Bamboozled

This movie was one of the most disturbing ones that I have watched. The ending still scares me. Still love the movie and it has a strong message.

Lee made a deliberately difficult movie here, it never moves in the directions you suspect and you have to adjust your perspective accordingly. This is something beyond satire and it deserves more serious examination.

An underrated, misunderstood masterpiece by Spike Lee.

A brilliant piece of work, despite flaws which should have sunk it.

I like Spike a lot but this one was a bit too dark for me.

While the satire is impressively biting, the parts in between feel forced and messy and the film's entire tone is a bit baffling.

Even the critics consensus at the top of this page will tell you why this film didnt get respect from the media film critics it was ''too heavy handed" for them. Well all real fans of Spikes and film in general agree that it was perfect. Sorry it was too painful to see how your people treated and portrayed African Americans for over 100 years.

I was hoping that the satire would be a little more scorchingly on point in this movie about a TV network launching a minstrel show to absurdly enthusiastic acclaim but it didn't quite rise above its quirks and eccentricities. Still, it did have some great thought-provoking ideas.

Must see movie. Trigger warning for anyone born past 95. If you don't get it then do yourself a favor and read more, your not intelligent enough for adulthood yet.

A "Negro" network creative director ca. 2000 seeks to revive his network's sagging ratings with a variety minstrel featuring black actors in black face portraying the most racist stereotypes possible from a bygone era. Intended as a statement, it is expected to create a ferocious backlash and be canceled. Instead, it becomes an unironic hit in a nod to The Producers, The influence of Network is also present when the show's lead, a tap dancer, quits in disgust only to be executed on live broadcast TV by a black radical activist sect. In typical Spike Lee fashion, it's a tick and a half too long, but otherwise a fine piece of work.