05.13.09 A COMING-OF-AGE TALE WE CAN ALL RELATE TO
When I see “presented by Oprah and Tyler Perry” at the beginning of a trailer, like this one for Precious, I expect the movie to cure AIDs in Africa and teach an orphan the meaning of love. And if you read the reviews, that’s basically what it does. FilmSchoolReject’s take is fairly representative: “The film is a wonder — a truly moving film that is as engaging and shockingly tragic, but so full of life as any film you will see this year.”
Based on the novel Push by Sapphire (yep, just Sapphire), Precious follows 16-year-old junior-high schooler Clareece Jones through her horribly depressing life, which includes getting beaten by her mother and being pregnant for the second time by her father. Far be it from me to ridicule such life-affirming fare, but I think that necklace was a mistake. It makes her appear heavy.
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A COMING-OF-AGE TALE WE CAN ALL RELATE TO
Do black people only make films about other black people there? Because if I were a film maker, I would not restrict myself to a strictly Norwegian or Italian-Canadian cast.
Americans are weird.
You’re supposed to write what you know. If I wrote a movie about growing up in inner-city Detroit, it would probably suck.
That’s why Ben Lyons should only be allowed to review movies by Brett Ratner or Seltzer-Friedberg.
Stephanie Meyers doesn’t know anything about vampires and she wrote oh nevermind.
I’ll give him this, Tyler Perry’s fat suits are getting more realistic.
Don’t worry Aziz. I assure you this film will HAVE to be shown on the big screen.
They should have stuck that earring through her nostrils and called the film “8 Seconds”.
Reached for comment, Sir Mix-a-Lot said “That isn’t what I was talking about”.
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Jeebus, from that feel-good-kick-in-the-balls-film synop I’m gonna run right out and catch this gem next time I’m skip-down-the-street-whistling-skip-to-my-lou-happy and want to be head-in-the-oven-with-a-bag-over-my-head-happy.
I wouldn’t even let Oprah and Tyler Perry present my food order.
Reached for comment, Gollum said “That isn’t what I was talking about.”
Trickle, He will give you this, there is no point in Him making His Smeagol/Preciousss joke now. Dor sho gha!
Well, she cant say “daddy never gives me anything”.
I guess the Frosty King forgetting to put in some ketchup packets with my burger wasn’t so bad after all.
Thank you Oprah!
Are you there, God? It’s me LaFonda.
Didn’t they already make a Notorious BIG movie?
Thats the hardest working cardigan in show business.
“Push” presented by Gary Larsen about one brave kid’s struggle to get in the doors at the school for the gifted.
As someone who has been raped by their father, this film gives me hope; gives me solace. Just when I think things couldn’t be any worse for me, ‘Precious’ pries open my mouth and screams down my throat, “AT LEAST YOU’RE NOT A FUCKING GIRL!!!”.
Thank you Jesus.
So, this is the Big Momma’s House prequel?
The tragic backstory of The Grimace is finally revealed.
In the father’s defense, he just mistook her for that black bean bag chair with the sock glued to it that he keeps around.
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Where are the dance battles? I assumed there would be dance battles.
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