Love, Lust and Improper Influences| Waiting to Exhale 1995 - 90s classic movie commentary
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- Per usual, ANGELA. ACTED. DOWN!!!!
Waiting to Exhale is definitely one of those movies where you can relate to each character. I have been a Robin, a Savannah, a Gloria, and a Bernadine at one point of time in my life and I'm sure I am not the only one. This is a long one yall but here it goes!
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Her walking away with that cigarette will forever be iconic💯🔥🔥🔥🔥
I think I found my Halloween costume.
@@SSSS-wq4vn please do it🤞🏾❤️❤️❤️
Yessssssssss 🔥🔥🔥
Yup.
@@Ilove2teach52 Lol.
Tbh I'm sick of Michael Beach he is always in someone's movie cheating 😭😭😭
Pleeeease!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@noeditsaidit1726 😂😂
For real, why did casting directors do him like that
And makes a normally handsome man look like a complete slime ball 🤢🤮 He’s probably an awesome man too!! But I couldn’t date him IRL just to have him end up with my cousin Faith, no ma am 🙅🏼♀️
And if not cheating than some other shadiness
One thing I forgot to mention in the video - hair, makeup, and styling were on point! All the ladies looked good 💅💅
Listen!! Ellie Winslow and that team of artists DID THAT! those makeup looks are so timeless and seamless!
Yesss 💅🏾 🥰
Makeup inspiration for days and I don’t even wear makeup
And did
there are so many pieces from this film that i want in my closet
I always wondered if Bernie was angry at herself for putting her entire life on hold for a man who ultimately abandoned her. Majority of her monologue revolves around all the sacrifices she made just to ensure he got ahead, while willingly killing herself just to do it. That level of self-betrayal would infuriate me.
I think she did. She went through all the stages of grief. She was angry at him for a moment and then angry at herself. Eventually, she got through it and ended up on the other side. That had to have been an intense roller coaster of emotions for her. Her whole life changed in just a night.
Not just self betrayal. He truly betrayed her. I wish y’all would stop placing all the blame on the victims.
@@corimoon3360 and she acknowledged how she played a part in that betrayal as well. By admitting she lost sight of who she was by putting all of herself into a man is huge when healing from a such a traumatic experience like hers. Her accountability will help her not make those mistakes in the future, as we how she handles Herbert and Wesley's character.
@@corimoon3360 Self betrayal in the sense that she pretty much put her own hopes and aspirations on hold to uplift her husband's and she's now regretting it. In no way does that correlate to her husband's cheating or betrayal being justified or deserved, words have meaning.
My girl said "no, it'd be better if YOU were Black" lmao her whole arc was just everything.
That line right there !!! Hunny
I still don’t understand it. Auntie definitely delivered it though.
@@Mudoh415He basically hates his blackness and that’s how most black men in the industry are when they get famous. They hate on black women and lust after white women. There’s a joke going around about black athletes and white women…
@@Mudoh415basically saying if he had the love and respect for his black love and black relationship then he wouldn’t have done this at all.
Listennnnnn that LINE TO 👏🏾 DIS 👏🏾 DAY and I’m 43 saying this and an avid reader so I read this book before even watching the movie 💁🏽♀️ 99% of movies made after the book are usually 🗑️ BUT this one was on point almost to a T💯🤌🏾😂😂 but babyyyyyy when she CLEAREDDDDDD his @$$ and had him remember he indeed a Blk man, just in a ⚪️👱🏽♂️ body and that’s the realist 💩 everrrrrr bc soooo many Blk men start off with the 👸🏾 and throw them away after they’ve used up their BEST years or isolated them from fam and had them PAUSE on what THEIR dreams and aspirations are💯👌🏾💁🏽♀️ being older and every so often going back to watch this, I see it through a different lens each time bc being older and grown Grown, I can relate to All these women and their pains and hurting and simply bc the 🌎 expects only US that we have to struggle and ride and die for love and we do NOT‼️
"You raggedy bitch!" I love this movie so much, and quote it alot. But that burning car scene with Bernadine will forever be iconic
😂😂😂😂 Bubba cursed her out. I will always see that man as Bubba
@@missvida6251 In that ugly ass vest😭😭💀💀
ICONIC
Wow I forget that's bubba... from Forrest Gump...
@@deonnadysonfor real?? I never noticed either lol
I never caught on to the fact that John left Bernie for the white woman who keeps his books... In other words, she caught onto how much money he was making and made a move on him 😂😂 he fell for the game.
For real
Good point.
Just Like My Oldest Brother Fell For The Con 🙄
True ! Very true
Men complain about gold diggers but fall for the most obvious ones. It’s hilarious LMAO. But honestly it’s a blessing in disguise
Fun fact - the scene in which Anglea pulls out all his clothes to burn - in the car .Every word that Angela is saying while she pulls the clothes and moves back and forth from the car to the closet was all improvised
Oh wow! She nailed that scene. What an actress.
Wow! Cool 😎!
Almost- some of it is actually in the book. I read the book before I saw the movie.
Now THAT Is an ACTRESS
@@Jannah1 There is a sequel to the book. It takes place years after the original.
As somebody who's 31 seeing Whitney Houston say she's 33 and all the women, except drunk ass Bernadette, gasp! And she has to remind them that she still looks good as if she's old! We really thought 30 was ancient back in the day!
Cuz we all close to 30 now😭
Hell I'm 44 and still look goood
@@LADYJAYY19788 you sure do sister!! Hoochie Coochie Diva!!!
@@franksanchez1716 hello!!!
Same sis!!!😂😂😂 I’ll be 32 in April next year and i rolled my eyes so hard at that part😂
Angela Bassett slaps the white chick on BET, but it's cut out on Lifetime. 🤔
💀
Lol
😭😭😭
No violence on lifetime just abuse 😭😭
😂😂😂😂😂
Whoooa Chil’e the desperation, settling, pick me energy coming off of this film! 🤣 “None of us, Not none of us! HAVE A MAN!”
Yes. I think it was the times though. Women were conditioned to have it all by a certain age. Not so much now, which is a good thing.
If you read the book you would be shocked that the same things the women complained about in terms of the black community and dating still rings true 30+ years later. The book is slightly less pick me-ish. They toned down A LOT for this film.
I eventually want to read the book because I figured they mustve excluded alot for this film since they're following the lives of 4 women. Its alot to cram it all in an hour and 45 min.
Hey girl hey! I just watched your video on this move two days ago!
The book is very similar to the movie. Small characters like the gay hair stylist died from AIDS but other than that the movie was just like the book.
Young me was all for Robin saying she didn’t want or need his help. Grown me is like girl, take his tail downtown and get your child support 💅🏾
True. Robin could've handled raising the baby on her own but at the same time, she could've gotten custody of the kid and have Russell's trifling behind pay a whopping $15k in child support.
😂SAY THAT!
I feel like John had a lot of resentment built up for Bernadine. It even feels like he was resentful of the fact that his success wasn’t done on his own and couldn’t call himself self made. He was trying to prop up his fleeting self esteem chile
I appreciate the fact that you spoke out about John’s personality. How he has self-hate issues and how he tried to pass on that attitude and mindset into their children, wanting them to think that “White is better.” That part made me upset the most tbh. Cuz that was just effin’ WRONG 🤬
Yes...cuz some ppl miss that..i.e John having a white mistress...working in a all white firm...living in a upper class probably all white neighborhood and the kids are the only BLK children in their school and neighborhood. That will lead to the daughter feeling like she has to act/date white ..have white friends or well off BLK girlfriends. The son then transform into the white boys "buddy" ...dates their white sister and is only accepted becuz his father has status.. connections and money. It's a domino effect when the father himself feels being black isn't a good thing. Colorism/self hate exist in men too
Wanting what's best for your children and for yourself is NOT having self-hate. If Black Women did this exact same thing, would you be saying the same thing?
@@johnc.2683 You clearly haven’t paid close attention to the movie.
@@gracekincade8775 I have seen it countless amounts of times and yet when I ask someone that same question, that's the only thing you all retort back with. It's NOT self-hate to date nor to marry outside of your race because if that's the case, Black Women have a SERIOUS issue on their hands.
"He's a good man Savannah...a good man!" 😂😂😂 This movie is a classic.
Even my not-so-great mother would not say crap like that with me or even my sisters if they were dating.
Ohhh how I miss Nippy. This film was such a beautiful experience for her. Whitney was a lonely soul, especially towards the end of her life. She had friends but they were the wrong kind of friends and deep down she knew it.
Over the years she always kept in touch with Loretta and Lela, Angela too at times. She would always ask them to come see her and they would plan for the future but it was too late. Whitney loved these women and although she was asked to do the whole soundtrack she wanted to showcase all of the black female talent of that time.
As a child these women were goddesses and now at 32 I’m still watching them shine. I think Nippy was more proud of this film than The Bodyguard.
Excellent commentary.
Every time I watch this movie and I see Kenneth; I wait for him to say “Are you in good hands?” from the Allstate commercial 😂😭
Me too, lol my mom can’t stand him. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
When I was little, I grew up watching him in those Allstate commercials. Hell, he’s the face of Allstate 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂
@@K.M93-K.Wawww he seems like a good guy lol.
Fun fact Angela put that scene together herself, an ad lib queen!
Creative improv of the deepest kind👌
What scene?
@deonnadyson The scene when Angela’s character, Bernie, set her then husband’s clothes, shoes, and car on fire
@@niabelizaire3596 alright na... I figured it was ad lin
"Collard greens, some cornbread, some candy yams, a little potato salad, fried chicken, peach cobbler, few slices of ham." That's a Sunday meal. If all of that was leftovers, how long did Gloria have all of that food in her refrigerator?" I hope it wasn't leftovers from New Years. Gloria should have threw that out after two days.
Nah they didn’t just cook on Sunday back in the day …also we don’t know if it was just Monday that they had met …. 💭
😂😂😂 this was so literally but true. I think the food was probably spoiled if it was from new years
She made it Sunday it was only Tuesday 😂😂😂
I was looking for this comment 😂
😂😂😂
Savannah mamma pushed her to be with Kenneth because she wanted to be rescued too.
That's deep. Never ever thought about that.
It was weird.
My mother would have strangled my neck for messing with a married man.
I agree... savannah mom felt like as long as she stayed with that man until he left his unhappy marriage she and Savannah would be "well off" not seeing that her and Savannah been well off by themselves but the mother couldnt deal with being "alone"
Savannah's mother was a gold digger training Savannah to be a gold digger.
Favorite line of the whole movie "Get yo shit ! Get yo shit ! And Get Out !!!! " Miss Angela Bassett did that ! 💅🏾❤
I’m glad savannah told her mom like it is because the mama is being too thirsty and mosey for her daughter to be with trifling Kenneth
Yes totally agree 👍
Right! Savannah’s mom met will because she didn’t want her daughter to end up like her, alone but Kenneth wasn’t shit. Savannah’s didn’t need a man to make her happy and could do bad all by herself.
Her mother had self esteem issues
Nah...her mom is a typical ol skool mother that felt they could only survive by having a man...her mom did mean well...she didn't want savannah to be alone even if she had to be a side chick. Her mom just didn't realize woman can live well and be happy without a TRIFLING half axx man. I'd rather be alone too if I gotta deal with half a man@@DestinysChild-vn5hm
The ages of each actress at the time of filming:
Angela Bassett (Bernie) 36
Whitney Houston (Savannah) 31
Lela Rochon (Robin) 30
Loretta Devine (Gloria) 45
We know they made Whitney's character, Savannah, older, 33, but I feel that everyone else's ages were what they were in real life because it really fit for their situations/demeanors. It made sense that Gloria had a teenage son. It made sense that Bernie was in an 11-year marriage with pre-pubescent kids. Lastly, it made sense that Robin and Savannah were naive, dating around and childless. If she didn't have her own place, I would have believed Robin was 25 based on the decisions she made. But having a nice place and a dog made her real age of 30 make sense looking back.
This makes sense because Robin seemed to be youngerthan the girls based off her actions. I didnt know Loretta was 45, shes always looked good for her age. I though her and Angela were closer in age.
The writer, Ms. Terry McMillian is a #Libra, thus, I wouldn't be surprised if she weighed all of *that* out whilst typing the book. Libra rules the 7th House, that house governs relationships (among other items), hence why I was addicted to Ms. Terry's prose back then! I know, tmi. lol...
I'm almost 36 and yeah as a kid I thought their ages were so old smh. My mom was about 41 when this movie came out.
@forthenostalgia In the book, it’s mentioned that Robin and Savannah are both the same age but with Robin being a couple of months younger than Savannah.
@@SexyButCurious My mother was 20 when the movie came out and was seventeen when the book was released.
Angela Bassett was absolutely STUNNING in “Waiting To Exhale”. Her hair and makeup was on point in every scene. I did like her better with the long hair but she looked just as beautiful with the short hair. That woman is a beauty. 😍😍😍
I think the dolls on Robin's shelf represent how naive she was and her future role as a mother.
She may not want the guy,but the child needs her father.
Yes! I love this comment, great symbolism. Robin was childish yet maternal 🪆
I saw that symbolism too with **Robin, and also how she wouldn't be weak for Russell anymore, that THIS was the only way that SHE could be without him bringing her down...what would be different when the baby comes? she makes 10 times more money than what he makes..u can tell by her choice of men that she was the bread winner..so him being gone would do her and the baby a favor, he was never going to leave his wife...
**Bernie cutting her hair..11 yrs of healthy thick hair and in a split just like her marriage..was cut. She had to let more than John and his clothes ..property go.
**Gloria going from her big main house to the smaller pool house seeing that her lil son is no longer her baby ..he's a grown man ready to come into his grown self. And just cuz his father left her..by tyrik going to Spain does not mean he's leaving her too..but that he's also allowing his mother to just be Gloria again and have someone for herself instead of giving everything for her baby...hoping his father makes the right decision after 17 yrs.
**Savannah finally standing up to her mother..and not letting her mom have so much control over her life ..meaning well but being overbearing all the time. I could relate to this movie 🤦🏾♀️❤️🩹👑🌸🎖️
I love foreshadowing.
@@ujmbekIf a father wants to be present, he will make a way.
I literally quote this movie all the time still to this day. “He’s a good man Savannah.”
Also, I think this is one of my absolute favorite movie soundtracks of all time. ✨
Me too!!! Lol
I thought it was just me 🤣🤣🤣
It was my very first CD when I was like 11. lol. it's still one of my favorites.
Aretha Franklin, Whitney herself, they had some greats
“A good man”
Yessss, this is a movie for every woman who has fallen for the wrong man and got hurt badly but MATURED and grew from what they went through. That's why this movie will always be a classic. It teaches something.
That quick Yes from Robin sends me every time 😂😂😂
We have all had that Guy we did the quick YES to back then😹😹😹🤦🏾♀️
That "Boy if you don't get..." was hilarious. It describes most of the men in that film with the exception of Wesley Snipes and Gregory Hines characters.
I will FOREVER love that white dress Robyn is wearing when she is hanging out with Troy
YES! They dressed the girls in this movie 😍🥰
Not Kenya Moore haircare herself!!🤣🤣
She’s always had pretty hair 💜
Where?
Leaving Angela Basset for a ww is crazy
Completely insane! She was a complete bombshell.
@@Mudoh415still is.
Would it have been better if she was black? Seriously?
@@AnAdorableWombat1it would be better if he was black😭
This movie still hits truth in the year 2024 and omg Angela Bassett deserved an Oscar for the scene she burned up his stuff. Every person who has ever been hurt in love felt her pain. I love this movie.
Now that I’m an adult I can relate to Angela Bassett’s character. I build up my ex ( then boyfriend ), loaned him money when he lost his job, and supported him just for him to cheat on me with his “ best friend “ that he told me not to worry about.
That sucks. People are just...ugh.
Girl tell me about it bought this grown ass man a car and wasted four years of my life trying to get him to love me the right way only for him to cheat then get engaged to his coworker who he told me I was overreacting about
Sorry sister
I’ve been with my husband for 11 years but when we first started dating, he would above and beyond for his female “friend”. He told me not to worry too but I knew something was up. Come to find out, she was an ex so I confronted her and told her to move on. Told him to move on too! He hasn’t had any female friends since. I don’t have guy friends. That would never pass with my man lol 😂
Hol on my boy said “you Raggedy Biitch 😂😂😂😂😂
Can we talk about what an amazing actress Whitney was? Goodness
Whitney was BEAUTIFUL!
Angela Bassett is, was and always will be my favorite actress. Every movie I see her in, (except Vampire in Brooklyn) she is a single parent, struggling, but always making it in the end. She reminds me of my mom. Angela Bassett is, was and always will be my hero❤❤. I love her line "I'm not worried. You on the other hand should be."😂😂 I use it myself. Michael made me laugh with Robin. Working up a sweat when he didn't even do anything. "Does he think he just did something. I could've had a V8." 😂😂 Such a classic.
My mom and sister saw this when it first came out and they said EVERYONE in the theater screamed and cheered when Westley Snipes came on scene. Apparently no one knew he was in the movie till then. Oh the 90s!
Bernie situation is scary. We expect that our husbands will protect and provide especially if we're being so supportive. I always cheer as shes burning his ish! I love this movie, and yesss the soundtrack is IT!!! And that is my favorite song too girl OMG!
When I was younger my fathers girlfriend looked like Robin and her name was Robin lol and she could sing we used to sing that song all the time!!! Good memories!!
The way I just yelled out “GUESS WHAT JOHN?! YOU’RE THE MUTHAFUCKIN IMPROPER INFLUENCE!!!” beat for beat. 😂
Robin’s white dress was such a vibe. I will not rest until I have it
I tried to make that dress with my mom’s bedsheet.
It came out horrible. Should’ve cut holes in a white dress, looking back now…
Everyone was so good looking in this movie, I remember as a child I was obsessed 😂. I shouldn't have even been allowed to watch it.
All four of the female leads are pretty, and all of the men are fine too, even the ones that were dogs *coughs* Leon 🩷💗💜
The soundtrack to this movie is my favorite soundtracks of all time.
Yesss this and soul food sound track and surprisingly new jack city soundtrack
And Boomerang soundtrack
Baby and Aretha's song Hurts like hell definitely hits different all the way now that I'm OLDER.
The R&B girls today singing in cursive
Girl I can’t 😂😂😂 you are my friend in my head
Hey friend!!!!!
What does that really mean ?? Like .. not saying everything clearly ???
@@joyceg7859 Yes and all the words run together.
@@forthenostalgia !!!!!!!! Makes senseee lmao
@@joyceg7859 Sza lol
I’ve seen that anger in my mother (Bernadine’s). That’s why this movie resonated so much for me growing up.
Same. My dad cheated on my mom a lot.
Chanté Moore’s ‘Wey U” was my favorite song on the album, but the entire album is beautiful and requires no skips ❤
to this day it’s one of my favorite cds
Love this soundtrack!
"KISSING YOU" AND "ALL NIGHT LONG" are my 2 favorites!!!!!❤❤
This movie’s soundtrack is top tier. Memories unlocked.
“You raggedy b****!” 😂😂😂😂😂
My brother died at that part! 🤣🤣😂
Soon as a man a BRUTHA ✊🏾🤨..give y'all a chance..u bxxxx act simple 😶..😅😅
@@Mone333Williams🤡🤡
😆
She nailed his ass tho😹😹😹😹🥰
Whitney walking gracefully into that room scared all them ladies at the table.... lol...
“I wouldn’t even add him to the tally, it didn’t happen”😂 #girlmath
😂
Basically😂
Right, it never happened 😂😂
For sure
Seriously, sometimes it don't count.🤷🏽♀
It Hurts Like Hell was my favorite from the soundtrack. I listened to that song over and over when I separated from my husband. Aretha's voice is so hauntingly beautiful on that track. She conveyed so much emotion.
Yes
It's beautiful but I can't listen to it. Just too sad for me.
I listened to this too during my divorce...it helped.
"Kissing You"
"All Night Long"
& "It Hurts Like Hell"
are my favorites!!!!!
The only one who didn't sleep with somebody's man was Gloria.🤣🥴🤦
Yeah true
Bernie didn’t either
@@toniidanaee7074
Yeah she did.
She slept with the married dude from the club.
You don't remember her telling Gloria she did it at the race?
She said afterwards dude started coming to her house and her son answered the door.
@@toniidanaee7074
"If his wife ain't around, he better watch out for me."
Aww dang I forgot he was married 😂guess your right
Whitney Houston “Why does it hurt so bad” such an emotional song.
Thank you for the review.
Whitney said she didn't wanna sing that song 😩 I understand why.. especially being grown and the queen dealing with Bobby for so long 😅😩
That is MY SONG!!! The BEST. ❤
How could you call her baby was my jam. Lmao I loved this review. I didn’t realize how naive robin was. I used to think the heavyset guy was really into her and now I watched it and I can see he was totally selling her a dream. Whew Chile now im in my thirties and this movie hits so different. Married men trying to talk
To you , men dream selling, women finding out they were a starter wife just ghetto. Can’t wait for the next review. I literally can watch your videos with a glass of wine and relax. Love it.
That song isnt talked about enough for me. Its still one of my faves. I thought he was too but as soon as he asked her whats her fantasy, my inner alarm went off. Some men ask you those type of questions so that they can mold themselves into what you want then after awhile, the mask falls. Thanks for watching and Im glad you enjoy my videos ☺️
Savannah's mom had no respect for her daughter not only that she was putting her daughters life in danger by setting her up WITH A MARRIED MAN. What happens if his wife found out? And lets not forget John has lost 1.5 mil to Bernidine does anyone think his lover is going to stick around after she learns about that? There's a book about what happens after this movie sad thing is Beridine got with a guy but he's sucking her dry financially.
Yep, the sequel, Getting To Happy. I listened to the audio book a couple years ago. Amazing how certain lives changed...especially that James dude Bernadine had met. He was a awful lying bastard!!!
@@TheRetroWoman80 I thought it was odd that he would want to spend his wife's last days with another woman 🤨
@@demestin Exactly!!!!!
@@demestin 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯That never made sense to me even back then. He was cheating on his dying wife, but the movie made him out to be a "good man". #dafuq 😬😩🤔
Looking at this movie now that I'm older all 4 of them had to see the dirt in their lives to crossover to the light! It was major growth in all their characters
Hey! Waiting to Exhale is one of my favorite books, and I have it damn near committed to memory, so I can give you a little more insight. SPOILERS AHEAD!
So in the book, Savannah’s character is pretty accurate to how she’s portrayed by Whitney in the film. The only thing that’s left out, is that she has a fling in the book slightly after she’s decided to stop seeing Kenneth, but before she actually tells him. The man who she sleeps with is someone she meets at a conference in Las Vegas, and she quickly falls for him and his vulnerability, only for him to ghost her after it’s over. It’s that situation, plus Kenneth reaching out to her that cause her to end the relationship. That, and in the book, Lionel actually meets her in Denver, and drives with her to Phoenix so that she’s safe. He’s more of a scam artist than portrayed here. They delve a bit more into her family relationships and such, and she does get a promotion in the end, which proves that she did in fact have it in her to make it as a producer.
Robin’s character in the book is also somewhat accurate, but her subplots including her shopping addiction, and her parents’ ill health really do make her much more sympathetic. Her father is suffering from end stage Alzheimer’s, and her mom is a breast cancer survivor who has to now care for him full time, and is also not well. Her father’s eventual passing is what makes her finally see that life was too short for her to be waiting around on Russell.
Bernie actually does begin to date James in the book, as his wife dies shortly after their encounter. The book touches a lot more on her possible addiction to Xanax, and the mental toll her divorce takes, which leads to depression, and a bad experience with anti depressants. John is outwardly much more of an Oreo than in the movie, and he does marry Kathleen, which also really hurts Bernie. She also gets about $3 mil in her divorce settlement, decides to open her catering company called Bernadine’s Sweet Tooth, and instead of the girls going to the Grand Canyon on NYE, she offers to fly them all to Paris.
Gloria’s character probably deviates the most from all the other characters in the source material. They talk A LOT about her weight, as she’s much heavier than what we see on screen, and why she’s gotten so big. They also discuss why her dating life is why it is, because she kept ending up with men who didn’t do right by her, and emotionally ate as a result. She also didn’t want to keep confusing Tarek, so she gained weight and shut herself off so that she could protect them both. Joseph (the male hairstylist that spills the tea on Bernie) has a much bigger role, and Marvin’s portrayal is pretty accurate. The biggest difference, is that she has a heart attack towards the end of the book and almost dies, but Marvin finds her and saves her, and that is what causes them to commit to each other, and Tarek leaves after this happens. Gloria commits to her weight loss, and Marvin reassures her that he still will love her regardless.
Obviously the movie would be hella long had they included all of this, but I hope this gives a bit more insight!
Thank you for this!! And thanks for watching 😊
That was an awesome run down of the book! ❤thank you!!
Have you read the sequel , I would curious to know what you think?
@@theorderofthebees7308I have! I’m gonna be honest, I felt Terry’s bitterness throughout the second one. She put the ladies through unnecessary situations, and Robin’s storyline was completely unrealistic. The one that made me most upset was what she did to Bernie’s character, that was a lot for so little pay off.
@@_jordanslyric thank you so much
That "oh God I hope he not watching me walk away" scene is ICONIC!!
yes!😹😹😹😹🥰🤓🍿☕
I loovvvveee Gloria's walk after meeting Marvin.
The part where Mykelti Williamson called Lela Rochon a raggedy ..... was hilarious
That line cracked my brother up! 🤣🤣🤣
She cracked him with that orange took me out😹😹😹😹😹🤦🏾♀️☠️
One thing I loved about the 90s was if you were a SUPERSTAR singer they will give you all the curse words in the movie to show some edge😂😂😂 Whitney, Brandy, Usher, ect
How could you call her baby is my favorite on the album too!! Babyface stuck his whole foot in that soundtrack
The whole leg lol
I have to say the fashions were iconic as well. I want Bernadine's fit in the garage sale scene! The sundress is sundressin'! My favorite song from the soundtrack was Brandy's Sittin' Up in My Room.
Such a good video. The scene where Michael was trying to put the condom on stuck out to me the last time I watched this movie because it was my 1st time really watching it as an adult. It seems to me that he was only pretending to put it on. If you pay attention, when he tries to get on top of Robin, you see him throw it off the side of the bed. It made me so mad to see it
I never noticed that, now I have to rewatch that scene. Thanks for watching.
Bernadine didn't seem surprised when he brought up the other woman. But, she did seem surprised when he said he was leaving her.
It’s possible that Bernadine low-key knew that John and his Barbie doll were messing around, but didn’t think he was actually going to leave her for Kathleen.
You know the slap was coming. I SAID "POP," damn near scared my whole office.
😁😂😂🤣
I’m done 😂😂🤣
Robin-"You need some help?"
Micheal-"No"
I always crack up with Michael's delivery of no and that side eye. Hahaha😂
When you said, " Too busy singing in cursive," it took me out 😂😂😂. Movies and soundtracks were off the chain in this era. I love your videos.
Having a favorite song from that soundtrack is impossible, they ALL are hits! Count on me, Sitting up in my room, Kissing you, and Let it flow are my top 4 from it.
Watching this commentary, it’s crazy how the dating scene really hasn’t changed much. It’s actually worse. Anyways thank you for this, can’t wait to watch the next one 😊
My two favorite songs on the soundtrack is Brandy's "Sitting up in my room" and Mary J Blige "Not Gon' Cry." I STILL keep those two on heavy rotation on my playlist.
John hated the fact that because of her he made it so big and resented her for that. If there should be a sequel he would be worse off cause I doubt that woman he left her for is gonna further him like she did
There was a sequel, book wise. It's called Getting To Happy.
@@TheRetroWoman80 I just read about that and I’m not pleased with how things go for the ladies. I was hoping they’d be happier, not sure why a black author would keep creating so much trauma for her characters
@@Sasha-vb3mhyeah, that sequel upset me a lot
@@Sasha-vb3mh I have a theory it's because her own marriage fell apart, and she felt like she had to demolish her characters' joy & progress as a result. She slick predicted her own divorce w/Gloria's arc (which left her very openly bitter), and I guess if Terri doesn't get to have a happy ending, nobody does. Not even non-existent people. 😑
“ I wanna stay, but I gotta take my mama to church in the morning” that is the most BS. Excuse I’ve ever heard in my life life.
Exactly 🤣 he was going to church with his wife
The song "Count On Me" toward the end of the film touches me to the heart. It reminds me of my late cousin because she would always tell me when I'm down and needed to talk to her, I can always count on her.
I know this movie wasn't necessarily made for us white girls...but it was still one of the best, most relatable movies I've ever seen. It covered the overwhelming pain of putting your faith in the wrong man. Angela Bassett is one of the best actresses of our time. ❤
“You raggedy bleeeep…” 🤣We thought Bubba died during the war but little did we know, he survived, moved to Arizona and started acting up lmaoo
No you need a time out. That was foul. 😂
Soo many classic scenes from this movie. The makeup and wardrobe classic also. So many lessons were taught.
This was an incredible movie, written by Forest Whitaker and featuring an all star cast.
Terry McMillan was the writer 😂
@terejosh13 exactly lol Forest was just the director. I don't think this story could have come from a man.
@@terejosh13 Of the original story. Forest did work on the screenplay.
@@RRAY1991 See below.
@Amari Jackson the story still came from Terry and very few things were changed.
Girl not you said "Took Robin to the TRAP HOUSE, THE DRUG DEN like it was the movies!"
😂😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
"How you like that new haircut?"
"I'ont like it"
"I don't either "
"I like it , it's sharp, it looks good on her!"
"Yeah it look alright!"
😂😂😂😂😂
When this movie came out I could fill my gas tank for $10.00
YES! And get our hair done at the Salon for 50$ I wish we could get a 90's do over😹😹😹🤦🏾♀️
"Oh, but later... she gets angry" LOLOLOL
GIRL, I HOLLERED.
As an adult I definitely see myself in Robin. I’m def a hopeless romantic like Robin and would sometimes step out of what ik just to see how things would go and always seeing the good in bs men but thank God I always choose myself!
Sitting up in my room is my favorite. That bass line!
Yes
I got mad hungryyyyyy when she started naming the foooood ! 😂😂
Well I’m four hours deep into these videos and loving it. Great perspectives and breakdowns. I was a child when I watched these and had no idea what I was really sing.
"GIRL WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FOR HIM TO SAY "I'MA CRACKHEAD!"'
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The lines in this movie were top tier gags 😹😹😹😹🥰🤓🍿☕
I'm over 18 minutes into this and wondering when Angela Bassett meets Taye Diggs.....then it hits me hahahahahahah 🤦🏾🤦🏾🤦🏾🤦🏾
Not 12-year-old me screeching I'M NOT GON CRY, I'M NOT GONNA SHED NO TEARS at the top of my lungs every time this came on.....11 YEARS, I'VE SACRIFICE!! It hit middle school me too hard 🤣
They were all beautiful ❤️ women ....Loretta Devine has such a beautiful face. When she was younger she was STUNNING ( Dream girls). She should sing more often.
Loretta is still pretty 💗
She is pretty and she wasn’t even that big in this movie. Very curvy and well put together in my opinion
She's so underrated. She was in a movie with LL Cool J, Whoopi Goldberg, Toni Braxton, etc. called Kingdom Come. She was so funny. Jada Pinkett too, they had me dying.😂 She can do comedy, drama, etc. She deserves more recognition for sure.
"Hurt so Bad" was my favorite tune in this movie.
This commentary had me HOLLIN 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣!!!!!
But everything you broke down was true!
I'm trying to train my body to sleep during the day and these videos have kept me up. The "girlllll" always kills me 😂
This video just randomly popped up in my feed. And I'm so grateful. The beginning breakdown on Bernadine's hurt????? I am in tears. That level of hurt and pain is unfathomable.
I know this is a whole time consuming chore, but if you did a commentary on The Jacksons: An American Dream I'D DIE!
Thats actually on the list. Thats going to be a task since it is lengthy but it would be worth it. Its a good movie!
Am I the only one going through the feels!? I needed this video thank you. I love your narration.
The soundtrack is a masterpiece! I love and miss this era. Black Cinema Soundtracks, during that time, were GOLD. Every song could relate to the movie. Each song automatically takes you back to a specific scene of said movie.
I thank you for bringing this movie to my attention because man oh man, is this so down to Earth. Not only do I love the characters but I think they are so relatable that whether you are a woman or even a man you could connect to at least one of them. I kind of connected with both Gloria and Robin, in that I sometimes feel I don’t deserve love in return and I can be pretty naive at times. But one thing I take away from all this is that we can all grow from experience and change. Women don’t necessarily need a man to be happy either. If we keep our chin up and focus on what’s most important then you could be damn sure we could be badasses like these four honeys right here! 💙👑 We live our lives like we do and for woman’s happiness, that’s a beautiful thing.
This soundtrack had me pretend signing divorce paper during 7th grade lunchtime
😆...art is powerful!
I am done! 😂💀
Aww cute 🤣🤣
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That scene with Robin and Troy, if I was her neighbor i would have been out on my patio looking & listening!!!!!😂😂😂😂
The mardi gra mask in the back seat😂 7:37
Lol...
That was so random. 🤣😂
It’s the “boy, if you don’t get!” for me 🤣🤣🤣
Listennnn, I was thinking the same thing about wishing to be there for Bernadine’s yard sale. I would have racked up too lol.