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Summary: Willie Lynch Revised
Review: What point was John Singleton attempting to make in his movie Baby Boy?
As an African American, I was appalled by the extremely foul language that was spoken as commonplace in the movie. It seemed that the funding must have come from White America because the negative stereotypical depiction of African Americans was overwhelmingly represented in the movie. If John wanted to do a porn movie then he should have used another avenue. What was the purpose for all of the sex scenes. What about the complexity of single parenthood and the chain reaction of out-of-wedlock marriages. John, please don't continue to insult us as a people or don't you realize that all African Americans don't live like thug lovin, underemployed or unemployed,drinking,smoking, sex-only driven, ex-convicts who lack effective parenting skills.
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Summary: The boy is no baby!
Review: When I first heard of this movie,I thought it would be similar to "Three Men and a Baby". Almost every cast member of this film is little known,if not unknown,except for Snoop Dogg. Whoa! There's quite a lot of mention of the word that rhymes with "bigger". Man,is this film raunchy. There is one scene where a little kid told Snoop Dogg's character,"I hate you." Dogg replies,"I hate your ass too!" The word that rhymes with "bigger" follows. Tyrese Gibson is Rodney whose live-in girlfriend is wanted by Jody(Dogg). Although this film is a drama,where was some dialogue that tickled my funny bone.
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Summary: The boy is no baby!
Review: When I first heard of this movie,I thought it would be similar to "Three Men and a Baby". Almost every cast member of this film is little known,if not unknown,except for Snoop Dogg. Whoa! There's quite a lot of mention of the word that rhymes with "bigger". Man,is this film raunchy. There is one scene where a little kid told Snoop Dogg's character,"I hate you." Dogg replies,"I hate your ass too!" The word that rhymes with "bigger" follows. Tyrese Gibson is Rodney whose live-in girlfriend is wanted by Jody(Dogg). Although this film is a drama,where was some dialogue that tickled my funny bone.
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Summary: Best character movie this year
Review: Without a doubt a must see. John Singleton has been able to captures, who not only represent the African-American community, but the American community in full. The "mama's boy" syndrome that plagues many single family homes and had affected this nation who is raised by women is fully addressed in this film. This movie is critical, entertaining, and inspiring. Hopefully after this film, reviewers and viewers won't need to mention Boyz n The Hood, everytime they think of John Singleton. Althought the film is set in South Central, the themes relate to every major city in America. Be you black or white, hispanic or Asian, as long as you have verged on manhood or your a woman who has dated an immature man, this is the film for you. I won't delve into plot or character, I will just say that this film will expose many things people weren't aware of, and It will open many peoples eyes to the way they act.
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Summary: African-American Beauty
Review: Without being too deep, it was a wonderful movie. The characters remind me of people I know from my own life. If this movie makes Black people look bad (see "Garbage in your diaper")then we should all takes turns watching "American Beauty" to even things out.
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Summary: WOW! South Central Cinema...
Review: WOW!Had to see this twice in consecutive nights. You know the "late movie" at the 12:30 show at your local urban cinemax... Got to give to John Singleton...He's not afraid to stay in the hood. This south Central story is about a young man at the crossroads of 'manhood' who still clings to the nuances boyhood. This almost 'biblical' story takes off when "Jody" (played suprisingly well by neophyte r&b crooner, Tyreese Gibson) is confronted with "lack of elbow room in the crib" when ex-gangbanger Melvin takes up with his mom in their LA home. Melvin (Ving Rhames) is a 'kick-butt then take names' character, who's seen it all and is the apparent 'go between' in this coming of age drama. Jody knows it's time he stepped up his game, and take care of his responsibilities. Manhood's calling and this revelation is 'too soon and too complex'. He does several things to combat this; he sells women clothes then purchases high-profile rims for his car. His baby-mama drama persists as he looks for a way to improve his situation at home. The movie escalates when the Snoop Dogg character is introduced...Man!! Snoop must of gained some valuable acting experience starring in all those B movies Master P produced...Reason being, his acting has improved to the point where he outshines even seasoned actors with his laid back portrayal of 'Rodney' the just released con, who barges his way into the home of Jody's now ex-girlfriend.......I can say no more, other than this brother keeps it real! This is some real ghetto ish...that must be recognized...Props to John Singleton..Keep makin them gritty urban joints!
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