Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:51 AM

watched 'harlem nights' last night. what a hilarious movie.

watched it on amazon. at first the little popups that come up every time i bumped the screen bugged me. till one of them said- eddie murphy said that the jokes on set between him, della reese and redd foxx were funnier than anything in the movie.

the black 'sting', except you arent in on it till the end.

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watched 'harlem nights' last night. what a hilarious movie. (Original post)	ihas2stinkyfeet	Oct 2020	OP
I'm not African-American, but I found the film incredibly offensive.	Aristus	Oct 2020	#1
how so?	ihas2stinkyfeet	Oct 2020	#2
The wild overacting on the part of every actor, including Della Reese, who should have known better.	Aristus	Oct 2020	#3
well, i'm not either.	ihas2stinkyfeet	Oct 2020	#4
"The Cotton Club" did that far better, I think.	Aristus	Oct 2020	#5
also a movie i loved.	ihas2stinkyfeet	Oct 2020	#6
I liked the movie. I will watch it again.	Missn-Hitch	Oct 2020	#7
me either.	ihas2stinkyfeet	Oct 2020	#8

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Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:54 AM

Aristus (62,586 posts)

1. I'm not African-American, but I found the film incredibly offensive.

It was like a minstrel show. I couldn't believe the production staff was largely African-American.

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Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:54 AM

ihas2stinkyfeet (1,400 posts)

2. how so?

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Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:55 AM

Aristus (62,586 posts)

3. The wild overacting on the part of every actor, including Della Reese, who should have known better.

The wide-eyed, wide-mouthed mugging. It was embarrassing...

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Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:57 AM

ihas2stinkyfeet (1,400 posts)

4. well, i'm not either.

maybe that is why it didnt over that big.
but i loved seeing the culture of harlem back in the day. the costumes, the bands, all that.
different strokes i guess.

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Mon Oct 5, 2020, 11:59 AM

Aristus (62,586 posts)

5. "The Cotton Club" did that far better, I think.

n/t

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Mon Oct 5, 2020, 12:02 PM

ihas2stinkyfeet (1,400 posts)

6. also a movie i loved.

the redd foxx-della reese bits had me chuckling tho. like an old married couple.

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Sat Oct 10, 2020, 10:32 PM

Missn-Hitch (1,383 posts)

7. I liked the movie. I will watch it again.

The part that had me in stitches, when it first came out, was the little guy shooting off what seemed to be a .22 cal pistol after all of that machine gun fire. Pop, pop!! Driving Arsenio's character crazy.

I can not wait for Coming to America II.

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Sat Oct 10, 2020, 10:35 PM

ihas2stinkyfeet (1,400 posts)

8. me either.

glad to see murphy healthy, happy and back in business.

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