how many people watched this movie and thought nice of it? i really enjoyed it.

I haven't seen it. Crap title though.

I was trying to listen to it (since it is a play) as I was busy painting a dresser and doing other stuff but my son wouldn't keep it down enough for me to hear the whole thing.

But it was interesting enough for me not to turn the channel.

Yeah, I taped it and watched it when I got home. They did a very good job. Wasn't better than the original, Sidney and Ruby, who could fuck with that? But it shined regardless. Great story. Kudos to Sean. He was serious about doing a good job and he did.

"A Raisin in the Sun" is one of my favorite plays. I taught this when I taught English. I would show two different versions of the play in class. The original and the one with Danny Glover as Walter Lee. There are strengths in both versions.

I only saw some of the play from last night. I did Tivo it, so I will be watching it in full later.

I would recommend the version with Danny Glover.

JDInteractive said:

Have you read the poem?

A Dream Deferred
by Langston Hughes

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

When my partner saw Phylicia Rashad he said, "Well at least they got one person that can act."

Nothing can beat Sidney and Ruby Dee BUT I think it was GREAT for this generation to see even with Diddy. He didn't suck..so that's good

JDInteractive said:

Crap title?

Rhondab said:

Did you see the version with Danny Glover as Walter Lee? The 1989 version also stars Ester Rolle as Mama. This production is filmed as a play.

There is only one acceptable film version of this. 1961. Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee. Period.

jbchavez said:

i've seen it and its good. I'm not saying this recent version is better but that the youth can get into it because of Diddy.

blackguitaristz said:

Co-sign. The original cast set the mode and guidelines for the cast to go by. And, they interpreted the characters well. Also, I have to agree the Sean did do a great job.

MsLegs said:

really?
My partner pointed out that he was acting like he would in a modern day drama(stereo typical manner), and not how someone would act in real life in the time period it was set in.

I thought it was a good movie.Started not 2 watch it,but glad I did!

sexxydancer said:

what happened the last half hour?
I just got to the part where we all knew he was gonna get taken for his money and mom broke down crying.

I've seen the version with Sidney P many times and it's an excellent film, but I had no desire to see this version. Having said that, I hope some of the younger generation watched it though.

jbchavez said:

i would have to find the one with Danny Glover. he is a very good actor

jbchavez said:

ok. I know im gonna be in the minority here, but as much as I respect and admire Mr. Poitier, I thought his acting in Raisin in the Sun was WAAAAAY over the top. "No, Mama!!!" His contributions to cinema and culture cant be denied, but in that role, I think he over did it just a tad.

Didnt see the remake.

unkemptpueblo said:

What year were you born?

That version was made right in the thick of the civil rights movement - when emotions ran very high on the subject. The frame of reference - of the playwright, of the actors, of the public - was much different from what it would be now.

unkemptpueblo said:

Interesting observation indeed. All Thespians have different approaches to character portrayals which in some cases may fit naturally to all members of the audience by observation . Art is based on interpretation.
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Genesia said:

I was born in 1970. I get the movie. I know the background. I can relate to the experience. Its fiction, but rooted in reality. Im not commenting on the movie itself, and Im not slamming his performance. It just struck me as overdone.

unkemptpueblo said:

Precisely.
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MsLegs said:

I agree. Everybody has their own style.

unkemptpueblo said:

unkemptpueblo said:

You have to also understand audience expectations. Sidney Poitier got a lot of criticism early in his career for playing the "good negro." This is what audiences wanted to see from him - and most likely what he was directed to do. It's as much about the director as it is about the actor.

Awww, I missed it. I actually wanted to see, though I had my reservations.

morningsong said:

Same here. I forgot it was on lastnight.

I saw most of it and loved it! The Emmy belongs to Phylicia Rashad!