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Post by Tara on Feb 26, 2005 13:19:53 GMT -5
As some of you may be aware, Tyler Perry's movie "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" first came out yesterday (Feb. 25). Apparently a lot of critics gave it bad reviews. I myself have seen the play and many others of his. I figured that if he were to make a movie out of any of his plays it would have been "Madea's Family Reunion" or "Madea's class Reunion". Now normally I'm not a big play fan, but I really liked his stuff. It's got a lot of inspirational messages that I think would appeal to various audiences, more or so Christian audiences, but I like his stuff anyway. He touches on issues dealing with relationships, difficult situations and all that stuff. In fact, although "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" wasn't my favorite, I was surprised it got such terrible reviews. Perhaps it is because ithe way the play is portrayed it is coming from, in my perspective, an African American perspective in which a mojority of the people in the U.S. may not get. I know of this from experience with sharing these plays with some of my friends who aren't African American and they didn't seem to get many of the inside jokes. Anyway, I have all except two of his plays on DVD. You can check out more of them at his website here.
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Post by PhantomsPandora on Feb 27, 2005 1:36:25 GMT -5
I know how you feel. A lot of critics bash what I like so don't feel that bad. It's a shame that a lot of kids grow up these days without knowing some of the great plays out there. And with people passing away that started great American theater, how are they going to learn it? Again I don't mean to bash the Public School System, but yet again, another example of why Arts should get just as much funding... I kinda want to see that movie, but I don't know anybody else that does. Looks funny.
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Post by PhantomsPandora on Feb 28, 2005 7:28:36 GMT -5
I think all the movie goers of America told the critics they couldn't give a fat rats fanny what they thought of it, because it's the number one movie at the moment.
Chin up Tara. ;D
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Post by Tara on Feb 28, 2005 9:24:20 GMT -5
I typed "box office diary of a mad black woman" in Google and I got: Diary of a Mad Black Woman shocks box office I too was a little shocked this morning when Tom Joyner mentioned on the radio it made over $22 million (You can check out his website Black America Web). The actual movie budgets about $5.5 million.
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Post by Tara on Jun 29, 2005 16:34:57 GMT -5
Well it is rare that I end up watching TV, but today, guess who was on Oprah? None other than Tyler Perry himself! (As well as the other main actors). Apparently he was homeless only seven years ago. And to go from homelessness to having a huge mansion (which by the way, the movie was made in) is a real accomplishment. Oprah also spoke of how she enjoyed the movie because the cast was not only mainly African American, but it had no swearing and violence and it was mainly poeple doing regular everyday things. So why the movie had bad reviews...who knows?
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Post by PhantomsPandora on Jul 1, 2005 1:41:15 GMT -5
There are a lot of great movies that go under the critics radar. I keep meaning to rent this one hopefully I'll get to. I hate when a movie preview will come on and it will say a critic said "the best movie of the year" and then when a nother movie comes along "the best movie of the year". Well which is it? LOL and do I really care what they think?
I think the critics do not understand beyond what would be an oscar nominated movie. They fail to understand what the movie going public wants. What works with the movie going public may not with them, by any means. Don't get me wrong, I watch a lot of oscar nominated films just to see why they're nominated.
I've been to see Cinderella Man, Madagascar and Batman Begins here recently. I looooooved both Cinderella Man(although I really hate boxing, the storyline was so great) and Batman Begins. Madagascar was just ok.
I didn't know Mr.Perry was homeless. Kinda reminds me of JK Rowling, how she was struggling to make ends meet and came up with a little guy with a lightening strike shaped scar on his head.
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Post by PhantomsPandora on Jul 5, 2005 23:51:21 GMT -5
Tara , I saw it the other day and I really, really, loved it. madea? was so funny, but it was nice and dramatic where it needed to be. I liked that the elements of the movie meshed well together. I also saw that the video rental chain I go to is going to carry more of his plays so I'll keep my eyes out for them. Obviously Madea is a central character in the story-does it revolve around people in her family besides this film or just her?
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Post by Tara on Jul 6, 2005 9:35:35 GMT -5
Madea is Tyler Perry. In the movie The diary of a Mad Black Woman he plays three parts. He's quite a talented individual. The idea for Madea actually comes from the personality of one of his aunts from Texas (I think it's Texas).
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Post by PhantomsPandora on Jul 6, 2005 15:26:04 GMT -5
lol some parts of Texas, like the bad part of Fort Worth , Houston, and Dallas..I could really see her living there. There are a lot of crime ridden neighbor hoods so I could see an grandma having to have a gun.
What was the third person he played? I figured Madea and her brother were him, but I couldn't figure out who the third character was.
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Post by Tara on Jul 7, 2005 9:11:23 GMT -5
I thought he played Madea and the grandparents in that movie. Hell I keep talking about it, but I never watched the thing. I only saw the special on Oprah and talked to a few people. His website might have info.
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Post by PhantomsPandora on Jul 10, 2005 2:17:40 GMT -5
I did get to rent "madea's family reunion"(I looked up on the internet movie data base and it is being made into a film as well, coming out next year around the same time the last one did)....and was kinda surprised that there was singing in it. Not that I mind it, just that the "diary of a mad black woman" movie did not have singing in it, except for the end.
Which play is your favorite? If it's out I'll have to rent it so we can talk about it a bit.
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Post by Tara on Jul 12, 2005 10:15:23 GMT -5
Madea's Family Reunion is my favorite! Every time we have a family gathering, putting in a Tyler Perry DVD is almost like a sort of bonding time. It's funny. His plays do have a lot of gospel singing in it. And in Madea's Class Reunion (as well as the family reunion) they touch up a little bit on some religious freedom issues. But it's really quick. I didn't know if you caught the Buddhist part or not (or that could be in another play, I hope I got it straight). But nonetheless, African American spirituality is present in the films...a lot of faith goes into his movies. It would be good for Christians and for non-Christians, lots of words of wisdom.
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Post by PhantomsPandora on Jul 24, 2005 13:47:45 GMT -5
The buddist part is from"I can do bad all by myself" and Madea said something in "Madea's class Reunion" that said she said "i'll go highland park on you" I think. Highland Park is a v ery bad place in Dallas. I wonder if his aunt was from Dallas?
The only play we have left to watch is Meet the Browns. We really enjoy them here, thanks for recommending them to me!
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Post by Tara on Jul 24, 2005 20:19:34 GMT -5
I'm glad you like them. Meet the Browns is one I plan on purchasing sometime in the near future (when money grows on trees and we can actually spend it on entertainment. lol)
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Post by PhantomsPandora on Jul 24, 2005 23:02:13 GMT -5
that isn't a lie, that's for sure. It goes for medicine, books, classes, that sort of thing.
I need a new copy of the cd of The Phantom of the Opera, have for years. It's 40 dang dollars though..hopefully for a birthday.
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