Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12

R Kelly is a horrible person. But this is amazing. I was shocked in this unintentional comedy gold. Everything from the beat to the extreme plot points. Just amazing. Recommend to anyone with 30 minutes to spare. But after Chapter 12 sucks

I could tell in the first 10 seconds of watching trapped in the closet that this was going to be an instant classic. R Kelly is truly a genius.. No, a GOD! His voice is amazing and his rhymes are genius(like beretta with dresser) After each chapter ending with R Kelly singing the last word quieter an quieter I didn't want it to end and you know what? It didn't ever end!!(well it did eventually) But I haven't had the urge to watch something over and over all day since I watched xanadu. I love how he sings the whole time and everyone is just lip-synching, oh and the one white person in the plot has a southern accent. You can imagine how great hearing R Kelly sing in a southern accent while this fat white lady is lip-synching. Bottom line: Trapped in the Closet is pure f...ing gold. Every time I watch it i get something new from it that I missed because I was probably busy crying or laughing or both...If you get the DVD watch the commentary- R Kelly smoking a cigar on a couch in front of the movie mostly pointing at the movie and looking at the camera, he doesn't really say much... I know R Kelly, I was speechless too.

By now, everyone should be familiar with the name R. Kelly, especially in 2005, even your grandparents should be familiar with the name by now, which is kind of a shocker, truthfully. If R. Kelly had to get recognized, it's either the scandal he got caught in, or the Musical he's notoriously recognized for, Trapped in the Closet, A 12 part musical, that is, to say the least, actually pretty good. Rap is okay to listen to, but I'm not absorbed in it. This is about as far away from rap as you can get. You don't hear anything about Urban Culture, instead, you get an incredible story, which at times, is hideously outlandish, but, at the same time, is not to be taken too seriously.

The story follows Sylvester (R. Kelly) who awakens in a bed that's not his own. A woman approaches him that's not his love either. He cannot explain what is happening, but is told almost moments after he has woken up to hide, because her husband is approaching the room they are in. The best place to hide is the closet. Sylvester is now taking up hiding, but is soon discovered. The only thing he can do now, is try to get out of a confrontation he never tried to be in the first place.

This short, but very exhilarating piece of work is but one chapter of 11 chapters in The Trapped in the Closet musical. The rest follow with enough twists and turns to astonish even the most well distinguished movie-goer (Such as myself) into unbelievable moments that no one could possibly figure out.

Yes, it's all entirely ridiculous to believe or follow, but this short film/musical isn't meant to be realistic in any way. If you think of yourself as a person who sticks close to a movie's plot, and wish for the program to end how it should, you'll be severely disappointed.

Think of this movie as a post-modern Rocky Horror, with Rap overtones, Shakespearean dialog that's been chopped up and translated for the present time viewer/listener, All with R. Kelly narrating.

"Trapped in the Closet," the brainchild of rapper R. Kelley, should not be taken seriously at all. You can look at R. Kelley's terrible rhyming, ridiculous plot, monotonous music that goes on for 35 minutes with no variation, homophobia, misogyny, and immorality and bemoan that this is our generation's "Odyssey." Or, you can laugh. And that is what I did. Whether he meant it or not, "Trapped in the Closet" feels like the greatest Saturday Night Live skit ever put together (in fact, SNL did parody this and it was not at all as funny as the real thing). Essentially, it's a parody of R. Kelley's world without trying to be. You will not regret watching this.

It was hilarious! It is so not what most people would expect if they haven't seen it. It is NOT serious, and all the factions are part of the humor: the constant monotonous melody, sing- song-narrative, the crazy A.. twists and turns, the crazy ridiculous rhymes that didn't always work. It so plays on the crazy story R&B songs about (Lord help me, "ig'nant" drama that a lot of low class nuts bandy about all the time. What can I say I know people who come up with these crazy story lines in their real life! I am still laughing about the fact it was actually produced. Think "Married With Children" on crack crazy only with the black community. The interweaving was actually quite smart if you can just get past the monotonous typical story/ballad melody. Since it's all comedy no one should take offense from it. It's in the vein of "Mary Harman" and "Soap" it's over the top crazy humor, but the point overall is something to think about if you really want to take it seriously--think before you have an affair....you never know where that affair's been, can I get an "Amen?!!!" ha ha ha. Let me put this waiver out there though, this does not represent all African Americans/Black people, so if you don't know this...the humor will likely be lost and reduce to something racist. I think R. Kelly deserves some kudos for putting this together with excellent acting talent! If you watch the Browns, please this can't possibly offend you!