I Like..Black Romance (Movies)

(It’s some movie spoilers in here. Proceed with caution)

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

It’s Valentine’s Day, you cannot be shocked that I did a Black Romance blog post. At first, I started to do a Black Love Songs post but that started to become too long. I like too many love songs. Many of them are by black musical artists. As long as it doesn’t praise adultery (Saving All My Love by Whitney Houston, Piece of My Love by Guy) (Hmm, Blog Idea?) I more than likely like it.

I am a sucker for a love story, especially that shows Black people being loving. Here is a list of some of my favorite more recent movies that are love stories or contain a love story that features black people.

Trust me "Claudine" by far is the best classic black romance movie there is. Pure story, good acting, Gladys Knight & the Pips on the soundtrack and James Earl Jones' voice (don't act like you don't know) makes me love it forever.

First up is My Favorite Movie of All Time “Amour Infinity” Yes I introduced it in a previous Blog (link) about my like of Indie Films. I more than like this movie I am in Love with this Movie. So many lessons can be learned from this movie. Man can touch stuff and ruin it every time. Who wins in the contest of Love vs. Fate? Also, the lesson of Prince has dated some of the best looking women in pop culture. You laugh but it comes up. When you watch this movie, Let Me Know. If you liked this movie you Must Let Me Know.

Also from the, I Like Independent Films Blog is “I’m Through with White Girls”.

Yes, my initial reason for watching this movie is because Lamman Rucker is in it.  It’s not a secret that he and another person this will be talked about later run neck and neck on topic spot my Eye Candy List. So, Rucker got me to watch but his role didn’t make me like it as I do. When you say It’s Me, not You when you break up with someone, guess what it could really be you. You may not see it when you breaking up with someone but along comes “the One”. You will see it then. That is an essential theme of this movie. There is also a wedding reception that is a must-see. Spoiler Alert to Line in the movie, “Your Girl is Ghetto, Dawg. Like Tootsie Pops and Pickles”. That line cracks me up.

Okay, I have a thing for weddings. If you follow me on Twitter you might see me live tweet with some wedding shows on Fridays. In “Madea’s Family Reunion”, Frankie says that best wedding vows I have ever heard.

You are my light.
And it doesn’t matter what happens in this life, as long as you're with me.
When I look at you, I know that there's a God
and that he loved me so much
that he took the time to create you...just for me.
I love you....past my mind....beyond my heart....
I love you for my soul.
And that's the space where only you and God dwell (heart swelling up typing that)

I am not of fan of “Doing Your Own Vows” but Tyler Perry almost (keyword almost) made me change my mind.  I love the Frankie and Vanessa love story in one of my favorite Tyler Perry movies. Here you are dragging you broken heart life along your day to day motions, in steps God to send you someone to show you, life with a broken heart is not a life at all. That is so refreshing.

Since we are talking about Tyler Perry (Yes, I am a Fan. The only thing I don’t watch is “The Have and Have Not”. Too daytime soap-opera-like for me.) I will be remised if I didn’t put “Why Did I Get Married” on the list.

This movie has college-educated professionals married and trying to make it work. Even if it didn’t, somebody in the relationship was trying to make it work. As the saying goes, I can forgive Failure but Not Trying is unacceptable.  It also helps that Perry made Jill Scott (one of my Favorite singers & Plus Size Style Icons) and Lamman Rucker (been a fan since Half & Half) a couple, Yep another Eye Candy movie.

Okay, the other man that battles Lamman Rucker for the top spot of my Eye Candy list is Wayne Brady. He got divorced so I could openly like him. (my Eye Candy list is as Unique as I am and it has No married men on it) He has a movie called “The List”

 Mild manner guy gets jilted after proposing in public. He decides to make a list of his qualities in a woman. He meets her. Y’all know this movie is not that cut a dry like that. You have to watch it. Yeah, Brady got me to watch it. The pure storyline made me like it. One will believe somebody could go through this. Also, it introduced me to Ecco Domani wine. It’s not bad for inexpensive wine.

I know you expected to see pop culture favorites, “The Best Man” & “Love Jones” on the list. I’m not a big fan of these nice little movies like most people. I always want to shake Harper of “Best Man” and say “You didn’t think if you wrote a book Nothing Bad would happen”. I know it is said in the movie but that really bothers me. I just want to see the “Murch” chant, the fight & the Electric Slide dance in “The Best Man”. Then Love Jones breaks my heart when Nina started seeing Hollywood. I follow the “Friendship Code” That is never acceptable to me. Yes, we all wrestle with admitting having feelings for somebody. I get the movie’s theme. But once Nina & Hollywood had a romantic rapport, I only want to watch it for the poems & the soundtrack at this point.

I do like “The Wood”.

The storyline of remembering a lost love is so sweet and enduring. He fell in Love with Inglewood and the girl too. Plus there is a wedding and the processional song is “Latest, Greatest Inspiration’ by Teddy Pendergrass. That song is on my “Wedding Possibilities” song list. I love that song.

Oh, and there is "Think Like a Man". I read the book. I learned some things (5 important questions). Some things I could not believe someone had to tell ladies about (chirp chirp girl, I wish I would). Once, my friends who saw the movie opening weekend that called and said that there was a character that reminded them of me, I knew I would probably like it.

Before you ask, I remind people of the 90-day Lady but we all know 90 days ain’t crap compared to me. I am upfront about my decision. Also, Romany Malco is the Player, 90-day lady's love interest He is on the Eye Candy list (been a fan since Weeds), also. This is a solid story. I also like that it's not just the men that were romantically mess up. The Alpha-Woman was a piece of work. I also like this movie showed and talked about Heterosexual Men Reading. I love a reading man. I hope in the sequel, that I wished would be called "Act Like A Lady", show more men reading.

I know its set in Vegas but, they can read on the plane.

Finally the movie “Love & Basketball” rounds off the list. It reminds me of older people who met their spouses as children. It’s something many of us wanted but it didn't happen. I liked how both went on with life and careers in Basketball and nobody was hooked on drugs, alcohol, desperately depressed or suicidal because the other person wasn't in their life.

The best line is "Are they cussing their mamas in Spain, now” in that movie. The romantic showdown is to die for. She played him for his heart” *swoon*

So that’s my list. What’s on your list? Let me know. Don’t let my criticism of “Love Jones” & “The Best Man” deter you, either. Comment Below. *wink*

As Always, Talking to You in Adult Terms