The black man's movie requirements

[Himu]

Because of PD's lack of knowledge regarding movies that reflect black people and our culture, I thought I would take the time to make a list of all the noteworthy films that every negro in America must see before he dies.

I would actually love it if the black stallion helped with this list. Beezy, I need some help.

I'll start it off with 10 movies that are ESSENTIAL. The top 10 essentials:

1. The Spook Who Sat By the Door
2. Scarface
3. The Color Purple
4. Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored
5. Coming To America
6. The Last Dragon
7. Bamboozled
8. Night of the Living Dead
9. Antwone Fischer
10. The Mack

While it ISN'T a film, it should be required viewing and or reading in all history classes: Roots.

Next up, we'll have a top 10 list of black comedy films.

[Phoenix Dark]

Because of PD's lack of knowledge regarding movies that reflect black people and our culture, I thought I would take the time to make a list of all the noteworthy films that every negro in America must see before he dies.

I would actually love it if the black stallion helped with this list. Beezy, I need some help.

I'll start it off with 10 movies that are ESSENTIAL. The top 10 essentials:

1. The Spook Who Sat By the Door
2. Scarface
3. The Color Purple
4. Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored
5. Coming To America
6. The Last Dragon
7. Bamboozled
8. Night of the Living Dead
9. Antwone Fischer
10. The Mack

While it ISN'T a film, it should be required viewing and or reading in all history classes: Roots.

Next up, we'll have a top 10 list of black comedy films.

I've seen all the movies bolded, and seen some of the ones underlined

[Robo]

If you saw Scarface on TV, you didn't see it.

[Cheebs]

The Color Purple has whoopi.  NO WHOOPI IN MY MOVIES PLEASE

[Himu]

Meh. I think it's still a good movie.

[Phoenix Dark]

The Color Purple has whoopi.  NO WHOOPI IN MY MOVIES PLEASE

She's awesome in the movie dude. She almost slits Danny Glover's throat, and she has lesbo sex

[Powerslave]

what a worthless list

[Powerslave]

Scarface is the only correct one

[Himu]

what a worthless list

RACIST

[Himu]

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[Robo]

The caucasian perspective suggests you add the only film made by a black man that is essential viewing:

[Himu]

The caucasian perspective suggests you add the only film made by a black man that is essential viewing:

Friday

Hmmmm nope. Antwone Fischer was directed by Denzel Washington, and based on a book by a black man. It's an amazing movie and it is probably in my top 10. I love that movie so much.

Friday is good, but it's no top 10 imo. It shall be in the comedy list though.

[Cheebs]

The Color Purple has whoopi.  NO WHOOPI IN MY MOVIES PLEASE

She's awesome in the movie dude. She almost slits Danny Glover's throat, and she has lesbo sex

Whoopi sex scene....? 

[Himu]

Bruce Leroy was my hero growing up. I wanted to be Bruce Leroy.

[lordmaji]

Friday
Menace to Society
Juice
Poetic Justice
Above the Rim
The Godfather I & II
South Central


pretty much the same shit I listed in the other thread.

[Powerslave]

what a worthless list

RACIST

I'm not a racist..

[Robo]

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[bud]

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that scene was shithot. i even cheered when i first saw it iirc.

WHO IS THE MASTER? I AM

YELLOW GLOW

[Himu]

Friday
Menace to Society
Juice
Poetic Justice
Above the Rim
The Godfather I & II
South Central


pretty much the same shit I listed in the other thread.

A lot of blacks aren't too big on Godfather. I mean, it's big, but it's not Scarface big.

Juice is dope. What was that Wayans movie where one of them dies when playing basketball?

[Himu]

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that scene was shithot. i even cheered when i first saw it iirc.

WHO IS THE MASTER? I AM

YELLOW GLOW

THE POWER OF BRUCE LEROY KNOWS NO COLOR BOUNDARIES

[Phoenix Dark]

Here are some real black movies:

To Sir, With Love
In the Heat of the Night
Do the Right Thing
SHE'S GOT TO HAVE IT

[lordmaji]

Friday
Menace to Society
Juice
Poetic Justice
Above the Rim
The Godfather I & II
South Central

pretty much the same shit I listed in the other thread.

A lot of blacks aren't too big on Godfather. I mean, it's big, but it's not Scarface big.

Juice is dope. What was that Wayans movie where one of them dies when playing basketball?

Above the Rim? hrmmm... I'm Gonna Get You Sucka is also another good movie.

[lordmaji]

Here are some real black movies:

To Sir, With Love
In the Heat of the Night
Do the Right Thing
SHE'S GOT TO HAVE IT

You mean the TV series, I know you do.

[Himu]

Here are some real black movies:

To Sir, With Love
In the Heat of the Night
Do the Right Thing
SHE'S GOT TO HAVE IT

In the Heat of the Night rules. I watched the tv show off and on when I was a kid.

[Himu]

Here are some real black movies:

To Sir, With Love
In the Heat of the Night
Do the Right Thing
SHE'S GOT TO HAVE IT

You mean the TV series, I know you do.

Naw, that really is a movie. Came out in the 60's. It's a goodie.

To Kill A Mockingbird is a movie that pops up often in black family circles as well. My father made me watch it when I was 8 years old.

[Phoenix Dark]

Here are some real black movies:

To Sir, With Love
In the Heat of the Night
Do the Right Thing
SHE'S GOT TO HAVE IT

You mean the TV series, I know you do.

MOTHER FUCKER

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I GOT THE MOTIVE WHICH IS MONEY AND THE BODY WHICH IS DEAD!

THEY CALL ME MR. TIBBS!

[Himu]

Above the Rim?

No, it's not Above the Rim, it's The Sixth Man. I love that movie.

[Beezy]

No one mentioned Boyz in the Hood? That's like the only movie that my mother watched in a theater throughout all of the 90s.

[Phoenix Dark]

In the Heat of the Night won the best picture oscar. It rox

[Himu]

No Brother from Another Planet?

That is one I have not seen.

[Himu]

No one mentioned Boyz in the Hood? That's like the only movie that my mother watched in a theater throughout all of the 90s.

It's an amazing film but I was having trouble ranking it.

[Phoenix Dark]

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OH SHIT BURRRRN

[Powerslave]

CB4

[Himu]

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[lordmaji]

Shaft and Foxy Brown

bitches!

Cleopatra Jones.

[Beezy]

CB4

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[Himu]

HOUSE PARTY

[Beezy]

HOUSE PARTY

Kid from Kid n Play went to my high school. He visited during my sophomore or junior year.

[Himu]

I wasn't allowed to watch House Party any more when I was little. I watched it when I was 4 or 5 and it was my first case of cussing because the movie cusses. 

[Phoenix Dark]

I wasn't allowed to watch House Party any more when I was little. I watched it when I was 4 or 5 and it was my first case of cussing because the movie cusses. 

Yup, I couldn't watch it either. Saw some of it on BET earlier this year

[Phoenix Dark]

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[demi]

I'm astounded at the fact that Himuro thinks he's actually black.

[TVC15]

Scarface sucks.  Pull that one from the list and replace it with Soul Man.

[Himu]

Whether you think it sucks or not doesn't change the fact it's a requirement for all blacks to see it.

[bud]

black people should watch goodfellas.

slj gets killed by pesci lol

[Van Cruncheon]

in before New Jack City

[TVC15]

Whether you think it sucks or not doesn't change the fact it's a requirement for all blacks to see it.

Why?

[Phoenix Dark]

Whether you think it sucks or not doesn't change the fact it's a requirement for all blacks to see it.

Why?

Because black people need to be told what to do and how to act. You didn't get the memo?


Goodfellas>>>>>>nearly everything listed in this thread

[TVC15]

Whether you think it sucks or not doesn't change the fact it's a requirement for all blacks to see it.

Why?

Because black people need to be told what to do and how to act. You didn't get the memo?


Goodfellas>>>>>>nearly everything listed in this thread

Soul Man is better.

[bud]

i never got why rappers loved scarface so much.

his best friend stabbed him in the back and boned his sister who was high on coke. 

[Phoenix Dark]

i never got why rappers loved scarface so much.

his best friend boned his sister who was high on coke

He didn't take advantage of her though. They fell in love, and Tony ruined it

Maybe rappers skip the final two minutes of the movie

[lordmaji]

Tupac Resurrection is a must now too.

You have to know the history of Pac!


oh, and no one mentioned Meteor Man!

[Himu]

i never got why rappers loved scarface so much

It's not just rappers, it's blacks in general. It's a staple.

[TVC15]

i never got why rappers loved scarface so much

It's not just rappers, it's blacks in general. It's a staple.

Why?

[Himu]

i never got why rappers loved scarface so much

It's not just rappers, it's blacks in general. It's a staple.

Why?

Because it's a rags to riches story about rising from the gutter to the top. Negroes use it for inspiration.

[TVC15]

i never got why rappers loved scarface so much

It's not just rappers, it's blacks in general. It's a staple.

Why?

Because it's a rags to riches story about rising from the gutter to the top. Negroes use it for inspiration.

How does that make it a black man movie?  The boys from Entourage love that movie, and they are all very white.  Are you implying that it is a black people movie because of the violence?

[Himu]

It's not necessarily a black people's movie, but it's still a staple. You can't be black and not see Scarface. No way, no how. It's impossible.

[bud]

it's a black movie because he eventually dies

[TVC15]

It's not necessarily a black people's movie, but it's still a staple. You can't be black and not see Scarface. No way, no how. It's impossible.

But if its intrinsic value is that it's a rags to riches story, why are you picking one that is violent and glorifies a violent and vice ridden lifestyle?  I think saying it's a movie every black man has to see is reinforcing negative stereotypes.

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5. Coming To America
6. The Last Dragon
8. Night of the Living Dead

These should be required for everyone to see, not just black peeps.