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I can't believe these people are real.
This movie exposes an extraordinary underbelly of American culture that I heretofore thought only existed in Hollywood blaxploitation movies. The documentary itself is woefully underdone - as one reviewer detailed, it makes little mention of violence, drug use, law enforcement, stds, etc. - and might have been better served exploring other facets of the prositution business rather than the various pimps' world views. However, this missing aspect doesn't necessarily detract from the overall impact of the film, because, as I state in the title to this review - I simply cannot believe that these people are real! (I clearly remember seeing "I'm Gonna Get You Sucka" and laughing out loud at the THOUGHT of a "Pimp of the Year" contest, not, of course, realizing that such a thing actually exists).

There are many amazing, disturbing, frightening, hilarious, and, honestly dumbfouding aspects to this movie. First, the clothes - too bizarre to describe. Pink suits, plaid suits, alligator shoes, purple bowler hats - they look more like costumes than clothes. Very entertaining. Second, the jewelry - almost impossible to believe how much gold is on display. One pimp wears a four-finger ring with a 6-inch statuette on it - no kidding. Third, and most importantly, the vernacular. The various pimps and prostitutes employ language unique unto itself that, if not so entertaining, would be frightening. If anything, it only exposes the obvious - that among people involved in street walking and street pimping, education is not the top priority.

However, seeing this world for the first time, I was fascinated. This movie is worth viewing, if only to see what's out there.

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The Real Life
Several of the reviewers made comments about what this doucmentary lacked. They obviously are unaware that this film is the third part of a stunning, gritty trilogy, originally aired on HBO as part of the "America Under Cover" series. The first two installments("Hookers at the Point", parts 1 & 2) dealt exclusively with the lives of the prostitutes. The drug addiction, violence, legal entanglements, and broken relationships associated with "the life" were throughly explored. This film is exactly what is claims to be - a look into the life of a pimp. I had an uncle that was a pimp until his death at age 49. This film accurately reflects how he lived. He had the gold, the cars, the 'gators, and the women. He lived fast and he died young. I recommend viewing all three parts of the series. As a stand alone film, "Pimps Up, Ho's Down" is a tour-de-force about the pimpin'.

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Pimp no mo
These are the fictional pimps of yester-year, hamming it up for the cameras and remembering to good old days. Real pimps today are not like this. These guys would be riddled with bullets within a week of real pimping in the ghetto. The drug dealers invaded the black pimping scene years ago, and now most ghetto pimps are young, extremely violent crack dealers, and they sell crack hoes now too. They use up women more quickly with none of the love for their beetches like the old-timers. If you want to be amused laughing at exaggerations of black stereotypes, this movie is for you. I give it 5 stars for amusement factor, 1 star for accurate portrayal of real life pimping.