I just read somewhere that Kanye said beyonce is better than Tina Turner. These people are really on one, Tina was creative and still and Icon.

Beyonce is sooooooooooooooooo beautiful, and this is exactly what makes people so insecure. She is just a dream! Well done in the movie B!

Some of these post sounds like plain ol jealously.
Why can’t you just let the girl act?
I agree there’s probably someone else who could have played the part,but the CLIP is only 2:57 give her a break Damn!

Columbus Short gets some amusing moments as volatile harmonica player Little Walter, but Gabrielle Union gets too little to do as Waters’ initially supportive but ultimately put-upon wife (yet another cliche in this type of movie, for those of you keeping score at home).

And Beyonce Knowles doesn’t seem to have splurged on acting lessons since her wooden turn in “Dreamgirls.” From the second she enters the film as the tempestuous James, you want to see her sing “At Last,” then get out. No amount of wigs and padding can transform her.

That was dope. hit me in the heart!

@376, Kanye is a mess, i’m about to sign a petition for him to shut up. He probably trying to make up for what he said about Rihanna making Beyonce step her game up. Somethings fishy. Also how can Beyonce be better than Tina, when all Bey’s crazy performances mimic Tina.

I am tired of Kanye West always talking, if he wants to change the world he should start singing songs that make a difference in people’s lives not “heartless”. I have never seen an artist give himself so much props.

How can Beyonce be better than the original. Clearly a blind man can see she jacked Tina, Diana, J-LO, Britney, Rhianna, Kyle M. ( she had the glove first), Janet and Michael at last Britney notes that she likes things about Janet. I have seen the before and after pictures of Beyonce jacking other artists. I love CL but what I like about other blogs is that they post the good and the bad about entertainers. CL rarely post the bad things about Kanye or Beyonce I know Angel is one of the biggest fans of Kanye but he is not perfect and neither is Beyonce.

I’ve read several bad reviews of Beyonce’s acting this morning. Well, three to be exact. And I’d have to say I agree with them. So that’s my answer to the question, CL. As for Kanye supposedly saying she’s better than Tina lol That’s like saying eggs are too good to come from dirty chickens. Kanye is seriously trying to make up for that Rihanna statement…the funny thing is he didn’t even have to make it. I’ve got this crazy idea that he likes to boost people up who are inferior to him (musically) so as to secure his own standing as one of the more artistic black acts right now… He’s got a habit of doing it…

I AGREE WITH MOST OF YOU BEYONCE SHOULD NOT WIN AN OSCAR JUST BECAUSE SHE IS “BEYONCE”. BUT WHAT I’VE SEEN AS FAR AS BLACK PEOPLE OR MINORITIES WINNING OSCARS IT’S NEVER FAIR
DENZEL & HALLE WON OSCARS FOR VERY ILL SUITED ROLES THEY PLAYED
BEYONCE NEEDS TO PROVE HER AS ACTRESS FIRST ! I

“Kanye is a mess, i’m about to sign a petition for him to shut up. He probably trying to make up for what he said about Rihanna making Beyonce step her game up. Somethings fishy. Also how can Beyonce be better than Tina, when all Bey’s crazy performances mimic Tina. ”

CO-SIGN!!

I think we have pretty much come to the concensus that Beyonce cannot act. Its okay, not everyone is meant to do everything. What would help her longevity would be to perfect her song writing skills and stick to singing and dancing. Really. Over extending yourself to every area of the industry leads to watered down crap and its a slap in the face to the real actors and actresses out there. back in the days you needed to be a triple threat (sing, dance, act) but the difference was you came up doing ALL THREE in the movies. You didnt sing, decide to dance and then move on to acting. you honed your craft evenly and it worked out better in the end. To fix your eyes on a prize like an Oscar without seriously working on your acting is disrespectful to the ones who been puttin in their dues since day one. Do an indie film, some plays. Show me Beyonce in a broadway musical and THEN I’ll believe she can truly act (3 or 4 shows a day, 5 nights out the week for 2 months+ is no joke!). Until then I’ll respect her as a singer/entertainer but she holds no weight when it comes to her acting chops. None.

Mos Def on the other hand? I’ll plunk down my $10.50 to see him play Chuck Berry in a heartbeat. THATS a distinguished actor right there.

Beyonce has turned into a fine actress AND EVERY REVIEW I READ AGREES. She’s stretched herself as an actress and is going to continue to grow. I can’t wait for the movie.

I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE NAYSAYERS TO SEE THIS. THEY’RE GOING ON HER PAST ROLES THAT DIDN’T INVOLVE EMOTION, BUT STILL GARNERED ENOUGH ACCLAIM THAT HOLLYWOOD WANTS TO WORK WITH HER.

BIG UPS TO BEYONCE!!!

FORGET WHAT YA HEARD!!!

I’m excited because what I saw is great and I’m glad she’s going to spit in the face of her haters - whoo hoo!!

Beyonce did a great job in this and people are going to be surprised.

Congrats on also being the Exec Prod on the movie and the soundtrack

AKA Mrs. Carter not only killed the acting, but is the HNIC.

WOW.

ETTA HEARD BEYONCE SING AND LOVED HER. SHE WATCHED THE MOVIE AND LOVED IT. WHO ELSE NEEDS TO APPROVE?

KUDOS BEYONCE!!!

I will like to say that I love Beyonce, I believe that she is a great performer and singer. Acting is not her thing but thats ok. We as a whole has allowed society to look pass all of the other blacks actress that can do a better job than B. I feel that she took that and ran with it because we let what the world thinks is beautiful dictate what we watch, what we do, what we pay for and so on. We have made these stars famous, blew up their heads and so they think that they can dabble in anything and we will buy it, and we do. I don’t hate on the girl, I listen to her music but never watch her movies because I know she can;t act. So why waste my money.. I saw Dreamgils only because JHud was in it. Trust, B is a beautiful girl but when was the last time you saw a really good actress on TV who was ugly, thats because society won’t let it. We have to teach the new genaration that beauty is within or else we are gonna be filled with a world of low self -esteemed children. So I am not hating on B, hell you get in where you fit in but I would like for people to know that we have to change the way we think and look at ourselves, love what we have, and if you want what she has then go out and get it.

Unbelievable. Can’t wait to see it. And Bey can wear ANYthing and still look flyer than the rest.

ACTING IS BEYONCE’S THING AND SHE PROVED IT IN THIS MOVIE.

I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE HATERZ AND THE NAYSAYERZ TRYING TO FIND COMMENTS TO DISCREDIT IT ON MONDAY. LMAO.

Her smile and facial expressions are priceless. Just adorably beautiful.

Adrien Brody had my attention watching that clip the whole time.

All this talk about whether Beyonce should get an Oscar or not while Jeffrey Wright is not even mentioned. Beyonce purchased this movie with Jay-Z’s money; as executive producer, naturally, she would put herself in a role that she thinks will snag an Oscar because she has admitted that she wants one so badly. But Jeffrey Wright is the an actor that everyone should be talking about because Wright has played so many, many disparate characters believably and perfectly. He was Martin Luther King; he was Basquiat; he was the “Spanish” guy in Shaft; he was in the recent James Bond thriller and countless others where he always excelled. Why he never received an Oscar or was even nominated is beyond me. I wish there was as much talk about him instead of Beyonce so that, maybe, just this once, the Academy would take note and think positively about him. I agree with the previous post that said that if Beyonce wins an Oscar, the Academy should be ashamed of itself because there are far too many black actors and actresses who never received this award and now, just because Beyonce or Sasha Fierce or whoever she is this week has decided that she wants this award that it should automatically be given to her. Instead, Beyonce should spend her Oscar publicity money on some grammar lessons and elocution/diction sessions . Public speaking is not her forte and it pains me to listen to her being interviewed on any talk show. Lastly, this has nothing to do with any of the above but her sister, Solange, who sings beautifully and has a fantastic album, still grates my nerves by pushing herself into a recent hair commercial with Beyonce. Why are they trying so hard to push both Beyonce and Solange down our throats? Yes, Solange’s singing is fine but do we HAVE to see her in commercials for hair products that neither she nor Beyonce seem to have any use for.

It’s ashame how many people are on here pushing for beyonce to receive an Oscar. I think its’ because people dont really realize what the Oscars are for. You cannot continue to play singers and think its Oscar worthy. People are suprised Beyonce did a good job in this movie(havent seen it but)she played this role many of times. She’s always a singer. Every movie she’s a singer,up next Eartha Kitt!!!

The Actual Etta James:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktwGaZOcuIw

Check Out The Real Etta James Doin’ What She Do!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktwGaZOcuIw

#397 and every other hater is delusional - SONY WANTED BEYONCE TO PLAY THE PART OF ETTA AND BEING THAT SHE WAS RELUCTANT THEY ASKED HER TO BE A PARTNER AND NOT JUST ACT, HENCE SHE TOOK ON THE ROLE OF EXECUTIVE PRODUCER WHICH IS HUGE. STOP HATING TRICK AND LEARN YOUR FACTS.

ANY OTHER HATER ON HERE, HATE ON - BEYONCE PROVED SHE CAN ACT, THE CRITICS LOVED IT AND THE MOVIE DID WELL FOR A LIMITED RELEASE, SMALL BUDGET AND NO HOLLYWOOD PUSH.

SONY IS HAPPY, THE DISTRIBUTORS ARE HAPPY AND THE FANS ARE HAPPY.

WHO COUNTS AFTER THAT?

I saw Beyonce in this movie and this girl did her thang!!!

She’s definitely stepping up with each role on the acting scale - kudos to her.

Her album is amazing - she’s an amazing singer, dancer, business woman, entertainer and is setting a great example for all her replicas.

perfect,
amazing

Golden, you better preach. By Beyonce helping to executive produce this movie, we got to see Jeffrey Wright in one of his few leading roles. We got to see Columbus Short and Gabrielle Union have substantial supporting dramatic roles. We got to see Eamonn Walker and Mos Def showcase their talents. A black female director Darnell Martin was able to helm a major studio release. We got a story about black history and how the blues help create rock-and-roll, R&B and hip hop.

Just so you know Beyonce has had to audtion for all her movies roles prior to this one, maybe with the exception of Pink Panther. Darnell only wanted Beyonce to play the Etta role, and she wrote it with Beyonce in mind. So by Beyonce helping to produce this movie, she help a lot of black talent in front and behind the camera get work.

Beyonce was like 18 when she said that she wanted to win an Oscar by 30. She said it once, and she said that she know that she might not get one. But it was just a goal. When did it become a bad thing to have goals in your life. Please I’ve heard plenty of actors and actresses saying that they dreamed about what it would be like to win an Oscar one day. So anybody that pursues that profession wants to win that award. That’s a lie that every actor and actress have had extensive training. So do and some don’t. A lot of the more famous actors and actresses haven’t had that much formal training like Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Will Smith, Keira Knightley, etc….They’ve gotten better by doing a lot of movies. That’s their training ground. Beyonce has only did 5 movies so far, that’s not a lot of movies. She seems to care about acting, and she puts a serious effort behind it. I personally feel that she’s a good actress, and she’s going to keep working to hone her abilities even more.

See some black people got a screwed up mentality. We shouldn’t be rooting against our own. We should be supportive in each other endeavors. We got enough of people of other races rooting against us and trying to suppress us from achieving.

Some of you up here praising white actresses like Angelina Jolie. Talking about how she was so great in Girl Interrupted, when she was playing somebody with a mental illness. Back then, she was crazy french-kissing her brother and walking around with vials of blood around her neck. Maybe it wasn’t hard for her to play a crazy woman based on her antics. Oh wow, how many times has she played a tough woman in movies, yet you don’t care about her stretching herself in every role.

I guess some of you agree with how she stole another woman’s husband. I don’t see you all questioning her morals, yet you’ve the nerve to call Beyonce some nasty names.

If black people don’t stop with this crab-in-the-barrel mentality we are going to have a hard time progressing in this society, and every group in society is going to past us by because we’re too busy focusing on how to tear each other down.

Some black people make me ashame at how we hate on one another when we should be uplfitiing one another. I thought the movie was superb. I really felt that Beyonce, Jeffrey and Columbus deserve Oscar nominations. Yet the media is so busy pumping up Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Milk, Nixon/Frost, etc…The excellent movie Cadillac Records gets basically ignored.

I know some of you were talking about Dreamgirls wasn’t all that great, but do you really think Little Miss Sunshine was better and deserved the Best Picture nod more? White people and others will surely look out for themselves. We better get on our game.

Beyonce is a good actress. She just needs the right role for her acting to come through. Because it’s more than about acting, you need a good part and good direction. I think that was nonsense Beyonce got upstaged by Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls. Beyonce played the role that she was given, and she was a very good Deena.

Effie White is the lead character in Dreamgirls’ broadway play and movie, and Jennifer got to shine more in the movie because of that. Also, the fact that she had the most memorable song from the original play.

But look at any of Beyonce’s earlier roles like Carmen, Goldmember and The Fighting Temptations she works to hold up her part of the bargain as an actress. She doesn’t try to skate by.

Beyonce is contnuing to blossom as an actress, and she was remarkable as Etta.

Beyonce was terrific in this movie.

I really like Beyonce singing and acting, I really think she did a great job in the movie Fighting Temp, Carmen, etc…..and Yes!!!! the girl can sing I think with more time she can become a great actress. I give her credit because she does not give up on her dreams no matter what people say…….She is making it happen and I believe that she is going to be playing in a lot more movies. ……..And I do not know people keep talking about her wigs and her pieces……Performer have been wearing wigs wig from back in the day like the Supremes, and many other groups, they do not have time to keep doing their hair for every show…..and not for nothing she is not the only performer wearing a hair pieces……their are performer in every race black, white, etc. that are wearing hair pieces on a regular that is what the entertainment business do. And not for nothing she be rocking her wigs/hair pieces, that girl is so pretty that anything she wear on her hear is going to look beautiful………..And to all women out there if you want to wear a wig/hair piece and it make you look good and feel, hell wear it….:) GOD BLESS BEYONCE FOR BEING A YOUNG UP COMING SISTER THAT IS DOING THE DAM THING