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List Price: $14.99 | | Label: Vci Video
Salesrank: 28233
Released: August 27, 2002 |
| Our Price: $6.46 |
| Used Price: $5.00 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Based on a best-selling autobiography by outspoken activist Sonny Carson (Mwalamu Imiri Abubadika), "The Education of Sonny Carson" is a thoughtful and sensitive film about the early life of a ghetto youngster who falls into a life of gangs and petty crime. Rap and hip hop artists, most notably Wu-Tang Clan and Lauren Hill, continue to refer to the movie in their works. Sonny Carson (Rony Clanton) struggles to survive in Brooklyn's toughest section. The film begins with Sonny garnering honors as the best student in his junior high school, then reveals his transformation into a gangster. Soon, he enters prison for robbing a delivery boy out of $25 to buy flowers for a friend killed in a gang war. After Sonny is released from prison, he returns home to find his best girl hooked on drugs. He realizes that his life won't change unless he rises above the violence, crime, and unrest of his urban environment. Bonus Features: Theatrical Trailer| Biographies for Sonny Carson and Michael Campus| Commentary by Carson and Campus| Personal Photo Album| Click & See Pressbook| Scene Selection. Specs: DVD5; Dolby Digital Mono; 104 minutes; Color; 1.77:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - R; Year - 1974; SRP - $14.99.
The Education of Sonny Carson Reviews:
Good movie!!!! 
2009-01-25 - My husband and I have listened to Ghostface Killah's Ironman cd and we would always say "man that sound like a good movie." Finally,I decided to do an extensive search to find out what movie he got that excert from.When I found it I was ecstatic.I ordered it as an early xmas present for my husband.The movie was good,teaches about the perils of gang and hood life back in the 70's.It was really just great to finally see the movie that both Ghostface and Mobb Deep used excerts from in music and tie them together
Highly over rated film and bad dvd sync 
2009-01-13 - I read mostly all of the reviews for this movie before I purchased it. The story line was good but has some terrible acting in it. The movie jumped around to fast and did not blend or mesh well from scene to scene.
The actors words and mouths did not sync together. I hate watching movies like this! I tend to watch their mouth instead of the actual movie itself.
sharp movie 
2008-12-04 - great movie. I just wish it would've had some more story to it, cause it was good.
THE MISEDUCATION OF AFRIKAN DESCENDANTS
2008-02-19 - This is a must have film! A forgotten tucked away classic in Afrikan American Cinema!!!
Good Story Line.....Horrible Movie!!!!!!!
2007-12-10 - I liked the story line of the movie alot, but I just couldn't get over how the actors act. At some parts it just dragged on. And I hated the ending. It left you hanging. Ok, his girl is on drugs and she gets to the hospital never tells you who calls the hospital or what. and it just ends. Does she get better do they get back together. Yes we all know that he is going to start following the right path but come on now. I need more. And the pastor. He looks like he was on drugs. WHO KILLED LIL BOY!!!!!!!!! MAN I DONT KNOW YOU TELL ME. lol. I dont know It just didnt do anything for me. I liked warriors alot better. I just felt liek they could have done something more w/ the story line. Also if you read the back of the DVD cover its like it tells you the story. I was just disappointed at the end.
