This fucker has his OWN state-of-the-art motion pictures company and a budget that will suffocate him. He could make a decent black movie in a finger's snap, YET he's still faithful to this fuckin' coonery....





I don't cringe, I literaly SUFFER when I see this bastard on TV

I'm with you, Harle. I cannot stand Tyler Perry and his fucking buffoonery.

OH MY this is the first time I'm seeing these awful posters!!! His tv shows are just awful I wonder whose dick he's sucking to keep that awful shit on the air....daily.

I have never understood that 'Madea' shit. Never.

missfee said:

He doesn't need to.

TV/Film Network moguls are suckas for that kind of shit. And regular folks are NO fuckin' better either

Spike Lee's Bamboozled is a scary prophecy!!!!!

Hmmm....racists posts!! Mods please lock this thread!!

missfee said:

It's a special brand of coonery. Every time I see the mother character bug her eyes out, I want to choke the shit out of her.

I can't stand this fool!!!

missfee said:

I heard that his deal with TBS is for a guaranteed 10 years regardless of ratings.

I thought the first pic was RuPaul not aging gracefully.

I like that he's made strides, yet I'm not a fan

Ok well, to each his/her own. I don't watch his TV shows but I do sort of enjoy his movies. Diary of a Mad Black Woman happens to be a personal favorite of mine. If that gives me the label of a simple person willing to view anything, that's fine with me. I enjoy a variety of movies and I don't think it makes me any less of a person for liking Tyler Perry.

He must be doing something right because the money's rolling in.

LadyLuvSexxy said:

So was the Amos N' Andy show

I won't front, I love his Why Did I Get Married movie. Which makes me even more frustrated with him,,,,,he could make funny and intelligent films that score BIG numbers in the box office if he wants to, yet he ditches this shit over & over

Whats worse is, unlike many black filmmakers(& white for that matter), he CALLS THE SHOTS,,,,,that means he doesn't have to resort to coonery and buffoonery.

But thats me.

I like Madea... & Tyler Perry

Yeah, at my last church, friends of mine used to talk about me for not liking Tyler's stuff.

I got standards. Can't help it.

His movies are okay. I'm not a play person. They generally put me to
sleep. At least give the guy credit for trying to provide wholesome
entertainment for the black community instead of the 90's overkill of
thug in the hood shoot em up movies. I would take the former over the latter anyday. House of Payne is a mixed bag. It's funny at times particularly the dad.
He is the star that makes that show go.

i cant wait to see "meet the browns"

I am rather ambiguous toward Tyler Perry. I saw Madea's Family Reunion, and it was tolerable. I stay away from most of his stuff because it seems to religious and preachy for my tastes. Nonetheless, Perry is becoming increasingly ubiquitous and that can always be annoying.

JayJai said:

Me too

His stuff is trite...but so are a lot of other movies.

He's formulaic, but much like everyone else. He's able to tap into a demographic that has been underrepresented and thirsty for entertainment - the religious Blacks.

That's why he's able to do what he does because no one else is tapping into that demo. TD Jakes is trying the same thing but without the "flair" of how TP is doing it.

Hopefully, TP'll branch out more and acquire different scripts, which is why he set up a satellite production company out here in L.A.

SCNDLS said:

WHAT????!!!

LadyLuvSexxy said:

I don't think anything less of anyone that digs this cat. I just don't think he's funny.

missfee said:

Ain't that some BULLshit???

I think he's a talented writer. I just think that he's sticking to "the formula" because he's making money from it. A lot of people love it. Hopefully he'll break out and make something different and wonderful.

I liked THE FAMILY THAT PRAYS and WHY DID I GET MARRIED. I think those movies were a step in the right direction.

I don't mind some of the Madea movies either but it's not something so groundbreaking and off the hook, for me.

...only sayin.

PurpleRighteous1 said:

thank goodness somebody's wit me!

I have zero desire to see any of his stuff, but that brings me to my question.

Isn't coonery used to describe entertainment tailored to appeal or "be accepted" by a white audience? Like minstrel shows and such?

I ask because I thought Perry's audience was predominantly black.

I know it's semantics, but I'm curious.

Tori Spelling stars in this one?

Harlepolis said:

I agree Harlepolis, I loved his movie "Why Did I Get Married" and yes, I think it is time for him to ditch Madea and move along. He is so much better than that.
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Mars23 said:

I thought about it and answered my own question. It is also a way to dis empower black men. I can definitely see where dressing as Tori Spelling would do that.