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     Chrishayden "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Chrishayden Post Number: 8289 Registered: 03-2004 Rating: N/A |
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/columnists/crouch/index.html | ||
| Cynique "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Cynique Post Number: 14291 Registered: 01-2004 Rating: N/A |
I have no problem with deciding that Stanley Crouch got it right, because he recognized that the movie got it right. No, I haven't seen "Precious" but his thumbs-up puts it on my "to-do" list. | ||
| Chrishayden "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Chrishayden Post Number: 8292 Registered: 03-2004 Rating: N/A |
I bet Negroes are gonna be going at each other for a long time about this. I'm sharpening up my straight razor. | ||
| Cynique "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Cynique Post Number: 14295 Registered: 01-2004 Rating: N/A |
I saw the "Precious" last night. It was very well done. The acting of the entire cast was outstanding. There's nothing really bad to say about this movie. It does not preach but just lays out the truth for the viewer and from the reaction of the all-black audience in attendance, no one had a problem with this. It is not a tear-jerker and, in fact, has a lot of funny moments. It is also fairly balanced in its portrayal of black males. I'd give it 3 stars. | ||
| Carey AALBC .com Platinum Poster Username: Carey Post Number: 2395 Registered: 05-2004 Rating: N/A |
Okay, 3 stars, why just 3? It's in such a limited release, I've yet to see it. I think we get it next week. | ||
| Cynique "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Cynique Post Number: 14298 Registered: 01-2004 Rating: N/A |
The flow of the movie wasn't smooth and sometimes things seemed to be out of sequence. It was a tad too long for me and it lost its focus in parts. Another distraction to me, was that Precious was quite dark-skinned and so was her molester. The toddler chosen to portray her baby daughter was very light-skinned with curly hair. I couldn't undertand this mis-casting. If this disparity of color occurred in the book maybe the author explained why. | ||
| Carey AALBC .com Platinum Poster Username: Carey Post Number: 2396 Registered: 05-2004 Rating: N/A |
Mis-casting huh. Yep, that seems to be a problem with some of "our" movies. See, we know when the babies daddy, ain't the babies daddy. It's a rare occasion that boot black makes light white. It happens but... Did you noticed the name of the baby (credits)? I'm thinking somebodies back may have been scratched? Oh no, not too long. What are we talking, 2-3 hours? I can't hold my water that long. When you say out of sequence, do you think it was a direction (director)error, or something that was embedded into the screenplay/book? Sometimes the skills of the director lack the ability to see the overall picture from the viewpoint of the audience. Consequently, the transitions between frames leaves a person saying... WTF, where did that come from. | ||
| Ntfs_encryption "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Ntfs_encryption Post Number: 3737 Registered: 10-2005 Rating: N/A |
Haven't see it yet. But it seems to be a good movie from all that I have heard. It's like a breath of fresh air to hear it is not one of the trendy coon movies that seem to be the standard these days. | ||
| Cynique "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Cynique Post Number: 14300 Registered: 01-2004 Rating: N/A |
"Precious" was closer to being 2 hours long than 3. Flashbacks were a part of its story-telling technique but its sporadic pace was probably due to stringent editing. No, NTFS, this is not a trendy "coon" movie, but it is a raw film set in the bowels of the ghetto, and the language is x-rated. It's more depressing than refreshing. | ||
| Chrishayden "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Chrishayden Post Number: 8294 Registered: 03-2004 Rating: N/A |
It's more depressing than refreshing (In another thread you stress the positive ending. So wass ist los? | ||
| Cynique "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Cynique Post Number: 14308 Registered: 01-2004 Rating: N/A |
It was depressing to see what Precious was subjected to but her determination to improve her lot in life struck a positive note in the end. | ||
| Chrishayden "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Chrishayden Post Number: 8297 Registered: 03-2004 Rating: N/A |
Mo'Nique enters the fray http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2009/11/12/monique-interview-precious-oscar-po litics/ It was depressing to see what Precious was subjected to but her determination to improve her lot in life struck a positive note in the end. (So how many boxes of kleenex did you use up?) | ||
| Chrishayden "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Chrishayden Post Number: 8298 Registered: 03-2004 Rating: N/A |
It's like a breath of fresh air (AIDS. Incest. OOW births. Child abuse. Black self loathing. I bet you're a lunchtime regular at the Holocaust Museum. You need Jesus. | ||
| Cynique "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Cynique Post Number: 14312 Registered: 01-2004 Rating: N/A |
I didn't use any boxes of kleenex because as far as I am concerned, as I said, this movie was not a tear-jerker. | ||
| Chrishayden "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Chrishayden Post Number: 8301 Registered: 03-2004 Rating: N/A |
It's an Oprah sized blubberfest | ||
| Cynique "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Cynique Post Number: 14329 Registered: 01-2004 Rating: N/A |
Oh blow your running nose, chrishayden. You're the only one boo-hooing about this movie. | ||
| Chrishayden "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Chrishayden Post Number: 8312 Registered: 03-2004 Rating: N/A |
It really took a satanic genius to come up with this one. How could you fail? The girl is dark skinned. Her mama hate her. Her daddy knocked her up. She fat. She stupid. Show me the Black woman who can resist? Oprah and Tyler Perry are two of the slickest canniest show bizness operators I have ever seen. I have to take my hat off to them. I wonder if it is too late for me to ingratiate my way into the project? |
