Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Pootie Tang


Principal cast: Chris Rock, Wanda Sykes, JB Smoove, Jennifer Coolidge, Missy Elliot, Todd Barry, Dave Attell, Kristen Bell and David Cross.
The Gist: Pootie Tang, a pop culture icon and crime fighter, tries to resist the charms of Jenifer Coolidge as an evil Corporation run by The Man try and use Pootie to spread their negative messages and products
Year: 2001
Who's Responsible: MTV and The Chris Rock Show
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Content: Language, mild violence and silly sexual situations
Run time: 70 min
Suggested drinking game: Drink every time 1. Pootie says something in his own "language" 2. Wanda Sykes is seen dancing 3. Chris Rock coaches Pootie 4. a female is degraded 5. the Belt whips someone 6. Trucky is repeated 7. Pootie does something that improves his positive image
Suggested drink/snack: Tang
Why you should watch it: Many reasons: Pootie's phrases, Wanda's dance moves, Chris Rock as a corn stalk, David Cross in black face, the way women throw themselves at Pootie, and because it's a pretty funny blaxploitation film written by a WHITE guy (Louis CK)!
Why you might want to avoid it: If you are not a fan of absurd, random stupidity. You have to enjoy the sense of humor portrayed to enjoy it.
Overall Bad Movie Night rating: B+

Make no mistake about it, Pootie Tang is not a good movie, but it is so silly and parodies blaxploitation in a unique way that it is often a laugh riot in its incredibly short run time.

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