The Unwritten Man Laws
M.D. Wright
1.25.09
I'm actually going to start this out blank. Feel free to add your own "rules".
What have you...
As politically incorrect as I wanna be.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Status Is Everything
Status Is Everything
M.D. Wright
1.25.09
Let me tell you something. You can be a big, fat, ugly, crusty, purple something-or-another, but if you have money, fame, status and power, women will not care.
I look at some of these guys who are pulling women (read: mostly hoes) left and right -- no matter the arena: pro sports, music industry, church, etc. and I had to wonder.
If you are always on TV as an athlete... or a rapper/R&B singer... or top flight actor... or a pastor in church, women view you as something to behold and want you for themselves; despite all the competition from women with like minds. It's hilarious to watch it (especially in the face of women who swear up and down that it is not so).
Look at T.D. Jakes. Would he get a second look from ANYONE if he wasn't who he was?
Or Dwyane Wade, who looks like he gets his arse beat at the bar every night before a game? Dude's lip is busted and he has the Isiah Thomas eyebrow cuts; but when they "won" (refs STOLE) the NBA Title in 2006, chicks was throwing their panties at this guy. Dear God.
I almost wonder what it would be like if I were famous. I just hope I'm married to the GOD-ORDAINED WOMAN for me if it happens, because I'm definitely not chasing status. It makes women do crazy things.
What have you... (if you disagree).
M.D. Wright
1.25.09
Let me tell you something. You can be a big, fat, ugly, crusty, purple something-or-another, but if you have money, fame, status and power, women will not care.
I look at some of these guys who are pulling women (read: mostly hoes) left and right -- no matter the arena: pro sports, music industry, church, etc. and I had to wonder.
If you are always on TV as an athlete... or a rapper/R&B singer... or top flight actor... or a pastor in church, women view you as something to behold and want you for themselves; despite all the competition from women with like minds. It's hilarious to watch it (especially in the face of women who swear up and down that it is not so).
Look at T.D. Jakes. Would he get a second look from ANYONE if he wasn't who he was?
Or Dwyane Wade, who looks like he gets his arse beat at the bar every night before a game? Dude's lip is busted and he has the Isiah Thomas eyebrow cuts; but when they "won" (refs STOLE) the NBA Title in 2006, chicks was throwing their panties at this guy. Dear God.
I almost wonder what it would be like if I were famous. I just hope I'm married to the GOD-ORDAINED WOMAN for me if it happens, because I'm definitely not chasing status. It makes women do crazy things.
What have you... (if you disagree).
"Notorious" Film Review
"Notorious" Film Review
M.D. Wright
1.25.09
"Notorious" -- a biopic about the life and times of Christopher G.L. Wallace -- was released to public theatres on January 16, 2009. I recently had the opportunity to view it and I'm prepared to offer a review.
As a kid who followed BIG from the bottom to the pinnacle of his career (bought Ready to Die on CD AND cassette, and bought Life After Death THREE TIMES on CD) -- plus being a teenager when he came out, I have a great appreciation for his music and what it meant to those of us who just gobbled it up back then.
I won't get into nostalgia and this will be a brief review.
The actors were very well-versed and played the roles almost verbatim to what took place back from '91 until the end on March 9, 1997.
The director did not take liberties and stuck to the truth (at least as was told by those who witnessed it first-hand and what the media outlets were doing). I appreciated that. Seeing some of the scenes that I am familiar with having lived in Brooklyn years ago, it was very good to see how well the director re-created the scenes and used actors who were convincing enough to cause people who were of age at the time to at least reflect back on the actual people themselves.
I would definitely say the movie had excellent pace, the proper level of rawness, drama and poignancy that would make this a classic. The ending was perfect, all things considered.
I will admit that I had very low expectations about this movie. I was wrong. I say it is a must-see for those who haven't seen it. It is a good memory piece and worth watching several times over the years like some of the other classics from back in the day.
Grade: A-
M.D. Wright
1.25.09
"Notorious" -- a biopic about the life and times of Christopher G.L. Wallace -- was released to public theatres on January 16, 2009. I recently had the opportunity to view it and I'm prepared to offer a review.
As a kid who followed BIG from the bottom to the pinnacle of his career (bought Ready to Die on CD AND cassette, and bought Life After Death THREE TIMES on CD) -- plus being a teenager when he came out, I have a great appreciation for his music and what it meant to those of us who just gobbled it up back then.
I won't get into nostalgia and this will be a brief review.
The actors were very well-versed and played the roles almost verbatim to what took place back from '91 until the end on March 9, 1997.
The director did not take liberties and stuck to the truth (at least as was told by those who witnessed it first-hand and what the media outlets were doing). I appreciated that. Seeing some of the scenes that I am familiar with having lived in Brooklyn years ago, it was very good to see how well the director re-created the scenes and used actors who were convincing enough to cause people who were of age at the time to at least reflect back on the actual people themselves.
I would definitely say the movie had excellent pace, the proper level of rawness, drama and poignancy that would make this a classic. The ending was perfect, all things considered.
I will admit that I had very low expectations about this movie. I was wrong. I say it is a must-see for those who haven't seen it. It is a good memory piece and worth watching several times over the years like some of the other classics from back in the day.
Grade: A-
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