Review of Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel The Life Of An Outlaw

Introduction

More of a televised biography than a documentary on the life and times of Tupac Shakur, rap singer. Some would say icon, some would say entertainer, but most of his fans would say a talent that ended too early.

Charting the early years right through to the end of his career, with contributions by many of his associates, this goes someway to being a definitive guide to the man.

Video

The video quality is varied to say the least. Much use has been made of amateur footage from home videos and interviews recorded on video.

Some of this is passable, but other parts are just plain awful and it should be considered if they really are serving a worthwhile part in the whole experience.

Other parts of the disc, the more professionally produced items, are crystal clear with sharp colours and well defined lighting. A real mixed bag.

Audio

The audio tells a similar to the video, in that parts are good and other parts are quite bad. Again, it is the home movie stuff that lacks in quality.

The music sections are mostly okay, with a few bits that leave something to be desired.

Features

Quite a lot of extra material is included on this disk.

There are many interviews with other stars and friends and also a telephone interview with Rashida Jones.

Conclusion

A lot of extra information is included but it is not presented in the best fashion. This disk would have benefited from a bit more work in the production stages to make sure that the standard of audio and video remained fairly constant all the way through.

It is a shame as there are some interesting facets to the story, but the viewer is continually distracted by poor sound and video making the disk a tiresome experience.

A good subject let down by poor production.