The Blackening - Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, | Official Discussion Thread

[br82186]

The fcck were n-gga's expecting from this movie???

Everyone knew it was going to be full of black stereotypes from the first trailer

 

[valet]

83% on RT

 

[wire28]

Melvin Gregg has really came up from his early Instagram days. Salute the young dog

 

[re'up]

Does it work at all as a horror movie? The preview kinda indicates no.

 

[Realm-Breaker]

is it a horror movie? or a comedy? I guess I'll see it!

 

[Deltron]

is it a horror movie? or a comedy? I guess I'll see it!

horror comedy

Does it work at all as a horror movie? The preview kinda indicates no.

not really

 

[re'up]

That was always my critique of Get Out, and a few more, is that they don't quite work as actual horror movies.

Not sure if I want to see this. I had a great time in You People

 

[MenacingMonk]

83% on RT

I wonder why.

 

[ML29]

I had a very good time with this, exceeded my expectations for sure.

 

[nieman]

I liked it...way better than I expected. That first 10mins was rough, though. I think they should've played it straight, instead of leaning into the stereotypes as heavy as they did. That would've elevated it. Overall, it works after you see how they're going to play it, but they had a real gem that would've been even better.

 

[Versa]

Seeing this in a few hours. Got a ticket for 5 bucks through T Mobile. Yall got me nervous with these reviews.

 

[valet]

As a horror movie this was good.
But as a comedy, this wasn't for me. I like some "Middle class Black" comedy like Abbott and Atlanta. But alot the references just went over my head. I had to literally look up a joke that came from Sister Act 2.

That fat chick in here was annoying. Especially saying ngga all the time. It just wasn't believable. I get the commentary on what was blackness. But I'm sure the writer had some issues of being judged for being called "'white" as a kid.

 

[NobodyReally]

This was so much fun! Especially seeing it with a Black audience. It just felt like a shared cultural celebration and inside joke. Loved it.

8.5/10

 

[eXodus]

This was so much fun! Especially seeing it with a Black audience. It just felt like a shared cultural celebration and inside joke. Loved it.

8.5/10

Damn, I was hoping to have a similar experience. I’m glad some of y’all brothers were able to really enjoy this film

 

[valet]

Damn, I was hoping to have a similar experience. I’m glad some of y’all brothers were able to really enjoy this film

Went to a black theater and people laughed here and there. But overall nobody was really cracking up. But yeah that's good some got it.