Get On Up [DVD] [2014]

Great Movie about The Godfather of Soul; interesting story; though I have Video's with The Real James Brown in them; one was about him growing up; a few things this new movie doesn't have.

If you like the man you will love the music it's a good movie to remember him by.

The life of James Brown told well with his music!!

The performances in this movie are outstanding! A must see for any music lover!

Get On Up is refreshing by drawing its storytelling flair through the categorization of time periods by the stages of James Brown as an entertainer and his given nicknames at those times. There is hardly any trace of formula in director Tate Taylor's (The Help) biopic and it's even more precise in that it doesn't spend much time on Brown's infamous drug or tax problems, but instead chooses to focus on his extreme work ethic. It is without a doubt Chadwick Boseman's incredible performance that elevates the film from an interesting experiment in editing and performance numbers to something more real and raw. The actors seeming insight into Brown allows Boseman to play his perfectionist, tyrannical and paranoid traits in a way that never feel like an imitation, but more second nature to a seasoned pro.

Absolutely riveting performance by Boseman. If you didn't get into the funk of James Brown's music the first time he sang, don't bother with the movie. Whatever James Brown's personality traits, the man was a genius for his music. I didn't mind the shifting from his early life to the present time. It helped to explain actions James Brown took in his life and why he took them. It did not touch on the darker sides of his character, but it did not spoil the story for me in any way. Most movies don't present "whole cloth" bios, because that's not the kind of movie the director wishes to make. If we wanted ALL movies to be totally honest about their subjects, there would be no movies made. From beginning to end I boogied in my seat and so did quite a few other folks. If Chadwick doesn't get an Academy Award for his performance, there is indeed something wrong in Hollywood.

My my I had no idea of all the things happening in the life of the real life James Brown. Well let me just say Chadwick Bozeman put it all out there. This was a different role I saw him in, but I would recommend it to any adult. I had to pause and take a break a couple of times only because I thought it was deep. If you like Chadwick then you’ll see the talent taken to a different level on screen.

This movie can be painful at times, telling the story of a little boy who grew up to be the "Godfather of Soul" - James Brown. However, the young man who portrayed him did so better than anyone else could have done. He had the fervor, the expressions, the dances, all of James Brown, as they say, "Down to a pat". The benefit of buying the DVD is that you can go back and forth, just in case you missed something. This movie goes backward and forward through time, and you need to make sure that you don't miss something. Enjoy!