Customer Reviews

The Tyler Perry Collection (I Can Do Bad All By Myself/Madea's Class Reunion/Meet the Browns/Madea's Family Reunion)

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

I'll admit that I'm a Johnny-come-lately to the "Madea" series, finally seeing this compilation at the insistence of my teenaged niece. Creator Tyler Perry and his alter-ego, the opinionated, pistol-packing, chain-smoking (never lit, by the way) "Madea," have starred in several successful stage plays and subsequent theatrical film versions to the delight of fans, mostly African-American, nationwide.

Though the stories feature the tried-and-true clichéd characters (the belligerent teenager, the devoted wife, the straying husband, the vixens, the lotharios, etc.) and situations (infidelity, promiscuity, straying from the church, comedic funerals, obnoxious and overbearing family members), Perry's productions also introduce a bit of spirituality with each story's ending dependent upon DIVINE INTERVENTION making things right. Some of the acting performances are a little over the top, and the musical selections, though sung with gusto and relish by the gifted vocalists, are weak in the lyrics department; however, as a whole, the respective productions are entertaining and inspirational.

Perry has tapped into a market that is unconsciously ignored by Hollywood, and is having great success on both the stage and screen.

This compilation lets the viewer experience and/or revisit those money-making stage shows.

My family and I have been fans of Tyler Perry since seeing our first Madea video borrowed from a friend several years ago. When I saw this set, I had to have it. He speaks the language of families and has much better subject matter and language in his productions than many my family could see elsewhere. We are making plans to see his latest production "What's Done In The Dark" live, and know it will be worth it. Get this set for your DVD library - you won't regret it!

This is a wonderful collection of PLAYS by this wonderful individual. I have followed him since he arrived in the circuit. Highly recommended purchase for anyone who enjoys stage plays. He is hilarious.

Tyler Perry is wonderful. He has a true blessing from God and I thank him for sharing it with the world. Each play was funny, real and a pleasure to watch. Glad to have in my collection of DVDs, and I'm looking forward to more movies and/or plays from Tyler Perry.

I will admit to this; I LOVE Madea; got her book, DVD's(trying to get the latest ones); I am a big fan; I go to the movies on opening weekend. What I like about these plays and movies is that they have a message; a message that has been sort of lost and that is you don't have to have sex to be with someone, you should remember God in what you do; Ok, Madea is "over the top" sometimes, but how are you going to defute that she isn't getting the message across to the millions of black fans that flock to her plays and shows, made the book a bestseller and is basically making Tyler Perry a household name? Is she that bad a character that we have to ignore her? I don't think so; I can say this and that is, we ALL have a Madea in our lives; and if you don't mind me writing this, we sure need more!! Now, three years ago, I didn't know NOTHING about Tyler Perry; watched his "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" play and though that isn't my particular favorite, I was hooked; watched his Family Reunion, and got even more hooked; went to the movies when they came out, and I'm sorry, you just cannot tell me she is all bad; she is more needed than anything.sorry; these plays come highly recommended; Peace.

Although I thought these were very funny and enjoyed them, nothing on the boxed set or information tells you that they are not actual movies. They are stage plays. I bought on Tyler Perry's reputation for his humor and didn't realize I wasn't getting real movies. Somewhere in the description it should be noted that these are plays and not movies.

I just loved this set. Well worth the money spent. This is something that the whole family can enjoy. Tyler Perry and his cast are superb. I look forward to seeing what Tyler comes out with next.

Very disappointed in this purchase. There was no information to tell you that you were ordering plays and not movies.

I own the Tyler Perry collection and all I can say is that I would tell everyone to get his movies and plays. I am also
looking foward to see more of his work. Check it out you won't be sorry.

NOWHERE IN THE DESCRIPTION DID IT SAY THAT THESE WERE THE PLAYS. I LOVE ALL OF TYLER PERRYS MOVIES BUT I WAS VERY DISSAPOINTED WHEN I HAD GONE TO WATCH THEM AND CAME TO THE REALIZATION THAT THEY WERE NOT THE MOVIES, BUT THE PLAYS.