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Don't you just Love mixed-martial arts flicks starring white guys?

Only if they're Belgian.

Amen to that Jay.

Siiiiiiigh. Terrence Howard deserves so much better. What's wrong with the writers in Hollywood that they keep turning out these shitfests on film?

HA! Channing Tatum.

My friends forced me to watch She's the Man, forced I swear! I wanted them to watch The Office, so they said they'd watch it after I watched that awful movie, which they claimed was greatness, and then afterwards when I went to put in an Office DVD, they wandered off or ignored it; I was hustled like a punk. Anyway, about half way through the brain-dead flick my friends started talk about how hot Channing Tatum is and I was confused. They wanted to know what was wrong with me that I couldn't see the hotness that they saw.

Thanks for explaining it to me, Dustin! Generic Abercrombie and Fitch boys just don't do it for me.

Maybe if they got hooked on dope and damn near ruined their lives and careers because of dope, maybe could all get the choice roles like Bobby Downey Jr. does, just sayin'.

Huh. I really thought Channing Tatum was a girl. So you're telling me it's a bohunk-looking dude? Who am I thinking of? Tatum O'Neal?

Supplies, check, Statistics, check, witty comeback, check.

......and in 5-4-3-2-1.....RACE WARRRRRRR!

marya, I keep forgetting he's a dude too.

Stockard Channing = girl.
Tatum O'Neal = girl.

Ergo, Channing Tatum = girl, right? Wrong.

He's the male Jamie Lee Curtis.

It's on Jay! Just give me a minute to get into my harness, gather my wire fighting crew and set up the expolsions.

Oh, and this is Bob, my stuntman. He'll be giving you the beatdown today. Now kick his ass Bob!

Why hello there, Chiwetel Ejiofor! What's that you say? You're one of the best actors of our generation and nobody gives a shit?

No, I don't know why either. The entire fucking planet's huffing glue.

Generic looking is right. But the boy (/man?) can dance~

then to discover that it was a diet Mountain Dew?

It sure isn't grape kool-aid.

I'll go with "you people" if you'd prefer.

Someone really wants that race war to get off the ground. Where's Skitz and his Albino Hatin' ways when you need him?

Why hello there, Chiwetel Ejiofor! What's that you say? You're one of the best actors of our generation and nobody gives a shit?
No, I don't know why either. The entire fucking planet's huffing glue.

THANK YOU, twig!

A cold can of Mountain Dew takes me back to chilly Days Inn rooms in Orlando with my dad where we'd get some snacks on the way in and hit the soda machine down the hall. I didn't even remember drinking it that much until I had some for what must have been the first time in a long time at work a few years ago and instantly thought "Oh shit, I'm at Disney World!". Lovely.

Chiwetel Ejiofor is perfection. Mountain Dew is disgusting.

Terrence Howard was incredible in "Hustle and Flow" (boyfriend made an abusive pimp a sympathetic character I rooted for - that says it all). Since then (aside from his stint on Broadway), it seems that his roles have fallen short. He's always competent ("The Brave One", but he hasn't had a chance to shine. I also think he's absolutely gorgeous and that his looks don't get nearly the acollades they should (especially in a movie culture that lauds the alleged sexiness of far less good-looking male actors).

I understand from some interviews with him that he's not the most....progressive of men when it comes to the ladies, but that's true of many actors.

Way to give up Iron Man 2 for this shit, Terrance.

But what's up with all the hate for Crash on this website? Can anyone explain it to me? I've yet to hear a legitimate argument that it's a bad movie.

I really want to like Terrence Howard; he's a really great actor in the right roles, but...his voice just freaks me out. It gives me the creeps, kind of like with Peter Saaaarrrrsgaaaarrrd. They sound like they want to touch your children.

I'll take Don Cheadle instead. Mmhmm. And Djimon Hounsou*? I love that guy.

*I spelled his name right on the first try. BOO YAH.

I've yet to hear a legitimate argument that [Crash is] a bad movie.

First of all, Audiosuede doesn't rule the night. Nobody does. Don't lock eyes with Audiosuede. It puts Audiosuede on edge. It might put Audiosuede in berserker mode. Come at you like a whirling dervish, all fists and elbows. You might be screaming "No, no, no" and all Audiosuede hears is "Who wants cake."

*happy* typo

Audiosuede - the best explanation I've ever read was socalled's real-time review of the movie.

Sooooo, because it's an answer you don't like (or, more likely, can't understand) it's bullshit? I'm the one who strays off-topic? Riiiiiight. And here I thought we were going to have a relatively civilized discussion.

The headline confused me, too. Black male actors definitely have it better than the women do.

Figgy, you can add John Malcovich to the "men with molester-y voices" to that list. At least Sarsgaard is cute.

BTW, Dustin, Denzel is spelled with one L, not two. Sorry, had to say it.

Tracer, I can't speak for Denzel or anyone else, but Will Smith has carved himself a very nice niche in Hollywood and a co-star mentioned that he has no desire to help Black actors get into the game; he feels that they should do it themselves. The co-star in question? Gabrielle Union.

Could be bullshit for all I know, but for some reason, I believe it when it comes to Will Smith. He's too damn smug for my tastes. I would rather watch a Chiwetel movie than one of his "aw hell naw" movies any day.

Tyler Perry is vile to me because he's clearly intelligent and sophisticated enough to know what he produces relies egregiously and un-ironically on bigoted tropes and racist cliches. And, there is a queasy sheen of self-loathing in his characters and plotting that seems to legitimize the prejudices and ignorance of the idiots of other "races." He is cynically exploiting the hunger of an under-served audience of which he is a member. That reeks of contempt for said audience.

Or maybe he really is gay and, given the enmity generally shown towards homosexuals by the black evangelical set, this is all an elaborate attempt to infiltrate, embarrass and destroy from within. If that's the case, I say "suh-WEET."

Excuse me ladies, normally I would welcome your opinions in such matters but this is a very serious discussion than only men should partake in, besides, those dishes aren't going to wash themselves.

What's the Spike Lee term?

The simple fact is if we, as Black people, supported GOOD movies starring a predominately Black cast instead of all those God-awful Tyler Perry movies, then there'd be a lot more GOOD movies starring predominately Black casts to see.

Show business is a BUSINESS, and people can talk about racism all they want, but I truly don't think that studio executives give a fuzzy rat's ass about what color an actor is. The only color they care about is green. Will Smith and Denzel Washington can get movies made based solely on their participation because people are willing to go see them. Let's not forget that Denzel has been in the business a long time and paid his dues. I can't be the only person in Amercia who remembers "Heart Condition". And Will Smith is just bland enough that White people aren't threatened by him. That translates into dollars. Tyler Perry has his own studio because people go to see his movies. There's no anthropological study to be done and no grand conspiracy. It's all about money.

And as for Pookie's last comment, you're right. the dirty dishes aren't going to wash themselves. So I suggest that you get off the computer, roll your lazy ass into the kitchen and get crackin'.

So I suggest that you get off the computer, roll your lazy ass into the kitchen and get crackin'.

Well, BWeaves did say that dish washing turns her on yesterday, and I'm kind of OCD about cleaning pots and cookie sheets and stuff as soon as the food is removed and before eating it (except for things you know you have to go ahead and soak). Because, why relax only to have go get back into that mode later (same with not finishing unpacking a car or truck--let's GET IT DONE, and in one trip if possible!)?

Would the Darth Vader apron my sister gave me make things better or worse, I wonder. The mitt doesn't keep out a whole lot of heat, I can tell you that. Maybe that's an ironic joke.

I don't know Adrienne, Will Smith scares the living shit out of me! The clothes he rocked as The Fresh Prince were fucking terrifying. I still have nighmares about them, and flat tops.

Tyler Perry has his own studio so people will go see his type of movies because they like his type of movies. They may be god-awful, but no one is putting a gun to your weave and demanding that you go see his movies Adrienne.

Although it is true I am indeed lazy, nonetheless I don't wash dishes, that's my wife's job. Just likes its my job to keep money in her pocket so she can run to walmart then return home and bore me to tears telling me about the once in a lifetime sale she caught.

Thank you for the comment admin, it was received in the spirit in which it was giving, but as far as I'm concerned the only thing in my universe that matters is gettin' pussy, that's what I walk the earth for. 24/7 I'm constantly at a bitch's ass, just like the Terminator's only objective was to kill John Conner, my only objective is to fuck a bitch. You feel me admin?

Djimon Hounsou --- he's HOT! OMG...sorry I totally forgot about him, very nice looking black dude.

a) Stan Marsh was a down-and-out fourth grader forced to coach pee-wee hockey...

b) Generic Guy's accent sounds like the SNL version of Mark Wahlberg.

c) Speaking of generic...Fighting, really? Next up: Running, the story of this one guy who was poor and not successful who trained super-hard with another guy who used to be good at running and washed out, had an ambiguously ethnic love interest, and totally won some badass underground foot race. Starring: Jim Sturgess, Andre Braugher, and Camilla Belle.

I think, by this genre's standards, "badass" means combining some kind of slow motion-y visual effect with a Kanye West song that's been remixed by Travis Barker and lots of the protagonist glowering at his slightly more generic opponent; not so much WWF stars/gladiators with deadly weapons. But I like what you did there.

"The simple fact is if we, as [White] people, supported GOOD movies starring a predominately [White] cast instead of all those God-awful [Adam Sandler] movies, then there'd be a lot more GOOD movies starring predominately [White] casts to see."

the fuck!

I can't be the only one here who'd do ungodly things to Tatum given half the chance, can I? Can I? Fine, so he's not exactly the most interesting or different looking guy - who cares about that when he's stupidly hot? When I want interesting-with-a-side-of-troubled-past, I'll go with Scottish bass players. When it comes to Hollywood beefcake, I'm fine with blandly orgasmic.

I know LB. It was late, I was drunked, and I felt like being a dick. Plus the wife wasn't in the mood for rowwwer & squeeky beadsprings.

Nothing personal.

I gotta be meeeeeeeeee, I gotta be meeeeeeeeee...

No hard feelings, admin.

Although the word "motherfucker" has unfortunately been directed to me more times than I care to remember, nonetheless your motives for calling me that word is above reproach and your candor, although bold, is very refreshing.

I look forward to sharing my experiences with you, the weight of what I know is now becoming a burden and it will be good to have fresh shoulders to carry my load. I will be mindful of what you are able to handle.

You are the one I've been waiting for.

Yours, Sean

THe kiss of death on this one: it's PG-13. Channing's generic good looks and the film's overall generic hip-hop vibe will draw the ign't poseur MTV teens, so believes the studio.