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I watched Empire last night - it was good! I liked it a lot, it kind of reminded me of Carlito's Way, only John Leguizamo is a lot sexier than Al Pacino. It got bad reviews when it was at the show, but that's why I say you always have to see stuff for yourself, you can't listen to what other people say and let that make up your mind. I really liked this movie in spite of what the critics said.
Now, Friday After Next, as I said before, was truly horrid. I can honestly say that this is one of the worst movies ever made - in the history of filmmaking. Everyone associated with this movie should be beat with a brick. It is disgusting and embarassing and the jokes are so disrespectful and just...ugh! This is the movie that should have been protested and banned, not Barbershop. See, we let crap like this slide by when it shows blacks in the worst possible light, and we protest insignificant sh.it. I think this movie did more harm to our cause than any other movie in years.
I truly feel dirty and less intelligent for having watched it. Seriously, it's that bad.
I'm going to see Phone Booth tomorrow. There are about 9 other movies out that I want to see but of course, Colin Farrell gets his props FIRST, haha. I have to pay him homage before I see anything else, then I'll work on the rest of the list.
I dreamed about JoJo last night, we were talking on the phone one minute and then we were here, don't remember what we were doing, nothing explicit or anything. I wonder how he is, I really do miss him, but I won't call him. No way, no how, no matter how strong the urge, I will never dial that number again. I just hope he's okay and staying on the right track, wherever he is and whatever he's doing. I worry sometimes that he might be in trouble or something may happen to him, but do I really want or need to know? If I know, I will be trying to fix it, that was always my problem, I try to fix everything for everybody and that doesn't necessarily help them grow. You have to fix your own problems or you never learn to stop creating problems. That's something I have to work on with my kids too, because I don't want them to end up as pathetic and useless as my brothers.
If something happened to him, something serious, I would want to know, but that would just throw me back into an unhealthy cycle. I don't think I'll ever totally forget him, we talked almost everyday for three straight years, he's as much of a friend as anyone else I know. I just want the best for him, always.
Now, Friday After Next, as I said before, was truly horrid. I can honestly say that this is one of the worst movies ever made - in the history of filmmaking. Everyone associated with this movie should be beat with a brick. It is disgusting and embarassing and the jokes are so disrespectful and just...ugh! This is the movie that should have been protested and banned, not Barbershop. See, we let crap like this slide by when it shows blacks in the worst possible light, and we protest insignificant sh.it. I think this movie did more harm to our cause than any other movie in years.
I truly feel dirty and less intelligent for having watched it. Seriously, it's that bad.
I'm going to see Phone Booth tomorrow. There are about 9 other movies out that I want to see but of course, Colin Farrell gets his props FIRST, haha. I have to pay him homage before I see anything else, then I'll work on the rest of the list.
I dreamed about JoJo last night, we were talking on the phone one minute and then we were here, don't remember what we were doing, nothing explicit or anything. I wonder how he is, I really do miss him, but I won't call him. No way, no how, no matter how strong the urge, I will never dial that number again. I just hope he's okay and staying on the right track, wherever he is and whatever he's doing. I worry sometimes that he might be in trouble or something may happen to him, but do I really want or need to know? If I know, I will be trying to fix it, that was always my problem, I try to fix everything for everybody and that doesn't necessarily help them grow. You have to fix your own problems or you never learn to stop creating problems. That's something I have to work on with my kids too, because I don't want them to end up as pathetic and useless as my brothers.
If something happened to him, something serious, I would want to know, but that would just throw me back into an unhealthy cycle. I don't think I'll ever totally forget him, we talked almost everyday for three straight years, he's as much of a friend as anyone else I know. I just want the best for him, always.