Movies

ihas2stinkyfeet

(1,400 posts) Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:51 AM Oct 2020

watched 'harlem nights' last night. what a hilarious movie.

watched it on amazon. at first the little popups that come up every time i bumped the screen bugged me. till one of them said- eddie murphy said that the jokes on set between him, della reese and redd foxx were funnier than anything in the movie.

the black 'sting', except you arent in on it till the end.

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watched 'harlem nights' last night. what a hilarious movie. (Original Post) ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 OP

I'm not African-American, but I found the film incredibly offensive. Aristus Oct 2020 #1

how so? ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 #2

The wild overacting on the part of every actor, including Della Reese, who should have known better. Aristus Oct 2020 #3

well, i'm not either. ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 #4

"The Cotton Club" did that far better, I think. Aristus Oct 2020 #5

also a movie i loved. ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 #6

I liked the movie. I will watch it again. Missn-Hitch Oct 2020 #7

me either. ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 #8

Aristus

(69,962 posts)

1. I'm not African-American, but I found the film incredibly offensive.

Reply to ihas2stinkyfeet (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:54 AM

Oct 2020

It was like a minstrel show. I couldn't believe the production staff was largely African-American.

ihas2stinkyfeet

(1,400 posts)

2. how so?

Reply to Aristus (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:54 AM

Oct 2020

Aristus

(69,962 posts)

3. The wild overacting on the part of every actor, including Della Reese, who should have known better.

Reply to ihas2stinkyfeet (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:55 AM

Oct 2020

The wide-eyed, wide-mouthed mugging. It was embarrassing...

ihas2stinkyfeet

(1,400 posts)

4. well, i'm not either.

Reply to Aristus (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:57 AM

Oct 2020

maybe that is why it didnt over that big.
but i loved seeing the culture of harlem back in the day. the costumes, the bands, all that.
different strokes i guess.

Aristus

(69,962 posts)

5. "The Cotton Club" did that far better, I think.

Reply to ihas2stinkyfeet (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:59 AM

Oct 2020

n/t

ihas2stinkyfeet

(1,400 posts)

6. also a movie i loved.

Reply to Aristus (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 12:02 PM

Oct 2020

the redd foxx-della reese bits had me chuckling tho. like an old married couple.

Missn-Hitch

(1,383 posts)

7. I liked the movie. I will watch it again.

Reply to ihas2stinkyfeet (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2020, 10:32 PM

Oct 2020

The part that had me in stitches, when it first came out, was the little guy shooting off what seemed to be a .22 cal pistol after all of that machine gun fire. Pop, pop!! Driving Arsenio's character crazy.

I can not wait for Coming to America II.

ihas2stinkyfeet

(1,400 posts)

8. me either.

Reply to Missn-Hitch (Reply #7)

Sat Oct 10, 2020, 10:35 PM

Oct 2020

glad to see murphy healthy, happy and back in business.

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