Okay, one of my guilty pleasures is watching this movie. I actually went to see it during its opening weekend and was much less than impressed (the ghetto audience that insisted on hooting and howling during the sex scenes and talking back the the screen may have had something to do with it
). Then, I saw it on HBO3000 (Mama Classy has digital cable) one night and realized how truly funny this movie was. I don't think all of the comedic parts were intentional though because some of the acting was so bad that I had to laugh.
Well, I rented it from Blockbuster the other day because I hadn't seen it in a while and I needed a good laugh. The DVD has all of the extra selections, including the deleted scenes. This movie could have been much better if some of these scenes hadn't been deleted. A lot of the storyline, foundation, and character development ended up on the cutting room floor.
One extra scene develops Juanita, Jody's mother, as a real source of guidance and growth for him. When he gives SweetPea a little speech in a parking lot about buyers vs. sellers, it seems out of place because there is really no reason for the sudden revelation. When in fact, Juanita is the one who told him all of that. Everything he says comes from her mouth first.
There was also more exploration of his relationship with his son and his daughter. As the movie is now, his kids, especially the baby girl, are more like props. There is no relationship between them and their father. In fact, there are only two times in the movie that we see Jody with his daughter. And, there is also discussion of Jody's dead brother Ray-Ray and the background on why Jody and SweetPea were in jail is also given.
A lot of the foundation of the film has been lost due to editing. I really thought John Singleton was a better filmmaker than this. Had the film been edited right, the only complaints would have been about the acting and not the storyline.