Precious Trailer

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By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (32)

Here’s the trailer for Precious, the audience award winner at this year’s 2009 Sundance Film Festival (and trust me: The Audience Award winner is the only movie you know that’s going to be good — see past winners, The Wackness and Grace is Gone. No, seriously. See them. They’re great.)

Precious comes from Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey, and stars Lenny Kravitz, Mo’Nique, and an extra frumpy Mariah Carey. And with those principals attached, you wouldn’t think it’d have a chance in hell. But it looks fantastic — a moving, sad, coming-of-age movie about an overweight, inner-city welfare teenager going on two kids.It’s kind of like Angus, only gritty and urban and not at all targeted at teenagers. It’s probably not very funny, either. It’s based on Sapphire’s novel, Push, and it’s the kind of trailer that elicits an immediate, “Are you kidding me?” reaction, but it sneaks up on you. It’s nice to see a coming-of-age film that doesn’t involve the high school quarterback or the captain of the cheerleading squad.

Give it a look:

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I can assure you it's NOT funny-Precious is emotionally and physically abused by her mother and sexually abused by her father. The trailer alone had me tearing up. I'm glad Oprah & Tyler jumped on this because it definitely would've gotten lost in the mix.

Posted by: Shazza at May 14, 2009 10:05 AM

Holy shit. I'm speechless. That looks so gooood - and so painful.

Posted by: courtney at May 14, 2009 10:09 AM

Now THAT's life.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at May 14, 2009 10:14 AM

I hope they don't play up the "Teacher as a Savior" cliche too much.
Monique looks crazy evil in this, like she didn't have to act at all.

Posted by: Kballs at May 14, 2009 10:17 AM

So I know I'm posting on a movie blog, but I have to suggest: read Sapphire's novel. It's short, but it will tear your heart out.

Posted by: spielcat at May 14, 2009 10:17 AM

It’s based on Sapphire’s novel, Push

damn, dakota fanning got fat.
and black.

Posted by: gp at May 14, 2009 10:26 AM

Such a ugly woman.
I know a place you can see beauties.
--===seekingtall. Co m==--

Posted by: gate green at May 14, 2009 10:27 AM

HOLY SHIT, SPAMBOT. So, they are becoming aware and the are assholes. Excellent.

Posted by: Pinky McLadybits at May 14, 2009 10:32 AM

I mean they, they are assholes.

Posted by: Pinky McLadybits at May 14, 2009 10:32 AM

jesus titty-fucking, spambot.
i took a shot at dakota fanning, a boil on our collective eyes, with a dash of latent rascism.
you, on the other hand, have no soul.

Posted by: gp at May 14, 2009 10:33 AM

So, that's NOT Tyler Perry in drag?

Posted by: BWeaves at May 14, 2009 10:45 AM

The spambot is going to be seeing Terminator: Salvation and Transformers anyway. It's got no time for what you humans call emotions. It's also somewhat scared of Mo'nique.

Posted by: Mrcreosote at May 14, 2009 11:08 AM

This is one of four films I'm looking forward to right now. The others being Where the Wild Things Are, Scar (a low budget 3-D horror starring Angela Bettis), and The Tempest (Helen Mirren as Prospero? How? I must know).

The big difference, of course, is that I know this will be a good film. The others are strictly a matter of curiosity.

Posted by: Robert at May 14, 2009 11:18 AM

oh, god, i want to hug precious.

i'm so seeing this and bringing a shit ton of kleenex with me.

Posted by: tf breakher at May 14, 2009 11:23 AM

Wait, you mean that WASN'T Tyler Perry in a fat suit? My mind is blown.

Posted by: Salad Is Murder at May 14, 2009 11:26 AM

Tears just ran down my cheek for a movie trailer. First time that ever happened.

Posted by: scorzi at May 14, 2009 11:56 AM

My buddy Bahn saw that at Sundance, said it was amazing. I had no idea it was Tyler Perry. That makes me..........nauseated, realy.

Posted by: ChristianH at May 14, 2009 12:28 PM

I don't even have sound on my PC at work and this almost moved me to tears...WOW.
I like seeing Mo'Nique kill it to. I love anyone that was part of "Beerfest". Guess I'll skip this in the theaters, don't want to be a crying mess in front of everyone.

Posted by: CoolWhip at May 14, 2009 12:43 PM

One of those trailers where I watched it and then by the end I was like, "holy shit I'm CRYING? How the hell did that happen?!"

It basically looks damn great. As my friend said: "Mariah got ugly! Oscar time!"

Posted by: whatBENwatches at May 14, 2009 12:51 PM

So, that's NOT Tyler Perry in drag?

That's...exactly what I thought.

Posted by: figgy at May 14, 2009 1:44 PM

its like a mike leigh film set in the american inner city

Posted by: jim of the lower case at May 14, 2009 3:08 PM

Ok. I have to go cry in the restroom stall now.

Posted by: Shinykate at May 14, 2009 3:16 PM

And with that... I'm sitting under the dryer in the hair salon BALWING my eyes out... and now everyone is staring... and I'm playing it for all the sistas here... and they are crying too.

Shit.

Posted by: ceejeemcbeegee at May 14, 2009 4:34 PM

See, I want to see this, but I'm convinced if I went and saw it I'd feel unbearably depressed. I should read the book though, seeing as films aren't always as good as the novel. But yeah, hearing the words 'too hard to watch' coming from my mouth is pretty much unheard of. Hell, I could sit through Requiem for a Dream and I'm getting shaky about a film with a teenage girl.

Posted by: Kamikaze Feminist at May 14, 2009 5:05 PM

If they don't do right by Push I will be very fucking angry.
It was one of the most amazing, and most difficult books I've ever read.
And yeah, if they make this a sainted teacher thing, I'll scream myself hoarse in the theater. The teacher helps, but she's just a small part. The entire point is that Precious makes a life for herself and her children.

I don't know if I could handle watching the full extent of the abuse as it is in the book, but I don't think it should be left out either.

Tyler Perry being attached to this gives me little hope of it being pulled off correctly.

Posted by: Sharon at May 14, 2009 8:49 PM

Who would sexually abuse that thing? There's a plot hole that I simply can't suspend my disbelief to overlook.

Posted by: Homeless J at May 14, 2009 9:16 PM

My word, the Fashion File lovers are all represented, aren't they? I think this story looks well worth seeing, even if she is unattractive and all.

Posted by: replica at May 14, 2009 9:35 PM

oprah and tyler did not do this film, Lee Daniels who produced some solid stuff like the woodsman and monsters ball directed it. So I am not given O and T any credit.

Posted by: Gamal at May 15, 2009 6:56 AM

Okay after seeing the trailer on here I went out and bought Push.

Amazing. I read it in less than a day.

And to Homeless J: If you read this book, your comment would make you feel about as big as a speck of dust. You are a shameful human being.

Posted by: Clarence Boddicker at May 15, 2009 5:28 PM

Clarence,
I'm so glad you liked it!! How do you think the movie will do with it? I'll have to find my copy now, it's been years since I read it.
And fuck you Homeless J.

Posted by: Sharon at May 16, 2009 2:42 AM

Homeless J, you're right, only the hottest kids get sexually abused. They should take it as a compliment.

Posted by: care at May 16, 2009 9:20 AM

damn you Oprah. I said you would never make me cry....I need to read this book.

Posted by: MissSmilla at May 19, 2009 3:01 PM

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