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Summary: BarberShop
Review: "Go Uptown and Get on the Chair" I make references in the title to the 1970's Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier pairings as well as a later Spike Lee project that put together varying personalities to what amounted to mtvs real world and road rules in african American movie form. Ice Cube is forever the educated thug. In character and in personal interviews he is keen and articulate in his observation of race relations and social class. Both play out heavy in this film and considering his star power, it is likely that he gave the stamp of approval regardless of who's name is in the credits. It's a safe bet to predict that Ice Cube and writers of Barber Shop enjoyed Uptown Saturday Night, Get On the Bus, Car Wash and Shaft. Although set in 1998, cast members over 40 typically dress in a manner that would have Superfly taking inventory on his closet. The Barber Shop is the set for what turns out to be politically incorrect on film. There are jokes spread through out the dramedy most notably by way of two bumbling robbers, however the funniest stuff are the subtle moments in which a little boy looks at a grown barber in disgust or the way the taye diggs-like barber fends of an attacking eve who suspects he drank her apple juice. The punch line is that the Diggs-like character on one hand memorizes maya angelo's "still i rise", yet is just as quick to feed into an argument over a beverage. This probably was not written as a punch line, yet I enjoyed moments like this in which you read in or note facial changes much more than the over the top cedric material. As we look at positive images and look at clowns with skepticism, I note that Barber Shop appeared to have more good than bad. I wish Cedric's character had not been so contrived and he had not laughed so much at his own jokes. I wish the thieves had not been so self-effacing. At the end of the day, the Barber Shop appears to be a place that many African Americans (and now others judging by sales)are familiar with, and in this case a place in which we could come to enjoy. In Mayburry fashion, there are no real bad guys in the whole film. The music was good while adding a dance challenge scene to a marvin gaye goody as well as a cool sympathetic middle eastern character were all nice touches.
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Summary: Go see it...
Review: Lots of fun. I laughed so hard that I cried.... several times. The only character missing was the Black Muslim selling bean pies. I'll get this DVD as soon as it comes out; but, while I'm waiting, I'm going out to get the music CD, the score was also excellent.
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Summary: I Left Feeling Good
Review: It is so refreshing to see a movie without blood and guts and shooting but with an urban theme. The story revolves around a makeshift family of barbers headed by a young man who has to live up to his father's legacy but yet has dreams of his own. The movie has everything...there's a hero, a villain, and two hapless smash-and-grabbers are the comic relief. There are tender moments, also. I found the scene where the old barber gives a lesson to the younger ones very moving. Ice Cube has really come into his own, and I'm happy to see him play a less violent character than usual. It's a step up for him. Cedric is phenomenal, and outdoes Eddie Murphy when it comes to playing an older character. Best of all, the hero comes out on top! I left the theater feeling really good.When a person sees a film that's based on unfamiliar characters, culturally speaking, the potential arises for getting hung up on certain things. People somewhat familiar with urban culture, like myself, know that we grow up hearing a lot of foul language. But if I can watch a movie like My Big Fat Wedding and not get hung up on kids being spit on for luck and enjoy the story anyway, I think that all but the most puritan of white people can enjoy Barbershop if they can relate to a guy who just wants to do the right thing for his family...including his extended family in the shop. This is another great ethnic feel-good movie, it won't get nominated for anything, and I don't care! When this is out on video, it'll be a welcome addition to my collection.
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Summary: fun`
Review: Ice Cube And Eve Rule. This Movie No Surprise Here Also Rules. Calvin Owns The Barber Shop. This Bad Guy Named Lester Wants It. It Also Stars Anthony Anderson Who Carrys The Best Scenes Of It. See This Movie.
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Summary: Freakin Hilarious!!
Review: I finally watched this movie and I laughed my ass of all the way, Cedric is like getting funnier and funnier.Man what a movie
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Summary: I Love This Movie
Review: Old age is supposed to mean wisdom. The eldest character in the movie is the one bad mouthing ROSA PARKS. Self respecting ethnic groups do not put down their fighters who stood up in time of trial and tribulation. Other ethnic groups such as Asians encourage each other when in school. In this movie the character
that is trying to improve himself is frowned upon. Behavior typical of ignorant Blacks. We are the only race of people who call learning "trying to be white" or "better than people". This is the movie that showed the world why nobody respects Black people. I hope this is not a surprise to Black people that we are not respected.
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Summary: A very solid movie with believable characters
Review: The first thing to do when watching this movie to is check your expectations. If you're expecting a fall-down-on-the-floor-laughing comedy, you'll be disappointed. If you need to be hit over the head with farce to find a laugh, you'll be disappointed. BUT, if you just sit down and watch this to relax and enjoy, you will. There are a lot of funny moments in this, mostly provided by Cedric the Entertainer, who is completely believable as an old guy, full of opinions, and ready to pontificate on any of them at the drop of a hat.
Truly, the best part of this movie is the characters. Ice Cube is very sweet as Calvin -- father-figure to the younger barbers, but still learning to grow into his father's shoes. Sean Patrick Thomas is wonderful as Jimmy the college-boy who may be a little too big for his britches, but is kept on his toes by the rest of the gang. Anthony Anderson shows a wide range in playing the enigmatic Ricky -- smart enough to put Jimmy in his place, suave and sincere enough to give Dinka a pure answer about picking up women, raw enough to standoff the cops, trusting enough to learn from Calvin. And then there's Eve.... she really acts the part of Terri very well, but she seems to be too good-looking for the part, almost like they should have used makeup and padded clothes to ugly and fatten her up for it.
Anyway, I wanted to preview this before letting my son see it, but after I watched it, I was happy to let him watch. The language is pretty raw, but it seems to genuinely fit the situation -- how the characters would really talk. Very good movie.
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Summary: Good Movie, bad subplot
Review: Don't get me wrong, I loved Barbershop. It was a mix of social satire, and slapstick comedy. I just wish they'd left out the Slapstick.
Ice Cube delivers on all the promise he's ever shown as an actor playing the over-acheiving, dreamer with a heart Calvin Palmer. He show's his carachter's flaws as well as his strong points which is something that is often times lost in the world of today's movies.
The other actors show that they too have range from Cedric the Entertainer who I've loved since he was hosting Comicview to Michael Ealy whom I first saw in this movie and fell in love with. Even newcomer Eve shows she can deliver when handed the role of a strong capable woman.
The themes of the main plot of the movie are universal, acceptance in who you are and what you are. Learning to accept someone not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their charachter (Okay so I stole that line from Dr. Martin Luthor King Jr.) Loving someone, but having the courage to not let them walk all over you. And the deep rich tradition steeped in African American BarberShops all over the world.
Okay so the Subplot was rather pointless and even though it did have something to do with the end of the movie, by the time you got to that point you were so sick of seeing these two buffoons make bumbing idiots out of themselves that you were begging someone to arrest them.
But all in all this is something I think we've lost sight of sometimes, a good family film. A film I can honestly say I would sit down and watch with my three year old son.
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Summary: The Most Boring Movie I've ever seen!
Review: This movie sucks! I can't believe some people actually like this movie! I mean, a movie about a barber shop, how fun is that gonna be?! Trust me, do not see this movie, whatever you do, do not see it (unless you already have)! IT SUCKS! IT IS MY LEAST FAVOURITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME! I'm definately not seeing the second one! NEVER! NEVER! NEVER! I never wanna be this bored again! I said it was good at first, but I was stupid when I said that!
P.S. Did I mention this movie sucked?
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Summary: Laugh Count: 0
Review: Was this a comedy, I have a sense of humour! Or at least I think I do! What the hell was wrong with the writers when they wrote the film? They must have just been whacked in the head really hard and they couldn't think so they just wrote what they could and left the rest for monkeys to write! I mean come on! This movie was hailed by critics? What the f**k were those critics smoking? Two Thumbs Up! F**K! No laughs! 0! None! Worst movie I have ever seen! Everytime I think of this peice of turd I get so angry and start cursing madly! They found this garbage funny but they hated hilarious films like Scary Movie! Brain check is in need! To know that this can pass by as a film makes me wonder! I bet I could just stand in front of a camera and pick my stupid f**kin' nose for 4 hours and I'd win a stupid Oscar for best Actor, and Best Picture (best visuals if I moon them!) (:
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