This is easily one of the best comedies of the 80s possibly of all-time. This gets 6.8 and a movie like Ferris Bueller's Day Off gets 7.8 (dont get me wrong its a very good movie also). I was thinking this classic had at least a 7.3. Im from Canada and they always show it on TV.
shareA lot of IMDB users are racist hacks. It's just a fact. Black movies always receive lower ratings on this site. This is an excellent comedy and should be rated an 8 at the very least.
shareI agree. I have it rated an 8 as well and I don't just give out high ratings easily.
I was noticing the same thing as I browsed the boards about black films or films with mostly black cast members being rated lower especially when I saw this one, I was pretty surprised! You may actually have a point there. If it is true, that's pretty bloody messed up.
This was a classic funny comedy that should appeal to everyone, regardless of race. I also enjoyed the fact that it was a positive black film for a change as opposed to films that deal with gang violence, drugs, slavery or civil rights. Seems like the only way for a black film to ever get noticed is to have some type of negative theme or vibe associated with it. Why can't it just be a nice quirky romantic comedy like this and still be highly rated?
~What if this is as good as it gets?!~
I don't think is better than Ferris Bueller's Day Off, but it does deserve at least a 7.2 I dunno. the first 30 minutes are boring, at least to me, but from the moment he decides to go to the US the movie is a classic.
shareIt's rated this low because it's an all black cast. Most of the good black movies on this site are rated low. This movie is hilarious. Still to this day. I love Ferris Bueller's day off , but as a pure comedy I would take Coming to America every day of the week. It's laugh out loud funny from beginning to end. Can't say that about Bueller which is also a fine movie.
shareThere was a Ferris Bueller in Coming to America too. Darryl Jenks. The message in Ferris Bueller's Day Off is: Be a smoother, more charming Darryl Jenks then you can get away with whatever s*** you want as long as you're having fun. All good comedy have a point to them, in FBDO it's just "screw conventions and rules as long as you're having fun it's all good".
Coming to America had a whole plethora of memorable characters. Can't say the same for the other movie.
Agreed this movie classic awesome.
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I'm shocked that Grandma's Boy is 7.0. That movie was awful!
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