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Tigallo Goes to the Movies

Peoples,

I'm feelin better than I ever felt befo todaaaaay... (c) 'Ye

A nigga finally beat that nasty head cold, so I decided to celebrate by catching up on a few movies (I'm craaaazy late on most of these, I know...)  It's hard to find time for 'regular people/everyday life' shit when you're always writing, recording, touring, blogging, interviewing, and still trynna bond with the people who bear the same last name as yours.  What better way to get up on some family time than to catch a flick together?  Here's what me and the fam peeped over the past few days:

Transformers
Rated: PG-13



The Backstory:  Truth be told, I was never really a big fan of Transformers as a child.  Instead of toys, I always wanted moms to buy me records and tapes instead.......still, I couldn't resist checking this one...

The Plot:  I'm convinced that whoever writes this shit is smokin that oooooooh weeeee (c) Martin  I seriously can't remember WHAT this shit was about.... something about these alien robot niggas who come to Earth to have their final battle over 'The Cube,' which is this awesome box that packs double the power of 100 Red Bulls and 10,000 Chuck Norris roundhouse kicks combined.  The Good Guys were Ratchet, Optimus Prime, and another nigga with alot of guns.....the main bad guy was Megatron...

The Verdict:  Dope flick.  Shia LaBeouf did his thing, and even my nigga Tyrese wasn't too shabby.  (Rumor has it that there's an alternate ending in which Tyrese obtains the cube from Megatron by singing his 1998 hit, 'Lately.'  Upon hearing Black Ty's melodious voice, Megatron weeps and comes to the realization that, 'no.....you HAVEN'T told me you loved me..'  However, that proved to be far too awesome an ending for 'Transformers,' and apparently Michael Bay is saving it for 'Go Bots' in 2009).  I must note that 'Transformers' was pretty long and isn't really a 'kids' movie, per se (my son went to sleep on it).  But even if you get lost in the story, it doesn't matter.  The special effects are dope, and the fight scenes are really something to behold.

The Grade:  B


Ratatouille
Rated:  G



The Backstory:  I am a HUGE Pixar fan.  Even though their last joint 'Cars' was arguably the worst of their best....it was still heads above any other animated feature that year.  With their long running streak, Pixar is now facing the gift and the curse of being a straight-A student:  Your dazzling work eventually becomes 'the norm' and people only notice you if you fuck up.  I wondered if Ratatouille would deliver...

The Plot:  Patton Oswalt is the voice of Remy, a rat who wants to be a chef.  I know the idea of a rat preparing food is kinda repulsive, but the nigga did know his spices tho....

The Verdict:  Excellent flick.....and a nice mix of humor and heart without being sappy.  I'm convinced that these Pixar niggas just can't miss.  I will say that the love story felt a *little* rushed....but overall I can't complain.  Even my son was laughin at this one....a nigga will be coppin the DVD soon as it drop..

The Grade:  A-


Talk To Me
Rated:  R



The Backstory:  Anything with Don Cheadle automatically has my attention.  But when I saw THIS clip on Youtube of the real Petey Greene, I knew my ticket was gettin copped off GP:

The Plot:  Don Cheadle stars as Petey Greene, a hilarious and slick-talking ex-con who ends up becoming one of Washington DC's top rated radio personalities and community activists.  Chiwetel Ejiofor co-stars as his boss/right hand man/manager Dewey Hughes.

The Verdict:  I spent most of this movie laughin like hell, but there were a few parts that had ya boy a little choked up (the Johnny Carson scene really hit home especially).  I can't say enough about my man Don Cheadle (he's excellent as usual), but the real sleeper is Chiwetel Ejiofor.  I don't know what its gonna take for this cat to 'break out' but damn.....from 'Inside Man' to 'Four Brothers' to 'Dirty Pretty Things' (don't be fooled by the white bidge on the box....the movie was essentially about him....)....this cat murders EVERY role I've seen him in.  Hats off to everybody involved in this production...

The Grade:  A


El Cantante
Rated:  R



The Backstory:  Most of you will probably wonder why I even fucked with this in the first place, but I'm a fan of Latin music (salsa, merengue, bossanova and samba in particular) and figured I'd take the time to learn about one of its legends, Jennifer Lope-..oops, I meant Hector Lavoe..

The Plot:  Marc Anthony plays legendary salsa singer Hector Lavoe, and Jennifer Lopez plays his wife, Puchi.  Shit is basically the Portreekan version of 'Ray,' along with every episode of "Behind the Music"

The Verdict:  Boy, boy, boy.....I REALLY wanted to like this one, but this shit just screams 'Oscar ploy' and J-Lo is trying waaaay too hard.  I swear at one point in the movie I saw her look dead into the camera and scream:  "Look at my layers of emotional depth!  I.....AM.....ACTING!"  Marc Anthony really did his thing as Lavoe, and the music is fabulous.....but as wifey pointed out to me, the nigga has damn near NO dialogue in a movie about HIS life!  In every scene, the nigga is either saingin, snortin coke, or yellin at somebody.  One reviewer compared it to seeing Tony Montana as a salsa singer...and that's not too far from the hilarious truth.  I mean seriously, if this script managed to get a greenlight then I'm on the first thang smokin to LA to pitch my idea for Tyler Perry's "All True Man:  The Alexander O'Neal Story"

El Cantante' was a mess....hopefully the Celia Cruz biopic will be much better...and her director will be a man who's skrong but sensitive...

The Grade:  C- (I really wanna give it a D, but the music was really, really good)

I'm out....gotta go pack for Philly....

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Can't go a day without my sunshine,
Tigallo

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