The Wood
In the panicky, uncertain hours before his wedding, a groom with prenuptial jitters and his two best friends reminisce about growing up together in the middle-class African-American neighborhood of Inglewood, California. Flashing back to the twenty-something trio's childhood exploits, the memories capture the mood and nostalgia of the '80s era.
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- Cast：
- Omar Epps , Richard T. Jones , Taye Diggs , Sanaa Lathan , LisaRaye McCoy , De'Aundre Bonds , Antwon Tanner
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Fantastic!
Absolutely Brilliant!
It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
Back In the Day Favorite Movies This movie was an absolute joy; one of the best black films I have seen in a long time. It definitely took me back to the days when all those great R&B songs were out and to my first crush and first boyfriend, etc. This movie just put together a whole bunch of good looking black people into a story that's not about violence or any kind of negativity, just pure fun; it's what life is all about for those of us who appreciate but can't fully relate to life in the hood. It was so much fun. I loved every minute of it. The story was great; the acting was convincing, the plot was realistic and it's a movie I will always think about with a huge grin on my face. Two thumbs way up in my book!
Movies are made to tell a story in an entertaining fashion. Any movie that effectively delivers the main point of the story, and does so with strong conviction and entertaining plot twists, gets a full rating in my book. The Wood tells a story of three childhood friends and how their encounters and experiences through life has fortified their friendship. Even as one faces marriage, and risk of the trio being broken apart by distance is eminent, they learn that their friendship has and always will be the strength which truly defines the term "friends". The characters are funny, how they interact with each other is entertaining, and the transitions between modern day and back in the day left me reeling to my childhood years. Bottom line for this viewer... I sure wish I kept in better contact with the friends I had from junior high (that's 'middle school' for the new viewers!!). Favorite Lines/Scenes: Ro: Yeah, I still trying' to figure out how you swung that! Mike: Aw, man... yeah, that's why I'm "Big Mike" and y'all ain't. Slim: Ah, n--ga, don't act stupid!The ENTIRE scene inside the AA-Mart... a drunk, grits grabbin' Taye, a wisecrackin', Tic-Tac dispensin' Richard, Omar defending his nerdistic childhood memories, and the emotionless clerks behind the counter... (I remember stopping in at the AA for a cold beverage after basketball games. AA-Mart is still there today across from Smart & Final on Beach, only there's bulletproof lexan between the counter and the store now.)
The Wood is one of the best films aimed at afrcian amercians ever made. The film about friendship between three friends is amazing. Taye Diggs, Omar Epps and Richard T. Jackson are all top notch. The soundtrack repsents the eighties very well and the film has very little violence. This is a movie that any group of guy friends can enjoy.
The Wood is a great movie with good performances by Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones, and Taye Diggs. This is a funny drama full of laughs and fun. The Wood is a good movie that was cleverly directed and very entertaining and enjoyable. I give The Wood a 9 out of 10!!! :)
