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Unpopular Opinion: Love Jones is TRASH
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Not even gonna lie, the part when he got her address was mad sketchy. It always rubbed me the wrong way
It did and she told him off about it!
To be fair their female friend at the record store protested when he initially asked to see the address.
This unpopular opinion was fun but people have got to stop judging some of these movies by the "wokeness" of today. Ain't that film 20 or 25 years old? C'mon.
The situation in Love Jones is more believable that Julia Roberts' character in Pretty Woman. That film had people rooting for a prostitute.
It was a Cinderella story but Cinderella is a whore. Again c'mon.
Alicia Keys did the same thing in her "you don't know my name" video
@@jesushateswood true, but two things can be true lol
Keep in mind this wasn't the times of IG. It was not easy to keep in touch with people back in the 90s. If you saw the person of your dreams back then you had to go to great measures to track them down. Granted I haven't seen the movie in YEARS but based off what I remember, he had no better way of finding her. It's still not right to do but hey...
We need to understand that just because something is a classic, it always doesn't mean that it's good when you look at it objectively.
I loved that episode on BlackAF
It wasn’t meant to be ideal
Love Jones isn’t one of them.
Yea yea yea true but whatever Love Jones is one of my favorite movies of all time
just because it wasn’t a Cinderella love story or had shady characters, doesn’t mean it wasn’t good yet a classic
Angel has valid arguments in all her episodes and I still be sayin she wrong. This show is gold!
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Yes Tahir!!!!!!
I know right!
Except her arraigned marriage argument which was absolute trash.
@@leroyjenkins12345 she didn't understand the true nature of arranged marriages. Her understanding was romanticized. She was thinking of match matching.
When Tahir pulled up that picture of Angel and her husband I DIED laughing!!!!!! "Hey Queen can I have a moment of your time?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bruh Tahir found Angel's wedding pictures just to roast her 😂🤣😅😂
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You and yo husband!!!! 😂He was plotting the whole time he was looking down!
Don't mess with Tahir, he's a thinker lol.
@@hanaayr Yes and I'm here for it. Tahir really broke down the intended concepts in that movie.💯
Tahir has had a lot of jobs in his life. He needs to add detective to his resume.
I actually agree with Angel on Unpopular Opinion for once. All those movies we romanticized were trash and creepy
I just hated that particular movie. I li ki e a good dysfunctional movie.
True True, but I soooo loved it. Watched the other day, and I was sooooo vex.
Love & basketball as well trash and Monica needed to move on and get better
Same here and I don't understand why it's considered a black love movie.
@@JustLikeAFlower I disagree. We saw exactly why Q was messed up and why Monica never gave up on her first love
Love and Basketball was a complete story.
Men view those films as hope that women won't give up on them. Women look at all the unnecessary emotional acrobatics those films condition them to accept as part of relationships.
I agree!!!!!!
nah lol i was on the unnecessary drama side. stayed single cause of that stuff
Wait, are people actually emulating their lives based on made-up movies...rather than what their parents taught them and their real world experiences?!?🥴
It’s-just-a-movie folks.
@@5pctLowBattery Trust me sometimes it's better emulating movies than some of what these parents show their kids. Sad to say but...
The Party's Here!! Oh wow. That is sad 🥴
Dude said " I didn't start making breakfast till I had kids" 😂😂😂😂
Love Jones was a true masterpiece...period!!! It depicted Black people in the a non-stereotypical, progressive fashion and it incorporated elements of jazz, poetry, photography, etc. like no other Black film has in the last 30yrs!!! And it gave a Black Male's perspective on love...there was not one reference of the "B" word, no strippers, no twerkin', etc...actual conversation on love!
I really love Love Jones, but the movie gave me anxiety. There were so many UNNECESSARY issues created in Darius & Nina’s relationship. Actually, a situationship is probably the more accurate term describe whatever it was that they had. Maybe it’s not the movie that was bad but rather how it was promoted/perceived. If we perceived the movie as a “it’s complicated” status, instead of “love goals” then I don’t think Angel would have this opinion. #ItsNotTheMovieItsOurPerception 🤷🏾♀️
Hellolove it wasn't really a #goals movie. I was in college when it came out and I just remember thinking how it shows what some people go through when that jones comes down. The term jones-ing used to mean addictive feeling. Also keep in mind 20s love is (or should be) way different than falling in love 30+.
Lot of entanglements going on 🤣🤣🤣
8:27 TAHIR JUST DROPPED THE BIGGEST MOMENT IN UNPOPULAR OPINION HISTORY
Tbh honest a lot of the black movies that came out in the 90’s, if you watch them again now that we’re in our mid 30s and up, you realize a lot of them aren’t to good, but hold a special spot in history to us that make them classics. Think about about all them blaxploitation movies that came out in the 70’s, when our parents were in their teens and early 20’s them movies were all black people had. You watch them now their definitely not good and if your not watching the digitally remastered version, the video quality is even worse 🤣🤣🤣, but still classics to them and us if they raised you on them.
That's most films. I honestly do not know why I liked A walk to remember. it's boring.
I'm a fan of Prince. He made a movie called "Under the Cherry Moon". I wanted to like it the first time I watched it. But I didn't. I've watched it several times just because of Prince. And I have a friend who says she's gone through everything that was in "Waiting to Exhale". But I think the best part of that movie is Angela Bassett's acting.
Romeo and Juliet is messy but people drool over Shakespeare's sh*t.
Juliet takes a sleep aid and Romeo finds her. He thinks she's really dead so he KILLS himself. Juliet wakes and finds dead Romeo by her side and decides to kill herself. In the end they're both dead.
@Andre Ricardo Bryant Right. But we gotta take in consideration that was a common practice amongst cultures.
@@tybooskie I agree that movie was boring asl It took me a few days just to finish it 😭
This was funny, but I will have to disagree with Angel on this one. Love Jones showed us how NOT communicating properly could ruining relationships, and when things don't get resolved it could have a negative impact. Case in point, Darius and Nia are kicking it, and she wants to know if she still loves her ex. First, if she is confused if she is still in love with the ex, then she is not in love with the ex. Second, when she told Darius, it bothered him and he didn't want her to go, but he played it cool like he didn't care, which made Nia feel some type of way. When she got back, she didn't even call Darius until the next day. Darius couldn't stand the fact she left and to mend his broken ego he started kicking it with an old flame. All they had to do was just be honest and upfront about their feelings but that was too much like right lol. The third example was when they got together and Darius was still receiving calls from the girl he was kicking it with when Nia wasn't there. They talked about it but Nia didn't believe it was over due to the phone calls and how Darius didn't really go into detail about it. There was a trust issue that they couldn't get past, or really didn't know how to at the time. They had terrible communication problems, and while Nia was shifting into stagnation Darius was writing his tail off.
The one thing Angel did have a point was how Darius got her information. Now, it is the early 90s and common sense would tell you that if a stranger comes to your door to not open it. So, they lost some points for that. But I never thought spoken word would make you fall in love....it was just used as flirting to get each other's attention. Just saying...
Love Jones is a black love CLASSIC. Real scenarios, real mistakes, real forgiveness and healing. Real love
I Mean................Angel's Not Wrong🤷🏾♀️
Thank you
Love jones is boring
Yes she is
@@MrAde-jy3uu You’re boring.
Tahir said "this is a picture of you and your husband..." LMFAO 😂💀
Tahir stole the show !!!!!!
When he pulled out that wedding photo! 😂🤣😂
The fact that he took his glasses off and looked like a disappointed parent lol
Yes his set up to that last joke was beautiful!!!
"Who am I? Well, they call me Brother to the night. And right now I'm the blues in your left thigh... trying to become the funk in your right. Is that all right?" Nuff said
Love Jones came out when I was in college and the poetry clubs were poppin in New Orleans! So it was very relatable at the time🤷🏾♀️.
Angel, love jones is reality. ... ppl love the movie because they can relate to it. The movie wasn’t about “ fairytale” love. Now, they were both trash but that’s reality. And yes, stupidity is very much reality.
She's doing too much on "love jones". That movie is art. It's so classic and the fact that it actually wasn't much of a box office success when it dropped in spring of '97 makes it even better. We hold it to a standard because they felt like real people dealing with real relationship concerns. They felt like black people that I knew. I didn't grow up in the stereotypical hood with certain urban experiences so it was a breath of fresh air and showcased us as intellectuals. These were educated Black folks in their 20s trying to figure their shit out. Larenz went from O-Dog to Darius and that's leveling up. Himself and Nia's chemistry together in that film was so effortless. I mean, there's no perfect scenario in romantic-comedies...and that's life. It was realistic in its scriptwriting. The characters felt warm and familiar. Love can be messy sometimes and it's not perfection. These were flawed individuals who were good people but they were finding themselves. I will always love that movie for what it represents and how it represents us...as real people with real life situations trying to find love.
Keon's face when she says "Love Jones"
noooooo Love jones had a lot of positives in it. It showed that black men and women could be friends , it showed that a marriage could be worked out, it showed that men and women don't have to be perfect to come together and develop a relationship.
it was toxic
“DEFUND ANGEL” IM CRYYIINGGG🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭
Angel isn’t wrong. But it was all we had in the 90s. We romanticized such awful relationships in the 90s. I remember being grateful that nobody got shot at the end of Love Jones and the relief made me like it. Trauma and good cinematography made us appreciate this movie. But I hated the relationship. Also Love and Basketball was trash too.
The soundtrack was fire.
Thank you! Love &Basketball is hot garbage also!
Love and Basketball was a little toxic, and Tyra Banks made it trash🙄
Love and Basketball was trash but not Love Jones!
Name a black love movie better or at least equal to Love Jones.
I understand your point Angel, but we aren’t friends anymore 🤣
No more!
DOUBLE LIKE!
😂 yes! Love Jones is classic
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😂😂🤣 No friend. Don’t leave me 😂😂😂
TAHIR HAS THE FACTS!!!!
Ya'll kill me with this narrative like ppl don't make mistakes! Esp in your 20s. They were young & stupid. They didn't know how to communicate, it happens! Trust issues, it happens. Did they make the best decisions? Hell no! But let's not act like ppl don't breakup & makeup a few times before getting it together!
Now I'm not saying to put up with cheating & bs either! Nina walked her ass right on out the door on her own two when Darnell from Girlfriends started tripping bout that damn cereal! Love Jones was about smart, upwardly mobile young black ppl tryna make it work. I aint got no problems with that!
She ain't lying tho
We as black women been deserve more
Calm down it's just a dam movie, and we can say we as black man deserve more from black women!!!
ShonQ Renee watching it now your probably not gone like it. Most movies u have to see it during that time
Being stalked is terrifying even when the police is in involved. I'm with Angel on that.
That’s what I’m saying. People who romanticize that shit have probably never experienced it.
That wasn’t stalking back then. There was no social media back then and this is what folks did back then.
The only thing he could’ve done was call her.
Plus, he brought her the CD that she was looking for.
Wooooow Angel laketa Moore Tanksley 😭😭😭, We not gonna act like Laren Tatez thinking’s he can out run a train isn’t a cinematic master piece lol
Lolll
But when did it become a movie's responsibility to teach you how to be a good person?
It's never been the movie's responsibility to teach me anything. However I DO expect to be entertained. Reality, fantasy, whatever, ENTERTAIN ME. Love Jones just wasn't it for some. I never realized it was so polarizing though, this comment section is entertaining asf.
Blasphemy!!! Just Blasphemy Angel!! Love Jones was great!!
I agree. Love Jones is trash. All those years of ppl finally hyping it up when I finally saw it I was like wtf? This what yall was hype about? This ain't no love story. It's a lust story lol
ALLLL OF THIS!!!
Right? How and where did they even fall in love with each other? WhAT waS ThE ReASoN?!
So name me a black love movie like Love Jones or better than Love Jones.
Whatcha talking Angel?? 😂😂😂 How is Angel right and out of order at the same time 🤪🤪 I’m perplexed. Still my fav movie.
It's that struggle love
She's right, the soundtrack was the best thing of the movie
I STILL listen to that soundtrack!🙌🏾
Let's not forget the gorgeous cinematography
Facts i never seen the movie in my life but the soundtrack is flames
Edit:Just saw the movie and this is accurate
@@dwadeisthegoat2020 of course you’re going to agree with Angel after you just finally saw it over 20 years later. Stop! 😂
@@TA-ht4jo I wasn't born when it came out but when I saw it it definitely was toxic they didn't even know what they wanted one moment they were together one moment they weren't and another moment they were unsure of what they are
1. Tahir has gone supernova
2. Love Jones came out in the 90’s during a time where social media wasn’t a thing and it wasn’t unusual to pop up on someone.
3. Young love is typically tumultuous
4. At the end of the movie, the book Darius put out had a special note “to the woman who helped me reach my level”
If that ain’t love, I don’t know what love is
That's not love. That's a hot mess.😆
I agree. They have to understand the time we were in when the movie came out
It’s wrong programming
I literally had to pause the video after the first second. In the words of Tyra Banks "WE WERE ROOTING FOR YOU! WE WERE ALL ROOTING FOR YOu! HOW DARE YOU?!" I don't know how to feel about Angel after this black blasphemy.
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"This is a picture of you and yo husband!" lmaoooo yo tahir had me dead 😂😂💀💀
Too funny 😂
“ you saw the potential what a beard could do for him” Tahir has me laughing so hard. Stop it I’m at work 😂🤣
When he held up that picture of Angel and Marcus, I almost fell off my couch! 😂🤣😂🤣
If a woman loves Love Jones, she'll set your Jeep on fire, while sitting in it.
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Wrong soo wrong!! Lol
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Wtf is this blasphemy?! 😭 I won’t tolerate this Darius Lovehall slander!! 😂
People scroll through IG to find and DM complete strangers on the daily. That's stalking. A modern day remake using current communication vehicles would make Love Jones look like The Notebook.
Monique plus you can block and report someone easy, and make your accounts private to where they can’t even DM in the first place. Someone shows up at your house?!? That’s a completely different and more serious violation of safety and security.
I always hated that movie I 100% agree with her
Dammit Angel!!! I have NEVER thought considered nor pondered any of this romanticizing drama and messiness. Lawd. . . Angel STOP being an earth disturber. 😭😭😭😭😂🤣😂🤣😭🤣
RIGHT?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Okay I will say it I agree with Angel! The soundtrack was next level but the movie was not it for me.
Tahir brought up receipts!!! 🤣🤣😭
Tahir is hilarious!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I like that it showed the ups and downs in real relationships, but they shouldn’t have ended up together.. it definitely romanticized toxicity
i think it portrayed the internal ups and downs of viewing the world and relationships when as you age during your 20s and how newer perspective can make you revise your decisions
Imma be real honest with y’all, I never seen the movie 🤷🏾♀️ don’t think I will now 😂 on another note Tahir funny asl 😂
ShonQ Renee shit I’m still crushing on him
🙋🏾♀️ me neither. Found my group lol.
DivaAP08 welcome lol
I only saw it two years ago.
Same ! I love when they help me not waste my time 😂
DEFUND ANGEL!! Now I can’t believe anything she says.... j/k She lowkey right, but that’s MY MOVIEEE!!!
Man yaw buggin love Jones is and will always be a masterpiece
She doesn’t even have to explain herself...I already agree with her. Love Jones was definitely overrated.
Big 🧢
Nina (Nia Long’s character) created most of the problems. Tbh.
I agree with Angel. Loved Jones movie was trash. I never understood the hype
was that the sequel - never saw Loved Jones
Can I ask u what was or is a good black romance movie? Lol
As someone who’s babysitters were Class Act, Love Jones, etc. I must say I had to UNLEARN so much of what was romanticized in these movies and recognize that it’s not what I want or deserve in my life 😂
I’d like to add Love and Basketball!
I just said that before I saw this. That movie is awful, story wise
Yes yes yes yes
I barely remember Love and Basketball. I think I slept through most of the second and third acts.
Love Jones was an independent film. Alot of independent films weren't happy movies.
I see it as a movie of its time. He wasn't a stalker(he wasn't obsessed with her). It was charming back then to see someone try and smooth their way in the way Darius did. I mean it was the 90s. The last decade of 0 social media.
Also, I look back at Love Jones where the central theme was more about the urban Yuppie culture which is now so prevalent today. It stuck out so much back then, there was a thirst to see young urban professionals live a bohemian lifestyle. Everything about this film made me want to live the way they did. In part, this contributed to the gentrification trend we see today. Not solely because of Love Jones, but it was a part of a trend that was blooming into the 00s.
As far as the relationship themes. It didn't hide the toxic traits both people had. I thought the ending ended a bit too perfect too. I wish Darius and Nia would've ran into each other 10 years later and reflect on how each could've done things differently. But, the film didn't paint either as perfect partners. Each was selfish. Egotistical at times. And a bit narcissistic.
It was beautifully shot. The cinematography was a work of art. If something like the fantasy of Pretty Woman is regarded as a classic? Love Jones is 10 times better than that. Over the top? Sure, but all romance films are.
The ending is what validates all their mistakes. On that I agree. They're 20 somethings trying to figure it all out, and very rarely does anyone have it together in that age......Now a film like Baby Boy? Ish was garbage. No bones about that one.
Like her opinion or not, Angel always comes with the best arguments.
And even Angel knows she’s capping. Lol
No
Finally! I am Not alone in my feelings about Love Jones. Thank you, Angel!
I would have said LOVE and Basketball before I said this. Even though she's right. This is blasphemous
Definitely Love and Basketball
Love and Basketball is definitely messier!
Oh no, gone toooooo far!
@@RellaSemmone it's true tho. Monica deserved better. They turned her into a pick me at the end.
Totally agree.. Love and Baseball is a horrible movie.
Did you notice how fast Keon started blinking when Angel said, "take Love Jones off the shelf and put it in the trash"? lmao
The more Tahir speaks, the more I realize how low the bar is set for black men.
😲😲😲 Angel's blasphemies almost make you not like her....I almost can't take it 🤪.
When I was younger I didn't appreciate Love Jones as much; I didn't get it. It wasn't until I became older and experienced love that I understood. The vibe, cinematography, and music of the film is also great.
I yelled so hard when Tahir showed that photo!! 🤣🤣🤣🤗
The story and writing was A1. Character development was solid. As a cinema it was great, while I agree it doesn’t promote a healthy relationship you will NOT say it’s trash
Nia longs character was the true messy character in that movie
I agree. I'm a hood cinema expert apparently.
I love your hood movie recaps! They have me dying!
@@eraynawoodward2616 😂😂😂 Thanks!! You a allstar!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Awww Sh@t! I’m an allstar! I’m official!
I love your work lol.
Omg. You gotta review Love Jones 😂😂😂😩
I didn't like it either Angel. I remember after a night out, my friends and I put it on because I had never seen it. It did absolutely nothing for me. I was like I'm about to fall asleep. This is boring! 😂
Some movies u have to see at that time. If u go back and watch most older movies u would think they wasnt that great
TheKiid810 Nah I saw it when it first came out...I still went to sleep lol 😆
Angel's on her own with this one, her argument doesn't hold. Love Jones ain't going nowhere.
Tahir been in his bag!!! Again with the masterful setup and delivery with the pic on deck!!!
I stand with Angel ! It was a toxic mess
I'm tellin y'all, Angel needs to be on Black Blasphemy.
“Defund Angel” part had me rollin 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Angel is DEFINITELY right...I finally saw this movie for the 1st time on Netflix a few months ago...and I was baffled..this movie did not live up to the hype at All...I don't understand whyyyy it's a classic
Welp. I'm about to get swarmed on. I've never seen the movie all the way through.
@@AudioGAWD 😂😂😂😂 it took me two tries to watch as I kept falling asleep...
@@mia8009 I didn't even know about the movie until this rapper Sha Stimuli did a mixtape themed around it 🤦♂️
As a cinematic story it was great. I think we can all agree their relationship was bad. BUT how many movies are there if everything goes well. The highs and lows of the two main characters were good. I think people take the storytelling out a movie when they use logic and try to make things realistic in which the writers/directors didn’t necessarily intend it to be
Guess it's one of those "had to be there" type movies. I was there however, I hated it.
You tripping! Respectfully 😂 Love Jones is a Classic.
I just finished watching Love Jones. Love Jones is a great movie. Relationships are not perfect. It is a great movie, Lorenz Tate's character had to work just to get a date. Where is the romance in movies now? There is no romance, sliding into someone DM's is not romantic. The character did not just write poetry, he was well rounded, an educated black man.
I wonder when did Angel lose her soul. LOL. Love Jones was a very well balance film.
Now this is BLASPHEMOUS!!! Love Jones is my FAVORITE romantic film of all time. Definitely in my top 5 fav movies!!
ANGEL!!! What 👏🏾 we👏🏾 not 👏🏾 gone 👏🏾 do 👏🏾 is👏🏾 come 👏🏾 for 👏🏾 Love Jones👏🏾!!!
Has anyone ever noticed that almost all Hallmark movies romanticize cheating and turn it into a "happily ever after" at the end?
Look Angie, real Life is messy.
I like Love Jones, I have it on dvd.
Angel said “it might as well have been Frozen” 😂😂😂
NO Angel, just No.
At least she didn't say the soundtrack was trash - we would have to fight!!!!
Totally agree. That and Brown Sugar. Dumpster Juice.
Why did Tahir do Angel like that 😩😂🤣
Kev's laughter makes Tahir's investigation all the better 🤣🤣🤣
Love Jones is the definition of entanglements 🤣
Angel, 1:05 mins in, I'm like... I need to rewatch Love Jones with adult eyes cuz sis went offffff and I know we be deserving🙌🏾
I agree. I hate Love Jones. 🤮🤮🤮
People in their 20's are not all together they are figuring it out. They are flawed, they make mistakes, they learn, they try again. LOVE 👏🏽 JONES 👏🏽 IS 👏🏽 AWESOME 👏🏽
WHAT??? That movie is everything!!
Tahir went straight below the belt with her wedding picture. This was hilarious 💀💀💀
Angel YOUR FIRED I LET YOU GET BY FOR THE DENZEL ONE BUT NOW YOUR GOING TO DAMN FAR
Word!!!
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The fact that she said stalker blew me 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
It's always so interesting when something is so successful that people can get lots of views from trashing it.
I don't think the movie was about how life should be. It was a black movie that wasn't about gangs, or poverty. It was showing light and sweet were part of the black experience too.
Ok now I was feeling Angel until this. Now Its time to go back to the drawing board.
Tahir is such a mood lol but she right
Tahir checked out soon as she said her statement
I agree for once. I can't physically seat thru the whole movie without dosing off.