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| Conviction The true story of Carl Upchurch, A Philadelphia native ghetto Who is in and out of jail Numerous Times By The time he's a teenager - until a compassionate prison teacher and a book of Shakespear's sonnets insprie HIM to turn around by embracing life history education.By The Early 1990's, Carl has Become a crusader for peace Who organizes The First-ever national gang summit, Persuading rival gang leaders to call unheard of stuff.CommentsEtta Lecorchick says... 1) Internet required to play a single player campaign. 2) Saved games are saving in some server and not in your PC. Yes, you don't own your saved games anymore. This seems a big joke, but it's true. Posted on February 6, 2011 Sudie Krasnecky says... I travel a lot and I can't play this game due to internet connection. DO NOT SUPPORT THIS STUPID DRM Posted on February 7, 2011 Jeanie Gwathney says... THIS IS A VERY GOOD MOVIE OMAR EPPS AT HIS BEST. THIS IS A MUST SEE MOVIE Posted on February 8, 2011 Kate Workinger says... Omar is great in this movie but few people now about it. This is great and continues to be over looked. He some how even gets lost in the cast of 'House'. One black man in a group of white folks. How is it possible for him to be un-noticed? Omar is a true talent and I wish him the best. Posted on February 9, 2011 Doreen Vondrasek says... This movie is based on a true story about Carl Upchurch(Omar Epps). The movie shows that despite your background, you can make a positive change, and make a difference in other people's lives. The movie starts out showing Upchurch waking up from a dream, and then you flashback into various stages of his life. Philly 1958 shows him with his mother, who does nothing but cuss and fuss at him while getting ready for a date. Flash forward Upchurch is upset one of his friends has been murdered and resorts to violence as payback. In 1974 he is in Milan Federal Prison. He gets out, and ends up in Prison again in 1975, this time Lewisburg Prison. It's here he starts to read, and educate himself. When he is in Western State Penitentiary he meets a teacher (Dana Delany) who sees his potential, and her patience helps him embrace education. Upchurch goes on to get a degree while in prison, and upon his release instead of going to his old neighborhood, he lives with the teacher and her family who helped her while he was incarcerated. He ends up in prison for the last time (this time though it was really through no fault of his own), but while he is in prison this last time, he takes to teaching others. He reads to prisoners, and shows them that with education, they can empower themselves. Upon his release, his desire to see black men stop destroying themselves with gang violence he forms an organization called the Council for Urban Peace and Justice. He will use this organization to hold gang summits calling for the end of gang violence. His goal is show black youth, and men that they can change their lives for the better. He also marries a young lady he meets in college. This is the one woman he has come to trust, and who accepts him for who he is. He also eventually befriends another prisoner who is white that he meets again when he returns to prison. This prisoner teased Upchurch the whole time they were in jail, but it's obvious when they meet again, that Upchurch had a positive influence on him also. They both make a vow to stop living the way they have been, and stay out of prison. The movie has to pack a lot in the 1 hour 39 minutes, but you get the gist of this dramatic film. Omar plays his role well. Going from being bitter about his childhood, to realizing that he does not have to be a product of his environment. He, and he alone can change the course of his life, and he encourages others to do the same. Treach has a small role in the film being a prison bully. One of the other things that captured my attention is how he acknowledges that he went back to the old neighborhood without a solid plan. Which is what happens to many men who had been jailed. They get out, and they just go back to their old environments. It's inevitable they will fall back into their old ways. If you are looking for some kind of hard core prison film, you won't get it. Though his life is depicted a little in prison, the emphasis is more about his life and the changes he makes once he gets out. Charles S. Dutton has a very, very small role portraying Upchurch's father. The only thing he teaches his son is "don't let anyone get up on you", which translates to "use violence to get your way." Needless to say it was obvious that his father was not a positive influence in his life. The movie packs a lot in this 1 hour 39 min. drama, but it left me wanting more. I would have liked to have heard what he said to these gang leaders, and the outcome of the summit. All in all it's a decent movie. It's not great, but it's decent. Posted on February 9, 2011 Darin Buyes says... I personally know Carl Upchurch's family.While the movie shows his transformation to an outspoken leader against violence, a life he once lived.Carl had his hand in the production of this movie so that it mirrored his experiences brilliantly. For a better experience, see his autobiography [...] It does an even better job of detailing the most influential parts of Carl's life. Posted on February 9, 2011 Fern Knetsch says... I'm glad I read the reviews because I was going to buy the game, but after reading you need an online connection at all times I decided not to buy. What a shame. Posted on February 9, 2011 Gracie Reinholtz says... Unless you've been living under a rock or, you know, you're...a casual gamer (gasp!), you've probably already heard about the latest scheme by a major publisher to come up with a "pirate-safe" DRM system: -You must have your system connected to the internet at all times -Your saved games are managed by the DRM system...meaning if you lose your connection for even a second, you lose ALL PROGRESS since your last save -If Ubisoft's authentication server ever goes down, EVERYONE playing their games is immediately dropped, losing all progress since the last save and remaining unable to play until the servers go back. They've been down several times already since the system started...sometimes for hours This system has been around in Ubisoft titles for the past few months; Splinter Cell: Conviction is no exception, meaning customers have plenty of experiences with it and they are SO BAD that it isn't even worth discussing the game trapped in its clutches. Of course, this system has ALREADY failed; the pirates have found a way around it. That means this is one more DRM system PUNISHING honest customers who bought their games, and rewarding the pirates who get the games for free with a crack eliminating the DRM...meaning they are having a better experience than paying customers, because they don't have to deal with the "always online" hassle. Sometime explain to me how that makes sense?! I'm not encouraging piracy, of course...just pointing out what a jagged pill it is for us to swallow, and at some point, we have to draw a line. DON'T SUPPORT this DRM. Send a message to Ubisoft and ALL publishers who would consider a similar approach: we expect you, the publisher, to assume your paying customers are HONEST people. Pirates will ALWAYS crack your games, and many of those who download cracks would never pay for the game if it was impossible to crack anyway...meaning those big numbers you guys always publish to justify this garbage are basically meaningless! How about you put respect for people putting 50 or even 60 dollars down for one of your games over your absurd desire to "spook" pirates into staying away from your games...all you're doing is encouraging them to take on a challenge! Sooner or later, Ubisoft will break. The press continues to be terrible for this approach. In the meantime, hang in there...join the boycott! Posted on February 10, 2011 Stella Klimko says... Great movie.Very uplifting and thought-provoking.Finally a film that tackles urban violence without romanticizing it.What the movie romanticizes is the main character's love for the people in these urban settings, and his wish to empower them with the ideas that transformed him from a voilent-minded criminal to an urban peace activist.This kind of movie has been made several times before, but next to conviction these other movies don't measure up.Conviction is truly a gem.If you enjoy this movie, also see 'first time felon', also starring omar epps. Posted on February 11, 2011 Luanna Ostling says... i dont know how i can write a revie on this movie when i have not receved it Posted on February 11, 2011 Leave a Comment |
