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Cadillac Records

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An energized and passionate, if selective, telling of the story of Chess Records, Cadillac Records is a worthy entry in the niche genre of movies about rock and roll roots. Adrien Brody plays Leonard Chess, who started Chess Records in Chicago in 1947 and turned the label into an important force for blues, rhythm and blues, gospel and, in time, early rock and roll. Cadillac Records focuses on Chess' relationship with his first significant artist, Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright), and the label's rise and expansion with the addition of such talents as Little Walter (Columbus Short), Willie Dixon (Cedric the Entertainer), Howlin' Wolf (Eamonn Walker), Chuck Berry (Mos Def) and Etta James (Beyonce Knowles). Written and directed by Darnell Martin, Cadillac Records captures the scrappy beginnings of an enterprise, and a sound, inventing itself as it goes along. Particularly fun are scenes set in clubs or at Chess' recording facility, where electrified blues never stop pushing the envelope of creative possibility. All the while, danger lurks in shadows or in rivalries between artists; also in the self-destructive streaks of Walter and James, and the sexual fetishes of Berry. But the drama largely centers on the potent connections between all these people, who don't always know where their contribution to a cultural phenomenon is going. One of the film's delights is the way Chess and Waters don't really see rock coming until Berry steps through the door, fusing country music with blues. The film skips over a lot of facts: there's no sign of Leonard Chess' brother, Phil, who co-owned the company, nor is there much hint of Chess' expansion into a lot of other areas of music. None of that is any big deal. But what Cadillac Records is missing is more of a unifying point of view. The story is told as a recollection by Willie Dixon, but in a scattershot way that doesn't tell us who Leonard Chess or Waters really are. Aside from that, the film is well worth seeing.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 3.52 ounces
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001P42XZK
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 5,435 ratings

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The Music IS more compelling than the story!
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The Music IS more compelling than the story!
I finally got a chance to view Cadillac Records and I am very glad I did so.Before I go any further, after all is said and done, Beyonce can just saaaaaaaaaaaaang, okay? To say she WORKED, "At Last" and "All I Could Do Was Cry" is a MASTERPIECE of understatement. Her singing those two songs alone were worth the price of admission.Growing up, my biggest connection with Chess Records were the sermons of Rev. C.L.Franklin and choice cuts by his daughter, Aretha. Later, many stalwart gospel artists also constituted my biggest connection with Chess so seeing/hearing some of the history behind this very important label was indeed interesting. Of course, much of it was conjecture/supposition but related in a very comfortable way by the incomparable Cedric the Entertainer, who portrays Willie Dixon.Quite honestly, the story itself is rather sketchy...moreover, I don't know if this is necessarily a detraction. It becomes infinitely more important to follow the beginnings of such stalwart artists as Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, Etta James, and Chuck Berry. Jeffrey Wright is commanding and excellent as usual as Muddy Waters, Mos Def is just wonderful as Chuck Berry, Eammon Walker (have been a fan of his since "Oz")was most effective as Howling Wolf and yet, strangely enough, I found myself cringing when Beyonce started cussin'as Etta James. She and Columbus Short, who portrayed Little Walter, pretty much wallowed in self-pity resulting in, what else, self-destructive behavior and both gave solid performances. And finally, Adrian Brody was just excellent as Leonard Chess.Notwithstanding, this is still a very worthy movie dealing with the evolution of rock and roll in America and its impact on the social fabric of the times. Highly recommend!!!
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GC
5.0 out of 5 stars True story and worth watching
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024
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This is a true story and I knew most of it already.
I did see Muddy Waters Four times in the 1970s. He was still damn good, especially live at the Shaboo under the water tower between Eastern and Uconn.
The origins of the music and what it was able to become it pretty damn incredible.
I must say that Beyonce sounds like Etta James and it's a great experience for anyone who likes the blues and rock n roll.
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Rachel
5.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2024
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I. M. Iconoclast
5.0 out of 5 stars Chess changed American music!
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024
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Leonard Chess was a risk taker. He was willing to put out black "race" music, as it was termed, at a time when blacks were still very much in the lower echelons of society. People like Muddy Waters, Little Walter Horton, Howling Wolf, Willie Dixon, Etta James and Chuck Berry blazed a wide trail for Rockers to follow; be they white or black. The movie has some very poignant moments that will rip your heart out. The music is fabulous if you like the blues, and the Rolling Stones liked the blues and came to Chess records to meet greet and record. The end of the movie will definitely give you a warm and fuzzy thrill.
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lolo
5.0 out of 5 stars Movie
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024
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I really enjoyed this movie!
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Bettyboop
5.0 out of 5 stars Bettyboop64
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
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I will watch this movie several times a year. I love this movie! As always I definitely enjoyed watching!
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speedythecat
4.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional Movie/ So-So Bluray
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2015
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5 Star Movie - I have 2500+ movies at home. Between Redbox, Netflix, going to the theater often, and my own collection, the days of watching a movie more than once or twice is less commonplace for me than it use to be. Why then, can I not stop watching this movie after all the time it's been out? Because it's exceptional in most every way. It's gritty, it's funny (but not stupid), it has some tear jerking moments, but it's overall pretty inspiring.

This is based on fact for the most part. These cats really lived. Truly a rags to riches story.

Jeffrey Wright really made this movie. Aside from Jamie Foxx in Ray, This may just be the most convincing performance I've ever seen. He WAS Muddy Waters. The entire cast was fantastic. The movie was paced how a movie should be paced. It's just a fantastic story filled with wonderful music and they went all out. I saw it in the theater in 2008 and have seen it at least 50x since.

3 Star Bluray - As blurays go, this is not reference material to show off your system. That's for sure. It looks and sounds marginally better than the upconverted DVD on my system and it offers NOTHING over the DVD as far as special features. Except some worthless jukebox feature that nearly no one will use. The TrueHD track wasn't as good as I thought it would be either.

So yeah, it's a disappointing bluray release, but with that said, at it's current price of $6.99 on Amazon, it's a must own. It's not at all a bad bluray, it's just not as much of an upgrade over the DVD as it could have been.

It's a must own movie, no matter what media you have it on.
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Dawn
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this movie
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024
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Love this movie
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Baberufus
5.0 out of 5 stars A great tribute to the fathers of Chicago Blues!
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2009
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This movie is a great reference to a part of the history of American music that is way overlooked--Chicago Blues. Most people don't realize that Muddy Waters was, by way of musical lineage, one of the fathers of rock and roll. But the most important aspect of Muddy's (as well as that of Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, et al) place in musical history is the music itself--Chicago Blues. Even if rock and roll, heavy metal, and hip hop were never invented, these blues icons would still be marked in history for their achievements in Chicago blues music. 2003 was the 100th anniversary of the blues, and despite Martin Scorsese's noble effort in recognizing this with his PBS documentary of the Blues in that year, I didn't notice much of a blues revival stemming from that year. It's nice to have movies like this that remind us from time to time what the roots of American music really are!

I was really impressed with the actors in this movie--they did a great job in portraying their respective characters, including their own singing, which was great! I was particularly impressed with the authenticity of Jeffrey Wright's both singing and acting aspects of the portrayal of Muddy Waters.

Some of the details of this story are skewed for effect in this movie, I'm sure, but overall I found it faithful enough in its depiction of how it all came about and went. I must say, though, that I find it hard to believe that Howlin' Wolf actually threatened to kill Muddy if he stole any of his band members again. I know they were rivals, but I have trouble believing they hated each other that much--maybe I'm wrong--I was just surprised to hear something like that in the script.

Adrien Brody does a fine job of portraying Leonard Chess, but Robert DeNiro would have been PERFECT. DeNiro even looks now a lot like Leonard Chess did back then (Brody is simply much younger than Chess was at the time), and I'm sure the makeup team would have had no problem in creating a dead ringer of Chess out of DeNiro! And Chess's legendary tough-guy type attitude? That's right down DeNiro's alley! But alas, I guess they couldn't afford DeNiro, as this was a pretty low-budget film.

So despite the flak that this movie is getting in respect to authenticity, I'm giving it five stars, because it is in fact a very good movie and a great effort in preserving the memory of Chicago Blues!
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Ricardo
5.0 out of 5 stars Cadillac Records Blu-ray
Reviewed in Canada on January 17, 2023
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very good historical movie
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Due P.T. Cinema Srl
5.0 out of 5 stars bello
Reviewed in Italy on May 19, 2023
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bello
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5.0 out of 5 stars bonne articles
Reviewed in France on May 26, 2022
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bon film
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Nacho Meza
5.0 out of 5 stars NO PUEDO VER LA PELÍCULA
Reviewed in Mexico on April 18, 2018
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Hola no puedo ver la película porque me aparece un mensaje en mi dvd que no es compatible con la zona .. y no me permite ver la película que puedo hacer ?
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Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars FORGET ELVIS THIS IS THE TRUE HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2020
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If you really want to know the history of Rock and Roll music, this is the film for you. If you want to know about the influence of Cadillac Records on pop music, recording artists that came before Elvis such as Muddy Walters, Howlin Wolf, Little Walter and the great Chuck Berry etc, then this film i s for you.

Got to big up Beyonce for producing this film and her outstanding performance as Ettta James, wicked vocals (do your thing B)
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