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Thread started 07/29/05 4:23pm

CreamyThighs

"Purple Rain" #18 on BET's 25 Best Black Movies of the past 25 years

from bet.com:

Posted July 28, 2005 -- Larenz Tate, Lela Rochon, Robert Townsend and Nick Cannon counted down the top 25 movies in the last 25 years as voted on by YOU on the BET special "Real Recognizes Real."

Coming in at number 1 was the film Denzel Washington SHOULD have won an Oscar for "Malcolm X." Click on the left to see what Larenz, Spike Lee and Washington himself had to say about it.

Catch it again July 28 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) and July 31 at 3 p.m. (ET/PT)

Below is the full list of the top 25.

1. "Malcolm X"
2. "The Color Purple"
3. "Love and Basketball"
4. "Friday"
5. "Ray"
6. "Coming To America"
7. "The Five Heartbeats"
8. "Love Jones"
9. "Boyz In The Hood"
10. "Do The Right Thing"
11. "Soul Food"
12. "What’s Love Got To Do With It?"
13. "Menace II Society"
14. "Juice"
15. "Training Day"
16. "New Jack City"
17. "Waiting To Exhale"
18. "Purple Rain"
19. "Lean On Me"
20. "Set It Off"
21. "Boomerang"
22. "House Party"
23. "School Daze"
24. "Krush Groove"
25. "Dead Presidents
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Reply #1 posted 07/29/05 4:41pm

Adisa

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I think I'm the only Black person in the world that hates "Friday".
I'm sick and tired of the Prince fans being sick and tired of the Prince fans that are sick and tired!
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Reply #2 posted 07/29/05 4:45pm

myloveis4ever

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I don´t Like the List

Purple rain >> #18! give me a break

top 10 at least!

soul food 11?? eek what the f,.,.,k?
the list sucks neutral
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Reply #3 posted 07/29/05 4:47pm

PleasurePrinci
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yeah,i know i think they should have split it up like comedies and drama...it prolly would have been easier and more fair. cool anyway,atleast he made the list and was recognized.
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Reply #4 posted 07/29/05 5:04pm

thesexofit

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Love jones no 8? That movie was OK, but not that good. I didn't realise the love people have for it?

Funny to see "Lean on me" in there. Its been a very long time since I last saw that one.
[Edited 7/29/05 17:05pm]
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Reply #5 posted 07/29/05 6:51pm

Rinluv

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When I seen the advertisement on television I knew Purple Rain was gonna B some where in there. Everytime it comes on I always miss it. Ur right, Purple Rain should have been in the least top 10. That list is kinda crazy.
Some people think I'm kinda cute
But that don't compute when it comes 2 Y-O-U.
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Reply #6 posted 07/29/05 9:06pm

RipHer2Shreds
I know pickings are slim for films about black culture (especially in mainstream Hollywood fare), but Soul Food and Love & Basketball? I think the former is a terrible film and I like the latter quite a bit but 3rd best of all time? It kills me that there's no respect for Kasi Lemmons' Eve's Bayou, yet those who voted for this list consider Boomerang to be one of the best. I know it's just a list, but Waiting to Exhale...better than Purple Rain?
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Reply #7 posted 07/30/05 1:16am

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Love & Basketball and Love Jones over Purple Rain?? WTF?!?! The list already lost credibility when it had these two plus Friday ahead of PR. None of those movies (and many more on this list) was a phenomena like Purple Rain was. Maybe it had too much "rock" music for BET's tastes, who knows... LOL!
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Reply #8 posted 07/30/05 2:18am

Natsume

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What constitutes as "black movies" in this list?

I know one common definition (for Asian American films, anyway) is essentially for us, by us, starring us.

I also like to think that Asian American films deal with or confront issues in the society/community.

So given what little I know, I find it odd that Purple Rain made it onto this list.
I mean, like, where is the sun?
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Reply #9 posted 07/30/05 5:39am

Rhondab

RipHer2Shreds said:

I know pickings are slim for films about black culture (especially in mainstream Hollywood fare), but Soul Food and Love & Basketball? I think the former is a terrible film and I like the latter quite a bit but 3rd best of all time? It kills me that there's no respect for Kasi Lemmons' Eve's Bayou, yet those who voted for this list consider Boomerang to be one of the best. I know it's just a list, but Waiting to Exhale...better than Purple Rain?
eek



yeah....Waiting to Exhale is a BETTER movie. I'm sorry. I lovesssss me some Purple Rain...and I do think it should have been in the top 10 but it wasn't necessarily a well made movie.

I'm sorry....I lovesssss love jones. kiss my booty!

The list is a little odd. I don't understand how they come up with the list order because love and basketball, as much as it has some weird following, should not have been in the top 10...at all. (my daughter would kill me for saying that. ) I liked Best Man better but I don't think that should have been on the list either.

The list seems incomplete. I agree...Eve's Bayou..missing?
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Reply #10 posted 07/30/05 5:40am

Rhondab
Something tells me they did some sort of poll on BET.com.


this is clearly a fans list.
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Reply #11 posted 07/30/05 9:35am

mellow1

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Adisa said:

I think I'm the only Black person in the world that hates "Friday".

cool You & me both. I just did not get the humor in that one. I thought it was bad.
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Reply #12 posted 07/30/05 9:49am

sitruk7

Natsume said:

What constitutes as "black movies" in this list?

I know one common definition (for Asian American films, anyway) is essentially for us, by us, starring us.

I also like to think that Asian American films deal with or confront issues in the society/community.

So given what little I know, I find it odd that Purple Rain made it onto this list.

I believe it's because the majority of the film's major or minor characters are black(Prince, Morris Day, Jerome Benton, Clarence Williams III, Billy Sparks, Jill Jones, members of each of the bands) or other minorities and ethnicities (Appolonia Kotero and Olga Karlatos). This particular story could be told with anybody of any ethnicity but the majority of the cast were made up by minorities (predominently black), thus making it a "black movie".
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Reply #13 posted 07/30/05 10:23am

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CreamyThighs said:

from bet.com:

Posted July 28, 2005 -- Larenz Tate, Lela Rochon, Robert Townsend and Nick Cannon counted down the top 25 movies in the last 25 years as voted on by YOU on the BET special "Real Recognizes Real."

Coming in at number 1 was the film Denzel Washington SHOULD have won an Oscar for "Malcolm X." Click on the left to see what Larenz, Spike Lee and Washington himself had to say about it.

Catch it again July 28 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) and July 31 at 3 p.m. (ET/PT)

Below is the full list of the top 25.

1. "Malcolm X" cool Yeah i can see this being at the top
2. "The Color Purple"
3. "Love and Basketball" cool It's a good movie & all but not that good to be this high up.
4. "Friday" cool Top 5 is a joke.
5. "Ray" cool should be #3
6. "Coming To America"
7. "The Five Heartbeats"
8. "Love Jones" cool should be lower cool
9. "Boyz In The Hood"
10. "Do The Right Thing"
11. "Soul Food"
12. "What’s Love Got To Do With It?" cool should be top 5
13. "Menace II Society"
14. "Juice"
15. "Training Day"
16. "New Jack City"
17. "Waiting To Exhale"
18. "Purple Rain" cool I think at least top 10
19. "Lean On Me"
20. "Set It Off"
21. "Boomerang" cool Should be in top 10
22. "House Party"
23. "School Daze"
24. "Krush Groove"
25. "Dead Presidents
cool This would be my list
    1."Malcolm X"
    2. "The Color Purple"
    3. "Ray"
    4. "What's Love Got To Do With It"
    5. "Training Day"
    6."The Five Heartbeats"
    7. "Boomerang"
    8. "Lean On Me"
    9. "Boyz In The Hood"
    10. "Purple Rain"
    11. "Coming to America"
    12. "Menance II Society"
    13. "Waiting To Exhale"
    14. "Dead Presidents"
    15. "Do The Right Thing"
    16. "Love and Basket Ball"
    17. "Soul Food"
    18. "New Jack City"
    19. " House Party"
    20. "Juice
    21. "Love Jones"
    22. "Set It Off"
    23. "School Daze"
    24. "Krush Groove"
    25. "Friday"
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Reply #14 posted 07/30/05 3:37pm

Shiningstarr26

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mellow1 said:

CreamyThighs said:

from bet.com:

Posted July 28, 2005 -- Larenz Tate, Lela Rochon, Robert Townsend and Nick Cannon counted down the top 25 movies in the last 25 years as voted on by YOU on the BET special "Real Recognizes Real."

Coming in at number 1 was the film Denzel Washington SHOULD have won an Oscar for "Malcolm X." Click on the left to see what Larenz, Spike Lee and Washington himself had to say about it.

Catch it again July 28 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) and July 31 at 3 p.m. (ET/PT)

Below is the full list of the top 25.

1. "Malcolm X" cool Yeah i can see this being at the top
2. "The Color Purple"
3. "Love and Basketball" cool It's a good movie & all but not that good to be this high up.
4. "Friday" cool Top 5 is a joke.
5. "Ray" cool should be #3
6. "Coming To America"
7. "The Five Heartbeats"
8. "Love Jones" cool should be lower cool
9. "Boyz In The Hood"
10. "Do The Right Thing"
11. "Soul Food"
12. "What’s Love Got To Do With It?" cool should be top 5
13. "Menace II Society"
14. "Juice"
15. "Training Day"
16. "New Jack City"
17. "Waiting To Exhale"
18. "Purple Rain" cool I think at least top 10
19. "Lean On Me"
20. "Set It Off"
21. "Boomerang" cool Should be in top 10
22. "House Party"
23. "School Daze"
24. "Krush Groove"
25. "Dead Presidents
cool This would be my list
    1."Malcolm X"
    2. "The Color Purple"
    3. "Ray"
    4. "What's Love Got To Do With It"
    5. "Training Day"
    6."The Five Heartbeats"
    7. "Boomerang"
    8. "Lean On Me"
    9. "Boyz In The Hood"
    10. "Purple Rain"
    11. "Coming to America"
    12. "Menance II Society"
    13. "Waiting To Exhale"
    14. "Dead Presidents"
    15. "Do The Right Thing"
    16. "Love and Basket Ball"
    17. "Soul Food"
    18. "New Jack City"
    19. " House Party"
    20. "Juice
    21. "Love Jones"
    22. "Set It Off"
    23. "School Daze"
    24. "Krush Groove"
    25. "Friday"


Much better list. Ray should have already been #3 cool
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Reply #15 posted 08/01/05 9:23am

thesexofit

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Where is south central?
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Reply #16 posted 08/01/05 10:03am

Marrk

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Under The Cherry Moon is better than Purple Rain.
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