Angela DID the damn thing. She should've won an Oscar

When Ike died, Tina's response was "Ike's been dead to me for years."

I need more people to understand what a legend Tina Turner is. Not just because of what she went through - she is constantly reinventing and she is such a star, even now.

Today, May 24, 2023, Tina Turner has passed away at age 83. We will never forget her strength and her talent. There will never be another like her. RiP Tina! ❤️🔥💔😭❤️🖤💔😭

Laurence Fishburne spent years after this movie with people assuming he really was like Ike Turner, because of how well he played the role. Luckily, it died down after he showed more of his range in the likes of Searching for Bobby Fischer and especially The Matrix.

My own sister was being abused by her boyfriend and kept it all a secret. But one day me and my brother dropped in on her unexpectedly. Caught the whole situation. Well, after kicking his ass, we called the cops, charges were pressed and she came and stayed with us and our girlfriends in Florida. Eventually, she met someone else, a lifeguard ironically, and she's been great for 11 years now and they have two beautiful kids 7 and 5. To both the ladies and men, you don't have to be some insecure scumbags punching bag. Also, great reaction guys. 👍

Don't forget Angela Bassett was in Boys N the Hood too along side Fishbourne. She's been in countless movies. You all should watch her movie list. She's incredibly dope!

She went from this absolute nightmare to her current husband who donated a kidney to save her life. It’s crazy to think about.

I love how Laurence Fishburne comes on the scene and they fan boy over him and I'm like "just you wait 😈 , you're gonna hate this man by the end of this movie" lol. All the acting was superb in this movie.

Two fun facts about Laurence Fishburne - 1. He claimed that following his performance in the film, it took years for black women to stop giving him the "evil eye". 2. When Ike Turner saw the movie he told Fishburne, "you got me", meaning he did a good job of portraying him.

I remember watching an interview of Tina with Cher on Oprah and how shocked she with the audience were when both women told them that despite millions they made as musicians etc, their husbands Ike and Sonny controlled everything down to their bank accounts, checks etc That they’d have to ask them for money and were put on specific allowances. Mainly, so they couldn’t have enough especially in Tina’s case to have enough to leave or get away from Ike when they were very young in their careers. Tina and Cher both said they didn’t even know how to do their own finances or handle a budget or checking account themselves until they were divorced and out of their marriages. It’s quite sad knowing how abused in many ways and dependent those men made them be on them.

I randomly ran into her at a grocery store about 20 yrs ago. We were in the spice isle and started joking about using wrong spices with certain foods. She is one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet and so funny! The world is a better place with her in it.

Aww man. I don't recall seeing any reactions to this movie on KZfaq. But yeah Angela Bassett and Lawrence Fishbourne were good as Ike and Tina Turner. The part were Tina fought back and got away from Ike...

Angela Basset said that playing Tina was the toughest role she ever had to play

Her HBO documentary really goes into greater detail of how she reinvented herself. She was in her late 40s when she reached her peak. It’s never too late and you’re never too old!

You guys hit the nail on the head, her voice and persona were made for rock music and Ike and his Star Trek haircut held her back with his mediocre songwriting. That’s why Proud Mary was such a huge hit for them, because it had that high energy and tempo that her vocals were made for. That’s also why What’s Love Got to Do With it was such a smash hit for her because she finally was able to control her sound and she knew what kind of music she was meant to make. Amazing film, loved your review!

Bless Tina Turner! She is the undoubted queen of rock. She has lived the life no one should have to live and came through it a legend. I’ve seen her live a couple of times and she killed it each time. Last year she was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame for the second time. She’s simply the best!

When people can't separate the actor from the character he/she is playing, that actor is at their highest of their craft....Fishbourn should've won an award...

I bawled my way through this movie in the theaters. What a tragic story, and she rose out of the shit smelling like roses.

Another great musical biopic you should react to is "Ray" starring Jamie Foxx. 👍

People hated Lawrence Fishburne after this role for a couple years after this because of his performance. I hope you guys react to my second favorite Lawrence Fishburne movie deep cover. Him and Jeff Goldblum were so good in that.

Omg….. I can’t believe you guys are reacting to this!!! This is a black American classic. The studio took some liberties but it’s still some great performances from Angela and Laurence. Even Vanessa bell Calloway was great.

I read the Laurence Fishburne rejected this movie 5 times but when Angela accepted the role, Laurence changed his mind

Jennifer Lewis done played everybody mama. Tina’s mama Tupac mama in Poetic Justice Blue’s mama in the temptations

Y'all never miss, this channel is basically bringing back all my childhood favorites

Ike had a tragic beginning as well. When he was around 5 his father was attacked by a white mob and died. Shortly after his father's death he was physically and sexually abused by multiple people. And I believe he developed a complex about people leaving him since he had his material taken and used before and received no credit. Since the movie is just loosely based on her story they don't mention that she was dating and had her oldest child with another band mate. Tina said she thought Ike was ugly and they were more like brother and sister and later friends with benefits which led to her getting pregnant by him and him having to drop Lorraine. And she recalls that he was abusive to Lorraine and he was already abusing her when he proposed so she was scared to turn him down. That has to be so scary.

RIP to the Queen of Rock n Roll 😢 26/11/39-24/05/23

I got to see her in concert during her comeback era. She’s one of those rare artists who actually sounds better live than recorded. She was called the female James Brown. Sadly she’s pretty much retired now. She’s in her 80’s. Her health took a downward turn. She’s been through a stroke, intestinal cancer and a kidney transplant since retiring. There’s a real good documentary about her on HBO max. She also been grieving her sons death. He committed suicide a few years back. One thing this movie didn’t show case was the years of struggle she went through after leaving Ike. She struggled for about a decade doing lounge acts, Vegas, and the Oldies circuit. She signed with Olivia NewtonJohns manager. He got her a contract with capital records. They wanted her to do stuff like the pointer sisters were doing but she wanted to do Rock n Roll. A middle aged black woman doing Rock wasn’t something they were willing to get behind because they didn’t see a market. Capitol would only market her in Europe. She recorded a remake of Al Greenes Let’s Stay Together. It was released in the UK and became a hit with British audiences. A New York DJ was in England and he loved her remake. He brought several copies of the record back to the States and gave it Air play then it started to rise on the charts here. That got her record company’s attention and that’s what lead to her come back album Private Dancer. She originally hated The song What’s Love Got To Do With It. And had to be talked into recording it. She thought it sounded to Pop for her. It was reworked with her in mind into the version it became. When it hit number one she was the oldest person to ever have a number one hit in America. She held that record until Cher hit in the early 2000’s with her song Believe.

You guys getting smitten every time Lawrence Fishburne shows up in a movie just brings me joy. I’m suggesting the movie Just Cause. I have to see you ride that rollercoaster.

Some good Angela Bassett movies: Waiting To Exhale (with Whitney Houston, Lela Rachon and Loretta Devine) The Jackson's American Dream (tv movie, she played Katherine Jackson.) How Stella Got Her Groove Back Malcolm X (She played Betty Shabazz.)

A classic. Angela Bassett was nominated for an Academy Award for this role. Can y’all watch “The Best Man” please?! I need to see your reaction to that drama 😂 The cast got back together like 20 years later and did a sequel as well that did extremely well. Also, Cuba Gooding Jr. recs: 1. Radio 2. Men of Honor

I still can't believe Angela Bassett didn't win a Oscar for this role this movie was better than piano.

Also, Angela Basset is a treasure! You may have seen her recently in Black Panther as the Queen Mother! She’s 63 and still looks so damn young!

Still can't believe Holly Hunter won the Best Actress Oscar for The Piano, playing a mute woman with minimal emotional acting outbursts compared to Angela Bassett in this putting heart, emotion and soul into the role

I remember seeing this movie in the theater, and that scene in the limo when Tina finally fought back against Ike, the crowd erupted in cheers and applause. One of my FAVORITE on screen duos, Angela Bassett & Laurence Fishbourne (see: "Boyz & The Hood" & "Akeekah & The Bee").

In Highschool I worked at a movie theatre, and back in the day movies came in huge film canisters that had to be manually spliced together, and at least one person had to watch the movie in full before it opened to the public to make sure it was kosher. For whatever reason, nobody previewed this movie. I was panic called into work at 8am that opening Friday morning to clock in and watch this all by myself. Best movie I've ever been paid to watch :) 100%

The Color Purple, Precious and now What's Love Got to Do with It. Wow. I continue to be impressed.

This role just proves how great of an actor Lawrence fishburn is,cuz everyone was upset with him after this role.

As a domestic violence survivor myself I can say the "why not just leave him" question is more complicated than most people think xx

Fun Fact: Angela Bassett was 35 and Laurence Fishburne was 33 when the film came out. Crazy how they were able to manage to look young.

It's rare that I feel as good as I do at the end of a film than I do here with the real Tina smiling, strong and triumphant.

I love how Tina didn’t care for the royalties from the songs made with Ike. She said he can keep it all except her stage name. Cause she knew she could make it without him. And she was right. Ike never reached that level again (I did hear he made songs but never reached stardom)

"Eat the cake Anne May!" Iconic line even Jay Z put it in a song

"That haircut alone says stay away from this human"......🤣🤣🤣😉

Amazing movie. Tina is now happily retired and leaving in Switzerland. She didn’t attend the premier to this movie cause her reason: she lived it and didn’t need to see it.

Angela Bassett did the damn thing for sure in this movie but Laurence Fishburne, wow! I mean he played that sadistic man so well. No matter how hard it is to watch some of the moments in this movie, I have still watched it several times over the years because it is so well made and the cast is stellar!

Angela Bassett was also in Boyz in the Hood. Lawrence Fishbourne was Cuba Gooding Jr.'s dad and Angela was the mom.

I loved seeing Tina Turner herself at the end of the movie, triumphant.

Laurence Fishburne played the hell outta this role lmao 💀

This is a classic an Angela Bassett did wonderful in this movie 😊‼️ congratulations on 50k 💜

I had to come and send my fairwell to Tina. May she rest on in paradise.

Glad you guys already like Lawrence 😂😂 because he played the crap out of this character. Awesome reaction.

That scene where Tina sings “Fool in Love” with that drying tear track visible throughout-such a gut punch!!

“What’s love but a second hand emotion … Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken.” - Tina Turner is a blessing, but lord knows Angela Bassett is the queen of queens

I always loved how when the courts granted the divorce all of the sons stayed with Tina. FYI,she recently did a documentary on prime video.

"Ike was the bandleader but Tina was the show" - Janis Joplin Tina's revenge was becoming way more popular as a solo act and living her best life long after he was dead

love this , i cried when i first watched this , i was an ex boyfriend's punch bag until i finally found the courage to leave taking my baby girl with me

"The name is mine! The name got my daddy's blood on it" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Angela Bassett was in Boys in the Hood, as well. She was Tre's mother. This was the second movie that she starred in with Lawrence Fishburn!

Had to come back. She found peace in life and now has peace in the spirit world. She is now added to the list of acts playing at the music festival up above that includes 2Pac, Biggie, Johnny Cash & June Carter, Michael Jackson, Prince, and many others. R.I.P. queen

I love this movie Angela Bassett should have won Oscars for this movie but lost to holly hunter for the piano

That diner scene “I though we were getting breakfast” lmfao like I feel like we all didn’t ask that question 😭😭😭😭

Powerful performances by both Angela and Laurence - definitely one of the best musical biopics. Tina Turner is an American treasure and she deserves nothing but the best things in life.

Since this movie came out Ike has passed and i think the oldest son has. Tina is married to a beautiful man that treats her like the queen she is and they live in Switzerland. Those muscular legs of hers gave her one heck of a contract with leggs pantyhose. She insured her legs for millions of dollars. Can find her commercials here on KZfaq. Thank you for doing this. I never turn away Tina or Angela

Saw Tina twice in college. Incredible performer w/more stamina past 40 than most of us young ppl dancing in the aisle!😊

Your love for Lawrence Fishburne is golden. Love too see it. He had great roles in films.

The reaction to the chick singing on stage then screaming had me on the floor! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

RIP to the queen of rock n roll Tina Turner

Rewatching in May 2023..R.I.P Tina xxx you will always be my inspiration ❤

Cuba Gooding Jr. won a Best Suppprting Actor Oscar for "Jerry McGuire". He was electrifying in it, just great. The movie also made Renee Zellweger a star and garnered Tom Cruise an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. A good movie to review even if you don't react to it. Congratulations on your 50K, knew you two could do it!

"Murdered her hair"... 😂🤣😂 "How many FUCKIN Aquariums is in this place"... 😂🤣😂🤣😂

The reverence you two have for Laurence Fishburne is hilarious. In my own way, I feel the same way. Check him out in School Daze.

The way I have waited for this film to be done by u guys!!!!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 such a great film n amazing story !! And the acting oh my gosh!!!!! Angela basset should have gotten an Oscar’s !!

OMG this is my absolute favorite movie, I can't believe y'all reacting to it. Can't wait to see this!

Rip Anna Mae Bullock aka Tina Turner😢😢😢😢

You remembered Laurence Fishburne in Boyz in the Hood, but you don't remember Angela Basset was his ex-wife and mother of Cuba Gooding, Jr in that film. Great video, guys!

Her mother sold her out when she ran away because Ike bought the mother her house.

when the movie premiered, everyone was so impressed with how ripped Angela Bassett's are were - and the joke was that if Tina Turner had those arms, she could have beaten Ike to death. lol. Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pffeifer, Keanu Reeves, Uma Thurman, in one movie. that movie is Dangerous Liaisons.

I cracked up when you said "he's snorting a lot of work up there" 😂😂😂

So proud of Angela for slaying this character. I know Tina was proud

Love to see you reacting to this. It's definitely a classic. One point of contention... Ike was actually very talented. He's credited with recording the FIRST rock & roll song EVER. He definitely had a problem. He was an abusive drug addict. That overshadowed all his talent because he was a great songwriter and producer. Tina is just brilliant. Nothing like her before or since.

Ya’ll gotta watch Angela Bassett in The Jackson’s: An American Dream, Waiting to Exhale, AND How Stella Got Her Groove Back!!!

Fun fact... The house that they bought in the movie, was the actual house Ike and Tina lived in.

Ike actually thanked Lawrence for his portrayal of him, I remember a tv interview he did when this film premiered. Everyone says Lawrence and Angela should have won the Oscars that yr, and that's No Cap, I agree. I remember watching the Oscars, nothing against the other nominees but these two really should've won. Your thoughts on Ike were dead on, he couldn't make it without Tina. Ike had talent BUT he didn't have the IT factor to get him over the top or to the top. Instead of love it lead him to insecurity, jealousy & of course drugs.

"If you tell me what to do I'm gonna not just to spite you." Can I subscribe MORE!? LOL I love you guys! I can relate so hard!

Watch the bodyguard with Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston

The minute Tina finally runs from Ike for good and that score hits, I'm usually bawling my eyes out and screaming at my TV "Go!!! Run!!!" Tina at first, hated "What's Love Got To Do With It?" but her manager, Roger Davies, pushed her to do it, telling her that it was a guaranteed hit! Also, in 1981, she was offered the song "Physical" but she turned it down, feeling that the lyrics were too dirty for her, and suggested that Roger pass the song on to one of his other clients, a very good friend of Tina's, and that was Olivia Newton-John.

Tina went through a lot with Ike. She stated in a interview., that she moved to London cause she didn’t want to be reminded of anything had to do with Ike’s band in the states back then., and when she became Buddhist she became stronger and was able to stick up for herself.

If you guys are interested in other musical biopics, be sure to check out these awesome films! Selena (1997) Ray (2004) Walk the Line (2005) Great reaction as always!!

The way you two fan boy over Laurence Fishburne is the best😂😂😂🤣❤️

Blank man or Meteor man.. u guys would love those black 90 comedies

I was laughing when he got beat up in the limo 🤣😂🤣

Y’all don’t understand how happy you guys make me feel seeing you’ve posted. I really enjoy your videos. And man the consistency is like no other. You guys really make my day, keep up the good work👍🏾

I really and truly appreciate the time you take to react to movies that we in the Black community consider all time classics! Love your channel and keep up the good work!!!❤️

21:40 - Ike is wearing a Beatle haircut, which everyone was wearing in the 60s. Certain black acts would straighten their hair and have their own Beatle cut: Bobby Byrd had one, Ike had one, I believe Sly Stone had one, pre-stardom.

Saw this in theater with my family as a kid (highly inappropriate, I know). But I will never forget the cheers in the limo when she finally fought back. The audience erupted.

I love how you guys watch classic black movies nobody else reacts to because y'all are like "😳" lol.

This was a GREAT movie!!! That scene in the Hotel w/ the manager ALWAYS bring out the onion ninjas!!! VERY well acted!!!! You guys are great! I just watched your "Precious" reaction. Never seen the whole thing but DAMN :-O

You guys hit the nail on the head. In interviews Tina would say that he hated the fact that he needed her.

23:13 “Try harder then!!” I can’t stop laughing! 🤣