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not impressed

posted 19 years ago by tdjitk
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Hey - I hope not to upset anybody here- but I have not read the book, but was excited to see the movie- as I do respect Oprah's opinion on what constitutes a GREAT story. .... I did not think that it portrayed Ms. Janie Crawford in a favorable way at all. After reading many other threads- I have to say that there was nothing celebrating the culture of being a proud African American. I feel that this movie had nothing to do with being Black at all. Although I undersatnd the book does this extremely well. I also feel that Janie was portrayed to be very loose and slutty. A part that Halle seems to play quite frequently (sorry) Bottom line is - a poor movie in my opinion - I feel that it was a waste of time. Thanks for listening.

[–] DreTam2000 19 years ago

there was nothing celebrating the culture of being a proud African American. I feel that this movie had nothing to do with being Black at all.

...it's a lot better than Barbershop and *GASP* Soul Plane.

I undersatnd the book does this extremely well

It does. But of course, the way I see it, Oprah has no "balls" to attach her name to something "too black."

a poor movie in my opinion - I feel that it was a waste of time

I know how you feel. But that's a tad overstating it. It was a decent film in my opinion. And it was nice to look at. As someone else on the board so eloquently suggested, it serves as nice "snapshots" to a classic novel if nothing else.

I'm not a control freak, I just like things my way

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[–] kerrydale555 19 years ago

5 MILLION viewers tuned in to see "Their Eyes Were Watching God" on
Sunday Night, making it #1 in it's time slot and also the the highest-rated
scripted TV movie in over five years.

How can you not be impresed by this? I loved Halle and Everyone in it!!!

[–] comicgenious2000 19 years ago

Just because a lot of people watched it doesn't mean it was good. Just take a look at "You Got Served," "Son of the Mask," "Christmas with the Kranks" and other mediocre/bad movies that broke the Top 5 in the Box Office.

And why should someone be impressed by numbers, especially when you consider how many people live in this country. I mean, 5 Million in a country of over 200 million people; it's not bad but it's not spectacular. And also consider that there were people who watched the movie but did not like it. They can't take back the Neilson they contributed, so you wind up with the total number of viewers comprised of people who liked and disliked the movie.

Whoever said numbers don't lie didn't know what they were talking about.

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[–] vickieree 19 years ago

Movie was good if you hadn't read the book yet...the movie does absolutely no justice to the book at all

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[–] kerrydale555 19 years ago

you obviously didnt read the rest of it, besides the numbers. "#1 in it's time slot and also the the highest-rated scripted TV movie in over five years." I culd care less about the numbers; i was talking about that.

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[–] sjo5351 12 years ago

I also did not read the book so I didn't know what to expect. Unfortunately, I was not very impressed with the movie. I thought Berry and Ealy overacted and pretty much "mugged" their way through their performances. I also couldn't find anything likable about Janie and Tea Cake so I really didn't care about them. The movie was a big disappointment for me.

[–] fhpointer 11 years ago

Building a Black Town, Eatonville, is about Black Culture. It's about Black self-reliance, initiative and independence. Perhaps there wasn't enough singing and dancing, sex and drugs for you. Janie evolves, in spite of the patriarchy and sexism she confronts, even in the movie. Perhaps, you prefer the sluttyness of Julia Roberts and films like "Pretty Woman." Perhaps, too, you should read more; at least, this book.