Saw the 25th hour last week. Awesome movie. It was so surreal to see Patrice pop up. Compared to Opie and Jim in that Gaffigan show, ol' Patrice was Robert De Niro.

I thought Patrice was good during this clip, nothing too forced about it.

He was good. Much better than I thought he'd be.

"man" "man" "man" "word"

Shit's fresh. Looking forward to Patrice's next movie.

I have some bad news for you...

i hate when this happens. It's always so sad to break this awful news in this otherwise joyous sub

Here's Patrice scene in Benioff's original novel, which is written in present tense, which is annoying. Patrice's part is Khari, the bouncer. This page in the book is one of two scenes that convinced Spike Lee to make the movie. The other scene was the "fuck this city and everyone in it" scene. I wish Benioff could write something that good again.

Monty makes his way to the velvet ropes. A pillar of a man wearing the exact same camel’s-hair coat as Monty is checking names off a clipboard.

‘Nice coat, you bastard,’ says Monty.

The bouncer frowns, looks up, and breaks into a broad smile. ‘It’s the man. The man has arrived. Wearing my coat.’

‘No, no, no,’ says Monty. ‘My coat. I bought this two years ago.’

‘What’s that, the Woolworth’s special? It came with a set of flatware?’

‘Khari, my young Negro friend, this is a Paul Stuart coat. Maybe you heard of Paul Stuart. That’s the store you can’t get into ’cause they take one look at your polyester-blended ass and laugh you back to Queens.’

Khari smiles. ‘I hope you got some seven-year mothballs for that Paul Stuart coat.’

Monty hesitates and then laughs, deciding it’s better this way; he’s sick of being around people who treat him as if he’ll die in the morning. ‘What’s with all the kids?’

‘I’ve been seeing some serious fake IDs,’ says Khari. ‘This one punk had it perfect, New York State license, everything legitimate but for one thing; it said he was born in 1947. I look at him and I’m like, “Buddy, no way you are fifty years old.” And he just says, “Goddamn, every time. The fucker got the numbers reversed.” It was supposed to say 1974.’

‘What’s going on tonight?’

‘The legendary D. J. Dusk is spinning wax. My homeboy from Hollis. Boy’s seventeen years old. He gets the girlies moving. But yo, they got the VIP room set up for y’all.’

‘I’ve got my people waiting on the street. You want me to bring them through here?’

‘Nah,’ says Khari. ‘Bring ’em over to the avenue entrance. You know where I’m talking about?’ He flips the walkie-talkie and catches it in his giant palm. ‘I’ll tell them you’re coming.’

‘Thanks, Khari.’

‘You got it. When you going in?’

‘Noon.’

‘Otisville, right?’

Monty nods.

‘Uncle got any people in there?’

‘No one worth knowing,’ says Monty.

‘My boy Etienne’s at Otisville. Remember this name: Etienne Michaux. He’s got sway in there. You going to remember that name?’

‘Etienne Michaux. What is he, Haitian?’

‘Nah, he’s from Paris. Tell him you’re friends with Khari. He’ll set you up. He’s in tight with the screws.’

‘The screws?’

‘The guards, man, the guards. The federals, they run a nicer place. Lot nicer than State.’

Monty smiles. ‘I’m a lucky kid.’

‘Luck of the Irish, right?’

‘Luck of the Irish.’

Khari grips Monty’s shoulder. ‘Listen up – don’t lose your temper unless it’s time to lose your temper. You hear?’

‘All right,’ says Monty. ‘I’ll see you around the way.’ He slides back through the crowd and signals his friends to follow him.

Books suck fat cock.

So?

What are you, 12?

Everyone knows only children read books. I mean what are you, 7? Come on. Real men don't read books. Real men watch TV and get angry at things they don't understand.

I don't know if you're being sarcastic or not, but Benioff really is a fantastic writer. 25th Hour was a great book and movie. I watched this movie multiple times when it came out.

It's weird to think that back then I had no idea how many of the people involved in this movie would dominate my entertainment for the next 10 years.

well then DB Weiss is enough of a hack for two people.

I never knew Benioff wrote 25th Hour. I loved that movie. It's the only Spike Lee "Joint" that didn't suck total dick.

Quality post

Spike Lee directed this?

Surprisingly, yes!

Why the fuck did he say "man" so many times

Good book, amazing movie, Patrice is wonderful. Wow a totally positive and non-sarcastic post on this sub feels really weird.

Patrice did allright in a scene with Edward Norton and Seymour Hoffman. Norton can't even act natural with his friends.

So?

What are you, 12?