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I can't believe that someone would pony up 30 million to Dave Chappelle to set back black people to the racial stereotypical days of slavery and "Amos and Andy." Actually I can, because Hollywood still buys and champions racism. Remember "Soul Plane?" That crap closed MGM down. Dave Chappelle actually put on a Klan outfit on one of his shows. Regardless of the humor imbued in the skit, the Klan and their virulent past is NEVER an issue that should be poked fun of or mitigated. Racism is still alive and well in this country, and we need to be trying to heal it, not fester it. African-Americans don't do enough when they have influence and power to make a change. Dave Chappelle is the perfect example of a buffoon who would sell his soul, integrity, and race out for money. In essence, he was paid 30 million to help destroy and marginalize his own race, and he gladly accepted grinning and cooning all the way to the bank. Dave Chappelle and his show, sucks.

I remember the director of this film sending out a mass e-mail to people begging them to support this film, saying it was not stereotypical and was a truly unique film. Neither one was accurate. It tried so hard to be funny and clever, but instead, was sorely hackneyed. Also, casting overrated talent like Eddie Griffin (has he EVER done something of worth or integrity) and Dave Chappelle was a big misstep as well. If this same director urges people to come out for a future effort, he won't get much support, because he burned the public with this forgettable, disposable fare. Fool me once, shame of you. Fool me twice, shame on me. This director would fool me again. No way.

Everyone who was associated with this debacle of a production should never be allowed to work in the film industry again. Films like this fully embody the premise that video directors (like Jessy Terrero) make shoddy (at best) feature-film directors. Remember "Belly" by Hype Williams?! "The Cookout" by Lance Rivera?! Ugh!! Only a visual hack who would do anything for an opportunity would make a film that sets back a race like this film. Mo'Nique (whose NEVER done a film with any integrity, or for that matter, anything at all with scruples), Snoop Dogg (same with him, big time!), Kevin Hart (what a horrible way to make a debut, he would be better off playing a black Klansman), and Sommore (please, no more!) have done more detriment to black people that full-blown racists have done. No plot, stereotypes galore, coonery to the highest extreme, and wretched acting/writing/directing make this film worse than excrement. Tom Arnold, you stink too. Playing the "token" in this film did NO ONE a favor except your bank account. Every dollar you made from this should all be given away to charity. You make white people look bad enforcing stereotypes. That's irresponsible as hell too. Where's Gordon Parks when you need a good film directed by a black person? I hope there's a new wave of filmmakers that can come out soon with some diversified material. Enough is enough. Return to sender, which in this case, was the toilet. How can anyone associated with this film sleep peacefully at night and show their faces in public? Pride is a foreign word nowadays. No one has it anymore in black cinema. Someone PLEASE bring it back. "Soul Plane?!" "My Baby's Daddy?!" "Marci X?!" "The Cookout?!" "State Property?!" "Trois?!" "Friday After Next?!" "Johnson Family Vacation?!" "Undercover Brother?!" "Baby Boy?!" Anything made by Master P and anything with Eddie Griffin in it! Stop the "plane"! I want to get off!!!

No stars, and NO WAY should films like this EVER be allowed to come out.