I don't get it! Why do all 'black' movies suck? - Not Easily Broken (2009) Discussion

Malcolm X. Almost all of Spike Lee's movies, actually.

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Not easily broken.

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I agree with you. Unfortunately, people won't be honest and say black movies suck. I will attempt to name a few good ones. "Akeelah and the Bee" was good if that counts as a black movie. I don't know how you define a "Black movie." Does it have to be a predominantly black cast and director? If that is the case I can't name any recent good "Black movies." I would have to go back to: "Boyz N The Hood," "Do The Right Thing," and "Boomerang." After those movies I'm lost for words. Tyler Perry's films are lucrative (Congratulations), but they are not good! The other thing is why do "Black movies" always have to deal with the "Black man White woman" issue?

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[–] miafiniest 11 years ago

You're forgetting a little movie called Soulfood.

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[–] wallacesawyer 15 years ago

A lot of the ones I've seen are always constant rap music and stereotypes. They are what turn me away from Urban films, ever seen RAGDOLL or LEPRECHAUN 5: LEPRECHAUN IN THE HOOD?

The anthology TALES FROM THE HOOD isn't too bad though, but of course only one segment doesn't involve racism. Yeesh, do racists always have to be white in movies?

Just yesterday I bought THE HONEYMOONERS movie, with what's his comedian face.

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[–] JRodFilms 15 years ago

Menace II Society
Dead Presidents

basically the ones where blacks are sterotyped.

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[–] mate_73 15 years ago

Cooley High, Glory,

There a problem, fool??
THE IMDBLACK MAN

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[–] cityslickerktm 15 years ago

The problem is in my opinion, in most of them, it's the same cast (or seems to be). While the storylines are sometimes OK, how many more times can you see Morris Chestnut and Gabrielle Union in the same movie without getting sick to your stomach?

And then you have top of the line "Grade A" garbage like:
The Cookout
Who's Your Caddy (currently #6 in the bottom 100)
Soul Plane
Phat Girlz
The Wash (directed by DJ Pooh - enought said about that)
and just about any film with Mike Epps in the cast

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[–] orbitmon 15 years ago

Heres to all you so called critics-theres alot of us women who don't mind seeing Morris Chestnut in any of these movies! I personally could care less of the content of the movie as long as I get ta see me some Morris Chestnut!!!

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[–] otengk 15 years ago

I actually LOVE Gabrielle Union and Morris Chestnut's chemistry!!!!

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[–] TurnerJazz 15 years ago

"The problem is in my opinion, in most of them, it's the same cast."

I guess it's hard for you to tell them apart, huh.

- "Someone is hitting my soul in the crotch with a frozen sledgehammer." Michael Scott

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[–] ummfatima02 15 years ago

Well, your viewpoint, while I respect it, should point out to you the institutionalized racism still rampant in our society balanced out with the fact that Whites do not always share the same challenges or experiences as black in america.

"Sometimes the smartest remark, is silence"- Hatsumomo, Memoirs of a Geisha

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[–] TurnerJazz 15 years ago

Did you not notice that I was quoting cityslickerktm and trying to make a point about their post?

- "Someone is hitting my soul in the crotch with a frozen sledgehammer." Michael Scott

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[–] ummfatima02 15 years ago

Oh, my bad, I was trying to make a point to the original poster. Sorry if I replied to you.

"Sometimes the smartest remark, is silence"- Hatsumomo, Memoirs of a Geisha

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[–] onandonandon92 14 years ago

haaaaa

owned

HEISENBERG WAS HERE.... (I think)

(yes it's a chemistry joke so sue me!)

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[–] toymit 14 years ago

The Black comedies are the best,from Down to earth to Friday,Major Payne,White Chicks etc....I find the black comedies to be way better than the others.

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[–] supaflyrobby 15 years ago

I like some of Denzel's Movies. It is just that most black comedies are pretty bad.

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[–] SheenyBeany30 14 years ago

I am a Black woman and I do not like poorly made, *typical* Black movies...I don't like all that over acting and "heeeeeeeey girl" that the low budget ones are full of....and I don't think Madea/Tyler Perry is funny.....at all...like not even a little bit.

But I do like a well made movie with a Black cast. Why did I get Married, I liked a lot but that is the only Perry movie I like...and I've seen I think 4 of them...I keep hoping it gets better....

I find Black Drama movies to be better if they have a real cast and real story line. Black comedies I guess it is a matter of taste, I have always embraced all kinds of culture specific entertainment...I happen to think Frasier was the best show of it's time. But I have Black friends who are like 'what, how can you like that' and I am like How can you like House of Payne?

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[–] miami92 15 years ago

They don't. It is your opinion, which I respect, but disagree with.

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[–] blackjulius 15 years ago

Black people tend to only flock to the overly stereotypical, cliche, no brain church or ghetto inspired flick. This schism causes a lack of direction for black filmmakers seeking to get signed on with or for original scripts not dealing qith 1950's racism or how many people I shot.

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[–] imdb-21490 15 years ago

A couple Of Old ones.
But I;m Sure you'll Hate This One
White MAn's Burden (Most Whites hate This one)

and A Soldiers Story

Crash

A Good Man Is hard to find

I think It's more an age thting than Race.
Younger Folks like Action Like Shottas
Us older Folks like Substance

Personally I though Not Easily Broken
was very Lacking. I don't know too Many Men That talk to their kids
like that Black or White. And Definetly not many Women that talk to their
Husband like that. But I though the Scenes in general were too quick and too predictable

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[–] mokill00 15 years ago

There arent many men that talk to their kids like that in the movie either. Just one. But I have seen my fair share. I guess it depends on your life experience. Its just a movie though and it cant contain all aspects of reality.

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[–] Evolution-X 15 years ago

I find myself agreeing to some people here and I will say this: I saw this movie at the theater and I saw because a friend of mine wanted to and was like "Okay.". I thought it was okay when I watched it, but looking back, I think that this movie is something that I probably wouldn't watch again except maybe if it's on HBO, Showtime or anything like that, but even then, it would probably be for a few minutes before changing it. The movies that I've seen that some mentioned, I have seen them and liked them. Movies like Boyz N The Hood, Menace II Society, Dead Presidents, etc. comedies like House Party, Friday, Don't Be A Menace, etc. I don't recall seeing a lot of promotion for this movie except maybe when I flipped to BET once. I hate seeing this racism argument and that is neither here nor there. Usually whenever I see a movie that's mostly promoted on BET, it mainly caters to a mostly african american audience. That's fine and all, but it's kind of the same thing every time. It's like when I saw a trailer for "Something New" on that channel, or movies like "The Wood" (Which I did like), "The Best Man", or "The Brothers". I like movies with a black cast, don't get me wrong, but sometimes when I think of movies like this, I tend to watch with skepticism.

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[–] nic2010 14 years ago

i liked white mans burden

your exluded from surf and turf night the "Situation"

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[–] whatyoutalkinboutman 15 years ago

Just off the top of my head ...

A Soldiers Story w/ Howard Rollins
Deep Cover w/ Laurence Fishburn
Sugar Hill w/ Wesley Snipes
Eve's Bayou w/ Samuel L. Jackson
Clockers w/ Delroy Lindo
In the Heat of the Night w/ Sidney Poitier
Lean on Me w/ Morgan Freeman
Blue Hill Avenue w/ Allen Payne
Jason's Lyric w/ Jada Pinkett Smith
Last King of Scotland w/ Forrest Whitaker

You shouldn't generalize. There are plenty of movies by White people that REALLY BLOW!
Ethnicity has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with quality.

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[–] C.S.Wood 15 years ago

I haven't seen this movie yet, but since it's a "black" movie I had a feeling no matter how good or bad it is that it'd get a bad rating on IMDb, and looking at the demographic breakdown it's obvious male voters (who I'm guessing aren't mostly black) hated the movie while females liked it.

Anyway, as far as "good black movies" goes, I'll list a few I feel are noteworthy, but will leave out movies that have black leads but aren't "black" movies.

Akeelah and the Bee
A Soldier's Story
City of God
Tsotsi
Hotel Rwanda
Yesterday
Moolaade
New Jack City
The Great Debaters
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Color Purple
Devil In A Blue Dress
Hav Plenty
Black Orpheus
Love Jones
Disappearing Acts
Daughters of the Dust
Rosewood
Coffy
Eve's Bayou
Black Caesar
Woman Thou Art Loosed
Love & Basketball
Down in the Delta
Lackawanna Blues
What's Love Got To Do With It?
Do the Right Thing
Set It Off
Dead Presidents
Watermelon Man

If you ask me, the reason why there appears to be a shortage of good black films is because the people with money really only want to make stupid "black" comedies with a black guy dressed up as a woman. You hardly ever see any mystery, thriller, horror, or sci-fi films with mostly black casts. You will never see a movie like "The Departed" or "Eagle Eye" with a mostly black cast unless a white actor is the main character.

"Action is how men express romance on film." --Kurt Wimmer

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