“Don’t hate on black love.” “I lowered my standards only to find out that these nikka’s are all the damn same”...“Now who he think he fooling?” “There ARE good men out there." A conversation between four friends birthed the idea for “This Woman’s Work.” With no claim of expertise in the area of love we are here to give you the quick and dirty side of dating and relationships. Make no mistake, while our blog caters to the ladies the fellas are never neglected.
Aaah.. Lost black love seems to be the theme of this month… no, actually it’s the theme of this year. First there was all of the hoopla surrounding Helena Andrews’ new book and then of course there was Southern Comfort’s post. And, the main inspiration behind this post, was it Essence or maybe Ebony magazine that ran an article discussing the lack of black love stories in the cinemas these days. Tyler Perry movies do not count, his movies are horrible and f*cking ridiculous, he somehow manages to turn great actors into horrific ones, and no one I know acts like his characters . . . but I digress. While the lack of black love stories in the movies these days is likely more a factor of the rough economic times than a factor of a lack of love in the black community, it is still very apparent. Especially to someone like myself, who lives for love stories, white horses, prince charming, and all that stuff. So for nostalgia’s sake today’s post will be a count down of the five best black romantic movies of the 90s and the new millennium (with my favorite scenes from each).
Love & Basketball was the ULTIMATE love flick for our generation. I wished I could play basketball just so I could tell my ex to play me one on one for his heart!
There is one movie you forgot...How Stella Got Her Groove Back. It represented all aspects of black love including the love a woman shares with her girlfriends and the strength of family.
And who could forget Vivica in Two Can play that game?
For some reason i always liked "The Brothers" maybe because of the basketball scene when all the guys had their shirts off..hmm bodies (in Homer Simpson voice)
You're right, I didn't even think about How Stell Got Her Groove Back, although I have a slight bias against Taye Diggs so it probably wouldn't have made it onto the list anyway. The only reason The Wood made it is because I'm in love with Omar Epps!
Love & Basketball was the ULTIMATE love flick for our generation. I wished I could play basketball just so I could tell my ex to play me one on one for his heart!
ReplyDeleteThere is one movie you forgot...How Stella Got Her Groove Back. It represented all aspects of black love including the love a woman shares with her girlfriends and the strength of family.
And who could forget Vivica in Two Can play that game?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ezolPIbSC0&feature=related
For some reason i always liked "The Brothers" maybe because of the basketball scene when all the guys had their shirts off..hmm bodies (in Homer Simpson voice)
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ReplyDeleteYou're right, I didn't even think about How Stell Got Her Groove Back, although I have a slight bias against Taye Diggs so it probably wouldn't have made it onto the list anyway. The only reason The Wood made it is because I'm in love with Omar Epps!
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ReplyDelete"The Brothers" made it onto my list more because of the comedy than it did because of the romance.