Boo! A Madea Halloween

As expected this movie was based on various stereotypes of the black community. After all Tyler Perry's entire career is based on the exploitation of racial stereotypes. While I don't condone that I have to say that the movie was funnier than expected. It definitely had its moments.

As far as I can tell most people watched this movie mainly because one of the protagonists is a famous Youtube personality (Yousef Erakat). I personally am not too fond of his Youtube videos but his acting performance was solid. Gotta give it to him.

Final verdict: Not quite re-watchable but it's a solid comedy.

First of all, I would like to announce I'm a HUGE Madea fan ever since I watched the first one and have watched all of them.

There were certainly good elements in this Madea but the movie lost my attention at times. Some scenes were way too long - first thing you learn as a screenwriter is not to write a scene that's over 3 minutes, especially not at the beginning, or you may lose your viewers. Some parts of the dialogue were redundant.

Some of the Actors are not actual actors but Youtube sensations. Their acting was not the most convincing. It's hard to be over-the-top character-style (like Tyler Perry does with Madea) but still be believable. It also take talent to be natural and not over-the-top when needed. Acting is an Art and takes lots of training. Some may believe the number of followers is more important to the success of a project than actual talent, I would have to disagree on that one.

This Madea is not one of the Madea's I would watch again. In the end, it could have been better.

I still love Madea and will keep going and being a big fan. And I can't wait for the next one.

PS. Bloopers after credits come up are funny. If you go, make sure you stay until the end.

Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) is a movie that I recently watched on Peacock. The storyline follows a father struggling with his teenage daughter who is a 17-year-old freshman in college. He recruits the help of Madea to set her straight on respecting adults and herself.

This movie is written, directed and stars Tyler Perry (Diary of a Mad Black Woman) and also stars Cassi Davis (House of Payne), Patrice Lovely (Madea Family Funeral), Yousef Erakat (We Love You), Bella Thorne (Scream: The TV Series) and Lexy Panterra (There's Someone Inside Your House).

The best part of the movie is the opening trick-or-treat scene with "Biggie." I was cracking up during that entire sequence. The Madea and Tyler Perry (as the father) conversations were also hilarious as was Madea's brother, Joe (as always). There's also a good fraternity punch in the face scene and a booby conversation that's laugh out loud good.

Tyga being in this was an A+ too.

Overall, while this movie isn't "good" there are enough entertaining scenes to make this worth a watch. I would score this a 5/10 and recommend seeing it once.

By 2016, Movie Fans had the opportunity to see the mad black woman known as Madea put her unique personal stamp on, among other situations, a family reunion, jail, a witness protection program and Christmas. But how will she make it through a wild and wacky Halloween? "Tyler Perry's Boo! A Madea Halloween" (PG-13, 1:43) answers that question in typical Madea fashion – her way! Actor, producer, director, screenwriter, playwright, author, and songwriter Tyler Perry's most famous and enduring character is rough around the edges, but the old lady is just being herself – and doing what she thinks is right. Mabel "Madea" Simmons gets through life the best she can, no matter what anyone else thinks about her, and she's going make the people around her act right – with insults and by force, if necessary.

Madea (Perry) is the aunt of Atlanta attorney Brian Simmons (also played by Perry), who is newly divorced and has his hands full with his rebellious and disrespectful 17-year-old daughter, Tiffany (Diamond White). Tiffany's friends (Bella Thorne and Lexy Panterra) are planning to go to a nearby college fraternity's Halloween party and Tiffany wants to sneak out of the house to join them, along with her reluctant friend, Aday (Liza Koshy), who is sleeping over. Brian gets wind of the plan, but he has to go out of town, so he bribes Madea to spend the night in his house to make sure the girls stay out of trouble. Madea shows up at Brian's with her cantankerous brother (Brian's dad), Joe (Perry again), her marijuana-smoking cousin, Aunt Bam (Cassi Davis), and their meek friend, Hattie (Patrice Lovely).

Tiffany comes up with a plan to outsmart "the old people" (as she derisively refers to them) and sneak away to go to the party. Madea soon realizes that Tiffany and Aday are gone, so she gathers her posse (except for Joe, who decides to hold down the fort) and crashes the party looking for the two girls. She doesn't find them, but manages to ruin the party. The president of the frat (Yousef Erakat) wants to get even, but you have to get out of your coffin pretty early in the morning to fool Madea, and there's a scary price to pay for even trying. Besides the theme of the party, the Halloween angle comes in with Aunt Bam stealing candy from trick-or-treaters and various characters taking advantage of the spooky nature of the holiday to formulate their plans to fool others and get what they want out of the evening.

"Tyler Perry's Boo! A Madea Halloween" is a typically silly and fun Madea adventure… with some life lessons thrown in. Madea and her contemporaries are exaggerated stereotypes, not to be taken seriously, which gives the audience permission to just sit back, relax and enjoy the on-screen antics. Perry's script contains a few good jokes, but most of the humor comes from his direction and the actors' performances – namely, the way the characters speak and act towards each other – and the Halloween backdrop gives everyone plenty to work with. Brian is a loving and earnest, but ineffective dad, until the directness of Madea and her crew helps him see things a little differently. It all makes for another enjoyable Madea outing that stands on its own merits. "B"

Madea gets wind of her niece's plans to attend a Halloween party being held at the lake, which was the scene of some grisly murders in the past.

If you enjoy the Madea films, you'll enjoy this one; it's ninety minutes of nonsensical silliness. If you're a first time viewer the chances are you will probably wonder what on earth you're watching.

It is repetitive, and if you've seen one film, you've seen them all. However, if you're sparing with your viewing, you may just enjoy it.

I like the crazy array of characters; personally, I adore Tyler Perry and really enjoy Madea. She's on fine form here-bossy, direct, and full of her usual cutting remarks.

Cassi Davis is good fun as Aunt Bam, the mature characters are entertaining, more so than the youngsters.

It does go on a bit, and the ending was somewhat disappointing, but you're here for nonsense; you're here for some Halloween fun. It may seem family-friendly, but I'd suggest it's not suitable for younger family members.

6/10.