I Got the Hook-Up (1998)

I wanted to but couldn't!

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Everybody's being too harsh on this movie.It contains some genuinely surreal comic moments and AJ Johnson makes the film watchable even when nothing else does. Sure Master P is about as articulate and emotive as Shaquille O'Neal, but that doesn't stop the supporting characters and nutty, irreverent script from elevating this above the typical "'hood comedy" formula.Where else can you find a "differently-abled" street gang, a dope-smoking grandma, a crackhead willing to do anything for "T-T-Two dollars", and John Witherspoon? OK probably a bunch of films but this one is worth a look anyway. I quote nearly as many lines from this one as I do from "Friday". For the right kind of person, this movie is very entertaining.

I've seen plenty of horrible movies in my life but this one takes the cake. I want everyone to see this though, for a laugh. I still don't understand what the f'n thing was about. Cell phones were important in this film, that's what the "plot" of the movie centered around. Other than that I'm at a loss. I can't imagine that a script was written for this. I'm quite sure a few people turned on a couple of cameras and yelled "do something". That's has to be what making this moving entailed.Cable access is quality compared to this piece of junk.

I GOT THE HOOK-UP!(1997)Developed by No Limit Films and published by Dimension FilmsPros:>Unlike I'm Bout It, actual funding went into making this movie!>A.J. Johnson, albeit annoying, is very funny. Cons:>Master P gives us more and even worse stereotypes on both black and white people than ever.>No one in this movie, especially Master P, can act to save their lives. Plot summary: Enter Black and Blue(Master P and A.J. Johnson), two black guys running a "ghetto shopping center"(you won't believe it until you see it) in South Central L.A. One day, a delivery truck filled with cell phones and pagers makes an accidental stop in their area, and Black tricks the deliverymen IN THE MOST IMPOSSIBLE WAY of selling him the goods. Black "hooks up" with his perverted on-and-off girlfriend Lorraine(Gretchen Palmer), who has a job at a cell phone company, and a guy that can illegally activate cell phone systems(Anthony Boswell). With everything set, Black and Blue go into selling cell phones. However, when chaos ensues through mixed-up receptions, Black and Blue find themselves on the run from angry customers, federal agents, and gang members. Review: First off, let me inform you that this movie is put together like a live-action cartoon and never takes itself seriously, even when it wants to. All the characters in this movie are overly done stereotypes that are so bad that it hurts. However, there was a particular scene I thought was funny though offensive to the core: (SPOILER ALERT) the scene with Black and Blue getting shot at by handicapped gangbangers, with the leader saying retardedly, "B****! I'm'll bust a cap in yo' a**!(END SPOILER)" Also, no one in this movie can act, especially Master P. All he ever does is stupid things in a Southern accent while flashing his gold teeth. The only person in this film that remotely tries to act is A.J. Johnson, though he is basically all mouth in the spirit of Chris Tucker. This movie starts with a unoriginal plot but then quickly gets off the plot and tries to be too many things at once, putting another flaw on this extremely flawed movie. My final 2 cents: Watch it 3 times in your life, and never make any contact with this film again. My rating: 3 out of 10

I think this movie was cool that I watched again. In fact we liked the movie very well that i call my friend Black and he calls me blue A.J. Johnson and Master P's movie was cool doesn't deserve to win any awards but it's still funny. I recommend it to hip-hop fans or anyone who just likes anyone in the cast. I don't recommend it to females cause they'll take offense to a certain part (I am not going to tell you what it is, you'll have to find out yo'self).