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“ Tyler
Perry - Madea’s Family Reunion“
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Reviewed
by: |
Wayne A. Klein |
| Genre: |
Musical comedy
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| Video: |
1.33:1 Full
screen |
| Audio: |
Dolby Digital
2.0 |
| Languages |
English |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Length |
120 minutes
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| Rating |
NR |
| Release Date |
6/28/05
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| Studio |
Lion’s Gate
Home Video |
| Commentary:
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Selected
scene commentary by Tyler Perry |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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Tyler Perry Featurette
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| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
Trailers for the Tyler
Perry Collection |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
|
Brief introduction
by Tyler Perry, Photo gallery |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Tyler Perry,
David Mann, Tamela Mann |
| Written
By: |
Tyler Perry
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| Produced
By: |
Tyler Perry
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| Directed
By: |
Tyler Perry
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| Music:
|
Tyler Perry
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| The
Review: |
Nothing like a gun carrying, wild
eyed chain smoking grandmother to make a family reunion cutting
edge. Madea’s family has a reunion when her sister Irene dies
and but with every death there must be something to celebrate
so the group gets together also for the wedding of Madea’s
granddaughter. Tyler Perry’s popular character Madea turns
up again in “Madea’s Family Reuion”. Pushing the boundaries
with a mix of melodrama, satiric wit and barbs worth remembering
for your own fights “Madea’s Family Reunion” will find a popular
audience with the release of this in conjunction with “Diary
of a Mad Black Woman”. Although Perry’s humor won’t be for
everyone, fans of his work wil enjoy this romp with its mix
of feel good gospel tunes, sarcastic barbs and references
to the bible. I’d suggest grabbing this title while you can
as when the film version comes out next year, it will probably
go off the market so as not to interfere with the marketing
of the movie. ---
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| Image
and Sound: |
Receiving
a brand spanking new transfer from Lion’s Gate in the way of
“Diary of a Mad Black Woman”, “Madea’s Family Reunion” looks
rejuvenated with crisp and sharp images. The colors are bright
and vivid and blacks rock solid. The dialog comes across crisp
and clear although the stereo format could have been better
used than it is here. It’s a minor criticism for a nicely done
job by Lion’s Gate. --- |
| The
Extras: |
We get
an introduction by Tyler Perry. There’s also a featurette
on Perry himself giving a bit of background on him. It’s not
too dissimilar to the featurette on “Diary of a Mad Black
Woman” in the info it provides. We also get a photo gallery
with behind-the-scenes shots of the various actors in and
out of character. Finally we get trailers for the entire “Tyler
Perry Collection” included as well. ---
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| Commentary:
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There are
five brief scene specific commentaries by Perry. They don’t
reveal a lot about the performances beyond what he felt the
performers brought to their roles and the way the scene plays
out. He sounds like a good natured teddy bear in the commentary.
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| Final
Words: |
A nicely
done re-release from Lion’s Gate, “Madea’s Family Reunion” finds
Perry and his troop of actors all in top form. The extras aren’t
essential but do value to this set particularly if you’ve seen
the play and want a bit more background on its production. |
