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Reply #90 posted 03/12/10 7:22am

andyf

SoulAlive said:

andyf said:

It's not about whether something is successful or not. It's about whether it's been misunderstood. And Prince, I think (and by extension GB the film) is misunderstood. Feel free to lol (Fiol Free).

Citizen Kane was not respected until 10 years after. Van Gogh until after he died. Thankfully, there are a few enlightened beings who understand Prince now (and I am not necessarily saying I am one of them...)

However, you help me here, even though that was probably not your intention, lol. If Prince said that about 'Oz,' it probably means he agrees with me that his Graffiti Bridge was misunderstood. Thanks SoulAlive, lol. There are many who still do not understand The Wizard of Oz.

Andy Fiol



Please watch 'Graffiti Bridge' this weekend,and let me know what you think lol
I'm too poor atm. But my point is this: I've seen UTCM, and that was misunderstood. In fact, everything I have seen or heard by Prince has been misunderstood, imho. So there is no reason to believe that GB the film is not misunderstood. By you, and by many other mockers.IMHO, you understand, lol. Feel free, though. (Fiol free).

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Reply #91 posted 03/12/10 7:29am

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andyf said:

erik319 said:




Proof, if proof be needed that you shouldn't comment on something that you know nothing about.

Go watch the film. Embrace the disappointment. Move on.
Stop mocking. Proof, if proof be needed that you have misunderstood my post.


Are you attempting to comment on a film that you haven't even seen?

Just watch the damn thing, then comment on it. Doing so before is just stupid and pointless.

There you go, no mocking, same result.
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Reply #92 posted 03/12/10 7:36am

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Militant said:

Come on, now.

'Soul Plane' is WAY worse than Graffiti Bridge. That movie was just plain garbage. The only reason it was worth watching was for Sofia Vergara and that hottie black chick with the sexy eyes (don't know her name).

What's funny is, my friend bought 'Soul Plane' because Method Man is in it, and he's a fan. Then he left it at my house, he had brought it over to show me how terrible it was. I called him a few days later and I was like "Yo, you left the movie at my house. Want me to bring it back?" and he was like "Nah". LOL

Then what's even funnier is that someone stole it from my house. I was mad for a second cos I don't like people jacking my shit, but then I remembered how terrible the movie was and laughed. Somebody thought THAT shit was worth stealing? LOL


Like you said, "'Soul Plane' is WAY worse than Graffiti Bridge." For Real!
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Reply #93 posted 03/12/10 8:00am

andyf

erik319 said:

andyf said:

Stop mocking. Proof, if proof be needed that you have misunderstood my post.


Are you attempting to comment on a film that you haven't even seen?

Just watch the damn thing, then comment on it. Doing so before is just stupid and pointless.

There you go, no mocking, same result.
Like I said, I'm too poor to see it atm. All I have at my mum's house is an old video player and my financial situation is dire. No, I am not commenting really on a film that I have not seen. What I am commenting on is this: I'll bet GB the film, even though I have not seen it and it is only my (pompous?) opinion, I'll bet it has been misunderstood, because most other things by Prince are misunderstood. That's my message, and that was my message on the other posts. And like I have written, I may be wrong.

Just watch the damn thing, you say, in "look how straight talking I am" language? Did you not read my post? I am too poor atm. Are you going to read this post and misunderstand this too?

Call me stupid, call my posts pointless. Feel free (Fiol free). I'm not in the business of exchanging personal insults (well, not always, lol). Mockery is easy, and it is not indicative of a sense of humour. And before you get your knickers in a twist (that's an English idiom, btw, used by all and sundry in GB, that's Great Britain, rather than Graffiti Bridge), before you get on your high horse, I am not saying you mocked in your last post. I thought it was a touch pompous though. But I may be wrong, lol.

All the best

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Reply #94 posted 03/12/10 8:07am

andyf

SoulAlive said:

andyf said:

I'll bet Graffiti Bridge the film was misunderstood.My guess.


No,it was just terrible lol I "understood" what he was TRYING to do.I get the message that he was trying to convey.Unfortunately,the movie is simply a waste of time.The storyline/plot is paper-thin and completely unbelievable,the script is dumb and it all looks like an overlong music video that never seems to end.
Cheers SoulAlive. Educate me (again). So what was the message he was trying to convey?

Thanks

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Reply #95 posted 03/12/10 8:11am

erik319

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andyf said:

erik319 said:



Are you attempting to comment on a film that you haven't even seen?

Just watch the damn thing, then comment on it. Doing so before is just stupid and pointless.

There you go, no mocking, same result.
Like I said, I'm too poor to see it atm. All I have at my mum's house is an old video player and my financial situation is dire. No, I am not commenting really on a film that I have not seen. What I am commenting on is this: I'll bet GB the film, even though I have not seen it and it is only my (pompous?) opinion, I'll bet it has been misunderstood, because most other things by Prince are misunderstood. That's my message, and that was my message on the other posts. And like I have written, I may be wrong.

Just watch the damn thing, you say, in "look how straight talking I am" language? Did you not read my post? I am too poor atm. Are you going to read this post and misunderstand this too?

Call me stupid, call my posts pointless. Feel free (Fiol free). I'm not in the business of exchanging personal insults (well, not always, lol). Mockery is easy, and it is not indicative of a sense of humour. And before you get your knickers in a twist (that's an English idiom, btw, used by all and sundry in GB, that's Great Britain, rather than Graffiti Bridge), before you get on your high horse, I am not saying you mocked in your last post. I thought it was a touch pompous though. But I may be wrong, lol.

All the best

Andy Fiol

Andy Fiol



Andy, believe me, if I could somehow unwatch Graffiti Bridge and beam it straight into your mind, I gladly would.

As for knickers in a twist, don't get a cob on, i'm from Burnley, we go commando up here wink
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Reply #96 posted 03/12/10 8:22am

JoeTyler

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http://www.iloveblackmovies.com/100Worst.html

THE 100 WORST BLACK MOVIES (EVER)

14. Girl 6 (1996)

26. Monster’s Ball (2001)

96. Colors (1988)


List compiled by FOX-TV film critic Shawn Edwards. Edwards has been a film critic for FOX 4 News in Kansas City since 2000. The award-winning journalist is also the co-founder of the African American Film Critics Association and is a voting member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association. Edwards wrote and directed the 2007 documentary "The 100 Best Black Films (Ever)." He is currently writing a book about the history of black film.



Shawn Edwards is high on crack. Another jerk with a silly (yet overpayed) job and too much time on his hands...
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Reply #97 posted 03/12/10 8:23am

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i find this list both offensive and wrong for two reasons..there are movies on there that are widely considered at least decent films and some which i consider great like Higher Learning which wasnt about black problems it was about general social problems like racism, sexism, depression, peer pressure, etc ..and also what constitutes a "black film" because Houseguest had two black people through most of the film and most of the movie took place in a house full of white people in a predominantly white neighborhood...poetic justice and colors dont belong on this list just to name a few
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Reply #98 posted 03/12/10 8:28am

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TellYoBodyWhat2Do said:

i find this list both offensive and wrong for two reasons..there are movies on there that are widely considered at least decent films and some which i consider great like Higher Learning which wasnt about black problems it was about general social problems like racism, sexism, depression, peer pressure, etc ..and also what constitutes a "black film" because Houseguest had two black people through most of the film and most of the movie took place in a house full of white people in a predominantly white neighborhood...poetic justice and colors dont belong on this list just to name a few



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Reply #99 posted 03/12/10 12:18pm

setyrmindphree

Finally! GB getting the recognition it deserves. lol

Black Movie?

Black!, White!, Puerto Rican that movie was just a stinkin'!
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Reply #100 posted 03/12/10 3:57pm

citrus

erik319 said:

citrus said:



i wasnt disappointed by the movie

i appreciated it for what it was

heart


What was it then? In your opinion,


an esoteric film for poets

a reflection of his inner world

a musical representation of the battle between good and evil

where love wins

heart
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Reply #101 posted 03/12/10 4:01pm

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[Edited 3/12/10 16:01pm]
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Reply #102 posted 03/12/10 4:53pm

ecstasy

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Wow at least it gets somethin. That's kinda a blow to the balls right there. Two of ur movies? Dang. Well they don't understand the Prince magic bestowed upon them, that's all
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Reply #103 posted 03/12/10 5:25pm

squirrelgrease

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TellYoBodyWhat2Do said:

i find this list both offensive and wrong for two reasons..there are movies on there that are widely considered at least decent films and some which i consider great like Higher Learning which wasnt about black problems it was about general social problems like racism, sexism, depression, peer pressure, etc ..and also what constitutes a "black film" because Houseguest had two black people through most of the film and most of the movie took place in a house full of white people in a predominantly white neighborhood...poetic justice and colors dont belong on this list just to name a few


Ya know, I liked Higher Learning enough to buy it on DVD and was a Singleton fan after Boyz n the Hood, but Higher Learning is really, really flawed and over the top. I can see why folks would put it on the shit list.
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Reply #104 posted 03/12/10 5:26pm

squirrelgrease

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garganta said:


[Edited 3/12/10 16:01pm]


That damn racist gif.
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Reply #105 posted 03/12/10 11:11pm

lotusboy

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squirrelgrease said:

http://www.iloveblackmovies.com/100Worst.html

THE 100 WORST BLACK MOVIES (EVER)

1. Graffiti Bridge (1990)
2. Soul Plane (2004)
3. The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
4. The Toy (1982)
5. Leonard Part 6 (1987)
6. Kazaam (1996)
7. Glitter (2001)
8. Belly (1998)
9. Pootie Tang (2001)
10. Mandingo (1975)

11. Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
12. The Perfect Holiday (2007)
13. Phat Girlz (2006)
14. Girl 6 (1996)
15. The Cookout (2004)
16. I'm Bout It (1997)
17. Soul Man (1986)
18. Catwoman (2004)
19. Who’s Your Caddy? (2007)
20. B.A.P.S. (1997)

21. Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
22. The Black Gestapo (1975)
23. How High (2001)
24. Meteor Man (1993)
25. In the Mix (2005)
26. Monster’s Ball (2001)
27. Juwanna Mann (2002)
28. Detroit 9000 (1973)
29. Ghost Dad (1990)
30. Phat Beach (1996)

31. Blankman (1994)
32. I Got the Hook Up (1998)
33. 3 Strikes (2000)
34. Norbit (2007)
35. Def by Temptation (1990)
36. Marci X (2003)
37. Foolish (1999)
38. Major Payne (1995)
39. House Party 4 (2000)
40. House Party 3 (1994)

41. Next Day Air (2009)
42. Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
43. House Guest (1995)
44. Meet Dave (2008)
45. Blackenstein (1973)
46. Woo (1998)
47. Boss’n Up (2005)
48. Irish Jam (2006)
49. King’s Ransom (2005)
50. Straight Out of Brooklyn (1991)

51. Coonskin (1975)
52. Hood of Horror (2006)
53. Love and a Bullet (2002)
54. My Baby’s Daddy (2004)
55. State Property 2 (2005)
56. State Property (2001)
57. Crossover (2006)
58. Boss Nigger (1975)
59. She Hate Me (2004)
60. Class Act (1992)

61. Bones (2001)
62. The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
63. See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
64. Poetic Justice (1993)
65. The Walking Dead (1995)
66. The Fighting Temptations (2003)
67. The Man (2005)
68. Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)
69. The Wash (2001)
70. Soul Soldier (1970)

71. Livin’ Large (1991)
72. Head of State (2003)
73. Double Take (2001)
74. The Honeymooners (2005)
75. Burglar (1987)
76. Honky (1971)
77. Waist Deep (2006)
78. The Great White Hype (1996)
79. Good Burger (1997)
80. The Mighty Quinn (1989)

81. Penitentiary (1979)
82. Honey (2003)
83. Critical Condition (1987)
84. The Ladies Man (2000)
85. Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
86. The Distinguished Gentlemen (1992)
87. Beloved (1998)
88. Fat Albert (2004)
89. Superfly T.N.T. (1973)
90. Little Man (2006)

91. First Sunday (2008)
92. Sprung (1997)
93. Higher Learning (1995)
94. Holy Man (1998)
95. Who’s the Man? (1993)
96. Colors (1988)
97. Shaft (2000)
98. White Chicks (2004)
99. Queen of the Damned (2002)
100. The Wiz (1978)

List compiled by FOX-TV film critic Shawn Edwards. Edwards has been a film critic for FOX 4 News in Kansas City since 2000. The award-winning journalist is also the co-founder of the African American Film Critics Association and is a voting member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association. Edwards wrote and directed the 2007 documentary "The 100 Best Black Films (Ever)." He is currently writing a book about the history of black film.



Isn't this the list of most notable black movies anyway...for the most part? (I DONT REQUIRE A LIST OF MOVIES NOT ON THE LIST...I SAID "FOR THE MOST PART")
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Reply #106 posted 03/12/10 11:11pm

erik319

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squirrelgrease said:

garganta said:


[Edited 3/12/10 16:01pm]


That damn racist gif.



I think you're gifist.
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Reply #107 posted 03/13/10 1:33am

andyf

erik319 said:

andyf said:

Like I said, I'm too poor to see it atm. All I have at my mum's house is an old video player and my financial situation is dire. No, I am not commenting really on a film that I have not seen. What I am commenting on is this: I'll bet GB the film, even though I have not seen it and it is only my (pompous?) opinion, I'll bet it has been misunderstood, because most other things by Prince are misunderstood. That's my message, and that was my message on the other posts. And like I have written, I may be wrong.

Just watch the damn thing, you say, in "look how straight talking I am" language? Did you not read my post? I am too poor atm. Are you going to read this post and misunderstand this too?

Call me stupid, call my posts pointless. Feel free (Fiol free). I'm not in the business of exchanging personal insults (well, not always, lol). Mockery is easy, and it is not indicative of a sense of humour. And before you get your knickers in a twist (that's an English idiom, btw, used by all and sundry in GB, that's Great Britain, rather than Graffiti Bridge), before you get on your high horse, I am not saying you mocked in your last post. I thought it was a touch pompous though. But I may be wrong, lol.

All the best

Andy Fiol

Andy Fiol



Andy, believe me, if I could somehow unwatch Graffiti Bridge and beam it straight into your mind, I gladly would.

As for knickers in a twist, don't get a cob on, i'm from Burnley, we go commando up here wink
Nice one! I like your reply, you really have a great ssense of humour! Brilliant. In Leicester (I'm born and bred there), we say mardy, instead of cob on. But I know what cob on means. Where's Burnley, lol! Near Bury? Had a great friend from Bury, and on her behalf, I love and respect the Lancs. folk. I may go into deepest Preston one day!

Just received your beam (for my speck), and I still think GB is misunderstood.

I like you.

All the best

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Reply #108 posted 03/13/10 4:02am

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lotusboy said:

Isn't this the list of most notable black movies anyway...for the most part? (I DONT REQUIRE A LIST OF MOVIES NOT ON THE LIST...I SAID "FOR THE MOST PART")


No way. But since you don't want a list of great "black" films, I'll oblige.
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Reply #109 posted 03/13/10 4:02am

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erik319 said:

squirrelgrease said:



That damn racist gif.



I think you're gifist.


Gify as charged.
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Reply #110 posted 03/13/10 4:22am

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glitter deserves the #1 spot. that film is god awful.
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Reply #111 posted 03/13/10 7:53am

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TellYoBodyWhat2Do said:

i find this list both offensive and wrong for two reasons..there are movies on there that are widely considered at least decent films and some which i consider great like Higher Learning which wasnt about black problems it was about general social problems like racism, sexism, depression, peer pressure, etc ..and also what constitutes a "black film" because Houseguest had two black people through most of the film and most of the movie took place in a house full of white people in a predominantly white neighborhood...poetic justice and colors dont belong on this list just to name a few


Ya know, I liked Higher Learning enough to buy it on DVD and was a Singleton fan after Boyz n the Hood, but Higher Learning is really, really flawed and over the top. I can see why folks would put it on the shit list.


i agree it is very over the top,and flawed (tyra banks) but in my opinion sometimes where a film succeeds outweighs its failures...im not saying it's as great but i'd put Higher Learning somewhere in the realm of Do The Right Thing which can also be considered over the top..but the overall direction of the movie and the point that is being made are what attribute to its greatness...so that's why I wouldn't put Higher Learning on this list
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Reply #112 posted 03/14/10 11:22am

maria1999

I had to go back to the site and go over the lists. I read the best movies that represent the hip/hop culture. Again, I'm convinced he is basing this on his opinion. If you watch any episode of "Cribs" every hip/hop artist featured had a poster of Al Pacino as "Scarface" and yet on his list "Scarface" is #3 of the top 25. Huh? And the #1 movie is one that I don't think anyone but him had heard of...about rival gangs in a BRAZILIAN ghetto. IDK.
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Reply #113 posted 03/14/10 11:31am

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Come on, now.

'Soul Plane' is WAY worse than Graffiti Bridge. That movie was just plain garbage. The only reason it was worth watching was for Sofia Vergara and that hottie black chick with the sexy eyes (don't know her name).

What's funny is, my friend bought 'Soul Plane' because Method Man is in it, and he's a fan. Then he left it at my house, he had brought it over to show me how terrible it was. I called him a few days later and I was like "Yo, you left the movie at my house. Want me to bring it back?" and he was like "Nah". LOL

Then what's even funnier is that someone stole it from my house. I was mad for a second cos I don't like people jacking my shit, but then I remembered how terrible the movie was and laughed. Somebody thought THAT shit was worth stealing? LOL



Yep....soul plane or so shame is a s*** lol
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Reply #114 posted 03/14/10 5:22pm

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andyf said:

erik319 said:




Proof, if proof be needed that you shouldn't comment on something that you know nothing about.

Go watch the film. Embrace the disappointment. Move on.
Stop mocking. Proof, if proof be needed that you have misunderstood my post.


I have not been able to watch this film in it's entirety -- and we're in what century now? "Purple Rain" overwhelmed me in '84, I dig "Cherry Moon" to this day, still digesting "3 chains" (don't get it... the players suck). Circumstances haven't been convenient, but I will see this movie soon. I can say that in 1990 I was able to enjoy much of the CD, I didn't get the concept and really hated all the anthem-like songs but loved much of the remaing songs.

I do believe that the movie is greatly misunderstood, and for that we are free to criticise Prince.
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Reply #115 posted 03/15/10 5:55am

TheVoid

citrus said:

erik319 said:



What was it then? In your opinion,


an esoteric film for poets

a reflection of his inner world

a musical representation of the battle between good and evil

where love wins

heart

An utter piece of shit like your post.
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Reply #116 posted 03/15/10 6:05am

citrus

TheVoid said:

citrus said:



an esoteric film for poets

a reflection of his inner world

a musical representation of the battle between good and evil

where love wins

heart


An utter piece of shit like your post.


teeny weeny balls

BIG THUNDERING BALLS
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Reply #117 posted 03/15/10 6:06am

TheVoid

citrus said:

TheVoid said:



An utter piece of shit like your post.


teeny weeny balls

BIG THUNDERING BALLS

Such is the discourse of a Graffiti Bridge fan I see.
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Reply #118 posted 03/15/10 6:09am

citrus

TheVoid said:

citrus said:



teeny weeny balls

BIG THUNDERING BALLS


Such is the discourse of a Graffiti Bridge fan I see.


you love your labels dont you lol
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Reply #119 posted 03/15/10 6:12am

SoulAlive

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No,it was just terrible lol I "understood" what he was TRYING to do.I get the message that he was trying to convey.Unfortunately,the movie is simply a waste of time.The storyline/plot is paper-thin and completely unbelievable,the script is dumb and it all looks like an overlong music video that never seems to end.
Cheers SoulAlive. Educate me (again). So what was the message he was trying to convey?

Thanks

Andy



basically,he's trying to say that love is better than hate lol I can't argue with that view,but it doesn't exactly translate into a compelling film.
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