I felt like she got her vibe down for the most time but when she would perform she lacked the cool factor that made Tboz what she was. But I liked her in the part. Lil mama was made for this part she was amazing
Left Eye actually mentored a girl duo named Silhouette with Tamyra Grey (from American Idol) and her sister Kim. I interviewed Kim about it. It's on my website.
@@StruggleReviewzTVwell the fact that we watched and she knew she was going to die we watched her die and she accidentally ran over that little boy a while before and his last name was lopes. Lastly Left eye death was exactly 8 months to the day after Aaliyah
@@Daydreams-hu2fsand Biggie Smalls death was 6 months after Tupac’s. My Dad’s death was 30 days after my father in law. Sometimes one thing has nothing to do with other. Not all deaths are conspiracies.
@@CandiePYeah those all aren’t theories. But Lisa painted a picture of Tupac in 1992, and in the back it said that they would be together in 10 years. Tupac died in 96, in 2002, 10 years after the painting was made, Lisa died…
Left eye is a jack of all trades, t-boz has such a distinctive tone that was different for the time and Chilli was that perfect blend of r&b seduction mixed with her sweet soprano tone. They also were amazing dancers and danced differently from one another, but it was perfect
Crazy how 10 years later, Keke would be actually living out her portrayal of Chili's life. Messy relationship and babydaddy drama with that lightskin dude Darryl, really surprised me and once he put out those stupid comments about her being a "whole mother" i knew that was just the tip of the iceberg. But back to the review, this was a great video Tyra. I wasn't a huge TLC fan growing up but i knew enough after watching the "biopic" and did my own research. I really loved watching there music videos growing up.
Surviving Compton Michel'le story, Roxanne Roxanne, Crazysexycool TLC Story, The New Edition Story is my top favorite Biopics some deserved Oscars for their Roles 💯🙌🏾 I would rewatch all of them still to this day
Honestly, I thought the Drew was kinda dry as T-Boz and I wasn’t sold on KeKe as Chilli but Lil Mama was the absolute best part!!! The docudrama didn’t do justice to the group!!
Chilli and T-Boz being the executive producers of the movie is more of a reason why the movie was lackluster. It’s too sensationalized. Of course they’re going to portray themselves in a good light or no be too hard on themselves. It’s like the Janet Jackson documentary: give the people a little something, don’t give them too much. And you’re right, the movie should’ve been a series. The movie needed to touch more on their family background. We needed to see Lefteye’s upbringing with her abusive militant father, chilli’s upbringing with her absent father, etc. They also didn’t go in depth with Left Eye’s relationship with Andre. They played it safe. It’s either you give us all of it or nothing at all. The biopic definitely needed a lot more. Sidenote: Keke Palmer is a great actress but this wasn’t her best role. She didn’t embody the essence of Chilli and it’s because Keke doesn’t have sex appeal.
The movie was good, but I felt like that they made left eye look like an erratic drunk and the other two look innocent and real.Left eye had done a lot of good and that wasn’t even focused on.We focused more on Chili’s failed love life with Dallas😂
Pebbles getting mad and kicking chilli out of the group wasn’t explained well. We have all heard that Chilli also messed around with LA Reid and they left that out.
@@vanessaphillips184 exactly she didn’t want herself to look to bad. Understandable ugh I wish they made it a theatrical release or a Netflix 3 part film
Amazing review! I love how you took time to give some background on the girls, something the movie failed to do. I also agree the story should've been told in episodes. They would've had more time to really flesh out their story and tell it the way it deserved to be told.
FUN FACT : Lefteye went MIA to the Jungle with Sean Newman (look him up) Not Larry she was done with Larry ATP but Larry was a writer ✍️ on No Scrubs (which the girls hate til this day) but by 2000 she was done with him & Back dating Andre Rison ( who she took to the Grammys ) & Sean Newman after that ‼️💯
As someone with sickle cell I’m mad they made SC T-Boz storyline like that was the only part of her like yes it’s a big part of her but she’s so so much more
Me too I felt the same way Ive dealt with it heavily since the age of 9 and it’s the last thing I’d ever focus on its apart of my life but not at all the main attraction ❤
Great review! TLC hit the scene hard when they came out my senior yr of high school. I wore that cassette tape out.(Yeah I'm that old 😂) That Baby, Baby, Baby video had me excited about going to college. If anyone is wondering, they got their style of dress from Bell Biv Devoe. T Boz talked about it on the Mo'Nique talk show if I recall correctly. She said they wanted to be the female version of BBD since they had just come out with Poison. They immulated their baggy, spraypainted overalls w/ boots and carefree wild attitudes.
I do love this movie however, my biggest gripe with the movie is that I feel like they rushed through the CrazySexyCool album and completely speedran us through the Fanmail and 3D eras. I feel like so much more occurred behind the scenes during those albums. This really should’ve been a mini series for sure. Also, I wish they did the ending differently instead of having Keke and Drew do the epilogue, it’s should’ve been T-Boz and Chilli to wrap up the movie just to give the final scene more weight. Overall, I give it a solid 8. Don’t care if I’m being a little bias because TLC IS my favorite girl group of all time 😅 Last thing: I remember when people were roasting this movie before it was even released when they revealed Lil Mama I was even a little skeptical, but I swear there were parts of the movie where I was like “This is literally Left Eye!” From the inflections of her voice, the mannerisms, everything. She ate this role up!!!
When you said this biopic was shallow, I clutched my pearls like😮... "naw, that's not right".... then the more you talked the more I was like "yea, you are right, you are right". Great review as always!!!!
The biopic of TLC was enjoyable, but a mini-series with more background information and a deeper exploration of their lives,career, and post-Left-Eye’s death should have been the movie itself. It seems like when you watch a person’s documentary about their lives, it has more detail and depth than the biopic.
TLC was the first music I ever remember hearing and Lisa Lopes was my everything. I never thought I’d appreciate anyone’s depiction of her bc I’m such a fan but Lil Mama blew me away
Lil Mama was perfect as Lisa tbh! It kinda sucks how after this biopic came out, T-Boz and Chili were in talk with Lil Mama to get together as like a TLC 2.0 but they ended up dropping it because they thought Lil Mama was "too much" or something like that. (It's mentioned in that Empressive video about Lil Mama and it's been awhile since I saw it so I don't remember exactly what their reasoning for it was.) I feel like back then and even now, Lil Mama kinda gets a lot of shade for embarrassing stuff she did in her past (The "Empire State of Mind" fiasco) and people thinking she's cringe and I don't think she deserves it. In hindsight though, I'm kinda glad the TLC 2.0 thing never went through-- and I know it was a bit of a thing for awhile because, mind you I don't remember if this biopic came first or after, but there was that short-lived reality competition show on a decade ago which was about T-Boz and Chili trying to find a new third member to revive TLC, and I vaguely remember T-Boz, Chili, and some of the finalists from the show performing a medley of TLC songs for some music awards show because I have this image clear as day in my mind of T-Boz, Chili, and a handful of girls doing the "Waterfalls" choreo at the show... but I'm glad it never stuck because I don't think any TLC fan would have really accepted this updated version of the group because, well, you just can't replace Lisa. She's one of a kind, and if the version of TLC with Lil Mama really had come to fruition, a lot of fans would be pissed because it becomes THAT much more obvious that they're trying to fill Lisa's place by having the person who was cast as Lisa in the biopic because of how much she looks like Lis join the group; And it DEFINITELY would have earned Lil Mama way more hate, because for anyone who is a TLC fan but didn't see Crazy Sexy Cool, or know how Lil Mama is, would have been giving her the stink-eye like 'Who's this bitch trying to take Lisa's place???" Honestly for me, the only time Keke's acting really seemed like she was pulling it off, was the scene where she as Chili learns about Lisa's passing... and even then, the overacting you mention that she tends to do (which, I love Keke and thinks she's a fantastic actress-- but I can concede that she does sometimes go hard with her acting and emoting) works because it's a pretty normal reaction of shock, anger, confusion, and sadness, to learn that someone who was not just a best friend but whom you considered a sister that you probably just spoke to the other day or earlier that day, is now suddenly dead. And I feel so bad saying that, because I don't want to seem like I'm shitting on Keke because it's not my intention... but it is how I feel. so I would say the best way I can reconcile it is that, because it IS a made for TV biopic, I can give the overacting and other shortcomings a bit of a pass because of it being a TV movie. It's better than that Michael Jackson made for TV biopic, it's better than the Aaliyah made for TV biopic, it's DEFINITELY better than that Brittany Murphy biopic (they didn't even TRY to find someone who even resembled Murphy just a tiny bit for that movie!)... but it's clearing a low bar which isn't saying much. I will say my favorite part of the biopic when I first saw it was definitely the recreations of the music videos and their iconic outfits! That really made me feel like I was 13 again, singing along with "No Scrubs", "Waterfalls", 'Unpretty"... it sent me BACK!! I still remember the first time I saw the "No Scrubs" video and thinking it was the coolest thing I had ever seen at that point with how futuristic it was and how gorgeous the girls looked! And I thought it was so cool how Lisa learned ASL so she could sign the lyrics for the "Unpretty" music video because it wasn't anything anyone had ever seen or done in 1999 - let alone 2023! Oh and the "Waterfalls" video?? UGH!! Absolutely beautiful and STILL utterly heartbreaking to this very day! "Creep" even if it was written by Dallas Austin is SUCH A GOOD SONG and the girls looked soooooo good in those satin pajamas they wore in the music video!! "Diggin' On You" still holds up as a bop and the groove really embodies the "sexy" and "cool" of CrazySexyCool alongside "Creep" IMHO! And "Red Light Special" is a fantastic deep cut! I know it's got fans, but I kinda feel like it's underrated because, when you think of TLC, the first thing most people think of is "Waterfalls", "No Scrubs", "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" if you're an older TLC fan, then "Creep", the "All That" theme song for the people like me who remember that Nickelodeon tapped TLC to write and sing the theme song for All That (or SNL for kids)-- and if I'm remembering correctly, TLC was also their first music guest on the show! Then "Unpretty", and maaaaaybe "Diggin' On You"... but I kinda feel like "Red Light Special" is slept on by many people, especially the casual TLC fans! You really can't go wrong with TLC's discography! Also, you're definitely on to something when you mentioned that parts of the biopic felt like they were taken straight from TLC's Behind The Music episode... because VH1 produced the CrazySexyCool biopic and aired it on their channel, and VH1's biggest show before all the reality tv garbage they started airing in the early 2000s WAS Behind The Music! I am 100% convinced that VH1 likely did use some of their TLC Behind The Music footage and added it into the biopic to cut some corners seeing as how they own the rights to it! Anyway, this was a great review Tyra! I always enjoy your commentary and your singing! ❣
@@apriljohnson7447right they wrote a book i stopped reading around the part where she glad lil mama didn’t join tlc. I remember at the time hoping she would join but now im happy it never happened
I shared this video in the facebook groups i’m in. I called this the redemption biopic because vH1 redeemed themselves with this biopic after that atrocious Man In The Mirror The Michael Jackson Story & Lil Mama also redeemed herself after that VMA embarrassment. I love biopics, vh1’s Behind The Music, TV One’s Unsung, Life After, Unsung Hollywood & Uncensored.
Correct me if I'm wrong but left eye didn't want to sing on creep because she didn't like the message behind the song. If you look at any live performances she doesn't sing just dance. I think she wasn't heard that much on the 2nd album because her time was limited because she was in that facility but it definitely looks like they was ignoring her creative vision. I'm just happy they had a chance to do that with Fanmail before she passed 😢
Your descriptions of them is so perfect. And Hindsight is 20/20, your right,we rally needed more of this movie. The in betweens and etc. They should've made it a series ,but again, Hindsight is 20/20. And probably wouldn't have mattered, bc from what i remember there was controversy about the making of this. Peebles didnt approve & etc. I dont understand why (with the exception of RAY. MALCOLM X, WHATS LOVE GOTTA DO) they cant get these black autobiography movies right? But anyway, Love your reviews. YOU are so funny and talented yourself 👍🏽 ✌🏾 ✊🏾✊🏾💯
As much as I love TLC (they were part of the soundtrack of my teenage hotgirl years 😉) and enjoyed the biopic, I wish we had learned something new about the ladies. And they did my baby daddy Mr. Dalvin WRONG for that casting! 😡 Great review Tyra ❤
Lissen - Idgaf if TBoz & Chili signed off on these people. TBoz & Chili are not actors, so they not gonna know what to look for. Chiiiiile. Still had a good time, but I too felt like their story should’ve been a mini-series. A night for each of the main eras ending with how they’re still keeping their legacy alive without Lisa. Maybe we’ll get it.
That's how I thought about this movie when I made my posts on writing/video form on my Instagram, the movie felt like it was going fast with the pacing and I loved the performance from Lil Mama as Left Eye because it was so spot on and amazing. I change up my music tastes every once in a while and I do love Tool, Ultraspank (underrated band), Static-X, Deftones, Metallica (A little bit), AC/DC (my nephews love that band), Rammstein (My oldest nephew Russell loves that band), Linkin Park (Hybrid Theory and Meteora), and of course Slipknot but I don't mind going outside the box with groups like TLC. I remember that song Waterfalls as a kid in the '90s it was one of my childhood songs that I still love to this day, and I can't believe that the real Chilli still looks great in her '50s. Her, Janet, and Angela Bassett must've found that fountain of youth. Great job with the review and Merry Christmas. 😁
I watched this movie so many times. Although I love Drew and Keke...... I felt like the only one who really fit their part was Lil Mama as Left Eye. Keke just was giving Keke and Drew was too much of Tomboyish and rough and not giving me enough of T-Boz sexy and feminine side in certain scenes. I felt like this was an amazing movie for the most part.
Keke was a terrible casting choice. I didn’t understand drew as Tboz either. Ugh I hated everything about it. My 18yo self didn’t like this movie at all when it came out & haven’t rewatched it since. The only one that played the role perfectly was lil mama. That’s it that’s all.
30:04 You hitting that desk is funny and I don't know why. 😆 I wasn't a fan of Keke as Chilli besides her looks, I wasn't feeling the performance here it was off to me.
I didn't know you had sickle cell. I have a form of sickle cell disease and its tough but being looked of as less capable because you were born with an illness is definitely tough
Yes severely but after so long it’s rarely on my radar I just know when to sit my butt down and rest or get my blood transfusions ❤️ I hope you’re feeling well!
I wished the movie was longer and i wished they wouldve talked about left eye and tupac relationship…. And you described who TLC was perfectly compared what the movie did
How this story was materialized in a movie is similar to how The Temptations were materialized into a movie. The surviving members of both groups had unresolved issues and emotions towards the ones who have passed on and it shows by how they allowed things and people to be portrayed. The Temptations is a great biopic but there were things fabricated, exaggerated, and covered up because of Otis’ true feelings towards each member. Whether good or bad and I can say the same about TLC. Before Left Eye passed, they were not on the best of terms at all. They mourned her as friend and sister to them but they also feel righteous in every decision, mindset, and etc leading up to her death. I grew up identifying with Left Eye because me and my sisters agreed who we would be. With that being said, I love Left Eye and I wished I could be able live in the world when she was. Even if I never got to meet her SN: it’s so bizarre how much I can relate to Left Eye and her story at this point in my life. A lot of her is similar to a lot of me. I see a lot of me especially now in her
Thank You for the Review. We all love TLC. Lisa was definitely my favorite. I have her tattoo on my left arm. Mine says 88. She had Andre football number. Miss You Lisa so Talented never Forgotten. Their song how it works was on Waiting to exhale soundtrack good listen.
Amazing video ❤ chilli was always my fav. Tlc is my favorite group because each member played a significant role and they all were so different while being able to match each others fly. The biopic was one of vh1’s better movies however I always hated how they rushed through fanmail and said forget the 3d era as a whole. I feel like in the movie it was more left eye centered because of her untimely passing and then trying to bridge the story around that. I think if it was structured as a mini series it would have been more in depth with each member and not so much just sickle cell, Dallas and Honduras.
Yes this movie was bad! Lil Mama did great as Left Eye which kind of gave the movie some justice... kind of sorta not really!😆Overall lets be real Lifetime needs to stop with all these horrible biopics!😭 T-boz was always my fav! She was and still is too cool for her own good! 😊
Dare CD was the first album ever brought with my own money back in the day when you can go to the music store and listen to two or three songs on the album😂😂😂 that was going to be my dream job growing up working in the music story😢😢😢
Biopics often scare me😅. That Biggie one hell no😂. I accidentally saw it on TV. N.W.A. May be watched it two times to get Dre twisted alter ego right😂. A younger homie at the gym once recommended it to me and told him all the flaws. He was so irritated and confused😂😂😂
I'm not sure Drew Sidora sold me on T-Boz but Lil Mama absolutely killed it.
I felt like she got her vibe down for the most time but when she would perform she lacked the cool factor that made Tboz what she was. But I liked her in the part. Lil mama was made for this part she was amazing
If Left Eye was still here, i could see her vouch and produce other girl groups (Blaque was one started and founded by her).
Oh Left Eye would still be setting trends today. I would’ve loved to have seen what her Instagram would look like.
Left Eye actually mentored a girl duo named Silhouette with Tamyra Grey (from American Idol) and her sister Kim. I interviewed Kim about it. It's on my website.
Left Eye's death always rubbed me the wrong way.
All of us ❤ it was extremely eerie!
@@StruggleReviewzTVwell the fact that we watched and she knew she was going to die we watched her die and she accidentally ran over that little boy a while before and his last name was lopes. Lastly Left eye death was exactly 8 months to the day after Aaliyah
@@Daydreams-hu2fsand Biggie Smalls death was 6 months after Tupac’s. My Dad’s death was 30 days after my father in law. Sometimes one thing has nothing to do with other. Not all deaths are conspiracies.
@@CandiePYeah those all aren’t theories. But Lisa painted a picture of Tupac in 1992, and in the back it said that they would be together in 10 years. Tupac died in 96, in 2002, 10 years after the painting was made, Lisa died…
Left eye is a jack of all trades, t-boz has such a distinctive tone that was different for the time and Chilli was that perfect blend of r&b seduction mixed with her sweet soprano tone. They also were amazing dancers and danced differently from one another, but it was perfect
Crazy how 10 years later, Keke would be actually living out her portrayal of Chili's life. Messy relationship and babydaddy drama with that lightskin dude Darryl, really surprised me and once he put out those stupid comments about her being a "whole mother" i knew that was just the tip of the iceberg.
But back to the review, this was a great video Tyra. I wasn't a huge TLC fan growing up but i knew enough after watching the "biopic" and did my own research. I really loved watching there music videos growing up.
I was thinking the same thing
She bodied the role of Left eye I cried tears.
Lil Mama was the stand out in this film. She definitely needs to take up acting
She is also an actress.
😂 she's been in a few movies. I think she already did😂
Surviving Compton Michel'le story, Roxanne Roxanne, Crazysexycool TLC Story, The New Edition Story is my top favorite Biopics some deserved Oscars for their Roles 💯🙌🏾 I would rewatch all of them still to this day
yeah the New Edition movie was really done well
@@mexia23 I absolutely agree
Same 🎉
That Roxanne movie was really good!
Yeah I love Roxanne Roxanne movie it was amazing 🤩
Honestly, I thought the Drew was kinda dry as T-Boz and I wasn’t sold on KeKe as Chilli but Lil Mama was the absolute best part!!! The docudrama didn’t do justice to the group!!
This was such an excellent movie. The casting was on point. Keke did an excellent job as Chilli
Chilli and T-Boz being the executive producers of the movie is more of a reason why the movie was lackluster. It’s too sensationalized. Of course they’re going to portray themselves in a good light or no be too hard on themselves. It’s like the Janet Jackson documentary: give the people a little something, don’t give them too much.
And you’re right, the movie should’ve been a series. The movie needed to touch more on their family background. We needed to see Lefteye’s upbringing with her abusive militant father, chilli’s upbringing with her absent father, etc.
They also didn’t go in depth with Left Eye’s relationship with Andre. They played it safe. It’s either you give us all of it or nothing at all. The biopic definitely needed a lot more.
Sidenote: Keke Palmer is a great actress but this wasn’t her best role. She didn’t embody the essence of Chilli and it’s because Keke doesn’t have sex appeal.
My thoughts exactly ❤
I think they were trying to avoid getting sued.
The movie was good, but I felt like that they made left eye look like an erratic drunk and the other two look innocent and real.Left eye had done a lot of good and that wasn’t even focused on.We focused more on Chili’s failed love life with Dallas😂
I agree 💯 about making TLC a mini series it would have been more story and depth into especially in this biopic
TLC definitely needs a mini series with a background on each member
Pebbles getting mad and kicking chilli out of the group wasn’t explained well. We have all heard that Chilli also messed around with LA Reid and they left that out.
I agree, but since she was telling the story,she wouldn’t cast herself in a bad light😂
@@vanessaphillips184 exactly she didn’t want herself to look to bad. Understandable ugh I wish they made it a theatrical release or a Netflix 3 part film
Amazing review! I love how you took time to give some background on the girls, something the movie failed to do. I also agree the story should've been told in episodes. They would've had more time to really flesh out their story and tell it the way it deserved to be told.
Thank you Sherry! ❤
Yes sis mini series was needed
FUN FACT : Lefteye went MIA to the Jungle with Sean Newman (look him up) Not Larry she was done with Larry ATP but Larry was a writer ✍️ on No Scrubs (which the girls hate til this day)
but by 2000 she was done with him & Back dating Andre Rison ( who she took to the Grammys ) & Sean Newman after that ‼️💯
As someone with sickle cell I’m mad they made SC T-Boz storyline like that was the only part of her like yes it’s a big part of her but she’s so so much more
Me too I felt the same way Ive dealt with it heavily since the age of 9 and it’s the last thing I’d ever focus on its apart of my life but not at all the main attraction ❤
Left-Eye's verse on the Keith Sweat joint...FIRE!
They way I’ma rap Lefteyes verse on “Say What” with my whole chest ever time.
WHOLE CHEST !😊
I hate when they play the version without her verse lol
Lil mama was the best thing about the movie keke wasn't really convincing to me as chilli
Great review! TLC hit the scene hard when they came out my senior yr of high school. I wore that cassette tape out.(Yeah I'm that old 😂) That Baby, Baby, Baby video had me excited about going to college. If anyone is wondering, they got their style of dress from Bell Biv Devoe. T Boz talked about it on the Mo'Nique talk show if I recall correctly. She said they wanted to be the female version of BBD since they had just come out with Poison. They immulated their baggy, spraypainted overalls w/ boots and carefree wild attitudes.
I do love this movie however, my biggest gripe with the movie is that I feel like they rushed through the CrazySexyCool album and completely speedran us through the Fanmail and 3D eras. I feel like so much more occurred behind the scenes during those albums. This really should’ve been a mini series for sure. Also, I wish they did the ending differently instead of having Keke and Drew do the epilogue, it’s should’ve been T-Boz and Chilli to wrap up the movie just to give the final scene more weight. Overall, I give it a solid 8. Don’t care if I’m being a little bias because TLC IS my favorite girl group of all time 😅
Last thing: I remember when people were roasting this movie before it was even released when they revealed Lil Mama I was even a little skeptical, but I swear there were parts of the movie where I was like “This is literally Left Eye!” From the inflections of her voice, the mannerisms, everything. She ate this role up!!!
Fanmail was the first TLC album I bought. I had it on cassette tape. I feel so old. 😂
I was never a really big fan ot this movie, but i appreciate it for what it was.
You are so right about biopic audiences being visual first.
When you said this biopic was shallow, I clutched my pearls like😮... "naw, that's not right".... then the more you talked the more I was like "yea, you are right, you are right". Great review as always!!!!
Thanks for listening ❤😊
I wish this movie was longer
The biopic of TLC was enjoyable, but a mini-series with more background information and a deeper exploration of their lives,career, and post-Left-Eye’s death should have been the movie itself. It seems like when you watch a person’s documentary about their lives, it has more detail and depth than the biopic.
The Creep Remix with Left-Eye's rap is top tier
Yes! Always felt like they should have released that one as the main single❤
Haven't watched this movie since it came out. It definitely didn't match the EPICNESS of the the group as a whole.
The contest for Oso crispy😂😂 whatever happened to her
TLC was the first music I ever remember hearing and Lisa Lopes was my everything. I never thought I’d appreciate anyone’s depiction of her bc I’m such a fan but Lil Mama blew me away
Yeah i remember thinking they should've shown their childhoods. Honestly the last days of left eye told more to me.
Oh my god rhat movie is ten years kld...
Don’t go Jason waterfalls 💕
🤣🤣🤣
Lil Mama was perfect as Lisa tbh! It kinda sucks how after this biopic came out, T-Boz and Chili were in talk with Lil Mama to get together as like a TLC 2.0 but they ended up dropping it because they thought Lil Mama was "too much" or something like that. (It's mentioned in that Empressive video about Lil Mama and it's been awhile since I saw it so I don't remember exactly what their reasoning for it was.) I feel like back then and even now, Lil Mama kinda gets a lot of shade for embarrassing stuff she did in her past (The "Empire State of Mind" fiasco) and people thinking she's cringe and I don't think she deserves it. In hindsight though, I'm kinda glad the TLC 2.0 thing never went through-- and I know it was a bit of a thing for awhile because, mind you I don't remember if this biopic came first or after, but there was that short-lived reality competition show on a decade ago which was about T-Boz and Chili trying to find a new third member to revive TLC, and I vaguely remember T-Boz, Chili, and some of the finalists from the show performing a medley of TLC songs for some music awards show because I have this image clear as day in my mind of T-Boz, Chili, and a handful of girls doing the "Waterfalls" choreo at the show... but I'm glad it never stuck because I don't think any TLC fan would have really accepted this updated version of the group because, well, you just can't replace Lisa. She's one of a kind, and if the version of TLC with Lil Mama really had come to fruition, a lot of fans would be pissed because it becomes THAT much more obvious that they're trying to fill Lisa's place by having the person who was cast as Lisa in the biopic because of how much she looks like Lis join the group; And it DEFINITELY would have earned Lil Mama way more hate, because for anyone who is a TLC fan but didn't see Crazy Sexy Cool, or know how Lil Mama is, would have been giving her the stink-eye like 'Who's this bitch trying to take Lisa's place???"
Honestly for me, the only time Keke's acting really seemed like she was pulling it off, was the scene where she as Chili learns about Lisa's passing... and even then, the overacting you mention that she tends to do (which, I love Keke and thinks she's a fantastic actress-- but I can concede that she does sometimes go hard with her acting and emoting) works because it's a pretty normal reaction of shock, anger, confusion, and sadness, to learn that someone who was not just a best friend but whom you considered a sister that you probably just spoke to the other day or earlier that day, is now suddenly dead. And I feel so bad saying that, because I don't want to seem like I'm shitting on Keke because it's not my intention... but it is how I feel. so I would say the best way I can reconcile it is that, because it IS a made for TV biopic, I can give the overacting and other shortcomings a bit of a pass because of it being a TV movie. It's better than that Michael Jackson made for TV biopic, it's better than the Aaliyah made for TV biopic, it's DEFINITELY better than that Brittany Murphy biopic (they didn't even TRY to find someone who even resembled Murphy just a tiny bit for that movie!)... but it's clearing a low bar which isn't saying much.
I will say my favorite part of the biopic when I first saw it was definitely the recreations of the music videos and their iconic outfits! That really made me feel like I was 13 again, singing along with "No Scrubs", "Waterfalls", 'Unpretty"... it sent me BACK!! I still remember the first time I saw the "No Scrubs" video and thinking it was the coolest thing I had ever seen at that point with how futuristic it was and how gorgeous the girls looked! And I thought it was so cool how Lisa learned ASL so she could sign the lyrics for the "Unpretty" music video because it wasn't anything anyone had ever seen or done in 1999 - let alone 2023! Oh and the "Waterfalls" video?? UGH!! Absolutely beautiful and STILL utterly heartbreaking to this very day! "Creep" even if it was written by Dallas Austin is SUCH A GOOD SONG and the girls looked soooooo good in those satin pajamas they wore in the music video!! "Diggin' On You" still holds up as a bop and the groove really embodies the "sexy" and "cool" of CrazySexyCool alongside "Creep" IMHO! And "Red Light Special" is a fantastic deep cut! I know it's got fans, but I kinda feel like it's underrated because, when you think of TLC, the first thing most people think of is "Waterfalls", "No Scrubs", "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" if you're an older TLC fan, then "Creep", the "All That" theme song for the people like me who remember that Nickelodeon tapped TLC to write and sing the theme song for All That (or SNL for kids)-- and if I'm remembering correctly, TLC was also their first music guest on the show! Then "Unpretty", and maaaaaybe "Diggin' On You"... but I kinda feel like "Red Light Special" is slept on by many people, especially the casual TLC fans! You really can't go wrong with TLC's discography!
Also, you're definitely on to something when you mentioned that parts of the biopic felt like they were taken straight from TLC's Behind The Music episode... because VH1 produced the CrazySexyCool biopic and aired it on their channel, and VH1's biggest show before all the reality tv garbage they started airing in the early 2000s WAS Behind The Music! I am 100% convinced that VH1 likely did use some of their TLC Behind The Music footage and added it into the biopic to cut some corners seeing as how they own the rights to it!
Anyway, this was a great review Tyra! I always enjoy your commentary and your singing! ❣
Damn
@@apriljohnson7447right they wrote a book i stopped reading around the part where she glad lil mama didn’t join tlc. I remember at the time hoping she would join but now im happy it never happened
I remember watching this for the first time when it came out lmao. I may have to revisit this one 🤔.
Pebbles wish she sounded as good as you. You always kill the vocals rap, song, and knowing all the words. ❤
Thank you 😊
I shared this video in the facebook groups i’m in. I called this the redemption biopic because vH1 redeemed themselves with this biopic after that atrocious Man In The Mirror The Michael Jackson Story & Lil Mama also redeemed herself after that VMA embarrassment. I love biopics, vh1’s Behind The Music, TV One’s Unsung, Life After, Unsung Hollywood & Uncensored.
Thank You ❤
Correct me if I'm wrong but left eye didn't want to sing on creep because she didn't like the message behind the song. If you look at any live performances she doesn't sing just dance. I think she wasn't heard that much on the 2nd album because her time was limited because she was in that facility but it definitely looks like they was ignoring her creative vision. I'm just happy they had a chance to do that with Fanmail before she passed 😢
Your descriptions of them is so perfect. And Hindsight is 20/20, your right,we rally needed more of this movie. The in betweens and etc. They should've made it a series ,but again, Hindsight is 20/20.
And probably wouldn't have mattered, bc from what i remember there was controversy about the making of this. Peebles didnt approve & etc.
I dont understand why (with the exception of RAY. MALCOLM X, WHATS LOVE GOTTA DO) they cant get these black autobiography movies right?
But anyway, Love your reviews. YOU are so funny and talented yourself 👍🏽 ✌🏾 ✊🏾✊🏾💯
Thank you so much ❤❤😊
I saw this and immediately took a stroll down Memory Lane with each scene and loved it.
I’m glad someone said it about Keke Palmer being in this movie because never gave chilli.
As much as I love TLC (they were part of the soundtrack of my teenage hotgirl years 😉) and enjoyed the biopic, I wish we had learned something new about the ladies. And they did my baby daddy Mr. Dalvin WRONG for that casting! 😡 Great review Tyra ❤
It doesn’t even feel like this movie came out in 2013!!!
Imagine Lil Mama and Jukebox in a girl's group?
😂😂😂 it would be so messy buy with endless talent!
The pacing was too fast
They left out allot stuff about left eye going solo and her separating herself from the group
Great review...Still prefer the Last Days Of Left Eye over the VH1 movie even though the Documentary was about Left Eye of course.
I love that doc it weirdly has so much rewatch quality ❤
Lissen - Idgaf if TBoz & Chili signed off on these people. TBoz & Chili are not actors, so they not gonna know what to look for. Chiiiiile. Still had a good time, but I too felt like their story should’ve been a mini-series. A night for each of the main eras ending with how they’re still keeping their legacy alive without Lisa. Maybe we’ll get it.
That's how I thought about this movie when I made my posts on writing/video form on my Instagram, the movie felt like it was going fast with the pacing and I loved the performance from Lil Mama as Left Eye because it was so spot on and amazing. I change up my music tastes every once in a while and I do love Tool, Ultraspank (underrated band), Static-X,
Deftones, Metallica (A little bit), AC/DC (my nephews love that band), Rammstein (My oldest nephew Russell loves that band), Linkin Park (Hybrid Theory and Meteora), and of course Slipknot but I don't mind going outside the box with groups
like TLC. I remember that song Waterfalls as a kid in the '90s it was one of my childhood songs that I still love to this
day, and I can't believe that the real Chilli still looks great in her '50s. Her, Janet, and Angela Bassett must've found
that fountain of youth. Great job with the review and Merry Christmas. 😁
I watched this movie so many times. Although I love Drew and Keke...... I felt like the only one who really fit their part was Lil Mama as Left Eye. Keke just was giving Keke and Drew was too much of Tomboyish and rough and not giving me enough of T-Boz sexy and feminine side in certain scenes. I felt like this was an amazing movie for the most part.
Ma’am you are fucking HILARIOUS “so I creep, yeaaaaa 🎶” 😂😂😂
That’s how she sang it! 🤣
Hi Tyra. Great Review. Could you try to do Beyond the lights movie?
I’m so ready for this once 😂😂😂😂😂🎉
You doing the ladies room (Crystal’s part ) the switch to the blank face took me owwwwt 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 we appreciate you so much my girl 💚
thank you lol
Keke was a terrible casting choice. I didn’t understand drew as Tboz either. Ugh I hated everything about it. My 18yo self didn’t like this movie at all when it came out & haven’t rewatched it since. The only one that played the role perfectly was lil mama. That’s it that’s all.
The intro got me hype
It was an amazing movie.....Can someone compile a list of movies that should have been in the movie theater????
I remember my cousin had the CrazySexyCool album back in elementary school. We wore that CD OUT!!! Ended up scratching it! 😅
Thank You.
Hovi Baby by Jay-Z sampled TLC's "Diggin' on You .
Peace to Left Eye.
Peace to Debra Killings
This review was great! ❤
Thank you so much!
Merry Christmas you two. 😁
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You hitting that desk is funny and I don't know why. 😆
I wasn't a fan of Keke as Chilli besides her looks, I wasn't feeling the performance here it was off to me.
Crazy i just watch this last week lol
Great review Struggles
Thank you ❤
I didn't know you had sickle cell. I have a form of sickle cell disease and its tough but being looked of as less capable because you were born with an illness is definitely tough
Yes severely but after so long it’s rarely on my radar I just know when to sit my butt down and rest or get my blood transfusions ❤️ I hope you’re feeling well!
I wished the movie was longer and i wished they wouldve talked about left eye and tupac relationship…. And you described who TLC was perfectly compared what the movie did
Thank you ❤️
When they mentioned Left Eye working with Master P, when it was really Suge Knight.
How this story was materialized in a movie is similar to how The Temptations were materialized into a movie. The surviving members of both groups had unresolved issues and emotions towards the ones who have passed on and it shows by how they allowed things and people to be portrayed. The Temptations is a great biopic but there were things fabricated, exaggerated, and covered up because of Otis’ true feelings towards each member. Whether good or bad and I can say the same about TLC. Before Left Eye passed, they were not on the best of terms at all. They mourned her as friend and sister to them but they also feel righteous in every decision, mindset, and etc leading up to her death. I grew up identifying with Left Eye because me and my sisters agreed who we would be. With that being said, I love Left Eye and I wished I could be able live in the world when she was. Even if I never got to meet her
SN: it’s so bizarre how much I can relate to Left Eye and her story at this point in my life. A lot of her is similar to a lot of me. I see a lot of me especially now in her
Thank You for the Review. We all love TLC. Lisa was definitely my favorite. I have her tattoo on my left arm. Mine says 88. She had Andre football number. Miss You Lisa so Talented never Forgotten. Their song how it works was on Waiting to exhale soundtrack good listen.
Why? 😢
Amazing video ❤ chilli was always my fav. Tlc is my favorite group because each member played a significant role and they all were so different while being able to match each others fly. The biopic was one of vh1’s better movies however I always hated how they rushed through fanmail and said forget the 3d era as a whole. I feel like in the movie it was more left eye centered because of her untimely passing and then trying to bridge the story around that. I think if it was structured as a mini series it would have been more in depth with each member and not so much just sickle cell, Dallas and Honduras.
Thank you ❤
Honestly I could've done without the Dallas part.
@@jenniferray509Dallas Austin was a HUGE part of TLC, writing all of their songs and producing every record!
@@ohhhreallyyyy well I meant the relationship part.
Yes this movie was bad! Lil Mama did great as Left Eye which kind of gave the movie some justice... kind of sorta not really!😆Overall lets be real Lifetime needs to stop with all these horrible biopics!😭
T-boz was always my fav! She was and still is too cool for her own good! 😊
Dare CD was the first album ever brought with my own money back in the day when you can go to the music store and listen to two or three songs on the album😂😂😂 that was going to be my dream job growing up working in the music story😢😢😢
Great review
Biopics often scare me😅. That Biggie one hell no😂. I accidentally saw it on TV. N.W.A. May be watched it two times to get Dre twisted alter ego right😂. A younger homie at the gym once recommended it to me and told him all the flaws. He was so irritated and confused😂😂😂
TYRA, when premiere this video 2:00 0'clock in the morning😶. i set a reminder.
Your singing I loveeeee lolllll
thank you!
Man i might be too tired to watch this 😭
It’s okay you can always comeback ❤
Been waiting on this ♥️♥️♥️
I hope you enjoyed the video ❤️
@@StruggleReviewzTV As always I loved the video💙. You never disappoint
Yes, they did dalvin degrate so dirty
Only 50K 😢
I love them what I know about them ❤❤❤❤ TLC
Can you do a review on Their Eyes Were Watching God with Halle Berry & Michael ealy
Larry suppose to be Suge Knight😂. he had a relationship with Left Eye at that time she wanted to go solo.
Larry was left eye's boyfriend at some point because she brought him up in her documentary.
ok what documentary?@@jenniferray509
Mhmm, mhmm, mhmm ❤
It was good when it first came out but it doesn't hold up by todays standards.