>>not only was Trois a bad
>>film, but his performance in
>>it was terrible as well!
>i agree with you there,afkap trois
>was shit and i was
>happy i rented the shit
>and NOT go to a
>theatre to support it. i
>would have slapped the shit
>out of the ticket person!
>:)


man, I rented it to and I STILL wanted to kick the ass of everybody involved with that mess! to be honest, I actually felt personally betrayed because of that email campaign they had to drum up support for the film… I responded to that and I believed in them that they were really trying to get quality Black product out there. that was the last time I responded to any of THAT propaganda…I was so pissed that not only was the movie badly written, directed, acted, lighted and edited, but for a film with the subject matter at hand, they didn't even give me any sex to hold on to!


>theyre decent actors, but they dont
>push themselves. omar: is extremely
>talented, but it just seems
>like he plays a derivation
>of the main character in
>his debut film in 92,
>Juice. it gets tired after
>a while...i dont htink it
>would be a bad thing
>if he played against type
>every once in a while.

did you see Deadly Voyage? that was the film that gave me a new respect for him that has managed to withstand all the Screams and Dracula 2000s… and I thought he was shaping up well on ER, I don't know why he decided to leave the show (he says that it was HIS choice to be written out, btw)… that could have given him the financial freedom to do other kinds of things. that made me wonder how serious he is with his career, really…

>Mekhi: im still up in
>the air on him. save
>for Clockers, A Lesson Before
>Dying--he hasnt done much to
>prove to me he's talented
>yet. O i wasnt feeling..i
>got it but i just
>wasnt feelinghim in it. he'sthe
>same as Omar for me:
>if he plays against type
>and does it well, then
>ill change my opinion of
>him.
>

I agree with you there. I think his look works against him, too… he's too much of a type… in fact, he's too much of THE type, if you know what I mean…

>no i think gary is quite
>talented....his few films, other than
>Trois and that BET movie
>of the week he did
>in 99, are really good
>and show he has range.
>and CSI--he is very good
>on that show being part
>of the ensemble cast.
>

oh snap… I forgot he was on that show! never seen it…

>yea he's hot and i admit
>that...have i ever done otherwise
>afkap? :)
>

:7

>all im saying is that an
>actor gets my respect if
>he not only is good
>but can play a variety
>of characters..i like terence because
>he has variety and i
>respect that. he could have
>easily done stuff JUST LIKE
>THE BEST MAN (morris chestnutt
>in the brothers anyone?) but
>he didnt....
>
>in general, i just want MORE
>black actors to get their
>shot to do movies--and not
>just the usual suspects (vivica,
>nia halle, morris, taye, etc.)
>


okay, we're eye-to-eye there.


ps. I LIKE Vivica. a lot. but then, maybe it has little to do with her acting.