Hey Marxist...you ever see Bamboozled?

[Problem Child]

I've watched it a couple times in the last week. Every time I see it I think of you. Just wondered what you thought of it.

 

[Problem Child]

I'm not trying to be provocative...this is a serious question. BTW, did you know we share the same first name. Mucho bizzaro, eh? Maybe we could be friends one day.

 

[lavender]

 

[Problem Child]

I'm serious. How come nobody thinks I'm serious?

 

[lavender]

 

[Guest]

Eeeew.

 

[Problem Child]

Yaya...you're so funny. Really.

He is, I'm serious! How come nobody thinks I'm serious?

 

[Guest]

 

[Marxist]

PC--Believe it or not, no. I did however meet Spike not long after it came out and watched him live from the gallery on a local talk show talking about it. I keep meaning to see it because if I understand him correctly it spells out a lot of what young educated American Negroes feel about popular media.

I'm a big Spike fan, but sometimes he gets a little lost in the storytelling department. His best by a million miles (that I've seen) is "Do The Right Thing". His worst is "Girl 6". Absolutely horrible. Although "School Daze" is pretty bad too.

Yayati rocks.

 

[Bob Peale]

Marxist

Not to digress, but have you seen "She's Gotta Have IT"?. Freshman foray aside, I liked it the best because it was done when he still viewed himself as a storyteller rather than an apostle.

From a pure grit standpoint Boys In Da Hood was much more introspective than Do The Right Thing (although I might feel that because I lived through the events of "Thing").

Similarly, "Mo' Better Blues" told a very good story.

 

[Problem Child]

Yayati doesn't rock, but I think Bamboozled is even better than Do the Right Thing as a commentary on race relations. DTRT was a better story however. As I watched it Bamboozled, I thought you could have written it. It pokes fun at racial stereotypes in the EXTREME. Spike is the master at portaying stereotypes in their most extreme, both black and white. Daman Wayans gives a pretty good performance when you get past his over-the-top fake white dude accent, which is the whole point of it. Check it out.

 

[Marxist]

Marxist

Not to digress, but have you seen "She's Gotta Have IT"?. Freshman foray aside, I liked it the best because it was done when he still viewed himself as a storyteller rather than an apostle.

From a pure grit standpoint Boys In Da Hood was much more introspective than Do The Right Thing (although I might feel that because I lived through the events of "Thing").

Similarly, "Mo' Better Blues" told a very good story.

No doubt he's a very good filmmaker. "She's Gotta Have It" ranks with the best. "Jungle Fever" is patchy but it has Sciorra (sp) in it and I've got a thing for her acting and face. How could anyone dump on her for any reason?

Singleton's work is limited, but he definitely shot his best load with "Boys..." Should have swept the Oscars. But films about Black folks don't do well with Academy voters. Same thing with Spielberg's "Color Purple". Which I detest as a story but love as a movie. Strange.

 

[Thomas Paine]

Got another chair in the Spike Lee clubhouse?

I saw Bamboozled, just as I've seen all of Spike's other films. It was an extreme commentary, alright. I just had the feeling that Spike woke up one day and said, "Fuck this, nobody's listening anymore," and dreamed up Bamboozled.

It had a lot of flaws, but it certainly smacked you upside the head.

"She's Gotta Have It" and "Do the Right Thing" are two of my all-time favorite films, followed pretty closely by "Malcolm X." I also liked some of the lesser stuff, like "Crooklyn" and "Summer of Sam."

I also liked "Boys in the Hood" a lot. Whatever happened to John Singleton, anyway?

 

[p_p_man]

I'm not trying to be provocative...

Yes you are...

fucktard..

 

[Problem Child]

spike movies have great music too. From Aaron Copeland to great jazz.

 

[p_p_man]

spike movies have great music too. From Aaron Copeland to great jazz.

fucktard!

 

[Problem Child]

Yes you are...

fucktard..

Whatever, douchebag. Pretty funny, coming from the clown prince of titty twisters.

*smack...smack....SMACK*

(sound of me slapping your smilie in the head with my cock)

 

[Problem Child]

fucktard!

What's your fucking problem dickhead? Your colostomy bag leaking again? Go soak your fucking head in a sewage pond.