she's getting so repetitive. i'm also getting tired of her voice. beyonce, stfd. she better not be in aida. i'm also glad she didn't touch the princess and the frog. 

doesn't hollywood know that other black girls who can sing and are just as pretty as her exist? 

In that movie, we could all see that Beyoncé is, yes, definitely a star. But also that she's not the best singer around, and that there are others who might be able to portray legendary artists better than she can.

I think the world and the industry are obsessed with that star-quality she has, that thing that makes people (the ones that love her, lol) incapable of taking their eyes off her.

But agreed, she's taking her success a little for granted these days..

I think it would be interesting to see Beyoncé pull an Eminem, & play herself in an autobiopic.  With all the opinions out there surrounding her being, I'd expect the pull would be something magnetic.

I may be alone in thinking that channeling powerful women is bound to bring forth significant energy from the child of destiny.  But if your spirit was in a position to birth a living legend, would you not give it your all?

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  "Come On Then Get These Good Done Debbies"

How well Ms. Knowles does depends primarily on how much the movie white-washes Ms. Kitt's life. If this is a sanitized version, like the Diana Ross version of Lady Day's (Billie Holliday), then she'll probably do ok. But if the film wants to present the real Eartha Kitt - then whoever hired her made a huge mistake, 'cause Ms. Kitt is waaaayyy too ... ummm ... "different" for a lightweight like Ms. Knowles to pull off. And by "different" I mean seriously wild, seriously strange, and seriously damaged.

Years ago I came across a long documentary on Ms. Kitt that was mainly of her taking about herself. At the time her career was at an all time low and I guess she figured that she had nothing to lose by putting all her stuff out there. Oh. My. God. The woman has a ton of talent and that signature style that is uniquely her own. She also has huge personal issues, especially about her skin color, that stem from her childhood. And that ego ... oh, my! It made sense in context (big ol defensive mechanism) but I doubt that a Hollywod film that is a star-making vehicle for Ms. Knowles will take the time to present that context.

BTW: Ms. Bendix - I love you, I really do. But, please - Beyonce as Tina Turner? NO, NO - a thousand times NO!!!! Nobody, but nobody will ever match Angela Bassett as The Queen of Rock and Roll in "What's Love Got to Do With It." Ms. Bassett should have won the Oscar for that; she was robbed.

I cannot picture her playing the part of Eartha Kitt.  Actually, there isn't any current pop star that I can picture playing that role.  There's nobody in terms of voice or looks to match her.  Perhaps someone really grounded in Broadway or even Cabaret with a gritty voice could do it.  I also think it would require someone a little bit older, maybe early 30's.

I could see someone like Jasmine Guy playing this role, although I'm not familiar with her singing voice.  It could be dubbed if necessary the way Angela Bassett played Tina Turner with a dubbed singing voice.  Whoever pulls off the role of Eartha Kitt has to be one hell of an actress to be believeable for me.

Gladys Knight is another role that not just anyone could play.  Again I don't have anything at all against Beyonce.  She is a talented entertainer, but all talented people are not interchangeable.  For anyone who grew up listening to Gladys Knight and the Pips and followed her solor career, she is both a very classy and earthy singer.  Gladys Knight's roots are in Gospel.  Her voice is a bit deep for certain singers to match, and frankly none of the singers mentioned by any of the previous posts can match Gladys Knight.  Gladys Knight is a legend.  You'd need a Gospel singer like Yolanda Adams to do a respectable job of portraying her vocally.

I think that if the formula isn't broke then don't fix it, because she seems to be doing well in the area of playing legendary singers. I guess her roles will evolve in the future after she has polished her craft.

Beyonce is playing her cards right, wading in waters she's familiar with before she swims to the deep end.  I'm very excited to see her as Etta James and a little surprised to see her as Eartha Kitt, but I think she'll do well at both.  She wants to win a Tony, an Oscar and lord knows she's got a lot of Grammys already.  She could think a biopic is her best bet and she's probably right.  I don't know if that will happen so early in her career, but here's to hoping.  I'll follow her most anywhere.

What I'd really like to see is Beyonce in a role that has nothing to do with music, a really gritty drama or something.  It's hard to see her spin on things when she's playing other people.  In her music you can see that she has a ferocity that won't quit.  I would love to see her take on a scorned woman in the theater.  The "Ring the Alarm" video (based on Basic Instinct) transfixes me everytime.

I think she's smart to build her acting chops first. as much as I can't wait to see it.

 "Deep down, I'm pretty superficial"  -Ava Gardner

Me and my girlfriend both love her. We really enjoy her musical preformances. When we saw her new video, our eyes were glued to the t.v. But on  the other hand, her acting needs more work. She should really take some classes to put her ahead in the game (i'm sure she already is).  Halla Berry (who i have never heard sing) played the singer Dorthy Dandridge and rocked it (b/c she can act). As much as i love Beyonce, i think she might want to consider letting her musical career, clothing lines, and rich hubby (Jay-Z-)take her as high as she can go.   

"Lesbian Libra A.K.A Les Li"

She's my idole since i'm 6years old. I love her. I can't wait for her news movies and her album the 18 november!! There are already "If i were a boy" and "Single ladies" clip video. She's amazing.

Her news clip are so so good, "If i were a boy" like a movie, and "Single ladies" HOT :D simply, with an only dance, BUT HOT GIRLLLLS x), love the songs too of course!!

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Video is hot..dancing and everything. haha if Jay Z still has 99 problems after gettin some of that 'caterin' from B idk what kinda solution he waitin for. I wonder if she's gonna be part of a second Pink Panther. hmmm..or maybe play a damsel in distress or something in a future Bond movie. Ooh and after seein her in that cop outfit in the "If I were a boy" video she would make a fine ass Ivon type character like on girlfriends or something. 

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