Eddie Murphy.

One damn thing is for sure - you aren’t going to see any celebrity news bullshit on my blog like what’s going on with Anna Nichol Smith or Britney Spears or whatever else the fuck is going on with a buncha overpriviledged, overpaid, undereducated cornballs or anything else pop culture related. But I gotta tell ya something about this dude: Eddie Murphy.  Back in the day all I thought about was Eddie. I watched Saturday Night Live just to see Eddie. I just about busted the theatres open when he came out with that controversial stand up comedy film Raw. When Beverly Hills Cop came out I had to see that movie over and over and over again it was so damn funny. When 48 hours came out once again I had to bust the theatre wide open.

There was nothing Eddie could do wrong. Whatever he did I was sure to laugh. In his first interview with Barbara Walters’  from his home he did the interview in an empty room - no furniture, just an empty room. They both sat on the floor during the whole interview. I was thinking to myself this dude must be rolling in money but he’s got a lot of humbleness about him not to be flossing like an idiot so soon in his career. That solidified my faith in Eddie as a real brother. Even though I thought The Nutty Professor was funny I didn’t go to the movies to see it. Somehow, I started losing respect in Eddie in this over the top clown performance many people, even Oprah, considered to be his greatest performance - to play several different roles and wearing several different forms of makeup to pull off all of the characters in The Nutty Professor sequel.

Okay, lets fast forward to the Oscars. It was reported that Eddie Murphy allegedly stormed out when he wasn’t announced the winner for his role in Dream Girls. Think about it, people. This man was on the “A” list even before Denzel Washington was heard of. Surely, this man has had enough time to evolve from a mere comic, a clown, to a respectable actor.  Surely, Jamie Foxx has risen from being a fool to force to be reckoned with in the entertainment business. Jamie Deserves his Oscar and he evolved from a fool to a real actor in less than half the time. Now, Eddie is mad because a newcomer, Jennifer Houston, won an Oscar. All I have to say is this: Eddie that was a deliberate slap in your face and you deserved it.

Somebody please name me one role Eddie Murphy has played, other than the kind of role where he’s being a total fool, where he deserves an Oscar? Boomerang? Wrong. Vampire in Brooklyn? Hell naw. Shrek? Don’t make me come through my monitor and kick your ass. Eddie Murphy doesn’t deserve an Oscar. He doesn’t deserve an Emmy. He doesn’t deserve a Tony. He doesn’t deserve a Golden Globe. Hell, Eddie doesn’t even deserve a roll of toilet paper to wipe his ass with. I wasn’t rolling in the isles over The Nutty Professor and I sure as hell got tired of the rest of his stupid ass, half-assed movies. As if it wasn’t enough for Martin Lawrence to have his Big Mama garbage, then Eddie has the gall to come back with Norbit and so close to the Oscars. After all these stereotypical portrayals of fat ass black women you’d think black women across America would be protesting in front of his house, ready to give him a beat down. But not one single sister had anything to say. Jesse Jackson boycotted the Oscars Award Ceremony but what they should have done was banned Eddie Murphy from coming in.

I have lost all respect for you, Eddie. You have enough experience and star power to go in any kind of direction you want with the roles you choose but you choose to stay stuck on stupid.  Grab your balls and try a more serious role and see how well you do. Something that isn’t stereotypical or slapstick. You can’t do it can you sucker? Look at Jamie. Dude has been on the scene for a few minutes and he’s blown you out the water several times over. You need to catch up with the rest of the world, Eddie and stop being the same two-dimensional clown. you’ve always been.

Comments

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Good points! E.M.does seems to be type casting himself instead of streching out. I am glad though that he has rasied up beyond using cusing langauge to be funny.