| The Wood | 
 enlarge | Director: Rick Famuyiwa
Actors: Elayn Taylor, Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones, Sean Nelson, Duane Finley
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 18091
Format: Ac-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 104
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0792160258
UPC: 097363369943
EAN: 9780792160250
ASIN: B000035Z28
Theatrical Release Date: July 16, 1999
Release Date: January 18, 2000
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It looks like writer-director Rick Famuyiwa started a popular trend with his marriage-jitters comedy about three friends who reminisce about their lives together as one prepares to leave the group when he gets married. Everyone who rushed to see The Best Man should catch this sleeper which also stars Taye Diggs (as Roland, the reluctant groom), as well as Omar Epps and Richard T. Jones, who together provide charming, cheerful performances full of warmth and humor. This buddy story is told through flashbacks to 1986, when the three met at public school. The young men gain our affection in their competition to win the most girls, which enhances the bond of loyalty we see in them as men on the eve of Roland's wedding. The casting of the boy actors is almost spooky in its perfection, especially Sean Nelson (who had already proven his acting acumen in American Buffalo) as the younger version of Epps. Although the cast is African American, there's no color bar to the themes or entertainment the movie offers, providing a salient lesson to network TV producers under attack by the NAACP for their inability to include characters of color in TV shows. Instead of stereotyping the characters by placing them in "the hood," where gang members and tragedy rule, this life-affirming comedy depicts the lives of members of "the wood," which refers to Inglewood, a middle-class suburb of L.A. that general audiences will find easy to relate to. --Lloyd Chesley
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 The Wood DVD June 15, 2007
I was surprised to learn that I had not seen this movie prior to purchasing this DVD. It is a great movie! I am glad to have it as part of my collection.
Classic May 22, 2007
dis movie iz real fun 2 watch. it'll bring u back 2 dem dayz when u had hella friendz n actually enjoyed goin 2 school. i highly reccomend this.
A GREAT MOVIE!!!! February 10, 2007
One of my favorite films. An excellent film with a great cast. It shows you how friends will always be there for each other, and of course your first crush!!!!!
Love it November 4, 2006
This is a great movie about how friends grow together. Very funny and the guys were good looking.
I loved it July 17, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
this movie really took me back to the 80's in terms of the fashion and the music, and the fashion out there right now is 80's inspired and making a comeback. I loved the plot, the characters and the funny moments. Definitely recommended.
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