Get on the Bus

Starring:Richard Belzer, De'aundre Bonds, Andre Braugher, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Gabriel Casseus, Albert Hall, Hill Harper, Harry J. Lennix, Bernie Mac, Wendell Pierce, Roger Guenveur Smith, Isaiah Washington, Steve White, Ossie Davis, Charles S. Dutton, Joie Lee, Kristen Wilson, Frank Clem, Bob Orwig, Gary Lowery
Director: Spike Lee
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

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Prolific director Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X) offers the fictionalized account of the pilgrimages black men all across the country made to the Million Man March in Washington, D.C., and the process showcases a fine ensemble cast of eclectic actors. Shot in a fast-paced low-budget style, the film chronicles a bus trip beginning in Los Angeles and the passengers, all from vastly divergent ages, backgrounds, and beliefs, getting to know one another and discussing their respective reasons for making the trip. The group, including a gay couple, a father and his son, a cop, and an actor, each confront the hostilities and prejudices they have faced as well as the ones they hold within themselves. And along the road they encounter incidents that bring into sharp focus the need they feel to acknowledge their heritage and shared struggle. Frequently entertaining in its rapid pace and cutting dialogue, this small but ambitious effort is sure to provoke debate even as it entertains. --Robert Lane

Customer Reviews:

Good Intentions Aren't Enough.......2007-02-18

This movie should be so much better. Instead, Lee tries far to hard to be all things to all people. Everyone gets their say. Gays, Muslims, Jews, homophobes, rascists, biracial people, the young, old, wealthy, conservatives, liberals, women and so on. So many different voices and no clear message. The movie devolves into a series of pontifications with each character getting his turn to hold forth.

A GREAT BUS ADVENTURE!!!!.......2006-01-16

THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD MOVIE. I THINK THAT THIS MOVIE IS WAS PRETTY GOOD. I ENJOYED IT. CHARLES S. DUTTON AND AN ALL- STAR CAST GET ON THE BUS TO GO ON TO THE MILLION MAN MARCH IT IS A GREAT ADVENTURE AND A THRILLNG BUS RIDE. THIS IS A BUS RIDE WHERE PEOPLE DISPLAY THEIR OPINIONS ABOUT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING AND LET EVERYTHING AMD EVERYONE HAS TRIBLUATIONS ALONG THE WAY BUT IN THE END ARE VERY HAPPY TO MAKE IT TO THE MARCH!!!!

Spike Lee at his best and worst..........2004-04-27

His best: social journalism. Nobody brings perennially pressing issues to the screen as consistently and vitally as Spike Lee---love or hate his films as you may, there's no argument that he does a superb job of provoking debate and reflection. Here it's Lee's two favorite topics, racial history/injustice/relations and (less prominently but still significant) gender/sexual issues...treated with a vast amount of humor and often insight.

His worst: at times some of his films implode when Lee gets on his soapbox and goes too heavy-handed---the Message blots out the Movie. This happens towards the last one-third, with the last 10 minutes especially preachy and contrived. The film craft breaks down, characters and dialogue that before had been pretty much spot-on suddenly verge into labored allegory and caricature.

It's like Lee drew up a laundry list of Pressing Societal Problems (brings to mind Larwence Kasdan's "Grand Canyon") and tried to allot 5-10 minutes for each one. Sometimes he does so with grace and wit, but sometimes he stumbles into glibness and stereotyping.

I was a little disappointed that Lee didn't show more of the actual Million Man march, maybe explore the controversial Louis Farrakhan a little bit more deeply. I was however pleasantly surprisd that Lee does take a fairly mature, gutsy stand on homosexuality and homophobia absent in some of his earlier films.

Had Lee made this film more as a straight (or pointed) documentary rather than trying to turn it into a heavy-handed inspirational treatise, I'd gladly give it 5 plus stars. Even in its current form it's well worth watching.

One of my favz - Great actors makes it a wonderful film.......2004-03-30

This is according to me a very good film, it's actually one of my fav's.
What makes it so good is the feeling u get from watching the movie, U feel that u are a passenger on the bus observing the others.
There are some great performances in this movie unlike Spike Lee's HE GOT GAME that had a player in the NBA in the lead and pretty much everybody except for DENZEL & Hill Harper didn't know how to act.

Great performances from GABRIEL CASSEUS, HILL HARPER, OSSIE DAVIS and the rest of the cast.

A thoughtful film.......2004-03-10

Get on the Bus is one of Lee's best works. Poignant, funny and introspective, it tells the tale of various black men from various walks of life; a father and his estranged, angst-ridden son, a gay couple, an arrogant actor, an ex-Crip turned Muslim, a half white cop and Ossie Davis as the "spiritual grandfather/moderator" type. They travel from California to DC for the Million Man March, and along the way come to terms with prejudice and hatred they have felt without as well as within.

Some may criticize the "stereotypical" treatment of the white characters, but this may be a bit much. The Jewish Bus driver is an honorable character, and in a scene with him and Charles Dutton, director Lee let's him speak his side of the story "OK, I may have some problems with blacks....but no more worse than the problems you have with whites. I don't have anything to prove to these guys". Randy Quade's redneck cop may have been over the top, but suffice to say, there are people in parts of America who still treat people that way.

Description

LET'S GET ON THE BUS your favorite music band of all time, the Doodlebops! This bus ROUTE is headed for FUN adventures with LEARNING LESSONS AT EVERY STOP. BUS DRIVER BOB (This is his name on the show, not Bob the Bus Driver.) is revved-up to drive you, Deedee, Rooney and Moe to the most fantastic destinations, WHILE YOU SING AND DANCE ALONG THE WAY TO MUSIC that's colorful and fun. RIDING THE BUS HAS NEVER BEEN SO MUCH FUN WITH THESE four dazzling episodes!

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Doodlebops Volume 6 - Keep Trying!

Manufacturer: Visual Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Comedy | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video

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Product Features:

Full Screen
Language: English
Contains 3 Episodes + Bonus Episode
Episodes Included: Keep Trying!, Bird is the Word, Growing Moe, Very Scary

ASIN: B000OWN90W

Product Description

The Doodlebops is a musical comedy series for children starring Deedee, Rooney and Moe Doodle. They are the ultimate rock and roll band - at least as far as preschoolers are concerned - and they hang out and practice their song and dance routines in the coolest rehearsal space imaginable. Sort of a cross between PeeWee's Playhouse and The Monkees, the show focuses on music, dance, comedy and pro-social educational issues such as sharing and perspective taking.

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