So I watched Sparkle this weekend and I saw Dreamgirls when it came out last month and aren't there a lot of similarities between these 2 films? I think Sparkle is grittier and less glitzy which I prefer.There's even a character called Effie as well. Sparkle wins this one for me hands down! Also, I thought Dreamgirls was good but all the hype over it turned me off.

One last thing, why the hell has Beyonce filmed another video for "listen"? I personally think it's because J. Hud is getting so much attention for her role that Bee had to step her game up. What do you guys think?

I`ve only seen "Sparkle", but i loved that movie, mainly because of Irene Cara...

Icicle said:

yeah, she's great in this film!

She vas so beautiful when she was younger, AND she could act. She should have starred in a movie like Diana Ross` "Mahogany" or Whitney Houston`s "The bodyguard"...

great post. Sparkle gets the edge because it was a motion picture first. Im suprised they havent made the remake yet. I wont say that ones better than the other because both stories needed to be told. Have to watch sparkle again!!!

Sparkle.... I've been loving this movie for a long time


I grew up in Harlem and I know a Rat when I see one...

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It's Sparkle, not Sparkles.

And it's a bad movie. Great soundtrack but awfully boring movie.

Duggs said:

oh god, i hope they never do a remake of this film. it's too precious. they'd put someone lame in there and just mess it all up and make it all hollywood.

Haven't heard anything about a remake since Aaliyah's death... There was talk about her remaking this film before she died..

Fuck Sparkle

Harlepolis said:

you are so gangsta.

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haven't seen Sparkle but DAMN Dreamgirls has been such a RIDE

Hudson totally captured me.

Beyonce looked gorgeous (nothin' more )

Eddie was surprising

The lil girl (who played Hudson's daughter) was incredible at the final scene

Very pleasant watch indeed
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PricelessHo said:

And thats ONLY the movie.

You should've been there when the excitement over the musical was on its PEAK

It was a madhouse 80's cult figure, just like Mr.T and The Cosby show. Still a cult figure after all of these years.

My mother is a Dreamgirls freak so you know, I took this after her.

dancerella said:

Whitney Houston bought the rights to 'Sparkle' and she was planning to produce a remake starring Aaliyah.After Aaliyah's death,there has been no more talk of a remake.

SoulAlive said:

Ashanti was recruited to play the lead role. After Murder Inc. fell apart, the talks have stopped.

Harlepolis said:

Good! I would hate to see Ashanti trying to play that role

SoulAlive said:

It would have been a great movie for herself, had it been in the late 80s....

Icicle said:

I would say Sparkle, but Dreamgirls easily outdoes that movie for me. First of all, Sparkle is a cult classic today and it is one of my personal favorite rags to riches story, but Dreamgirls is more honest and raw plot-wise on how a girl group was able to crossover from a gritty, down-to-earth R&B trio to such a pop sensation. The story also talks about how white acts tried to cover R&B songs and transform those songs into sobby, pop tunes in the late 50s- to 1960's. Payola is also mentioned in the Dreamgirls film, on paying disc jockeys to play certain songs. So, Dreamgirls is better because it covers more ground and tells a story about a girl group struggling in a music business instead of Sparkle (although it's a classic).

I pick Sparkle
I haven't seen Dreamgirls yet

but I love Sparkle
like it was my own child

"I thought the exterminator was here last week"

only flaw in Sparkle is that it
does get boring after Sister ____

DirtyChris said:

The actress, Loretta McKee, looked amazing in the movie, big hair and all....

Icicle said:

Sister is my favorite character
I loved Delores' wit though
that exterminator line is classic

I thought her name was
Lonette McKee

DirtyChris said:

It is Lonette McKee



She was the BEST thing in that movie. She could sing her ass off too,,,

Check this page:

http://www.lonettemckee.com/music.html

Harlepolis said:

WOW... j'adooooore that picture

Wasn't Mya supposed to be in the remake of Sparkle?

ABeautifulOne said:

only ones I ever heard mentioned
was Aaliyah & Raven Simone

IMHO I think Beyonce would
do "Sister" justice...

and we all know how saturating
Beyonce can get...
I just would have rathered seen her
play "Sister" than "Deena"
even though I still haven't
seen Dreamgirls yet

DirtyChris said:

What?! No! Keep her out of public view.

RipHer2Shreds said:

I think if she got her body right
she could play a good "Sparkle"

dancerella said:

I like both movies too, so I won't make a choice AND I totally agree that there should be no remake. I'm so SICK of Hollywood screwing up everything with remakes!! I can't think of ONE that I thought was better than the original--more up-to-date for the younger crowd, but NEVER better! I hope they just leave Sparkle alone!

And, oh, for you real Sparkle fans (like I am)...if it hasn't already been mentioned, the DVD for Sparkle finally came out about 2 weeks ago and it also has a 5 song CD of Aretha's music from the movie. Very nice!!!