Akeelah and the Bee (Movie)
 

I will be at this movie the weekend it premieres. :D


A precocious eleven-year-old girl, Akeelah Anderson, from south Los Angeles, is discovered to have a talent for words. In spite of the objections of her mother Wanda, Akeelah enters a spelling contest. Her gift takes her to compete in the National Spelling Bee, the most famous competition of its kind in the world. On the way, she is helped by a forthright, mysterious teacher, Dr. Larabee, and other members of her community.

Opens 4.28.06
http://www.akeelahandthebee.com/

Stars Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, and KeKe Palmer

I will be seeing this as well. I used to dream of being in the national spelling bee. But, after I crashed and burned in the sixth grade, that dream is a distant memory....

I am happy to see Larry.... er, Laurence Fishburne back on the big screen! :D I had a small "Boyz in the 'Hood" flashback when I saw Angela & Larry would be starring in another "inner city youth" film. I love both of them!!

I will definitely see this movie. I remember being in spelling bees from 3rd-7th grade but never making it as far as the National Spelling Bee, so this brings back fond memories.

I also had a Boyz moment when I saw that Angela and Larry would be in the movie.

Will be there. I'm sure that our cousins will not be at THIS one on opening weekend!!

You got that right.

I just talked to my mom and she knows I am going to see this and get the DVD.

Sorors, I think this would be a great field trip for any of you involved with Delta Academy to take your DA girls to see. :)

I did too, lol. I'm looking forward to seeing this movie with my daughter. :)

Is this the same little girl that was in Madea's Family Reunion?

Yes, KeKe Palmer.

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I can't wait to take my daughter to see this movie. :D

Me too sans the daughter. :D

I've convinced a colleague to spearhead a field trip to see the film. These kids need all the motivation they can get, hopefully this movie will do that. Also, kids need to realize it's comfortable to think and do outside of the box.

:)

That's great!! I hope our organizations' teen groups take their members to see the movie as well. We need to make this movie #1. :D

~4th grade spelling bee champ in 1985 :D

I was 5th grade champ in 19(cough, cough, sniff...sniff) :p

I was not a champ, :( but a finalist in 7th grade.

As a birthday outing, I will accompany little Ms. BlueReign and her friends to this movie next week.

I would love to arrange a field trip but we can't go see anything that is not rated G in this county.

THis movie is getting great press and great reviews.. I hope it does well at the Box Office

:o :eek:



You all are ultra conservative. A few teachers took students on a field trip to see Drumline, so I thought why not Akeelah? :confused:

This would be a great field trip movie! I'm going to recommend it to my sister, she's an AP at an elem. school.

I want to see this. This actress also played in Barbershop 2.

My students mentioned the movie in class today and I understand the actors and actresses will be on Oprah tomorrow! Was once in a spelling bee but didn't make it to the finals:(

I'll be in the theater with my popcawn and gummi bears!

:)

Can't wait to see it...
 

This looks like a good wholesome movie!;)

Same here but it was the 8th grade for me. I made it to the finals for the school but too bad so sad for me. I think I was 50th out of about 80 kids. It was fun though.:D I cant wait to see this movie also. I love watching the the national spelling bee on espn. I'm so proud of all of the kids

This movie is getting great press. They are promoting the film on Starbucks coffee cups.

I stopped in there yesterday and they had fliers for the film.

I'm going to see it with my son tomorrow!!!

1984 All-County Spelling Bee Champ!!! Won my school a set of reference books for the library and I got the same set plus a French/Italian/Spanish dictonary. Lucy Webb Elementary still has those books in their library. :D

While getting my white choco mocha, I noticed that if you bring in your stub from the movie Fri-Sun you can get a tall drink of your choice for FREE :eek: :D :eek:

I just read Keke Palmer's bio. Impressive young lady who turns 13 this year. We first saw her in Barbershop 2 -- she played Gina's niece (Queen Latifah) that sparked the verbal battle between Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer) and Gina. :cool:

I can't wait to take my son to see this. My BF wants to take me because this is my claim to fame. LA Unified Spelling Bee Champ Grades 6,7,8. Represented Southern Cal after winning 1st against Orange, San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties grades 6,7. By 8th grade I was too wrapped up in ballet to be going to State Championships, etc. My parents just couldn't find the time to take off and fly all over the state, and go to dance recitals, etc.

Fun (yet stressful) times. For some reason, I can't stand Scrabble, though.

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It's a must see. I was on the edge of my seat at the end of the movie.

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just truly an outstanding movie. I cried and I laughed. Very heartwarming. Definitely a must see movie. Good job, cast and production!!

*crash*

I haven't seen this yet but would love to. This movie and Spellbound, the real-life documentary, really bring back memories—I represented Alabama in the National Spelling Bee in 1980. :D The pressure is every bit as intense as you'd imagine ...

Did you take the GRE or ever study for it? Man I wish someone would coach me. LOL! CT4, I don't think you'd have any trouble. The way he broke it down though of big words being made of smaller words. I never took latin in high school, I wish I had now.

I never studied etymology but when I taught the last few years, I did teach my students certain Latin and Greek roots to help them with SAT and ACT verbal. We never had Latin in high school as an option.

And no I have never taken or studied for the GRE.

ETA: Oh and I failed to mention I was in spelling bees from 2nd - 8th grade. :cool: I won in 4th grade and took 2nd in the 8th grade. :cool:

I'm ready to go see this movie again!

And I absolutely loved Javier - he was just too doggone cute!

He really was. When he stalled for her, I LMAO. I found myself clapping and cheering several times like I was in the bee's audience.:)

Yeah when he stalled was very funny. Didn't he say can you use it in a song? LMAO. I couldn't help myself though when Angela and Larry were on screen together saying, 'eat the cake Anna Mae'. And wasn't Akeelah's brother the guy that use to play Jett Jackson? Where has he been?

Yes Javier asked for them to use ratatouille in a song, lmao.

Devon (Air Force brother) was Jett Jackson. According to IMDB profile, he has kept busy.

I did the same thing with Ike and Anna Mae references.:o

Guess I need to get dressed and head over to Starbucks!

Saw the movie yesterday - theater was packed! Babies managed not to cry and nary a cell phone rang (has to be a first!) Took my eleven year old cousins with me who teased me for crying at the end!! Loved the movie - absolutely LOVED it!:D

1. "RV," $16.4 million.

2. "United 93," $11.6 million.

3. "Stick It," $11.3 million.

4. "Silent Hill," $9.3 million.

5. "Scary Movie 4," $7.8 million.

6. "The Sentinel," $7.6 million.

7. "Ice Age: The Meltdown," $7.05 million.

8. "Akeelah and the Bee," $6.25 million. Shame it didn't do better. :(

9. "The Wild," $4.7 million.

10. "The Benchwarmers," $4.4 million.