As Carl Black gets the opportunity to move his family out of Chicago in hope of a better life, their arrival in Beverly Hills is timed with that city's annual purge, where all crime is legal... Read allAs Carl Black gets the opportunity to move his family out of Chicago in hope of a better life, their arrival in Beverly Hills is timed with that city's annual purge, where all crime is legal for twelve hours.As Carl Black gets the opportunity to move his family out of Chicago in hope of a better life, their arrival in Beverly Hills is timed with that city's annual purge, where all crime is legal for twelve hours.
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- (as Tameka 'Tiny' Harris)
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"Rich people don't purge." Carl Black (Epps) has finally found a way out of Chicago and his dangerous neighborhood. He and him family movie into a huge mansion in a gated community in Beverly Hills. They are just settling in when the thing they most feared arrives. The Purge exists in the richest city in the country, and they are the only black family around. Things can only go bad. This is a strange movie. This is not really a spoof in the usual sense. This is really more of a remake of The Purge movie done as a comedy instead of a horror. Unlike the Scary Movie series it doesn't take from all other movies. There are some funny parts in this but it did seem to drag a little. The two biggest problems with this movie however were the over used cliché racist jokes. We get it, your black so even when crime is illegal you will get caught...very funny. The biggest problem with the movie though is that the actors didn't look like the wanted to be in this. That really hurt the comedy due to the fact that you almost felt sorry for them. Overall, Some people will enjoy this but as for me the movie was only funny in some parts, and only because I saw the original Purge. I give this a C.
Meet The Blacks is a very funny comedy! I was a little pessimistic at first, I was afraid it would be too stereotypical but it had me in tears from beginning to end. It's a great parody of the movie The Purge (which I also loved by the way). The story: Carl Black moves his family to Beverly Hills thinking there's no annual purge there (a night where anybody can get away with murder); Shout out to Mike Epps, Lil Duval and Bresh Webb who are shining in this film! I did not really know Lil Duval but his role is hilarious! A lot of comedy legends are also appearing: Charlie Murphy, Paul Mooney...even Snoop Dogg is in it! Great job for a low-budget and independent film! I recommend anyone who wants a good laugh to go see it!
After watching this film and seeing both sides of the argument. I was left (again) on the fence but a little bit to the good side. A pretty interesting purge parody movie, about a family moving to Beverly Hills during the purge and then getting ransacked.
Obviously people will argue that this film is "racist", as per usual, and to some extent it kind of is, and obviously during the purge, everyone wants to kill them. But because its a comedy film, we should take everything as satire with a pinch of salt. From my point of view, its a funny comedy that made me laugh quite a lot, and i see no downside apart from the alleged "racism". This means, its not for everyone.
But at the end of the day, my words to you are: If your easily offended, don't watch it. If your not, then why not give it a shot?
Obviously people will argue that this film is "racist", as per usual, and to some extent it kind of is, and obviously during the purge, everyone wants to kill them. But because its a comedy film, we should take everything as satire with a pinch of salt. From my point of view, its a funny comedy that made me laugh quite a lot, and i see no downside apart from the alleged "racism". This means, its not for everyone.
But at the end of the day, my words to you are: If your easily offended, don't watch it. If your not, then why not give it a shot?
At this point if you are still trying to break down a parody movie from every angle and inspect it then you are wasting your time. Parody movies are literally designed to not be a good movie. The only thing it's for is to make you laugh. Everyone knows this so why every time a new one is made people expect more? Honestly these type of movies are for people who like to laugh and usually don't care how it turns out. I understand some of you may feel if it's a theatrical release then it should be at least worth the money but it's very hard to please everyone when it comes to music and art and it has always come down to a preference thing. I am giving this a 10 out of 10 because it made me laugh the whole time and that's all these movies are made for. I expected nothing else from it and I got nothing else from it.There was no great story line or amazing actors just good Ole parody humor.
Don't take it too seriously...it's just a bit of fun!
Non-stop nonsense with the same budget as one week's grocery shopping!
Mike Epps' one-liners are hilarious though!
The trailer for the upcoming sequel looks promising.
Non-stop nonsense with the same budget as one week's grocery shopping!
Mike Epps' one-liners are hilarious though!
The trailer for the upcoming sequel looks promising.
Did you know
- TriviaCharlie Murphy's last film. Murphy passed away the following year.
- Quotes
Carl Black: We gotta make sure there're no more black people 'round here, 'cause they *will* snitch.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Conan: Snoop Dogg/Steve Wozniak/The Record Company (2016)
- SoundtracksHit the Gas
Written by Raven Felix (as Raven Allread), Tim Watkins, Tonee Hayes, Daniel Wayne, Charley Greenberg, Derek Sauerwein, Jason Wilkinson, William Kahn
Performed by Raven Felix feat. Snoop Dogg & Nef Da Pharaoh
Published by BMG Rights Managemenet
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- The Black Purge
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- Budget
- $900,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,097,072
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,055,940
- Apr 3, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $9,097,072
- Runtime
- 1h 34m(94 min)
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- 2.35 : 1
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