Product Details

• Actors: Tamela J. Mann, Angela Bassett, Tyler Perry, David Mann, Lance Gross
• Directors: Tyler Perry
• Writers: Tyler Perry
• Producers: Tyler Perry, Joseph P. Genier, Michael Paseornek, Reuben Cannon, Roger M. Bobb
• Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Lionsgate Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: July 1, 2008
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (93 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0018RNF74
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,672 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns [Blu-ray] + Digital Copy" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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TYLER PERRY'S MEET THE BROWNS - Blu-Ray Movie

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Caught between a crock and a star chase, July 20, 2008

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Amanda Richards (Georgetown, Guyana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns (DVD)

Short Attention Span Summary (SASS):

1. Angela Bassett stars as a single mother of 3 kids struggling to make ends meet in inner city Chicago
2. A death in the family takes them to Georgia, where they meet the Browns
3. A quick Rick Fox jumps into the crazy clan
4. Over-the-top characters, prolonged punch lines and unnecessary family secrets lead to a predictable ending


This movie has an established talent pool of a cast, and usually they can be depended on to put the "dis" in dysfunctional, but this time the jokes fail to flow smoothly, wasting the comedic talents of Jenifer Lewis, David Mann and Frankie Faison. Tyler Perry appears briefly as his most beloved character Madea, but even this feels like an afterthought in the context of the movie.

Angela Bassett is out of place for this particular role, but excellent actress that she is, her character signifies hope for single mothers everywhere who may be feeling overwhelmed by the pressures of work, home and family.

Some good performances make for a movie with a strong message, but unfortunately it's hard to see through all the noise and confusion.



Amanda Richards, July 20, 2008

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More like 4 1/2 stars, January 3, 2005

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E.C. "flyeaglet8406" (Jackson, MS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (DVD)

I cannot stop playing this DVD. I watched it for the first time on Christmas night and have been thinking about the Browns ever since. I went in expecting to obviously miss the presence of Madea, but I have to say that although I'm interested to know what kind of interaction she would have had with the Browns, Mr. Perry made the correct decision when he decided to give the Manns their time to rightfully shine. It's a wonderful, highly enjoyable play.

Going totally and completely out on a limb, I'm going to say that I think this is probably the best Tyler Perry play I've seen (I've seen 5 of 7, soon to be 8 with the addition of Madea Goes To Jail). To be clear, I'm not talking in terms of outright humor, because I didn't find it to be as funny as the others, but more in terms of better writing, better actors, and better subplots. It also included better singing/songs; this time I didn't fast-forward through any of the singing, which is rare for me, because I don't like musicals and random singing. (Yes, this means I hate Chicago and Mary Poppins.) My favorites would absolutely have to be Tamala Mann and Terrell Carter's solo performances and the final song in which the entire cast sang. Those are the ones I insert the DVD to play whenever I'm home, and those are the ones I find myself walking around at work singing to myself; they actually inspired me to purchase the soundtrack from tylerperry.com. I have to recommend this play to everyone I know (starting with whoever is reading this and hasn't seen it).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great true to our people comedy!!!!!, January 15, 2005

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Earthsangel "NurseJones" (Simpsonville,SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (DVD)

This is an awesome hilarious play! I swear those are my people! Movies, screen-plays, and the like often are not "true to people of color." Our people are naturally funny, loving,talented, and Spiritual! The Tyler Perry series is the only DVD's that I watch over and over, and I belong to a DVD club! Buy all of them you will NOT REGRET ONE SINGLE PURCHASE! Hey Bless our people, and you be BLESSED