{"id":9218,"date":"2015-03-21T06:41:53","date_gmt":"2015-03-21T13:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=9218"},"modified":"2015-03-21T06:45:20","modified_gmt":"2015-03-21T13:45:20","slug":"review-aaliyah-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2015\/03\/review-aaliyah-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Aaliyah<\/em><\/strong> is yet another trashy \u201cbiopic\u201d (loosely) that doesn\u2019t really have much to offer. The performances aren\u2019t anything exceptional (even Alexandra Shipp didn\u2019t have the charisma) but I can\u2019t place that much blame on the actors with a bad script and generic made-for-TV direction.<\/p>\n

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Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B<\/span>
\n(2014)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Music
\nLionsgate | NR \u2013 88 min. \u2013 $14.98 | March 10, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n <\/b>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/span>Directed by: <\/strong>Bradley Walsh
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Christopher John Farley (book \u201cAaliyah: More Than a Woman\u201d); Michael Elliot (teleplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Alexandra Shipp, Rachel Crawford, Cle Bennett, Lyriq Bent, Sterling Jarvis, Elise Neal<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/span>Features: <\/strong>Featurette
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\n** Click Here to Purchase Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B<\/em> on DVD from Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong> **<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Plot Outline: <\/strong>Self-proclaimed \u201cstreet but sweet\u201d Aaliyah led the royal R&B scene before Beyonce and Rihanna attained their status. With her sexy tomboy style and infectious confidence, she ruled the charts as one of the recording industry\u2019s most successful artists in history. But there was much more to Aaliyah than choreographed dance moves, movie roles, and a celebrated voice. Based on a \u201ctrue story\u201d (I added the quotes), Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B<\/em><\/strong> embodies the soul, determination, and challenges of Aaliyah Dana Haughton (portrayed by ALEXANDRA SHIPP), from the beginning of her career to her tragic death at age 22.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>Lifetime biopics don\u2019t usually have high standards and this one on Aaliyah is no different, though as bad as it is, it\u2019s somehow still better than The Brittany Murphy Story<\/em>, but that\u2019s not saying much. This movie, though, doesn\u2019t have much to offer both in performances, though I suppose Alexandra Shipp \u2013 who has been cast as Storm in X-Men: Apocalypse<\/em> \u2013 wasn\u2019t half-bad considering the piss-poor screenplay and standard direction.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This release comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is a Digital Copy<\/span><\/strong> redemption code. The only feature is Beyond the Headlines: Aaliyah (40:22)<\/span><\/strong>, a special on the late singer\/actress that, IIRC, aired before or after the \u201cbiopic\u201d on Lifetime.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5 | AUDIO \u2013 3.5\/5
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Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B<\/em><\/strong> is presented with an anamorphic 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and a standard Dolby Digital 5.1 track which helps with the songs and offers clear enough dialogue levels.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 1.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, Aaliyah<\/em><\/strong> is yet another trashy \u201cbiopic\u201d (loosely) that doesn\u2019t really have much to offer. The performances aren\u2019t anything exceptional (even Alexandra Shipp didn\u2019t have the charisma) but I can\u2019t place that much blame on the actors with a bad script and generic made-for-TV direction.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/strong>03\/21\/2015<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aaliyah is yet another trashy \u201cbiopic\u201d (loosely) that doesn\u2019t really have much to offer. The performances aren\u2019t anything exceptional (even Alexandra Shipp didn\u2019t have the charisma) but I can\u2019t place that much blame on the actors with a bad script and generic made-for-TV direction.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,970],"tags":[1699,3626,3627],"class_list":["post-9218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dvd-reviews","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-aaliyah","tag-alexandra-shipp","tag-rachel-crawford"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9218"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9224,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9218\/revisions\/9224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}