B.A.P.S. | | Cast : | Halle Berry, Martin Landau, Natalie Desselle | | Director : | Robert Townsend | | Studio : | New Line Home Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned | | Released Date : | March 28, 1997 | | DVD Released Date : | September 14, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | April 22, 2005 | | Summary | a pleasant suprise | Content
 | I was very suprised when I saw this film on cable some years ago. The storyline is not that predictable and there are plenty of laughs. I remember seeing Roger Ebert and the late Gene Siskel skewering this film particularly Halle Berry for portraying black women in a "negative manner". I had to disagree with their review totally. Check it out. |
| Rating | | | Date | October 17, 2004 | | Summary | Halle gets 5 stars from me | Content
| The script was kinda lacking but there are some very funny and endearing moments. Halle looks so good in this movie it makes the weak parts look great. |
| Rating | | | Date | September 22, 2004 | | Summary | FUNNY !!!!!!! | Content
| THIS IS A GOOD MOVIE IT IS HILARIOUS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HALLE EVEN PLAYED THIS ROLE. THIS MOVIE IS SO FUNNY IT HAD A GOOD ENDING. I LIKED WHEN THEY HAD FIRST WENT TO THE HOUSE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT OLD MANI LIKED THE BATHROOM ADVENTURE. THIS IS A GOOD MOVIE. LIKED THE PART WHEN THEY WERE CALLING THEIR BOYFRIENDS NAME SUPERFLY AND SUPERFLEA. ABOVE ALL, THIS IS A GOOD MOVIE IT IS VERY HUMOROUS. I LIKED THE PART WHEN THEY WERE AT THE CLUB DANCING ALSO. I ALSO COULDN'T BELIEVE IT WHEN I SAW HALLE WITH A GOLD TOOTH IN HER MOUTH THAT WAS TO DIE FOR. |
| Rating | | | Date | September 10, 2004 | | Summary | Townsend makes the film he parodied in Hollywood shuffle.... | Content
| Robert Townsend made a WRONG move in his film career with B.A.P.S. An unfunny satire on the "Ghetto Fabulous" lifestyle, this film is as offensive as an Amos N' Andy episode. The plot revolves around two gold-digging B.A.P.S. (Halle Berry, Natalie Deselle) and their quest for fame and fortune in the music world. They dump their jerricurl pimp-suit wearing scrub boyfriends and head out to Hollywood on a quest for stardom. After failing to make it in an audition as video dancers they run into an ailing white millionaire who wants to leave his riches to them. ???? This is where the story makes a WRONG turn. In the millionaires mansion the B.A.P.S. act like slaves in the Master's plantation and the movie goes from awful to abysmal.
Like Meteor Man, Townsend does not understand the culture of the lifestyle he's making fun of in his film. And that is the downfall of this satire. Townsend doesn't know Baps, from hoochies, baby mamas, pigeons, or chicken heads. Likewise he doesn't know the difference between Macks, Pimps, Hustlers, B-Boys, or No Job Scrubs. To make fun of a culture in satire you must live in it and be a part of it. Ironically, Townsend is the one now doing the "Hollywood Shuffle" he poked fun at over 10 years ago directing a movie so similar to the satirical "Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge" It's scary.
Halle Berry says she "was having fun" doing this movie; it wasn't fun for me. This is one of her worst performances. She and Desselle are modern day mammies. I was embarrassed to see her in this movie; she is far above trash like this. Robert Townsend should bow his head in shame for directing this modern minstrel show. It disheartens me to know that African-Americans could make something so racist and offensive after many have died fighting against negative images like this for decades. To see a good satire on race and stereotypes Get Spike Lee's Bamboozled.
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| Rating | | | Date | April 02, 2004 | | Summary | Absolutely Hilarious!!!! | Content
| Long before Halle's Oscar, she was just another B star celeb. This movie is her best comedic performance to date. Halle shines as a southern girl who decides to live her drams of being famous in LA with her best friend (Natalie Desselle) and wind up acting in a much bigger role than they anticipated. Natalie played the perfect chubby, but funny sidekick to Halle's Niecy. Although it starts as a comedy, it ends with excitement and joy. I recommend this movie to everyone who needs a great laugh!!! |
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