Way to go Halle, you got an oscar for a porn scene with satan himself. Now no one will even share a fork with you.Limey (10 out of 10 )
Good God man, are you seriously complaining about Halle Berry appearing in a 'porn scene'.
Is it Jesse, or Jessie?
biniyam (10 out of 10 )
It's the best movie I have ever seen, it's fantastic. I admire the character played by Halle Berry. She was tallented in the movie and she won the oscar nominated for her. She deserves that.solomon (10 out of 10 )
It's proud for all africans to say Halle Berry is the most talented actress on this planet, because she diplayed that in the best nominated movie.Dr.L.A (10 out of 10 )
It is the fourth best movie I saw in my life so far.Shalimar (1 out of 10 )
I agree with Jesse. It did nothing but advance the stereotype that black women are whores. This movie is nothing more than voyeur porn for slave chootchie, where modern white men can relive the old days of slavery when they could have sex with any black woman whether they wanted to or not. She did not deserve an oscar for porn, and that shows how racist the oscars are. They skipped every DECENT movie made by real black actresses such as Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, Cicely Tyson, etc. And waited until there was one with porn, sex & nudity. Shows how little respect white men have for black women after raping them for 200 years during slavery. She is the biggest black sellout of all time on film, and there have been many paid to make blacks look bad (Stephin Fetchit, amos & andy, other coons & buffoons). There are NO oscars for a white woman having sex with a black man like there is in Monster's Ball and never will be in this country. Therefore it needs to be boycotted along with Halle Berry. No wonder people like Imus call us Hoes, movies like Monster's Ball and most black videos give him the right to. This movie embarrassed me at work the next day when all the black women were asked what we thought about it. I guess I should have said, that slave gal f**ked master real good, just like the good ole days of slavery. This movie should be banned, just like they did Song of the South-- it does nothing to but advance a negative image of blacks. If she is proud of it, she should show this to her kids and make her watch all the sex scenes. Oh wait, the first white woman to win an oscar can do that, Halle Berry can't.anonymous (1 out of 10 )
I didn't like the movie and I don't agree with Halle winning an oscar for this, but what I will say is that Halle is not a sellout. She is a great actress and although she won an oscar for a sh*tty movie she still deserves to win more oscars than that. Especially for her performance in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge. So with that said, Shalimar stop being a hater and just let the woman enjoy her oscar.helle beardy (1 out of 10 )
This was THE worst, most contrived film I have ever had the misfortune to see. I think Halle Berry is a great actress and deserved an Oscar regardless, but as for the script. Horrid, melodramatic bullcrap. I mean how much tragedy can one fit into a script? The fact that her husband was on death row and that she lived in an extremely racist and impoverished environment provided enough of a story. I actually like Billy Bob Thornton, he's a good actor and has nuts, but he's perplexing because then he goes and makes cheesy shit like The Astronaut Farmer. What?Muse Sick (2 out of 10 )
Very well-stated arguments, folks. I'm actually not embarrassed (as I often find myself when reading comments such as these online). At any rate, Halle's a good actress... not the best... but she's done some great work with very mediocre roles. Billy Bob is pretty good too. But the bottom line is that all actors take crappy roles at some point in their careers. I think it's inevitable, based on the nature of the industry. But you're right on point with how derivative and contrived this movie was. It was overtly gratuitous and a real blow to the image of black women (and Halle) in Hollywood and beyond.anonymous (8 out of 10 )
She is a disgrace to black women and women in general for doing the scene and accepting an award for pornography - is that a talent - every woman can do that. They don't put it on film and shove it down the throat of America's movie going public. The scene was disgusting. Only sick perverted, hard up men got on watching that scene - Billy is gross - who the heck wants to see that. I'd rather watch dogs mating.fattony (8 out of 10 )
Ok, there are people who only seem to focus on the things that make them uncomfortable in movies. If you really watched to movie, you would have known that she and Billy Bob Thornton's character were both just looking for something to distract them from the crap going on in their lives. She lost her son right after her husband was killed by the electric chair. This all happens while she is working so hard just to survive with her son. Billy Bob Thornton, who's own dad practically raised him to hate everyone, just watched his son kill himself right after he told his son that he hated him. What do you think the sex scene was for? At the end of the whole scene, they say to each other, "I needed you." They were emphasizing their desperation. Shalimar, you are sounding just as racist as the Father of Billy Bob in this movie. How else would you, on reflex, see a similarity between this sex scene and times of slavery. This wasn't rape, she, the black woman, wanted it, and I can bet that no sex between slaver and slave was consensual. And there were the real scenes that Halle Berry did great in that she won the award for. She made her part very real. I don't know about you, but I could feel what she was feeling when she screamed and cried when they pulled the blanket over her sons body to show that he was dead. You can go ahead and miss the whole movie and focus on the one thing that makes you upset, or you can grow up and focus on the big picture. This was a movie about how everywhere there is racism, hatred, fear, desperation, and people who hate everyone else, and in the middle of that these people who seemed to have no reason to live, found each other and with each other, survived the crap of the world.truthteller (10 out of 10 )
There is a lot of controversy surrounding what she did. Fact is, it really don't matter if the scene is real or not, that's their own sin to own up for on judgment day. However, what it shows is to what extent the devil is using media and even 'actors' to spreed his word. So much that its something that we are beginning to accept. For you guys who think its cool, imagine it's your wife, will it still be so cool knowing the whole world knows what you have in public shame; telling you the complete geographic structure of your wife with 6 grid reference to every feature?! Knowing that you forcefully share with the whole world what is rightfully, only meant for you?! She has been stripped naked in the public eye, a scare that will never be removed for the rest of your life time together!!! Not so cool now huh; if it still is, then man you really got to get praying. For the girls, what will you tell your kids? When they come home burdened with tears invoked by bullies at school. Fancy Pamela Anderson? like to be in her shoes. Here is a good one, "it was just a movie, it's nothing real!" good luck with that when they come home pregnant saying "I just wanted to act like mommy in 'a movie'?!" Oh what shame; again if it's still cool then I suggest prayer for you too. What I really trying to put across is lets be less oblivious of the things happening around us and most importantly the time we are living in. this may sound old fashioned to most of you but, Jesus IS coming soon. God bless and take care. Jazzman (1 out of 10 )
Some people will say it was just a movie. Well, mammys, coons and every other disgraceful thing we have ever done on film were "just movies" too--and this was as bad and sad as it gets. No other ethnic group in the world would stoop so low and be patted on the head so well for such trash. You can't get around that. On top of all that it was a just stupid and wretchedly dumb movie.Latitudinarian (6 out of 10 )
Truthteller, not only do you beat your wife and not have sex with her on the plastic coated furniture in your pathetic one bedroom apartment, but you also view this movie like a doucher. Halle Berry is an actor. She acts. She is not responsible for teenage pregnancy. I pinky promise. And if Jesus IS coming soon, I am willing to bet that after abolishing world hunger and establishing world peace, he is going to rent Monsters Ball and marvel at what a great job he did in creating such a beautiful specimen in Halle Berry.
p.s. I am just kidding about the beat your wife thing. You're definitely single.
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