They Cloned Tyrone - Netflix (2023)

[Shadow Mann]

This film was a pleasant surprise, starring John Boyega and Jamie Foxx done by independent filmmaker Juel Taylor. It feels like it draws heavily from 1970s 'blaxploitation" films, but gives it a sciti spin and is really extremely well done.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S3M1xFVdVg

They Cloned Tyrone (2023) ⭐ 6.6 | Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi

2h 2m | R

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[Joelist]

Cool!

 

[Shadow Mann]

Cool!

You will like this if you haven't seen it. It's actually science fiction by definition, but it's framed in such a refreshing and nostalgic way. It has funny scenes, but is not comedic.

 

[Lord Ba'al]

I feel like I'm opening a can of worms here, but I'm guessing blaxploitation is to mean the use of black people in movies to somehow make the movie seem better by "exploiting" black people? No, I didn't bother to google the term because I'm fucking lazy, and it's late, and it's been a VERY long week. If it does mean what I think it means, then I don't understand how "it draws heavily from 1970s blaxploitation" could be considered to be a good thing. Unless, quality of things these days has become so bad that you would take anything over that, even bad shit from the past.

 

[Shadow Mann]

I feel like I'm opening a can of worms here, but I'm guessing blaxploitation is to mean the use of black people in movies to somehow make the movie seem better by "exploiting" black people? No, I didn't bother to google the term because I'm fucking lazy, and it's late, and it's been a VERY long week. If it does mean what I think it means, then I don't understand how "it draws heavily from 1970s blaxploitation" could be considered to be a good thing. Unless, quality of things these days has become so bad that you would take anything over that, even bad shit from the past.

No, not at all! Those movies were patronized by mostly black people! Movies like Shaft, Cleopatra Jones, Coffee, etc. They had a flavor and that flavor is visual and in how the music is used. It's a style, and you will find it interesting and fun. I have rewatched it twice!

 

[Lord Ba'al]

No, not at all! Those movies were patronized by mostly black people! Movies like Shaft, Cleopatra Jones, Coffee, etc. They had a flavor and that flavor is visual and in how the music is used. It's a style, and you will find it interesting and fun. I have rewatched it twice!

And in that sentence, patronized is a good thing as opposed to a bad thing as it is usually used these days. Gotta be honest, don't recall having seen Shaft (although I might have, though it might have been a remake?), haven't seen or heard of Cleopatra Jones, at least not in a memorable way, and haven't seen or heard of Coffee. Somehow I am reminded of Jackie Brown, although I have no idea why, and by the way I'm not really fond of that movie, even though I know it was hyped back in the day.

 

[Shadow Mann]

And in that sentence, patronized is a good thing as opposed to a bad thing as it is usually used these days. Gotta be honest, don't recall having seen Shaft (although I might have, though it might have been a remake?), haven't seen or heard of Cleopatra Jones, at least not in a memorable way, and haven't seen or heard of Coffee. Somehow I am reminded of Jackie Brown, although I have no idea why, and by the way I'm not really fond of that movie, even though I know it was hyped back in the day.

Yep, Jackie Brown is in that category too. It's just a backdrop for a cool take on a scifi premise. Again, worth watching! I had the same exact feeling of WTF as you did before watching these films, but then I watched them and WOW!