POOTIE TANG A film review by Blake French Copyright 2001 filmcritic.com
After a hard, busy day, I'm sitting in the movie theater waiting for the projectionist to start Pootie Tang. I become relaxed, comfortable, with a notepad in one hand and a pencil in the other. The lights dim. The movie starts. But the image is out of focus, then it goes black. The house lights shine brightly. The theater is experiencing technical difficulties. This is a warning from God: "Run for your life while you still have the chance," screams a little voice in my head. Then the lights dim once again, and the movie restarts. I regret not dashing for the door.
I cannot remember any other movie without subtitles that creates a language for its characters, but never teaches it to the audience. The main character in Pootie Tang utters phrases like "I'm gonna sine your pitty on the runny kine" and "Sipi-tai!" But what does that mean?  Instead I wondered about the cologne on the man next to me, if that lovely cashier was wearing a wig, and what I needed at the store later that night. Anything to clear my mind from the painful occurrences transpiring on screen.
Adapted from a comedy sketch on HBO's The Chris Rock Show, a major motion picture should have been the perfect platform for the nest of talent at the acclaimed Rock, but these filmmakers prove, like the folks at SNL do every other week, that a five-minute, one-character TV sketch just doesn't transfer to the big screen. Pootie Tang is just over 70 minutes long, shorter than your average Pokemon movie. And I would rather watch all the Pokemon movies, back to back, than waste my time watching this production for a second time.
Here's the painful setup: We first learn that the entire movie we are about to watch is actually a movie clip playing on a talk show featuring an immensely popular celebrity named, you guessed it, Pootie Tang (Lance Crouther). Pootie Tang is an African-American, an international crime fighter, a kung-fu master, a superstar singer, and an actor. Children adore him. Women idolize him. He speaks in a language of his own (Pootie-nese, if you will). Everyone in the movie understands him, but the audience can only follow occasional remarks. He uses his late father's belt to eliminate crime. (A terrible accident killed Pootie's father back in the late 70's when a wild gorilla mauled him to death while he was working in a factory. We can literally see the zipper on the gorilla costume.) We witness all kinds of incidences in a corny, maundering, sarcastic style that is just not funny.
Even bad movies usually contain a few redeeming factors, but not this one. Each and every shot is agonizing in its own ways -- not just in one way, in many ways -- the fanatical actors appear disjointed, the painful scene transitions feel awkward, the terrible dialogue wreaks of desperation, the poorly written screenplay seems unfinished, the soundtrack gives us a headache. Pootie Tang stinks as badly as possible. Regardless of how much you paid to get in, it's worth double to get out.

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December 18, 2010 The meeting was called to order by President Jim McConnell at 2:00 p.m. in the King Room of Pueblo West Library. Members present were:
Jim, NE0DA Guests:
Stanley Clark, WB0JRG, Pueblo New Members: The club welcomes new members Charles Wingfield, KC0YMJ, and Stanley Clark, WB0JRG. December Birthdays: Jeff Estabrook, KD0MBK News from the members: (What have you done in the last month that pertains to amateur radio?) Paul, KB0JIT, has been refurbishing a Butternut HF6F vertical and building a counterpoise for it. Neal, KD0MBL, has taken the screwdriver antenna off his vehicle and has mounted it on a fence as a base antenna with chicken wire under it for a counterpoise. He reported good results on several bands. He also has ordered a SignalLink sound card interface for use with the digital modes. Bill, W0NHF, stated 10 meters has had some interesting openings. Ralph, KA0RER, heard 10-meter openings into South America about a week ago. Bill, KB0RPD, enjoyed the SKYWARN exercise held at the National Weather Service in Pueblo on Dec. 4 and made several contacts on the ARES stations set up there. Jim, NE0DA, attended the SKYWARN exercise on Dec. 4 and enjoyed the event and meeting the people. Ed, NI5R, worked several Canadian stations in a recent contest. Dan, NG0T, stated KB0JIT has been helping him to eliminate a ground loop in his vertical antenna's ground system and with eliminating interference in the house. Andy, ND0P, helped KC0OYO, put up a vertical antenna last week. He also reported that he had worked a Leer Jet aeronautical mobile ambulance that was traveling at 40,000' in elevation. Bill, WA0KAQ, said he had an interesting 17-meter CW contact with a solar-powered station in Hawaii. Jane, KA0USA, received QSL cards from a Special Event station commemorating the 125th anniversary of the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, and cards from Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, and Arkansas. Secretary's Report: Meeting notes are e-mailed to all members and prospects as soon as they are written and are posted on our website, beginning with the January 2010 meeting. We also have a copy of the minutes of last month's meeting at the sign-in table for anyone who would like to go through them. If anyone has questions about the minutes, the Secretary will be happy to answer them and make corrections if needed. Treasurer's Report: NG0T reported a balance of $969.82 in the bank and $25.00 in the change fund as of the start of the meeting. He stated the club has taken in $751.20 in 2010 and has spent $162.30. An additional $30 in membership fees and $35 from the December meeting's raffle was turned in afterwards. One outstanding bill for $10.36 was submitted by WA0KAQ for a black ink cartridge. Members renewing since last meeting: None Memberships expiring in January: Bill, KC0ICM Membership Report: Two new members joined the club at this meeting. The club currently has 28 members, with 23 voting (licensed) members. Of the 25 voting members, 17 (68%) are ARRL members. The club now has members holding 8 Technician licenses, 5 General licenses, 2 Advanced licenses, and 10 Amateur Extra licenses. New ARRL Memberships or Renewals: None Ways & Means Report: To help raise money for future club activities, KA0USA presented a raffle for a mounted landscape photograph by David Yeater, KY6YYY. Lori, AH6OS, was the lucky winner. The raffle brought in $35.00 for the treasury. Thanks go out to David Yeater for his donation. The club will continue to hold raffles or offer items for direct sale at the meetings until the summer months arrive and it can hold other fundraising events. All proceeds go to the club. Any donation of items will be appreciated. The raffle item for the January meeting will be a homebrew UHF beam constructed by Paul, KB0JIT. Report from Instructors: KB0JIT and KI5R reported they were unsuccessful in making contact with the Pueblo West Parks and Recreation Department in October to determine whether the club would be able to hold an 8-week class through that entity. KB0JIT later received an e-mail which essentially said the Recreation and Parks Department did not want to commit one of their rooms on a regular basis. Ed, NI5R, noted he has been tasked by his church to hold amateur radio classes on three Saturdays in January. He suggested the club integrate its January classes into these three Saturday classes. The classes would be held at the Latter Day Saints Church, 4720 Surfwood Lane, Pueblo. The classes would run from 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. More information will be forthcoming. Pueblo West Amateur Radio Club is sponsoring a VE Session on January 15 from Noon until 2:00 p.m. in the Pueblo West Library. Walk-ins will be accepted until 1:00 p.m. Ed suggested a VE Session be held in February to provide examinations for those in the January weekend classes. More information will be provided shortly. Report on Ragchew held Dec. 4: Jim, NE0DA, reported that 14 members, 2 spouses, 4 licensed guests, and 1 unlicensed guest came for breakfast. Afterwards, several hams went to the SKYWARN Appreciation Day exercise at the National Weather Service in Pueblo. Due to the New Year's holiday, there will be no Ragchew scheduled in January. Old Business: Non-profit corporation progress: Dan, NG0T, reported he will be sending the paperwork to the IRS within a few days. The application fee of $400 was approved by the members several months ago, and the check was written at the meeting. Dan noted we may hear from the IRS by the time of the next meeting. Working with the local schools: Bill, KB0RPD, reported that he, Paul, KB0JIT, and Ralph, KA0RER, met on December 9 with Todd Seip, 6th Grade Science teacher at Skyview Middle School. The meeting centered on forming a partnership between the Skyview school's science department and PWARC with the intention of promoting science and math through Amateur Radio. Mr. Seip was enthusiastic about the possibility of bringing Amateur Radio into the middle school. Several options were discussed but the group decided that as a first exposure, PWARC would bring a demonstration of Amateur Radio to the middle school. The demonstration was tentatively set for Thursday, January 27, at 10 AM. PWARC would set up 3 stations running SSB, CW, and PSK31. The demonstration would take place in a 6th grade science room where there is access through a window to the outside for antennas. All 6th grade science classes, and the students from the gifted/talented program would attend, and this could bring the number of students to more than 200. The demonstration would last for about 1 hour. Following this demonstration the team will discuss with Mr. Seip the issue of coordinating a project for the gifted/talented students at Skyview. Resource requirements: radios that are battery operated, antennas and coax, laptops for PSK31 and internet access, operators Club members were enthusiastic about the possibility of exposing more youth to the hobby, though some of the details may need to be changed. The subject of possibly making the event a 2-hour demonstration was discussed, due to the large number of students involved. KB0RPD will be working on more details with Mr. Seip and will be asking for input and ideas from club members. A sign-up sheet will be sent to members who can participate or provide equipment. Details can be finalized at the January 15 meeting. News on NWS battery availability: Bill, KB0RPD, stated no additional news has been received about batteries from the NWS. QSL Cards Last month the members approved the purchase of 100 QSL cards for the club's station, NA0PW. The cards have arrived and a return card was sent to AE5PW for a Field Day contact. New Business: Election of Officers The following members were elected as Executive Officers for 2011: President: Jane Ewing, KA0USA Vice-President: David Yeater, KY6YY Secretary: Bill Ewing, WA0KAQ Treasurer: Dan Broadbooks, NG0T Logistics/Operations: Bill Fortune, KB0RPD The following members were elected to the Board of Directors: Paul Sipes, KB0JIT Andy Lloyd, ND0P Jim McConnell, NE0DA (Past President of Executive Committee) Addition of a third instructor It would be in the best interest of the current instructors and the students to have a third instructor in reserve in the event NI5R or KB0JIT can not attend a class session. Jim, NE0DA, volunteered to serve in that capacity. Miscellaneous: Member Bill Dietrick, KD0ICM, has been having problem with his two meter antenna. The club has volunteered to check the antenna for him. KB0JIT and KD0MBL volunteered to contact and meet with Bill at a convenient date next week. Ideas are being sought on how to better promote the club and provide community service in 2011. WA0KAQ suggested the club have an entry in the July 4 parade, and that it check with the United Way of Pueblo to see if they would like more communications for their 5K Run in Pueblo West on July 4. WA0KAQ was asked to make the necessary contacts for more information. Bill also asked for other ideas to be submitted at the January meeting. Pueblo West Library has approved the club's use of the King Room for its monthly meetings in 2011. All club programs are now being scheduled through the Program Committee of NI5R and KY6YYY. Ed, NI5R, asked if there would be an interest in building solar panels. The members responded positively, and Ed will bring a video to the January meeting for the club's program. If there is enough interest, a Solar Panel Construction Party will be held later for hands-on experience. Bill, KR0RPD, also suggested scheduling the SKYWARN presentation for the March meeting and a Compression Only CPR Training through the American Red Cross for a later meeting. KB0JIT, who is also a member of the Pueblo Ham Club, stated that at their last meeting they asked him to find out our club's feeling about having a joint Field Day. The consensus the club came to was that Field Day is a single club exercise designed to test that club's ability to respond to portable Field Operations, learn new modes, and test equipment. It is also a time for members to get together to bond as a club and have fun together. Therefore, the club is not interested in holding a joint Field Day exercise. However, should Pueblo Ham Club care to have a joint Special Event Station or a joint Fox Hunt in the future, our members would probably be agreeable to that. The club will be holding an Attenuator Party sometime in January. Please check our website for plans for a step attenuator and start acquiring your resistors and switches! More information will follow shortly. Programs: WA0KAQ presented a PowerPoint program about sending and receiving QSL cards. Coming Events: Each Tuesday evening the PWARC holds its VHF net on 146.445 MHz FM simplex at 7:00. All members and visitors are invited to check in. Sat., Jan. 15 - Noon to 2:00 p.m. - VE Session at Pueblo West Library, 298 S. Joe Martinez Blvd. Sat., Jan. 15 -- PWARC will hold its monthly meeting at 2:00 p.m. at Pueblo West Library. The 2011 Executive Committee will be installed. For other events, see the PWARC Calendar at www.qsl.net/na0pw/Calendar.htm Next month's Program: Video on building your own solar panels (NI5R) Adjournment: NE0DA adjourned the meeting at 3:45 p.m.
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