‘Precious’ Generating Oscar Buzz

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11/7/09, 08:00:am

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Tracey

11/7/09, 08:02:am

Oh FFS, I swear Will Smith wont get an Oscar until he plays some murdering drug dealing corrupt cop!

What is this film about, the only thing this girl needs is a diet LOL SHE WANTS GOOD HER, GO WASH, CONDITION AND BLOW DRY IT!

You skin is your skin, appreciate it and remember you are less likely to get skin cancer LOL

Sydney™

11/7/09, 08:19:am

I plan to see this movie in a few weeks with friends, and I look forward to seeing Lee Daniels’ film adaptation of “Push” (the NY Times magazine’s profile of him a few Sundays ago was very good). After seeing Mo’Nique’s acting in Daniels’ earlier film “Shadowboxer,” I’m interested in her portrayal of an extremely unsympathetic character in “Precious.”

I’m also curious in the new movie “Skin” with Sophie Okonedo, from “Hotel Rwanda,” based on a real-life South African story. There may be more than one sister nominated for Oscars next year.

MzPeaches

11/7/09, 08:41:am

Ok why did i think it was coming out yesterday in STL…i was so ready to go see it….but it wont be out til the 20th! hot damn! im mad o_o

mike

11/7/09, 08:50:am

It would be nice for the actor’s to be nominated even better to win but remember we heard this same talk about the color purple amongst others. I won’t believe it until I see it.

Mizunderstood

11/7/09, 09:06:am

I saw the movie last night and it didn’t live up to the hype that everyone put behind it. Monique did a good job but if you took away the profanity this movie could have easily been shown on the Lifetime channel.
The ending felt sooooo incomplete but i’m sure many people will be singing this movie’s praises. I just didn’t enjoy it ;(

uhhh noo nooo

11/7/09, 09:07:am

this movie dont come out till the 20th in cleveland and i really wanted to see this yesterday

Adriana

11/7/09, 09:10:am

Tracy, why don’t you see the movie before you make comments? It’s an incredible film about hope and finding yourself despite everything and everyone in your life being against you. If you see the film or read the book you’ll understand the character and why she says what she says at the BEGINNING of the movie. I hope everyone supports this movie by buying a ticket in a theater and not a bootleg – this is a Black film written, directed and produced by Black people and starring Black people. If it does well at the box office more films “For us, by us” can get made.

kimmy

11/7/09, 09:10:am

i like this movie, i will watch it, it has soul.
everyone will take away something valuable from this movie,good job,Ophra/Tyler.

Bmarie

11/7/09, 09:22:am

um, did anybody read the book first? the movie was based on a novel titled “Push” by a woman named Sapphire… The reason why she said she wanted a “light skinned boyfriend with good hair” is because she was made to believe that “light” was better… I haven’t seen the movie yet, but the book moved me to tears. And I’d rather have an “incomplete” ending that lets you wonder what happens to the characters and come up with your own ending than a quick, thrown together conclusion (i.e., “I Can Do Bad By Myself”, “Madea Goes To Jail”)… JMO…

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11/7/09, 09:31:am

A couple of my friends have seen this movie and feel the previews don’t represent what this movie is about. They said they felt like it was trying to make a joke and comedy of something too serious and felt it was just “ok”. But to me the preview looks good. So I may see it and no, I never read the book.

Hannibal

11/7/09, 09:35:am

TAR BACK GORILLA!

Jay the Real One

11/7/09, 09:42:am

Hollywood loves Lee Daniels freak fests

Mock Rock Star

11/7/09, 09:43:am

I read a couple of lines of the book and I plan on seeing this movie tonight

holla

11/7/09, 09:52:am

didnt really see any funny parts in the trailer to laugh at but in a few weeks guess we’ll all knw cuz this looks epic…esp when she got kicked dwn the stairs…that wasnt funny that was sad man

Angee

11/7/09, 09:55:am

I am going to see the movie. It’s not exactly playing anywhere close to where I live, but I am going. From what I can tell it is only playing at select theatres in the Chicago land area.

GET REAL

11/7/09, 10:02:am

I’ve started wondering what happened to those few really obese girls that were over looked in school. Even though they were big, they were really invisiable. I often wondered what the stuggled with.

Mizunderstood

11/7/09, 10:06:am

@Bmarie…Don’t get me wrong I am not trying to persuade people not to see this movie but the ending of the movie left too many unaswered questions. Me and my friends walked away from this movie just thinking it was “OK”.

Tyler and Oprah pushed this movie like it was the movie of the year and IMO..it wasn’t!!!!

Bmarie

11/7/09, 10:10:am

@ Miz, I understand, and i haven’t seen the movie, but i’m glad they didn’t let tyler perry touch the ending… he has this whole “hurry up and throw a happy ending together” stigma, and i feel like that may have spoiled it. But i plan to go see it, even if just as a matinee, hell it is a recession, and i’m not payin 11.00 to see anybody! lol

WTF

11/7/09, 10:11:am

Bossip yall are some hyprocrites

why are yall “Shaking yalls head” at “I wanna light skin boyfriend with good hair?”

Yall make fun of Akon because he’s dark skin, yall always praising interracial couples (take that back only interracial couples that yall like)

Yall need to make up your minds because yall are not consistent with the mess yall post up on here. Hell that’s what is programmed in the minds of black folks today and in other different ethnic groups is colorism. Lets face it, very few black people really want to be dark brown. Most of the stars you see in hollywood today are bi-racial because that’s what sales to the “mainstream” audience (aka white people). So that “light skin with good hair” line that she said is the norm. Its sad but it is what it is.

Khristal

11/7/09, 10:12:am

I want to see this so bad! It is only in limited release right now DANG!

White Women Rule

11/7/09, 10:14:am

@Tracey

Dear the sad thing is that I was in an audience filled with people just like you. They laughed throughout the film for some unknown reason. I guess they, like you don’t have the comp*****ion to understand the film or the young woman’s plight. I guess it must be true, the younger generation is dumbing down in a rather painful way. I so want to be blunt and just call you “stupid” but I’m sure that’s something you’re already aware of. My advice, stop listening to rap music and read a book. And please don’t attempt to bore me with how you’re a college educated woman, because I doubt you’ve ever p*****ed one, let alone attended one.

Tracey

Oh FFS, I swear Will Smith wont get an Oscar until he plays some murdering drug dealing corrupt cop!

What is this film about, the only thing this girl needs is a diet LOL SHE WANTS GOOD HER, GO WASH, CONDITION AND BLOW DRY IT!

You skin is your skin, appreciate it and remember you are less likely to get skin cancer LOL

White Women Rule

11/7/09, 10:19:am

@Bmarie

Darling you appear to be one of the few on here that actually have something other than rubbish to say. I applaude you. And you’re right, reading the book would enlighten many prior to seeing the film. hats off to you love.

Bmarie

um, did anybody read the book first? the movie was based on a novel titled “Push” by a woman named Sapphire… The reason why she said she wanted a “light skinned boyfriend with good hair” is because she was made to believe that “light” was better… I haven’t seen the movie yet, but the book moved me to tears. And I’d rather have an “incomplete” ending that lets you wonder what happens to the characters and come up with your own ending than a quick, thrown together conclusion (i.e., “I Can Do Bad By Myself”, “Madea Goes To Jail”)… JMO…

Ara

11/7/09, 10:19:am

looking forward to seeing this movie ….

Boo

11/7/09, 10:22:am

I’m going to see this tonight. As much as I don’t like to see movies with such darkness and violence, it makes me proud that black filmmakers have made a movie that does not celebrate the stereotypes in our community and make fun of ourselves (*ahem* Tyler Perry, Wayans Bros), rather they’ve inspired people with a story of survival.

Not to mention Hollywood is taking notice and I swear I will boycott if something related to this movie doesn’t win dogonit!!!!

WTF

11/7/09, 10:28:am

bossip im tired of yall not posting my ish

but another thing…this movie will most likely win an Oscar simply because of the fact that is “gritty” and “raw.”

Look at Denzel and Halle Berry for instance, Denzel won an Oscar by playing the role of a crooked cop. Halle won her Oscar by playing the role of a struggling black woman in Monster’s Ball. I know the Slum Dog was not a black film, but that is an ethnic bollywood film that won an Oscar. So all I’m saying is that the “mainstream” audience loves to see people of color in that real raw state when it comes to movies.

Ms.Ej

11/7/09, 10:30:am

Goodmorning to ALL now onto the topic at hand.

I absolutely can not wait to see this movie. I know many that suggest before anyone sees a movie in particulary a deep movie to read the book first. I have yet to read the book for movies, because from what I learned of those who do read the book first 99% are highly disappointed in the film adaptation, therefore I perfer not to set myself up for disappoint.

ALSO! it TERRIBILY angers me that many times media outlets especially online choose one part of a movie or article that either offends or is the most negative which to me seems to intentionally want to deteer(sp)people from supporting something. WHO CARES!!! of the “light skin” line of the movie that is just one line out of the movie NOT THE WHOLE MOVIE.

This movie from what I learned is SERIOUS touches on: SEXUAL ABUSE, LOW-SELF ESTEEM, MENTAL/EMOTIONAL /PHYSICAL ABUSE, RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MOM/DAUGHTER and many other things.

On another note and I really hate to say this but I seen the young leading star girl on 106 yesterday and I pray and hope that someone talks to her about losing weight, because she is at a dangerous side & that is alot of weight on and around her heart, but she seem very nice and intelligent.

gg

11/7/09, 10:34:am

the ending is sad… goood movie

Ara

11/7/09, 10:35:am

@ Bmarie

Did’nt have to read the book to know why she stated, “she wanted a light skinned boyfriend with good hair”. That mentality has been ingrained in blacks since slavery and perpetuated from generation to generation ….. unfortunately. Just one of the ugly, emotional, mental scars left over from slavery that plagues many blacks, even today.

Ms.Ej

11/7/09, 10:37:am

@WTF- Morning and I see your point regarding those of our kind winning oscars, however for those reasons makes me so upset. I disagree that mainstream audiences love to see “us” in raw state they seem to want to see us in positions that either make us look loose or crooked rather than giving an oscar on a movie of substance.

To me: Denzel should have gotten an Oscar for Malcom X or my other favorite “Cry Freedom” and Halle should have gotten one for Queen–>to me it was that good, but it wasn’t a motion picture. Angela B*****et for Tina Turner because that movie showed her growth and victory towards the end to me it was just awesome. Whoopi Goldberg for the Color Purple (though that movie didn’t make the black man look good, but it had deep substance) IMO.

Halle getting an oscar for her “make me feel good” scene bothered me on so many levels.

Loved it

11/7/09, 10:38:am

I actually saw the movie yesterday. It was definately deep and will touch your soul. It was out in selected theaters this week. A must see. Makes u appreciate your own life.

Ms.Ej

11/7/09, 10:40:am

People this movie is not about light skin/dark skin (another story) please do not let that one liner overshadow what the movie is about. I do not know if anyone watched Oprah yesterday, but she had Monique on as her guest to promote the movie and showed a very raw scene…I so can’t wait to see it.

Question though…why is it only shown in limited theatres? I can’t stand when folks (white) do that or I could be wrong.

Superwoman

11/7/09, 10:40:am

NOT PLAYING IN LAS VEGAS. Why is it in limited release right now? We were at the movies last night and so many woman were asking if they were playing Precious. NOT FAIR! I thought we would be able to see it last night. So, we saw Law Abiding Citizen. Excellent!

JUDY

11/7/09, 10:43:am

I will definitely be supporting Precious and Mo’Nique tonight.

WTF

11/7/09, 10:46:am

You guys the movie comes out Nationwide November the 20th. Its only playing in select cities up until then.

Ms.Ej

11/7/09, 10:49:am

@WTF- Oh okay thank you.

denise

11/7/09, 11:23:am

My friends and I read the book and decided to go see the movie. I couldn’t read the entire book becaus eit was so sad! The movie was good, but it didn’t give the book justice. There is a true meaning in the story. The girl felt that if she was white/light skinned she would have a better life. It was so sad how she was treated. There are a lot of girls being abused by their father or grown men! It was truly a sad story!

just me

11/7/09, 11:26:am

Saw the film and thought it was good. Mo and Gabby give incredible performances! You’ll forget they are acting. Mo’Nique is EVIL all over. She has ZERO redeeming qualities. Gabby/Precious will embrace you with her ability to HOPE despite her horrific cir*****stances.
I didn’t grow up with parents who told me I was “stupid and would never be anything” so this was hard for me to handle at some points.
Overall, I think it’s a “go-see”!

Hannibal

11/7/09, 11:26:am

@WTF

THANKS FOR TELLING US SOMETHING THAT WE DON’T CARE ABOUT!