom of Heaven, which was originally cut to make it more theatrical friendly.I think you're being unfair. I think Chappelle and Gondry probably wanted to show more of the musical acts (nothing wrong with that) and Universal just labeled it the "Unrated Edition" because it would be easier to sell. I mean, this is a concert film -- what could possibly happen in it that would have gotten the film more than an [R]-rating?

Anyway, it was a good movie, although I would have liked commentary by Gondry and Chappelle, and they could have cut in little soundbytes from some of the artists involved.

Fabricio De Zuasnabar

i'll pass on this one :S

Kaya Savas

Version 1 wrote: Why does a comedy/music concert movie need a unrated edition??? I mean come on, dont we already ahve enough uneeded unrated movies out???
Money!! So he can keep his slogan and say "I'm ritch b****h!" No movie ever needs an unrated edition in my opinion, the only things I approve of are Director's Cuts, cuts the directors actually do themselves. Like Ridley Scott's cut of Kingdom of Heaven, which was originally cut to make it more theatrical friendly.

DestroVega

Didn't see this cause I'm kind of boycotting Chappelle... I'm p**sed he just walks away from the show. I still don't even know why he left, the "reasons" he gives are so cloudy and ever-changing. If I were him, I'd come back to do the show because Mencia doing a bad version rip-off of Chappelles show should be enough reason alone to come back.

Tom

Yeah unrated is available in widescreen and full screen.

Steven Carrier

Wait, you said that the Rated is in fullscreen. But you never said anything about the unrated, thats in widescreen right? It better be.

Tom

Street date confirmed as the 13th June...

C.H. U.D.

A little slow, are we?

fumjum wrote: Jonny "Me You" wrote: I'm nuts biautch! *honk honk*

It's "I'm rich biotch!"

That whooshing sound you hear is the joke going way over your head.

*snicker*

bamf

Chappelle did Inside the Actors Studio with Lipton and it was pretty good. Hearing James Lipton say "you dont know who you are f*cking with" was priceless. He talked a bit about his Africa excursion and it was quite telling. Basicly he was offered 50 million to continue the Chapelle Show, he didnt like the problems that would come with that kind of money. So he walked. Now he says hes "sort of rich b****h." Sweet cover art.

fumjum

Jonny "Me You" wrote: I'm nuts biautch! *honk honk*

It's "I'm rich biotch!"

Marc Boggio

i am not what you would call a hip hop enthusiast, but all of the bands/groups/artist in this film are awesome. This film scores points on a "concert film" level alone. Besides, maybe if a lot of people buy this film, Chapelle will actually finish and air the third season of Chapelle's show.

YlowBstard

I liked this movie. I`ll buy it when it comes out. And that artwork rocks.

Tony DeFrancisco

You got to give it to the man. He's funny.

Edgeworth

Atleast he was more tolerable than Carlos Mencia..This movie doesn't look that bad, though.

CryptsKeeper

Dave Chapelle is an idiot. I'll never watch this.

Evie

THIS WAS AWSOME!! LOVED IT!! why does it need an unrated edition?

Jesse Bennett

I caught this in theaters awhile back and it was a great movie. But for being a concert movie, there was actually little performance in the movie. Most of it was the set up leading to the concert. I'm hoping that the unrated cut will mostly contain longer performances of the show.

Great artwork for the DVD!!

John Oaks

I will gladly add this to my DVD collection.

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Jonny "Me You" wrote: I'm nuts biautch! *honk honk*

Awesome. That made me laugh. Chapelle has gone nuts, but his fans will never admit it.

E. Costigan

Fun film, good artwork. Chappelle is the man.

Bridget Heidelbach

I really wanted to see this. I was surprised that this wasn't a wider release.

Version 1

Why does a comedy/music concert movie need a unrated edition??? I mean come on, dont we already ahve enough uneeded unrated movies out???

FontanP

I love Dave Chappelle I love Michel Gondry I love Hip Hop But I hate I want to blow up Unrated and uncut DVD's just come out with one and if it really is unrated who cares you know what to expect from this DVD there is no reason for two versions.

TheMacLennan

why did this movie not making money...well more money...it was amazing

Dizagaox

Unrated for me.

anthony pierce

Yes

Aftermath

IM definately gonna see this and when are they gonna release the third series of the Chappelle Show on DVD? Comedy Central announced they would release all the episodes that had been filmed a lonnnnnnnng time ago and havent heard anything since

Justin Richardson

I really wanted to see this being a huge fan of The Roots, Mos Def, and the Fugees.

Jonny "Me You"

I'm nuts biautch! *honk honk*

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