Tesla Bethel
Lantern Staff
I was incredibly excited to see Tyler Perry’s newest film Boo! A Madea Halloween, and let me tell you, lived up to its expectations. I arrived at the theater around 1 p.m. to discover that the 1:30 showing was sold out, so I bought tickets for that evening. Shortly after arriving for the evening show an intercom announcement was made saying this showing was officially sold out. Now, that will make anyone excited for the show. With most comedic shows, they can be very hit and miss, and this one was definitely a hit.
Within minutes of the movie starting, the theater was filled with laughter including my own. The acting in the movie was wonderful with Tyler Perry playing not only the infamous character Madea, but also Joe and Bryan. That is a lot for one person, and to also make different voices as well as personas without dropping the act is quite impressive. However, this film also contained newer, yet popular, actors such as Bella Thorne. Thorne playing a stereotypical wealthy white teenager who doesn’t want to mess up her manicure.
The soundtrack wasn’t memorable in the least, except for a scene where dancing was the main focus. Considering that the soundtrack normally plays an important role in Tyler Perry’s films so it was a slight disappointment.
The movie was full of punches not just comedically, but also literally with Madea and Joe knocking out prankster clowns. Unfortunately all of the knock outs did seem to become a little repetitive. However, the underlying theme to this film wasn’t about Halloween at all, but more so over the fact that children should listen to their parents because parents are just trying to protect their children.
This movie is about learning to stand up for yourself and not letting people walk all over you. This doesn’t mean take Madea’s advice and “Drop the hammer,” but being stern and standing solid on all rules you make and upholding one’s morals. Protecting one’s child should be their number one priority, and many children don’t understand that, at the end of the movie, though, I think Bryan’s teenage daughter learned that she needed to take responsibility for her actions, and try to understand where her father is coming from.
From back-flipping zombies, jack-in-the-box, killer clowns and poltergeists Madea has seen and faced them all. Whether she is knocking them out or running repeatedly saying “Help me, Jesus,” every encounter was an entertaining one. Overall I would rate this movie 8 out of 10. It made me laugh so hard my stomach ached, but its sound track was not very memorable, and some of the scenes became eerily repetitive.