Claudine
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Movie Reviews of Claudine
Movie Review: Make Your's a Happy Home
Summary: 5 Stars
I've waited years for this movie to be released on video/DVD. Thank God my patience has finally been rewarded. Claudine is a sweet movie about family and a woman who's made mistakes but loves her children and is willing to make sacrifices to provide for them. Released during the age of blaxploitation, the film features real characters that are well rounded.James Earl Jones is fanstatic as always despite his protests to the contrary in the commentary. Lawrence Hilton Jacobs does a fine job as well. Carroll is a revelation especially to those television and movie watchers who know her only from Dynasty, Julia or the Five Heartbeats. Hey movie studios, how about stepping outside the box for once and find this underutilized talent another leading, meaty role?
Another plus is the outstanding soundtrack. The team of Curtis Mayfield and Gladys Knight and the Pips was a winning one. I wish someone would re-issue the CD like they did a few years ago.
My only complaint...a small one...is I wish that there were more special features. A where on they now on the children in the movie would have been really nice.
Movie Review: A REAL TEAR JERKER!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
THIS IS AN AWESOME MOVIE ABOUT A WOMAN ON WELFARE HAVING A HARD TIME RAISING SIX KIDS I LOVE THIS MOVIE I CRY EVERYTIME I SEE THIS MOVIE AND I LOVE IT I CAN WATCH IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT I LOVE THIS MOVIE.... I USED TO WATCH IT EVERYTIME THAT IT CAME ON TV WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL BUT NOW I AM DEFINITELY SURPRISED TO SEE THAT JAMES EARL JONES AND DIHANN CARROLL HAD ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO PLAY THESE ROLES BUT I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR THE BOTH OF THESE VETERAN ACTORS THEY HAVE ALWAYS CARRIED THEMSELVES IN A VERY GOOD WAYS AND I HAVE ADMIRED ALL OF THEIR WORK BUT THIS IS A MUST MOVIE TO HAVE AND OWN ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIKE DIHANN CARROL AND JAMES EARL JONES BUT THIS MOVIE IS VERY EASY TO RELATE TO AND THE SOUNDTRACK IS ALSO CURTIS MAYFIELD ARRANGED, PRODUCED , AND COMPOSED THIS SOUNDTRACK CURTIS IS THE BABYFACE OF THE 70'S HE WAS AN AWESOME PERFORMER AND PRODUCER HE AND GLADY'S HAD DID AN EXCELLENT JOB ON THE SOUNDTRACK TO BE INVISIBLE, ON AN ON, MAKE YOURS A HAPPY HOME, ANY MANY GREAT OTHERS BUT I RECOMMEND THE VIDEO AND THE SOUNDTRACK YOU WILL BE HAPPY WITH BOTH!!!!Movie Review: Timeless Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a really great movie. Although it's 30 years old it is still captivating and relavent. I saw the movie for the first time in 2004 after I had heard about it for ages. Claudine has six kids--and don't ask her how she ended up with six kids. The kids are a handful. The relationship between Claudine and Roop (a handsome James Earl Jones) moves at lightning speed. They go from casual acquaintences to an intimate duo very quickly. Roop is quite a character, jovial, eccentric and captivated by Claudines beauty and her plight.
What impressed me the most about this film is the fact that although it is quite old (30 years), the issues that the film addresses (welfare fraud and welfare stipulations on women, failure to pay child support) are still issues that people deal with today.
This drama hits home, the only thing that just struck me is just how fast Claudine and Roops relationship progressed. Where was the getting to know each other? A good movie and a must have for your African American cinema collection.
Movie Review: TIMELESS AND FABULOUS.....!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
A young Diahann Carroll stars as Claudine, a 36-year-old single mother with six precocious children. A welfare recipient, Claudine also heads out to the 'burbs during the week for her full-time job as...what else? A housekeeper for rich white folks. Claudine looks forward to trash collection in the suburban neighborhood....where a young, handsome and obviously smitten James Earl Jones (playing the character Rupert) tries to woo her. The two begin dating, and fall in love. But the pressures of the prying eyes of social workers and Rup's own checkered past soon come calling. Will Rupert step up and be the man that Claudine and the children need and know he is?
With an endearing cast a great soundtrack courtesy of Gladys Knight (remember that hit Make Yours A Happy Home?), this movie is a classic with issues and concerns that unfortunately are still very relevant...this is a must for every movie collection.
DYB
Movie Review: Now I'm not just saying this because I adore Diahann Carroll...
Summary: 5 Stars
I found out about this movie while searching for Diahann Carroll movies. I picked it up along with Carmen Jones for a long weekend that I planned on spending at home. I wasnt quite sure of what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised. Its very funny and yet still manages to convey a message without being preachy or overly dramatic. The main characters, Claudine (Diahann Carroll) and "Roop" (James Earl Jones) are great, very charasmatic and come across great on the screen. However, I thought Claudine's kids were hilarious. Keep an eye out for the scene where Claudine is having breakfast with her kids after her first date with Roop. If you can get through it without laughing, well I feel sorry for you, you're probably dead inside (LOL). All in all a great movie. Stop reading and just get it. You'll love it.