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Boomerang also got shytted on by critics and THAT movie in my opinion is a classic


Critics REALLY weren’t fukking with black excellence unless it was presented in the form of crime or gansta films. The LA Times said a company with all black CEO’s wasn’t realistic.

Eddie Murphy was a rock star but Life had cacs shown in a poor light lol.. deservedly so. Remember Eddie Murphy was record setting tours and comedy specials and he was the superstar on SNL etc.. but a lot of his record setting movies were when he was surrounded by cacs like Beverly Hills Cop
 

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Boomerang also got shytted on by critics and THAT movie in my opinion is a classic


Critics REALLY weren’t fukking with black excellence unless it was presented in the form of crime or gansta films. The LA Times said a company with all black CEO’s wasn’t realistic.
I just want to second this
Boomerang is a great movie and I couldn't believe it got panned by critics like that
even had one critic think it was a sci fi film because it showed black people excelling in the corporate world :snoop:
 
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I don't remember it being promoted like other movies Eddie and Martin were in back in the day.
From what I remember this movie was extremely mismarketed.


I was 13 in 99 and I remember a few trailers and tv spots but it was marketed as a straight comedy when really its a dramedy
 
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Boomerang also got shytted on by critics and THAT movie in my opinion is a classic


Critics REALLY weren’t fukking with black excellence unless it was presented in the form of crime or gansta films. The LA Times said a company with all black CEO’s wasn’t realistic.
Harlem Nights got shyt on by critics too but we fukking love that movie to this day
 

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I saw this movie in a packed theater when I was 11. I didnt know the movie made that little amount of money when it was released, especially knowing how popular it is.
 

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It was released the same month as The Matrix, Never Been Kissed, Analyze This and 10 Things I Hate About You.

Life was a victim of competing with an unbelievable box office phenomenon.

I remember the marketing and promo for the film being fine and of course the soundtrack went platinum.

I think people had Eddie Murphy fatigue by 1999 and didn’t give this film a chance.
 

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It was released the same month as The Matrix, Never Been Kissed, Analyze This and 10 Things I Hate About You.

Life was a victim of competing with an unbelievable box office phenomenon.

I remember the marketing and promo for the film being fine and of course the soundtrack went platinum.

I think people had Eddie Murphy fatigue by 1999 and didn’t give this film a chance.

Well here is our answer.
 
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