Monster's Ball-Now on Video/DVD

Sweetsista · #1 01-29-2002, 11:38 AM

Has anyone seen the new movie, "Monster's Ball", which stars Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton? I believe it opened this past Friday. I have not seen it yet, but I am seriously considering it.

I'm curious to see how Halle takes on this challenging role. I was never too impressed with her acting ability. I was also disappointed to hear that she is baring even more skin in this movie than she did in "Swordfish". In an interview she made a comment that exposing herself in "Swordfish" made it easier for her to let it all hang loose in "Monster's Ball".

Now I know that most men will love to see Halle exposing herself in the movie's passionate sex scenes, but were they really all that necessary?

I thought that she did a great job with Dorothy Dandridge, but now she's been naked in the last two movies that she's made, and I've definitely lost a lot of respect for her. But I guess I could be wrong about "Monster's Ball". Maybe Halle will prove me wrong!

Oh, and I forgot to mention that P Diddy is in this movie as well...

Ideal08 · #2 01-29-2002, 05:26 PM

She was naked before, remember The Last Boyscout?

AKA2D '91 · #3 01-29-2002, 05:50 PM

I want to see the movie myself. Some of it was filmed down here.

Why does it matter if she takes her clothes off or not?

It's not like she is out there playing in stereotypical roles or being shown in a negative way. Isn't it natural for us to "take it off"?

I saw her in an interview and she said that Eric had problems with the scene at first, but he eventually "calmed down".

AKA2D '91 · #4 02-11-2002, 05:38 PM

I believe the movie opens NATION-WIDE this Friday.

No, Soror. I don't remember "The Last Boyscouts". I remember the movie, but I don't remember her in the film. I guess I'm going to have to make one of these days off a Blockbuster Day/Night.

Jody · #5 02-11-2002, 10:31 PM

Soror, Halle Berry was Damon Wayan's stripper girlfriend that was killed in the first 20 minutes of the movie.

Diva1722 · #6 02-12-2002, 01:13 AM

Hello everybody,
I saw the movie this past weekend and I thought it was a very good movie. I cried, laugh and even I know he just didn't say that

If you see the movie I'm talking about the scene with Billy Bob father and Halle Berry, what he says to her its just

I like the movie and recommend that eveyone goes see it.

AKA2D '91 · #7 02-12-2002, 02:00 AM

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Originally posted by Jody
Soror, Halle Berry was Damon Wayan's stripper girlfriend that was killed in the first 20 minutes of the movie.

lol. Thanks, but I still don't remember. LMAO!

It's been a lonnnnnnng time since I've seen it. LMAO

AKA2D '91 · #8 06-14-2002, 11:09 AM

I don't know about this movie. I'm a little

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and lost.

It seems like some parts were missing. I guess I'll have to watch it again or view the deleted scenes. IMO, it was OKAY.

I rented Vanilla Sky also and it is a trip!

Has anyone seen it?

librasoul22 · #9 06-14-2002, 11:18 AM

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Originally posted by AKA2D '91
I don't know about this movie. I'm a little , and lost.

It seems like some parts were missing. I guess I'll have to watch it again or view the deleted scenes. IMO, it was OKAY.

I rented Vanilla Sky also and it is a trip! Has anyone seen it?

Vanilla Sky was really good then at the climax of the movie started to kinda trip out. It was ok.

Monster's Ball was carried by the actors. The ending was kinda like...umm, ok. Oops, there are the credits. But the rest of the movie was really good, I felt.

Professor · #10 06-17-2002, 11:35 AM

I rented the movie last night. I was like how in hell did you win for this. All she did was cry and sex the guy. The movie had no substance. It left a great deal to ponder. Like, why did she not ask the guy if he was there when her husband was killed.

prayerfull · #11 06-17-2002, 12:19 PM

We bought the DVD last night and watched it. I'm trippin' off the fact that Halle won an Oscar for this performance. Yes, she did very well. However, I'm not seeing anything that was just so amazingly spectacular about it. It was a good movie - a bit odd at the end. I'm also trippin' off the fact that that dude went out and gave 'ole girl a car and named his gas station after her after one little freak session. I was looking for more in the ending...perhaps Halle's character becoming a bit more mentally stable with her "new" life.

JJSP01 · #12 06-17-2002, 02:48 PM

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Originally posted by Professor
I rented the movie last night. I was like how in hell did you win for this. All she did was cry and sex the guy. The movie had no substance. It left a great deal to ponder. Like, why did she not ask the guy if he was there when her husband was killed.

I'm with you Professor...I was kinda lost and didn't get some of the underlying themes that seemed to be going on. At the end, I was pissed because she didn't confront ol' Billy Bob...and what did he get out of it?

I'm not sure if her acting skills were sooo great that she should have won the Best Actress award. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad an AA won, but why did she win for this movie? Where was the substance?

AKA2D '91 · #13 06-18-2002, 06:15 PM

I think she did better in Losing Isiah.

snuggles12 · #14 06-19-2002, 10:00 AM

I also think her acting in Losing Isiah was better. I saw Monster's Ball before it was nominated for an Oscar and came out of the movie theater disappointed. I thought the storyline didn't develop the characters well enough that you understood them.

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Originally posted by AKA2D '91
I think she did better in Losing Isiah.

mccoyred · #15 06-21-2002, 03:31 PM

Well, I rented the video last night and was not impressed with Monster's Ball. I kept waiting for the good part.

Halle's performance was credible but definitely not Oscar-winning.