tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post501307233181315577..comments2024-01-17T15:05:50.120-06:00Comments on AngryBlackBitch: But we can do worse with Tyler Perry…Shark-Fuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-42795396864118753442009-09-28T11:24:00.894-05:002009-09-28T11:24:00.894-05:00You forgot to the 1 cup unappreciated hard working...You forgot to the 1 cup unappreciated hard working blue collar black man looking for a “good woman”<br />that the black man in this profile usually is extremely attractive.<br /><br /><br />AngelaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-47033171077557245412009-09-25T16:25:47.685-05:002009-09-25T16:25:47.685-05:00Thanks Nappy Mind. I'll have to check that out...Thanks Nappy Mind. I'll have to check that out. I figured I must have asked a taboo question since everyone ignored it.<br /><br />I didn't mean to be insensitive to what ever this movie is about.<br /><br />JoeAssrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093506505019819353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-4840804564434347392009-09-24T23:08:27.562-05:002009-09-24T23:08:27.562-05:00Tyler Perry would make an excellent Execu Prod ($$...Tyler Perry would make an excellent Execu Prod ($$$$$$$$$$$) but please on the directing front.However, the larger issue is less his adaption than the fact that For Colored Girls does not carry well into the new millennium. I have seen at least five productions of this show over the last 20 years, including Broadway, college campuses, etc. it is a rather tedious show. This from a girl who celebrates "Show Tune Sat. & Sun" every week. <br /><br />On second thought TP makes the perfect choice given your recipe for his success. It is so within his wheel house. Lots of Black women done wrong by black men. Black Madonnas and the neighborhood 'slut.' Lot's of drama, sighing, proselytizing and such. As long as Madea does not make an appearance here then... <br /><br />ANyway. Great column.Jacquienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-8229505038164224612009-09-21T07:31:50.026-05:002009-09-21T07:31:50.026-05:00I'm still cringing from hearing this news LAST...I'm still cringing from hearing this news LAST WEEK. I'm not a big fan, but I admire Tyler for accumulating the clout needed in Hollywood to be able to make whatever the hell you please. Now, I need him to step back and use his money as a means to HELP bring great black works to film. I love that someone wants to adapt For Colored Girls. I HATE the idea of Tyler doing it because, unfortunately, his previous work lacks the depth which I think is required for this great work. I'll try to be hopeful though. Maybe, just maybe, he'll get it right this time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-75925095818090496162009-09-19T08:37:04.215-05:002009-09-19T08:37:04.215-05:00I HATE the Madea character. And I was disgusted w...I HATE the Madea character. And I was disgusted when I heard Perry would be doing For Colored Girls. And I HATE the stupid "Meet the Browns" show.<br /><br />Thanks for this post.tinfoil hattienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-48013736637864762042009-09-19T01:06:43.488-05:002009-09-19T01:06:43.488-05:00I think Moms Mabley would do a better job with thi...I think Moms Mabley would do a better job with this movie, channeled thru Iyanla Vanzant.Deluxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-86521451942910437892009-09-18T21:55:16.890-05:002009-09-18T21:55:16.890-05:00Ugh! Predictable again Mr. Perry. Black Woman scou...Ugh! Predictable again Mr. Perry. Black Woman scourned, has an epiphany, changes life around, finds a man she otherwise wouldnt have given the time of day, finds God again, gets married. Give me another story line.<br /><br />Although, I must say, I L-O-V-E Diary of a Mad Black Woman & Why did I Get Married <-- even though I keep watching this one just to make new jokes at Janet Jackson. She is a terrible actress. Yep. I said it.E-Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649993906997020096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-63718565867668740952009-09-18T19:08:27.641-05:002009-09-18T19:08:27.641-05:00FYI, Amazon.com offers a video adaptation of For C...FYI, Amazon.com offers a video adaptation of For Colored Girls starring Alfre Woodard and Lynn Whitfield<br />http://www.amazon.com/Colored-Girls-Considered-Suicide-Rainbow/dp/B000067IYK/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_bNappy Mindnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-14658585038901805732009-09-18T06:54:35.092-05:002009-09-18T06:54:35.092-05:00Being from the South where T.Payne's shows cam...Being from the South where T.Payne's shows came through on the regla, I just cant. Minstrels + F*ckery = Minstrelry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-47042057805648697542009-09-18T06:03:55.902-05:002009-09-18T06:03:55.902-05:00Bitch, I am skured of you! I'm not as angry as...Bitch, I am skured of you! I'm not as angry as you, but we have a LOT in common. We say how we feel without apology! I love it. You are me on crack! www.thatteowonna.comThatTeowonna!http://www.thatteowonna.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-50552195500582013012009-09-17T22:51:31.189-05:002009-09-17T22:51:31.189-05:00GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Now that I have ...GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!<br /><br />Now that I have that out of my system, I have to say that I object to Perry making the film, and I rather object to ANYONE making a realistic film. I saw the play (choreopoem) in New York circa 1976-77, and it struck me as being the essence of theater's reliance on audience reaction to live actors. The absence of staging beyond use of lighting, and the simplicity of costume (monocolor non-fussy dancers' costume), focused all attention on the actor-dancers' motion and delivery. The simplicity of presentation boosted my peripheral awareness of audience response (very lively in the performance I attended). Fussy stagings of the Franco Zefferelli type(eg. Romeo and Juliet film, circa 1968; many opera stagings for the Met in NYC) tend to divert peripheral awareness to the stage decor, costuming, etc. and away from the audience.<br /><br />The only way this work should appear on film is as a stage production with live audience, and the camera work should be unobtrusive and documentary in style. Think "Great Performances" on PBS.NancyPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-57168950371083215032009-09-17T19:38:18.843-05:002009-09-17T19:38:18.843-05:00How on earth did this happen? who's responsibl...How on earth did this happen? who's responsible this? i'm scared, man...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-5308909325110851142009-09-17T16:11:58.918-05:002009-09-17T16:11:58.918-05:00From what I've read on blogs and reviews, and ...From what I've read on blogs and reviews, and the outtakes in promotional material -- Are the producers' out of their freakin' minds? Was Kasi Lemmons not available? If not try....Chrıs Antonhttp://www.ikinciel.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-44153621550497819942009-09-17T08:42:55.993-05:002009-09-17T08:42:55.993-05:00Lemme just also add that For Colored Girls Who Hav...Lemme just also add that For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf was transformative to me and every woman who ever heard it, just once, and if Tyler Perry fucks this up I will come after him with a chainsaw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-50682045000807989952009-09-17T08:42:09.325-05:002009-09-17T08:42:09.325-05:00ABB,
As I'm reading this post/rant all I can ...ABB,<br /><br />As I'm reading this post/rant all I can think about is this whole thing being done by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moms_Mabley" rel="nofollow">Moms Mabley 's</a>. She was a trip and so are you.<br /><br />As for the content of the post, I couldn't agree more. WifeRat reacted by screaming, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" when I told her about the impending horror show of TP's adaptation of this Black Feminist classic. You know if they just wanted TP (kinda funny that his intial's are something you wipe your ass with) to produce 'cause he has the financial muscle and production resources to get it done that actually would have been OK. But having that formulaic hack writing the adaptation is nothing short of criminal.Hill Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778134491399419096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-46379028419996269352009-09-17T00:14:41.338-05:002009-09-17T00:14:41.338-05:00Um... Ok, here's the deal. The first time I sa...Um... Ok, here's the deal. The first time I saw Madea, I was LIVID! How dare the flower of Nubian womanhood be reduced to some shuck n' jivin' Black Man who may as well paint his lips white, grab a banjo and pluck out Dixie! <br /><br />Oooo I hated Madea... then I watched another Madea movie, and laughed my arse off when she beat the crap out of a rude young black man. Then I found myself snickering when she gave what for to a rude teen girl... then next thing you know, I was painting my lips white, grabbin' a banjo and strumming Dixie. <br /><br />Forgive me. I know what why I laugh.Clearly Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575924488014945812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-21288185265810371902009-09-16T23:00:19.242-05:002009-09-16T23:00:19.242-05:00I'm not hating on Tyler's hustle either, b...I'm not hating on Tyler's hustle either, but I know that he's got major bank, so I almost fell out of my seat when I heard him plead with the public not to purchase bootleg copies of his "productions". For the record, I always wait for the bootleg. I would nevah evah subject myself to the popcorn and ice throwing crowd that loves muddea (did it once, not going there again). Mmmmm, thought it was just me who had that old grey question mark pop up when I heard about Tyler doing "For Colored Girls". Don't be suprised if Mudea pops her ugly ass up doing a cameo with guns at the ready to be pulled out of her purse. Like momma said, everybody can't do everything. *Logging off to fluff angry black dog's afro*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-82890806602838610592009-09-16T21:34:53.305-05:002009-09-16T21:34:53.305-05:00and I thought it was just little old me who despis...and I thought it was just little old me who despises any & every Tyler Perry play and most of his movies! Heaven forbid he is tackling the mastery that is "For Colored Girls..." Sweet Jesus Noooooooooo! But a brotha is entitled to make some bank, not so?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-83035641896620100252009-09-16T19:58:31.235-05:002009-09-16T19:58:31.235-05:00Full disclosure: I've never seen any of Tyler ...Full disclosure: I've never seen any of Tyler Perry's movies.<br /><br />From what I've read on blogs and reviews, and the outtakes in promotional material -- Are the producers' out of their freakin' minds? Was Kasi Lemmons not available? If not try:<br />Troy Beyer<br /><br />Alison Swan<br /><br />Millicent Shelton<br /><br />Cheryl Dunye<br /><br />Coquie Hughes<br /><br />Shari Carpenter <br /><br />Neema Barnette<br /><br />Christine Swanson<br /><br />Vanessa Middleton<br /><br />Darnell Martin<br /><br />Khari Streeter<br /><br />Theresa Brown<br /><br />Joy S'hani Ache <br /><br />Zeinabu Irene Davis<br /><br />C.A. Griffith <br /><br />Peggy Hayesplukynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-5472516275197958652009-09-16T17:35:27.160-05:002009-09-16T17:35:27.160-05:00You are correct my dear. I have no idea what "...You are correct my dear. I have no idea what "For Colored Girls" is. Please enlighten an ignorant old honky.<br /><br />;-)<br /><br />JoeAssrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093506505019819353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-65481037398442104442009-09-16T14:24:17.866-05:002009-09-16T14:24:17.866-05:00May I add another ingredient -- the strident, harp...May I add another ingredient -- the strident, harping light-skinned girlfriend who gets dumped? Or perhaps I'm just too sensitive.<br /><br />Unfortunately, being too sensitive is not Mr. Perry's problem. Thinking of his Jesusy less-than-feminist fingerprints all over <i>For Colored Girls...</i> makes me shudder. Why would he even consider this?Bettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320912691348176345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-86283482006486136292009-09-16T14:14:30.393-05:002009-09-16T14:14:30.393-05:00By the way, am I the only one who wonders about th...By the way, am I the only one who wonders about the casting of Gladys Knight into a gospelfest movie?Rileysdtrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-19240491534134770102009-09-16T14:12:27.325-05:002009-09-16T14:12:27.325-05:00*picks the mic I dropped on your facebook status l...*picks the mic I dropped on your facebook status last week up*<br /><br />My major concern is how will his need to pump in all those ingredients you mentioned translate to a play that is broadly about female empowerment. How will all of his "Jesus is the answer" messaging fit in with the topics that the play touches on? How will he be able to function without writing in men to come save the women from every situation? <br /><br />I just have this vision of him making a movie about a bunch of women with a whole bunch of problems who tell their stories at some CHURCH group, and they all end up falling in love with deacons and pastors. <br /><br />Ok..my stomach hurts just thinking about it.<br /><br />I think the best thing he could do is to keep the film under his studio but hire a writer/director that could do this some justice. Anyone have Cheryl Dunye, Gina Prince-Bythewood, or Lee Daniels' (can't wait for "Precious") phone numbers for him?QQhttp://quarterlifequeer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-7948132846054987112009-09-16T13:17:56.228-05:002009-09-16T13:17:56.228-05:00Tyler Perry had me throwing popcorn at the screen ...Tyler Perry had me throwing popcorn at the screen during Diary of a Mad Black Woman or whatever the title is. I haven't went there since. <br /><br />And he's doing Ntozake Shange? Lord have mercy on us black women.<br /><br />That's all I got to say.Wildflowerhttp://wildflowersbloom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-32059429792390867312009-09-16T13:00:10.570-05:002009-09-16T13:00:10.570-05:00While I wasn't thrilled with Beloved (the movi...While I wasn't thrilled with Beloved (the movie), I guess it was nice that they tried to get the story out there. I have to admit I'm a reader and almost always prefer the books to the movies. Even though the movie lost some of that dreamy, ethereal quality I thought the book had, it was nice to see Thandie Newton on screen.<br /><br />I can't speak one way or the other to the Madea character being offensive. First I'm not black and am not going to wade into that discussion but have never watched any of the movies or even the tv show he produces just because it never seemed to be something I'd like. And that isn't because of the color of the characters but that kind of broad humor has never appealed to me.Guidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883358036416511478noreply@blogger.com