I heard that they took Aaliyah's scenes out of the matrix two and redid them with another actress that looks similar to her, because she was unable to finish the movie. That is why it took longer for it to come out.
As far as rentals....I know I will catch flack for this one, but I like to rent "The Wiz" with Michael Jackson and Diana Ross and nem. I also like to watch "There's Something About Mary", and "Shallow Hal". I think that those two are hilarious. Now if I am feeling the black movies a bit more then I go with.."Soul Food", "The Best Man", "The Wood", "Love and Basketball", and "Brown Sugar". I always keep a copy of "Friday" and "Don't Be a Menace..." near by because you can never go wrong with those.
