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 Topic: Why are black movies so bad these days?
Posted: Jul 02 2011 at 10:16am |
I am not even asking for all of them to be Malcolm X or even deep. I love Friday and hell the deepest thing about that movie was how to take a gun from your son by asking him to put it back in his drawer and how to hit a man with a trash can.  Instead we get drivel like Tyler Perry movies. sighs
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ChocolatePie777
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Posted: Jul 02 2011 at 10:19am |
first page!
*takes seats gets popcorn*
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Posted: Jul 02 2011 at 10:28am |
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I was just thinking about this the other day...
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Posted: Jul 02 2011 at 10:32am |
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There are some that are alright, the ones with more sophisticated storylines. Black comedies are usually so terrible though.
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Posted: Jul 02 2011 at 10:33am |
 slayfresh wrote:
There are some that are alright, the ones with more sophisticated storylines. Black comedies are usually so terrible though. |
lank
but are they mainstream?
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Posted: Jul 02 2011 at 10:34am |
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I would would to see an all black horror movie/ science fiction movie without the cliches, tired ass story lines, and stereotypes. I think it's about time we get out of the comfort zone and branch out to new ideas.
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Posted: Jul 02 2011 at 10:34am |
jumping the broom was a cute romantic comedy. I was waiting for it to break records the way black folks love complaining about Tyler Perry. but nope, black folks just like to complian. 
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Posted: Jul 02 2011 at 10:37am |
melikey wrote:
jumping the broom was a cute romantic comedy.
I was waiting for it to break records the way black folks love complaining about Tyler Perry. but nope, black folks just like to complian. |
if it was by tyler perry...i completely understand.........imma just automatically assume it is the same ish.....if he wants people to take his serious movies seriously how about he just become a serious director and just make serious movies
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Posted: Jul 02 2011 at 10:38am |
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We need a new breed of black film directors. Can't expect Tyler Perry to do it all. He appears to me to be a one trick pony anyways. He should add to what's there not be the only thing around
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Posted: Jul 02 2011 at 10:49am |
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it's a catch 22 because in order to branch out to different genres, producers must first prove that black audiences will come out. Yet black audiences do NOT support black films. The only reason TP was able to do what he did was because YT people watch his movies (at least initially). I try to ALWAYS support black films no matter what. Have I been disappointed? Sure, but I'd rather give them my $9.50 than some other mainstream YT romantic/comedy/horror/sci-fi flick that is so typical.
Us as black people are NOTORIOUS for not supporting our own, and the lack black movies, just like other black business is evident of that.
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