"The Honeymooners" & Other "Whitespoitation"

Has anyone else noticed the silly "urbanization" of Hollywood as of late, when it comes to supposedly "new" movies, some of which we never cared for to begin with?

Case(s) in point;

"Johnson Family Vacation" - Pretty much a "black" version of "National Lampoon's Family Vacation".

"Breakin' All the Rules" - "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days", anyone?

"Soul Plane" - While full of self parody, another urbanization, this time of "Airplane!"

"Humbuggin'" - Yep, "urbanized" version of "Scrooged".

"Love Don't Cost a Thing" - Hmm, "Can't Buy Me Love"?

"Like Mike" - More like "Rookie of the Year"

"My Baby's Daddy" - 2003 version of "Three Men and a Baby"

Are movie goers these days just too dumb to recognize what some would view as a "politically correct" version of "whitesploitation"?

While it's not really offensive, it sure is interesting.

I've noticed that too. Some of them are very obvious.

Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
Has anyone else noticed the silly "urbanization" of Hollywood as of late, when it comes to supposedly "new" movies, some of which we never cared for to begin with?

Case(s) in point;

"Johnson Family Vacation" - Pretty much a "black" version of "National Lampoon's Family Vacation".

"Breakin' All the Rules" - "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days", anyone?

"Soul Plane" - While full of self parody, another urbanization, this time of "Airplane!"

"Humbuggin'" - Yep, "urbanized" version of "Scrooged".

"Love Don't Cost a Thing" - Hmm, "Can't Buy Me Love"?

"Like Mike" - More like "Rookie of the Year"

"My Baby's Daddy" - 2003 version of "Three Men and a Baby"

Are movie goers these days just too dumb to recognize what some would view as a "politically correct" version of "whitesploitation"?

While it's not really offensive, it sure is interesting.

Could you elaborate more on this topic? I know you have a view to express, but is not quite clear (to me) what you are saying. I understand "black explotation films" but "Whitesplotation"? Are you saying Hollywood is turning the tables on cult classics?

😕

Who doesn't notice stuff like this?

I just wanna state that Cedric the Entertainer has nothing on Chevy Chase.

Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
Are movie goers these days just too dumb to recognize what some would view as a "politically correct" version of "whitesploitation"?

I will edit the post I just typed....ok, now that I'm done with that, where was I? How 'bout I take this route....further proof of lack of creativity, thought, and just pure RISK on the part of Hollywood still reeling (integrity-wise) from the after-effects of the writer's strike.

They have found a gimmick that has worked $$$-wise and will run it over and over again into the ground.

Originally posted by WindDancer
I understand "black explotation films" but "Whitesplotation"? Are you saying Hollywood is turning the tables on cult classics?

It's just a different form of exploitation, where African Americans are rehashing some of the classic, and primarily white, romantic comedies. We seem to be pretty well known for those.

Better get used to it. Here are a few more examples:

Dr. Doolittle (1967)--Rex Harrison
Dr. Doolittle (1998)--Eddie Murphy

The Nutty Professor (1963)--Jerry Lewis
The Nutty Professor (1996)--Eddie Murphy

The Honeymooners (1955-56)--Jackie Gleason
The Honeymooners (2004)--Cedric the Entertainer

Back to School (1986)--Rodney Dangerfield
Back to School (2006)--Cedric the Entertainer

It's not even so much the direct remakes, but the really subtle rehashes that nobody would even recognize unless someone pointed it out.

It may be that nobody cares, lol. I just have a knack for seeing thigns differently.

BTW, I don't think Cedric the Entertainer is at all funny.

Cedric can be funny but he's not movie worthy. And I know what you mean. Remakes of Dr. Doolittle and things like that are at least acknowledging that they are remakes. Johnson's Family Vacation is almost trying to sneak in there without giving National Lampoons credit.

Why are they doing that with Back to School?? That's going to be a joke IMO (and I actually like Back to School).

Here's another one, this time with a TV series:

"Kojak" (1973-1978)--Telly Savalas
"Kojak" (2005)--Ving Rhames

See I think this whole 'Mean Girls' movie was a rip off of ''Heathers'' - a rather bad one for that matter.

Whoever saw Heathers can clearly mark out such similarities, and because I hated Mean Girls.

The 'Mean Girls' for one doesnt have those cool lines like ''Fcuk me gently with a chainsaw'' Heathers does.

New material!!!

Anyone seen the atrocious trailer for ""Guess Who?" with Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher?

Yep, an "updated" version of Sidney Poitier's "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner". Sickening.

"White Chicks" has been done so many times, it's not funny. The gender and/or race crossover gag is in:

Gender disguises:

"Nuns on the Run"
"The Associate" (both)
"Some Like it Hot"
"Bosom Buddies" (TV)
"Big Momma's House"
"Mrs. Doubtfire"
"Victor/Victoria"
"Just one of the Guys"
et al.

Race "disguises":

"True Identity"
"Soul Man"
"The Associate" (see above; Whoopi Goldberg as a White male)

to be totally honest nearly every film is a parody of another film in someway nowadays that i don't really care. i don't really get the point this topic is making. are people saying black people shouldn't remake 'white' classics... call me thick but i am a bit confused

Cinemaddiction your on to something.

I"m Puerto Rican and have the answer after watching the movie Bamboolzed.(And I hate Spike lee's movies)But it made a good point about minorites in movies.

We love to exploit ourselves for any movie.First What are the top Asian actor and actress.(Beep).The answer is Jackie Chan And Lucy Liu both action martial stars period.I even heard there making a remake of BAck to school with yes you said it Cedric the entertanier.Yes I do admit those movies are weirdly to the same to older movies.But as a Puerto Rican I don't mind watching a all white movie and complain about there no Puerto Ricans in it,who the hell cares I say.Yes these movies might be white movies turning black but hey I rather watch the originals.

"The Honeymooners" (2005)

Alls I can say is..what the ****. How about we make an all white version of "The Jeffersons". There would literally be ****ing riots. Gotta love double standards.

Only in America, only in America... 🙄

haha!

I saw the poster of this and said the exact same thing you did (how about a Jeffersons film with an all white cast).

I think it's really dumb. But oh well.

yea, i love to play devil's advocate but in this situation i can;t...i have no logic to play behind and all i would do is make myself look like a deusch because you are both right

I refuse to spend my hard earned cash to see this movie.