By CC Rider

February 29, 2008 9:21 AM | Link to this

Good for Mr. Perry. He gives new meaning to “Never Give Up.” I love his movies and support him by going to see his movies every chance I have. Thank you for making us laugh!

By Supporter of Tyler

February 29, 2008 9:36 AM | Link to this

I’m so Happy for Tyler Perry

By DMarie

February 29, 2008 9:37 AM | Link to this

It is such a blessing to see Mr. Perry’s testimony as it’s being written. He has shown the African Americans and the world you can fall to your lowest point and God will take everything and turn it around for your good. Thank you Mr. Perry for sharing your testimony with the world. Keep letting God use you to “go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” through your plays, movies, tv shows, talk show, website, etc.

By Supporter of Tyler

February 29, 2008 9:38 AM | Link to this

I’m so Happy for Tyler Perry

By dmscar

February 29, 2008 9:41 AM | Link to this

It is such a blessing to see Mr. Perry’s testimony as it’s being written. He has shown the African Americans and the world you can fall to your lowest point and God will take everything and turn it around for your good. Thank you Mr. Perry for sharing your testimony with the world. Keep letting God use you to “go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” through your plays, movies, tv shows, talk show, website, etc.

By rose

February 29, 2008 10:16 AM | Link to this

great job

By Holli

February 29, 2008 10:36 AM | Link to this

God Bless Tyler and all of his productions they have helped many in finding there way back to God..thanks for encouragment!!!!

By Holli

February 29, 2008 10:36 AM | Link to this

God Bless Tyler and all of his productions they have helped many in finding there way back to God..thanks for encouragment!!!!

By Yolanda

February 29, 2008 10:52 AM | Link to this

GET EM TP! May God continue to pour Blessings over your life and everything you do.

By Jo

February 29, 2008 10:53 AM | Link to this

The neighborhood is actually Kirkwood, which is NE - near Candler Park & L5P

By Yolanda

February 29, 2008 10:54 AM | Link to this

GET EM TP! May God continue to pour Blessings over your life and everything you do.

By Ibelieve

February 29, 2008 10:56 AM | Link to this

Great job Mr. Perry. I’ve watched most of your plays/movies and they made me smile and laugh and forget my troubles for a time. Some say your plays/movies are ‘raunchy’ and ‘over the top’ what I saw was an array of folks from different walks of life. Some doing the ‘right thing’ some not. And those wise enough to know right from wrong trying to point those who need help in the right direction.

By SlimDiva

February 29, 2008 11:10 AM | Link to this

KUDOS to you Mr. Perry! Live your dream! God is your guide, allow Him to continue to lead you!

You have many supporters who are extremely proud of you! Keep doing your thing!

By Lillie Rushin

February 29, 2008 11:10 AM | Link to this

Mr. Perry,

You better “HANDLE YOUR BUSINESS.” You are truly Off The Chain and I love it. Keep doing what you are doing and you will continue to be Blessed. KUDOS, KUDOS, KUDOS

By James

February 29, 2008 11:31 AM | Link to this

Here we go again. Can Tyler Perry please do ANYTHING ELSE other than those negro minstrel comedies? I am so irrated with the same kind of old tired material over and over again. Tyler has the power to make and produce films, not many black people have this kind of ability.

Not all black people want to grin and jin about life. There are alot of us that can appreciate diversity in films, like dramas, thrillers or even science fiction and even enjoy seeing a diversity in a mixed group of cast members. Wake up Tyler, this is 2008 not 1908. The time of grinning and mooning eyed negroes is over.

By Celes

February 29, 2008 11:33 AM | Link to this

Thank you Mr. Perry for all you do and for sharing the ups and downs of your success. It has saved me a few times when I felt all was lost. You are truly a blessing. May God continue to guide you heart, mind and your hands. Thanks again for saving me.

By James

February 29, 2008 11:36 AM | Link to this

Here we go again. Can Tyler Perry please do ANYTHING ELSE other than those negro minstrel comedies? I am so irrated with the same kind of old tired material over and over again. Tyler has the power to make and produce films, not many black people have this kind of ability.

Not all black people want to grin and jin about life. There are alot of us that can appreciate diversity in films, like dramas, thrillers or even science fiction and even enjoy seeing a diversity in a mixed group of cast members. Wake up Tyler, this is 2008 not 1908. The time of grinning and mooning eyed negroes is over.

By James

February 29, 2008 11:36 AM | Link to this

Here we go again. Can Tyler Perry please do ANYTHING ELSE other than those negro minstrel comedies? I am so irrated with the same kind of old tired material over and over again. Tyler has the power to make and produce films, not many black people have this kind of ability.

Not all black people want to grin and jin about life. There are alot of us that can appreciate diversity in films, like dramas, thrillers or even science fiction and even enjoy seeing a diversity in a mixed group of cast members. Wake up Tyler, this is 2008 not 1908. The time of grinning and mooning eyed negroes is over.

By Celes

February 29, 2008 11:36 AM | Link to this

Thank you Mr. Perry for all you do and for sharing the ups and downs of your success. It has saved me a few times when I felt all was lost. You are truly a blessing. May God continue to guide you heart, mind and your hands. Thanks again for saving me.

By Celes

February 29, 2008 11:36 AM | Link to this

Thank you Mr. Perry for all you do and for sharing the ups and downs of your success. It has saved me a few times when I felt all was lost. You are truly a blessing. May God continue to guide you heart, mind and your hands. Thanks again for saving me.

By DIVINE 1

February 29, 2008 11:47 AM | Link to this

WELL By James, there are DIFFERENT types of filmmakers and if TYLER PERRY is fine with the PATH that HE has CHOSEN ( not YOU) then why WORRY yourself about it. MY advice to YOU is…if YOU don’t like the types of MOVIES that MR.TYLER chooses to make, YOU have the CHOICE (operative word being choice) NOT to view them. BUT for those of US who LIKE (and there are a PLETHORA of US ) MR. PERRY’S movies, we WILL continue to SUPPORT him. Wether YOU like it or NOT! KUDOS to you Tyler Perry! …AND Mr. Perry if you happen to read the AJC and see this, I PERSONALLY want to THANK YOU! I enjoy EVERYTHING that you do.Keep up the GOOD, POSITIVE, INSPIRATIONAL work! The “MADEA-nation” LOVES U :-) ~GOD BLESS~

By JJ

February 29, 2008 12:08 PM | Link to this

James It’s like asking Stephen Speilberg to quit making fantasy movies.

I personally love “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” (This coming from a middle aged white woman). I watched it this weekend, and could watch it over and over and over……..

By Steven

February 29, 2008 12:27 PM | Link to this

Tyler Perry>>> I do not car what anyone has to say, GOD has blessed him with a talent that is amazing. So many directors and filmmakers make the same type of movies, with the same type of actors, but when TP does it, it’s a sin or itsa lack of diversity. Imagine that!

By dmscar

February 29, 2008 12:59 PM | Link to this

James God gave us all the power of choice. If you don’t like it you don’t have to watch or support it. God gave Mr. Perry a vision to do what he does in the way that he does in order to reach people that might not otherwise be reached. There are not that many movies, plays or tv shows with predominately African American casts. Mr. Perry is opening doors for actors that would not have been given an opportunity. It’s not some “grinning and mooning” as you put it. It’s opening doors, spreding a God given message and changing lives for the better. I’m proud of Mr. Perry and support him every chance I get. Thank you Mr. Perry. You’ve made a difference in my life. You’ve shown me that anything is possible.

By kristy

February 29, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this

james are you kidding me. Be supportive not negative. What do you want to see from tyler perry besides negro movies. Oh i get it you want him to forget where he came from now that he is popular even though thats what got him started. James are you a proud black american. Tyler Perry keep doing your thang baby and for the record he is diverse Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Why did I Get Married are totally different. I applaud him for the light he sheds on black americans.

By becky

February 29, 2008 2:01 PM | Link to this

‘For I know the plans I have for you…’ Jer.

If that is what the Lord has laid on your heart to do, then by all means do it and continue to do it well. I applaud your efforts. I only wish I could be a part of any of your productions. God Bless.

By trini

February 29, 2008 3:54 PM | Link to this

Why is it that when someone does good, others can always nitpick and find something negative to say.

James, green is not your color. Quit being a HATER!!

By James

February 29, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this

To Kristy and others, it is not the point of not being a proud african american. It is a fact that Tyler has the capacity to direct, and make all kinds of films, that he can make a BIG difference, and to show he has the ability to NOT be a steriotype only comedy making filmmaker. To show that he can be diverse. To mix it up sometimes, some comedies, some dramas, some thrillers, some science fiction. It is that his films are ALWAYS THE SAME STYLE. What is wrong with diversity even in black movies? Too many of our movies are ALWAYS comedies and many of our great actors in them are typed cast, to never escape this, or to be some kind of side kick in predominately white cast films. It is just irrating to see most of the OUR films on the big screen, as a bunch of knee slapping, heckling and jeckling, grinning and jinning blacks ALL THE TIME.

It is Hollywood that looks at at us as mostly coons and bafoonery, and Hollywood that gives out the checks to only fund these comedy films for us, only looking for a quick way to make a fast buck. It is bad enough to laugh at ourselves, but even worse enough to be laughed about from others, and not be taken seriously by the masses. And that we as black people can’t see the difference. It puzzles me to try to understand why we as black people always accept films about comedies, gangster thugs or baby mama drama, so easily as a standard for black films? You may not want to accept or believe this, but We as a people are viewed and look upon, by what WE accept. And you wonder why WE do not get the respect that WE deserve? Especially by other cultures.

For every major black film that comes out, you can bet 95% of them will be a comedy, look at the statistics. What kind of message is that sending, is it that we are so shallow or only mentally able to relate to comedies, or that we are not intelligent enough to want diversity in black films? Next time when everyone gets a chance, check out the movie, “BAMBOOZLED” by Spike Lee. You will see what I am taking about.
And for ANY of the films that have a black star(s) doing any serious film content, you can bet, they are mostly done by white producers white writers, white directors, and white film funders.

By monique

March 3, 2008 10:20 AM | Link to this

I really never cared for TP, but after seeing Why Did I get Married,I am a new fan. He is putting black actors on the MAP!

By monique

March 3, 2008 10:21 AM | Link to this

I really never cared for TP, but after seeing Why Did I get Married,I am a new fan. He is putting black actors on the MAP!

By charles s. mckinnie

March 3, 2008 10:27 AM | Link to this

Ingenously, Tyler Perry continue to produce endearing movies to his growing fan-base. Tyler’s film-making talents keep his audiences in good spirits delivering good wholesome laughter while addressing real life issues. I really admire his tenacious approach to life.

Peace

By Layfayette

March 3, 2008 1:33 PM | Link to this

Woooow, James!
Have you seen any Tyler Perry films? His films are not the “typical” black films they have progressively matured but always told a accurate and rarely deplicted social section of African-American life.

They are young black professionals; lawyers, doctors, independent business owners; living and loving in a way not seen or even realized by mainstream white america.

His films speak to the current state of black america, disrespectful youth, unrealistic relationships, broken men and women looking for a connection not grounded in GOD. There is no “shuckin and jivin”, no knee slappin, no bending and scrapin for a laugh.

Tyler Perry is a story teller, his movies ARE Dramas, with a injection of humor, spirituality, and mystery. Gone are the days of the “Mystery of Black America”; Tyler Perry is putting it out there like never before, he has made it his mission to show the rest fo the world that we(African-American’s) want the same thing as everyone else. We want to be in commited monogamous relationships, we want to raise our children to go to school and be successful members of society, we are not afraid to work hard for what we want and we cherish our families.

We are not the one dimentional stereotypical individuals force feed to the general population through the media outlets.

James, you need to have a TP movie marathon and relax, relate and release some of your inner frustrations.

By sean

March 3, 2008 4:53 PM | Link to this

Yeah, nothing like walking out of your house to be stopped by cops for ‘trespassing’ on a set of some craptacular flick.

By nell2003

March 6, 2008 11:04 AM | Link to this

keep up the good work Tyler keep on making us laugh becouse the way things are now we need a good laugh every now and then.

By nell2003

March 6, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this

keep up the good work Tyler keep on making us laugh becouse the way things are now we need a good laugh every now and then.

By nell2003

March 6, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this

keep up the good work Tyler keep on making us laugh becouse the way things are now we need a good laugh every now and then.

By wleverett

March 18, 2008 3:05 PM | Link to this

Begin a black woman I am very proud that Mr. Perry has found such success after such humble beginnings. But him making the same picture over and over again, is a little hard to take. They are not funny and have lost all entertainment value, period. He will never be a Spike Lee, John Singleton, or Antonio Fuqua. He does not take any risk at all, he keep taking the same old premise and try to make us think it’s something new. A black man in drag is only good for one show. If he has any talent at all, do something that’s meaningful.

By Holli

March 20, 2008 10:33 AM | Link to this

we love all your work…thanks for bringing Madea and Joe back..we cant wait to see the Movie Friday March 21..God Bless