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DVD I Can Do Bad All By Myself
The moment the six-foot-tall, chain-smoking, gun-toting grandmother Madea walks on stage, it's clear that her creator, Tyler Perry, is a man who knows and appreciates his audience. Perry is the writer/director/star of the surprise hit Diary of a Mad Black Woman; like that movie, the stage play I Can Do Bad All By Myself mixes melodrama, gospel music, and freewheeling improvisational comedy--all the more loose and rambunctious because it was recorded live. In I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Madea's two granddaughters grapple with man trouble: One sister is now engaged to the other's husband, while the other resists the attentions of an ex-con with good intentions. While this angst unfolds, the heavy emotions are punctuated by rousing gospel singing and Madea's barbed, heretical wit. There's nothing sophisticated or subtle here; Perry wants to give his audience a good laugh, wring a tear from their eyes, and send them home with renewed faith in the Lord. Diary of a Mad Black Woman may have made Perry a nationally-recognized name, but watching him live on stage makes it clear he was a star long before the movie came out--the rapport he has with the crowd is palpable. --Bret Fetzer
THIS PLAY IS THE BEST. I LOVE IT. I KNEW THAT IT WOULD BE FUNNY BECUASE TYLER PERRY IS JUST AN FUNNY GUY. I LOVE ALL OF HIS PLAYS. THIS PLAY IS ONE OF THE BEST. ALL OF HIS PLAYS ARE THE BEST BUT THIS ONE IS THE FUNNIEST. MADEA IS A TRIP IN THIS ONE. I NEVER SEEN THIS UNTILL RECENTLY. I'VE SEEN ALL OF HIS OTHERS ONE AND THEY WERE OFF THE CHAIN AND THIS IS JUST GREAT
too funny for words
i laughed so hard that tears came out of my eyes while watching this...i forgot that there is a man underneath the Madear costume..this is worth buying!
Laughed until I cried, great message
Once again Tyler Perry had me cracking up, but his message was right on.
When pistol-packing, chain-smoking granny Mabel "Madea" Simmons (Tyler Perry) invites her family over for the weekend, chaos is sure to follow. First they gather for her sister Irene's funeral and then for the wedding of her granddaughter, Lisa (Sonya Evans). Naturally, nothing goes as planned. The rest of her extended family include daughters Cora (Tamela J. Mann) and Vickie (Pebbles Johnson), granddaughters Jackie (D'Atra Hicks) and Tina (Zakiya Williams), and irrepressible neighbor Mr. Brown (David Mann). The urban inspirational comedy, which was followed by popular spin-off Meet the Browns, takes place between the two events as family members attempt to heal their differences through quips, scriptures, and gospel-oriented numbers. Written, produced, and directed by Perry (who... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Tyler Perry - Blair Underwood - Lynn Whitfield Director(s): Tyler Perry DVD Release Date: Released the 28 June 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Those who discovered Tyler Perry through leftfield box office hit Diary of a Mad Black Woman may be surprised by Madea's Class Reunion. Sure, there are similarities, but this Perry production is a filmed musical rather than a feature film. The storyline concerns several African-American characters of different ages, all staying at the same hotel while dealing with a variety of problems, like infidelity, domestic abuse, and lack of faith. Writer/director Perry plays two of them--shiftless bellhop/bartender Willy and gun-toting granny Mabel "Madea" Simmons, who is also featured in Diary. Interestingly, Madea, his best-known creation, doesn't actually hit the scene until act two (almost 40 minutes into the play). Also, Perry doesn't sing, but a number of strong... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Tyler Perry DVD Release Date: Released the 28 June 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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LOVE IT SO MUCH, I WAS RENTING EVERY WEEK, UNTIL I DECIDED TO GO OUT AND BUY IT. SIDE SPLITTING HUMOR THAT MAKES YOU SMILE WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SOME SCENES DURING THE WEEK. WELL DONE AND GOOD CASTING AS USUAL. More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Tyler Perry DVD Release Date: Released the 28 June 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Few movies are made with the personal fervor of Diary of a Mad Black Woman. When Helen (Kimberly Elise, Beloved) is literally thrown out of her house by her callous lawyer husband (Steve Harris), her sense of self unravels. She finds herself on the doorstep of her gun-toting grandmother Madea (cross-dressed Tyler Perry), who sets Helen on the road to dignity and forgiveness--with a few detours along the way. The plot of Diary of a Mad Black Woman unfolds in a dizzying melange of styles, from soap opera to campy comedy to chick-flick romance to gothic revenge to inspirational tale of redemption. Perry, like Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor, plays multiple roles in a family, two of which are over-the-top scenery-chewers while the other is a sincere, generous... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Kimberly Elise - Steve Harris - Cicely Tyson - Tyler Perry Director(s): Darren Grant (II) DVD Release Date: Released the 28 June 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Woman Thou Art Loosed is a powerful, tragic feature film adaptation of the bestselling, inspirational book of the same name by Dallas-based minister T.D. Jakes. Jakes plays himself in this fictional movie (which is derived from his work with women seeking guidance after experiences of abuse), lending his golden presence in a story about a death row inmate, Michelle (Kimberly Elise), whose childhood rape by her clueless mother's boyfriend leads to one catastrophe after another. Elise is very good in a difficult part, her character deeply cynical and seemingly beyond the reach of love, yet still human. The rest of the cast is also very fine: Loretta Devine as the ever-in-denial mom, Michael Boatman as a childhood friend who recalls Michelle's innocence, and Sean Blakemore as a... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Kimberly Elise - Michael Boatman - T.D. Jakes Director(s): Michael Schultz DVD Release Date: Released the 08 March 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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