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@DJH: We've corresponded off board about this, but...

2009-09-23T22:01:00.099-05:00

@DJH: We've corresponded off board about this, but I'm still happy to hear from another Family that Preys fan.

@Stinky: I already can't wait for that adaptation, if even half the casting rumors are true.

@Guy: I can see that Tyler Perry would be hard for int'l distributors to take a risk on. I can't speak to the Mary antipathy; "Enough Cryin'" used to be on daily rotation for me - for about a year.

@Luther: I never meant to hurt you—obviously, since I don't even know you. But as Lesley Gore said, it's my blog, and I can "joint" if I want to. Though I admit, your message made me laugh.

"Joint"? Ewwwww. Don't.

2009-09-23T12:10:10.529-05:00

"Joint"? Ewwwww. Don't.

I've actually never seen a Tyler Perry film -- tho...

2009-09-13T06:53:24.315-05:00

I've actually never seen a Tyler Perry film -- though to be fair, I don't think one has ever travelled across the Atlantic -- but your writing makes me so much more intrigued to make his acquaintance than I would be otherwise.

Then again, perhaps we won't get on -- I've never liked Mary J. Blige, though I've tried awfully hard.

Thanks for this spirited riff. Perry is a mixed b...

2009-09-11T16:29:32.064-05:00

Thanks for this spirited riff. Perry is a mixed bag, but what a large and surprising bag it is.

I suspect that, when his adaptation of For Colored Girls hits the googaplex, I'll be calling on you for a virtual conversation of some kind...

I am glad that there is a great critic like yourse...

2009-09-11T16:24:26.330-05:00

I am glad that there is a great critic like yourself out there acknowledging that there is some worth in Tyler Perry's movies instead of immediately dismissing him without seeing any of his work. I don't think he's Black Cinema's modern saving grace or anything, but he does make solid little crowd pleasers. I do think, though, that The Family That Preys had something going on that shows that with the right push, Perry can do interesting things behind the camera. If you get the chance, I would be curious to see what you think of Madea Goes to Jail. The Madea section, as always, was uproarious, but the dramatic section was also just as interesting. It may be a tad reliant on his usually extreme good/bad dichotomy, but I think he pulls interesting performances from both Luke and Pulliam.