I've decided to take advantage of some downtime I have and try a fun film experiment. I have not seen a single Tyler Perry movie. (His cameo in Star Trek so doesn't count.) His films have grossed almost half a billion dollars at the box office (!) and even more in DVD sales and rentals. So, it's about time I gave his films a whirl. Over the next week or so, I'm watching 4 of his films, and I'm going to live-tweet them as I watch. I'm doing a full blog post afterwards, but if you want to experience the movies as I do, my Twitter handle is jeezjon (go figure), and I'm using the hashtag #tylerperrysjeezjon so you can search just for that.
Oh, and I already started yesterday on Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman. Here are a few of my choice comments:
Ahh, we start with a semi-Gershwin tune over downtown Atlanta. It's like "Gone With the Wind" without the burning. [link]
The villanous husband makes a reincarnation joke. So against Jesus... [link]
Madea flips out and screams "WIRE HANGER!!!" Tyler Perry says he's only single cuz he hasn't met the right lady. Uh-huh. [link]
Apparently Madea can apparently conjure a chainsaw out of thin air. No wonder these movies are popular: she's a witch! [link]
You know job hunt is not going well when you are circling want ads listening to Anita Baker. [link]
Shemar: "When you really love someone, you really can't be friends." He just wants a Bad Romance, then? [link]
That's just a taste. I'll be tackling Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion today. Wish me luck.
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