Sorry 4 the repost!

Why wasn't Angela Bassett contacted for this? Or Joy Bryant? Or Kerry Washington?

AnckSuNamun said:

Don't tip toe Anck Su ...You know damn welll ...just as well as I-- that this will be NOTHING LIKE WHEN ANGELA B. PLAYED TINA TURNER.

Nothing like.

Not even close!

What the hell?











sorry.


With that said, i can say that Mary's been in a BET movie, and had a forgettable appearance on an episode of Jamie Foxx.

I'd say this would be a stretch. Fuc that..it'll be like me on GLadiators trapped in a Leg lock, being torn from the rings by a bitch name Sable.

If she should pull it off, she'll have my total respect.

DavidEye said:

Lauryn Hill, love her as I do, is about as unbearable to watch as Kanye these days.

namepeace said:

Kanye's unbearable?

She`s just been cast, and already people are dissing her performance. I don`t understand it

cinnamonjo said:

Great producer, good lyricist . . .

and condescending, massively self-absorbed egomaniac.

namepeace said:

i cannot say that you are wrong.

But i like to see what he's wearing.
He's kinda fly.
And i loved the patterned hair.
Alright. I'm officially shallow. I must admit he's a blabber. I just like to look.

Not too thrilled about this at all.But on the other hand, I'm a little biased because despite popular opinion, I think Mary J. Blige is one of THE most overrated vocalist out there, who owes a large part of her success to re-recording other people's songs.

I am willing to give her a chance I suppose, but so far I think they should have chosen a professional actress to play someone likn Nina. From this, I hope no one inspired to do a movie on the life of Patti Labelle, and cast Beyonce' in the lead role. .
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VelvetJ said:

I don't think popular opinion is that she's a great vocalist. There are plenty of people who don't like her. They are, of course, all wrong, but they're out there with you somewhere.

RipHer2Shreds said:

I love Mary's prior work but most of the stuff she's done lately has been forgettable, IMHO. She's not a "great" vocalist (few singers are) but has made and can make good songs.

cinnamonjo said:

Yeah...Angela killed it as Tina. What's Love Got to Do With It is one of my favoriet movies of all time.

AnckSuNamun said:

I felt you tiptoeing around it, hon....
That is one of my favorite movies...that and the Color purple are the most quotable movies you can ever see.

BEAT ME IKE---- BEAT ME.

namepeace said:

You`re right, you don`t NEED to sound like Whitney Houston in order to be a serious recording artist. Just look at someone like Sade, who doesn`t necessarily have the best voice, but her music is so good that it doesn`t matter. I guess that`s what separates the singers from the artists.Family affair is a brilliant song

How sickening.

Lets all bloodsick together.

namepeace said:

Icicle said:

There´s a lot of GREAT performers with limited voices.Among others Billie Holiday, Debbie Harry, Madonna... There are also great voices without personality: Celine Dion. Mary J. Blige has an excellent vocal range (not Chaka, probably, but not Janet Jackson either) and a powerfull personality.

cinnamonjo said:

soo true. me and my friends use to quote those ALL the time last year

lameless said:

Yeah let's give Ms. Blige a chance...She may be able to pull it off...I think she's a powerful talent....I just heard the duet she did with U2, a remake of "One"...The shit gave me chills...
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