Ladies, what Ty did in the bedroom (more common than we think) is called Coercion. Do not let anybody talk/pressure you into something you don’t really want to do regardless of what they say, promise, profess etc.
I had an old coworker tell me when I was in my early 20s, "if he doesn't wear a condom, he doesn't love you. He doesn't even love himself." Hit me like a ton of bricks. And yes I do think it sounds different coming from a man. I hope more young women can have these conversations.
Chantel is kinda annoying. I like that she's really smart and intelligent (her dream is to be a successful doctor and her goal is to graduate high school early to go to college early) , but she really uses her intelligence to showcase her arrogance.
I also remember how bitchy she was with everybody. For someone book smart, she sure was naive. And 411 no one wants a doctor with her mouth. Liked the movie but the only person she didn’t swear at and bitch out was her mom.
Even though she seen everything that she didn’t want to be, I think her ego convinced her that she would never be caught up in those situations. And then when she did, her ego wouldn’t let her accept it, only making her fall deeper and deeper into her downfall.
This movie has aged extremely well. Being a teenage girl (or teens in general) thinking they know everything but they f*cked around and found out. Chantel was a girl who was obviously intelligent but had hood ways. She had the grades and possible potential but not the class, veracity and tact. The decisions she made ultimately led to the unfortunate circumstance of being a teenage mother. There was a lot of foreshadowing (seeing the friend on the IRT with her baby, seeking attention from other boys, misinformation from friends on avoiding pregnancy, etc) that went over her head. I hate that all it took was a Jeep to win her over but it makes sense being that she’s a young girl and not a grown woman. She was also wrong for leading on Gerard but at the same time, Gerard missed the signs of the type of person she was. Dancing with other dudes and leaving him for a dude who kinda sorta ain’t ish (I gave him the kinda sorta part due to him changing his mind about leaving the baby behind) is nasty work. Her inability to listen to people that tried to help her lead to her situation. It’s good that she did go to community college at the end but think about how far she could’ve gone if she was mindful of her attitude and listened to her teachers. The route she always claimed she wanted to go but she had to learn that it’s up to her to see it through. My mom always taught me when I was in my pre-teen to teen years that if you give a boy your future, he will take it. Unfortunately, this was her reality. Excellent review!! As for next week’s review, all I’m going to do is wait until next week.
@@forthenostalgia Exactly! I didn’t realize Ariyan was on The Steve Harvey Show as Aisha. Her relationship or lack thereof with her dad definitely showed how she ended up choosing the wrong men. A lot of people would blame the parents and I can understand that. However, people should realize that there are parents who do right by their kids and the kids still do what they want 🤷🏾♀️.
I’m not a fan of remakes, specifically of Black classics that are beloved, but I do agree there should be an updated version of this film for this generation.
@@kamwilliams5541 they also don’t think topics like these don’t apply to them. It goes right over their heads. It’s also not interesting to them. These kids are weird. I’m a middle school teacher teaching 12-15 year olds.
OMFG FINALLY someone said it! I always thought bout that they are parallels to each other just Moesha haves it more together than Shantel not tryna have sex so fast N stuff. Along with that they both have braids, they the "It" girl have 2 best friends with both have a thick shaped one etc. This film would've been an Rated R version they did a modern Moesha reboot as a movie instead.
I remember being 17 thinking I was grown. Thank God I didn't make life altering choices. Looking at this movie reminds of how immature we were. You aren't grown at 17
19:36 “Not a diaper, not a bottle, not a onesie, NOTHING……nasty work” HAS ME SCREAMING😭I’ll never forget watching this movie when I was younger I was so stressed for her
I will forever emphasize that Leslie Harris could have been a force had she had the financial backing. For this to be her one and only film, and it is revered as a classic (especially among NYers who grew up in this era), who knew what we could have gotten next?
When my family and i watched this back then, my mother was HIGHLY upset. She kept yelling at the TV, calling Chantel stupid. i didn't quite understand why until i got to high school.
She finds out she's pregnant and does nothing about it. For days and weeks. Ignoring the fact that she's pregnant shows how lacking in being equip she is. 😑Why not give the baby up for adoption? Gets money for an abortion and goes on a shopping spree. 😵💫 Why would she hide it from her parents? Her mom? Now she ends up in early labor. This movie is a life lesson from start to finish.
As a teen, watching this was monumental it highlighted the issue of teen pregnancy and how even those who are intelligent could fall into the trap. It hurt me seeing her go down that path of indecisiveness with the pregnancy as I thought she was smarter than that but at the end of the day, she was just a growing teen with a lack of life experience and extremely stubborn. Whilst I felt sad, she didn't get to fulfil her dream to a tee, I realised Chantel is a person whom she herself has to experience to learn and grow, so many people around her showed her via their life the consequences and in her pride, she ignored their warnings and when it happened to her, she was at a loss.
Chantel's family dynamics always stuck out to me, Chantel being the oldest with over worked, underpaid, stressed parents and her father saying, "I don't want you hanging out with guys from the projects." "Hanging with guys like that, you're gonna end up like your mother". It trips me out when parents make statements like that as if they are not responsible for their reality. Chantel saying, "you don't care about us, its better when you're not around." Because of what she saw, she wanted better (not to be like her mother and not to have a man like her father) but was only book smart and not using common sense. Seeing this movie at different stages in life (teen, 20s, 30s) definitely hits different. The film is so relevant to present day issues with teens and how life is viewed living in certain environments.
I remember renting this on VHS from Blockbuster after seeing an article about it in Essence. Chantel definitely lacked common sense and because she was put in a parental role by her parents, she "thought" she was indeed grown. And I was a teenager in the 90s. The minset that if a boy dressed well, had access to a nice car and was popular, he was a good catch. It didn't matter how he treated you, it was a status symbol. Some of those guys were drug dealers as well. Parents working just to survive and kids get pushed by the wayside. I was shaking my head at Chantal a lot too and Natette was loouud and ran her mouth too damn much. It does seem in some households growing up in the 90s, once you were a teenager,(high school) you just finished raising yourself. Parents were just not bothered being active and had no clue what their kids were up to.
My ahh would have been at the clinic, she was wilding fr😂when I first seen it, i thought oh she wants this baby huh, because you can’t ignore something like this baby. Her denial was something serious.
You said it best she was not "life smart" and I feel like that's something a lot of teenagers (and young people too) miss today. They think because they work and buy things that they are adults, but experience has to be lived. And forcing yourself to go through drama and then thinking that makes you "wise" also isn't an ideal way to learn or to experience. That's why it is always important to at least hear what elders have to say. You don't have to listen to them or obey everything they say, but at least listen to them. They've lived life and they will have seen more anyone who has only existed for 18 years.
This movie was revolutionary for me as a teen lol. Chantel is a complex character but a great representation of a teenage girl with all her contradictions. She seems so smart, headstrong, sassy, and determined, which she is, but she’s also still a young girl who doesn’t really know what she’s doing and is impressionable and somewhat superficial. As poor as some of her choices were, they felt realistic and idk, I just appreciated her outlook on life and the fact that she never gave up on her goals and dreams. Anyway, I enjoyed this video!!
@@ms.huggins8519Chantel is a young, inexperienced teenager, kinda typical. However people in the comments act as if she’s a mature adult. Her father IS an adult, why should he get a free pass?
By the time of this review: As a 30 year old who never been married and doesn't have any children, THANK GOD!!!!!!! I didn't have to go through with this foolishness back in High School. 😅
The affection & financial support she didn’t have from her parents Chantel received it in Ty. She was childish in her thinking despite having adult responsibilities as a child. The culture she was surrounded by talked about a flashy lifestyle and as a child she wanted that. The $500 was probably the most money she ever seen or had in her life. She was influenced by her friend to spend, and she was emotionally reacting to everything. Since the begging of the film, Chantel never had control over her emotions.
I’m FB friends with Ariyan Johnson (Chantel). She is so dope in real life. She’s a talented writer… just reading the captions under pics are like dope stories. She has two daughters and one of them looks exactly as she did when she was on this movie. A lot of us went thru this or came close to it. should be included in high school curriculum.
Honestly when I watched this… I was actually surprised how Ty was in all actuality the emotionally reasonable person between Ty/Chantel’s dynamic especially when he indeed persuaded Chantel to have unprotected sexual relations… Ty reminded her to take responsibility for her actions and make a decision, Ty borrowed money for her to get an abortion, Ty got the baby back after the original decision which Chantel wanted him to get rid of the baby, but he got the baby back and he paid for the baby’s medical expenses by selling his jeep… in a lot of situations, the father of the child especially in neighborhoods I’ve grew up in were absent and him doing all of that showed that despite him making a mistake that was irresponsible, he was willing to step up and make the right decisions going forward
@@2021noname I agree… the sheer amount of responsibility he truly showcased when he initially made an irresponsible decision showed me that he was a man willing to sacrifice and be accountable
wait i'm sorry, he coerced her to have unprotected sex, got her pregnant, and now he gets a medal for providing the means for her to have an abortion? he shouldn't have coerced her to begin with! men impregnate women and women have to deal with the after effects and the trauma, so he doesn't get brownie points for knocking her up and then giving her money to "take care" of what he created. he might be more responsible than most fathers but it's still his fault the situation even happened.
@@aspyn.j_ you’re not wrong… I did acknowledge him being irresponsible at that moment and yes he’s 90% in the wrong… but countless times we’ve seen men not take accountability for these situations more times than not. He still stepped up, and this isn’t me giving him brownie points for something that he should’ve done in the first place nor this is me letting it slide overall because he was irresponsible, but I’ve learned, it’s what you do after the mistake that will ultimately test your judgment and character. Ty caused this, like I said in the first two sentences of my initial comment… however he stepped up when he easily could’ve just said fuck it like many others have in the past
@aspyn.j_ I disagree with your last statement. They BOTH were at fault for her pregnancy. Chantel knew how babies were made, but was arrogant to think she wouldn't get pregnant.
The writer and director said that she intentionally wrote Chantal as like a typical precocious teenager: Arrogant, overly confident, intelligent, horny.
I was just talking to my cousin about this movie. This was my birth control. Still don’t have kids and glad I watched this as a teen to prevent going down this path.
Chantel was intelligent, but at the same time, ignorant. She had unrealistic goals to finish high school early just to jump into college, not cognizant of the actual struggles it takes to get into college and ignoring helpful advice given to her by the other adults. Not to mention she uses her intelligence to believe that she's above everyone else, including the much wiser adults. IOW, she was living a fantasy over reality. She was intelligent, but also unwise.
Fun Fact the IRT is in reference to the numbered lines in the NYC Subway. I grew up riding those lines and some of the old school conductors would use the term. Never saw the film but after FTN did the breakdown I kinda do because I MISS the 90s.
@@THEEONLYCHINA I was a 90s baby so my childhood growing up was the next decade but man I wish! Still miss the Redbirds subway cars. Old as dirt but so cool.
IRT = Interborough Rapid Transit. It's one of 3 divisions of the NYC subway system. The others are the BMT = Brooklyn/Manhattan Transit and IND = the Independent Line. IRT trains are designated by numbers 1-7. The other lines are designated by letters.
Just Another Girl on The IRT, Zooman, Panther, Girls Town, Fresh, Firefox, Dead Presidents, Sugar Hill, New Jersey Drive, The Inkwell, Boyz n the Hood, Get On The Bus, Menace II Society, Poetic Justice, Dangerous Minds, Mi Vida Loca.....are all movies I grew up on and still watch to this day! Those are real movies.
Her ignoring the pregnancy in hopes that “it was a dream and would just go away” is really just an ode to how despite how smart and mature she thought she was, she was really still just a kid. I had that SAME mindset when I was younger. Whenever I found myself in unfortunate circumstances.. maybe it’ll just go away 😂
“Shanifah! Shanifah! Bring yo lil ass over here!” I’m scared I would be that type of parent. I’m here child free in Paris sipping champagne. Y’all can keep them kids.
They showed this movie when I was in school. I appreciate my teachers in Brooklyn for showing it to me and my classmates. It was an eye-opener of what i didn't want.
So I seen this movie several times. I even thank Chantel’s character for helping me not become a teen mom because of her birthing scene. Best teen birth control ever! But I didn’t process Chantel’s level of denial of her pregnancy until now. She literally went delulu and just ignored her pregnancy. She didn’t even try to get an abortion, so I am confused what she thought was going to happen. Was she secretly just hoping for a miscarriage? I know the whole theme of this movie is that teenagers think they are grown and can make some horrible decision that lead to real life consequences whether you confront them or not. Chantel was smart bookwise but I think she was emotionally disturbed possibly emotionally neglected by her parents that was causing her to rage out all over the place. I think they need to show this movie more and more to teens of today.
Watching this as a 37 year old woman with children, an apartment, a job & common sense is a world away from watching it at 12 or 13. When i say i was so frustrated i clicked out of Tubi for a minute lol. Chantel was doing the damn most. Sis had me stressed.😩🙄🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
Chantel is reminiscent of Moesha when it comes to her friends...Natete is like Kim in this scenario. The difference being that Moesha was way smarter, even in her dumbest moments. Can't wait for The Hand That Rocks The Cradle! #TeamPeyton 😹
Back in 95 I was about to be 12yrs old, my uncle had it on VHS and I legit begged him for a whole summer to let me watch it. Finally gave in and let me watch it. I watched it back to back like the whole weekend, and then he took the tape from me. Said I was only supposed to watch it once 😂
My best friend and I watched this movie as teens in the 90’s and still love this movie. My daughter is 13 and I will make her watch this movie. This movie should definitely be required for kids to watch in health class.
I've never heard of this movie but I'm glad I came across this commentary. I was a freshman in high school in 1993 and I grew up in the nyc metro area so this is relatable. I need to find the full movie.
Girl I was stress out too. I was really rooting for Chantel. She had potential and I really wanted her to make a better future for herself and tbh I still think she can, it'll take a whole not more now. But I still hurt seeing her make all the wrong decisions. She had ways out but didn't take them. Her indecisiveness really showed her immaturity. She knew exactly where she didn't want to end up, but couldn't realized how her actions/inaction could land her right where she didn't want to be. And Ty pissed me off too. I bet he regrets talking Chantel into not using a condom. But that aside I'm glad he was mature enough to try to pay for the abortion and I was sooooooooooo relived when he had the baby in his arms at the end. Anyways I did really enjoy this movie and I' glad that they were still able to work things out despite craziness. I'm glad Ty is present in their baby's life and that Chantel is still going to school.
I loved this movie as a kid. When I got to college i had a Child Development class, we had to do a group project on Teen Pregnancy. We used this movie as a reference point since we had to use media to support....The professor was so intrigued and we all received an ":A".
This movie came out when I was in middle school, I love this movie so much! I wanted so much more for her, and I went to school with dozens of girls like this being from NYC
Chantel to me reminds me of a prototype Moesha mainly because yeah she lives in the projects but acts very middle-class when it comes to treating people right
@@NerdyclusterCause Moesha was also book smart but sometimes used it to look down on others. The way Moesha would bully her best friends weight and would always knock her friend down a peg. Chantel & Moesha are really similar
The final screen with the baby in a bag scared me as a kid I just couldn’t fathom why even a a young girl how could she do that relief came over when I saw the kids at the end lol
This was one of my favs back in the day but Chantel was exactly what teenagers are: not logical. She was definitely all over the place. TY for reviewing this movie, the cutaways to knocking the boots were 🤣. Going to go voluntarily be stressed out & watch this again!
Yes I enjoyed this film. I believe she was exactly what the title of the film stated back in the 90s, Chantel was simply "Another Girl on the IRT" her story was so many girls real life story all over the country in the 90s.... Young, passionate, materialistic, dumb and in love.... life happens but she was just "another girl on the IRT"
Yeah honey we gotta talk because why on earth would you tell me to watch this movie ? 🤔🤔 As a mom of teenager she STRESSED ME OUT !!! I thought we was better than this. Done ran my blood pressure up watching this 😩😩😩😩
🤔 How could you be a mom to a teenager and not know this is what kids are dealing with? If it took this film to wake you up...I'm glad you're finally woke!
@@MeresankhJmy auntie gave me this on vhs when I was about the same age. I had some cousins that needed to see this more than me tbh but i liked it. it’s a good movie
I think it showed how just because you know better you don't always do better. Sometimes the environment we are in shows us what we don't want to be but we aren't always able to make the choices that lead to a better life. I think it showed how someone her age would go through the emotions and thoughts and actions given the circumstances.
I needed to see this it kept my tail baby free until marriage😂 this generation should have a remake of this movie it is very relatable. It can be used to have great conversations about a lot of things, not just sex and teen pregnancy. Great review. This brought back memories 😅
Chantel and Moesha are one in the same, just different area codes and upbringings. They both weaponize their behaviors with the fact that they doing good in school and had high aspirations. Chantel is just a bit more disrespectful and naive. A current movie for this would hit. I def got scared because I watched this at 13 on Netflix😂 she even pissed me off then
Anyone who is now an adult can see at least some of themselves in the main character(s) even if they aren't from NYC or the hood/big city; walking around at 16, 17, 18... even 21, 22...thinking you're grown and know something. But the more years the Lord blesses you with the more you realize that kids that age are BABIES.
This movie perfectly illustrates how someone can be book smart but lack common sense, which often leads them into bad situations despite excelling in school. Such a frustrating character, but she’s young and most young people think they know everything already. It’s also astounding how many can see numerous examples (teen pregnancy, STDs, birthing kids in active poverty, etc) of why something is a bad idea, but still walk into the same mess with their eyes wide open. ETA: Check out Our Song. It’s a good movie & stars Kerry Washington
I haven't seen this movie in years. I used to love her clothes for some reason. 😂😂😂 I remember the main character made a lot of dumb decisions, even back then watching as a kid (maybe middle school, I don't remember). Unpopular opinion: this movie is proof that teens are not mature enough to be having sex imo. The maturity level just isn't there. Some teens are more mature than others, but overall, no. 😬
I can't understand why a girl would go through the horror of carrying an unwanted baby just to throw it in the trash when she could easily just get an abortion!!! She had the advice and money!!! The ending is totally bogus. People who throw babies in the trash don't go back to get them.
I remember the first time I saw this movie in junior high. My music teacher rented it on VHS and the whole class was quietly watching it. It's so 90s. Great memories. Crazy how Moesha mirrored Chantel being slick out of the mouth to Kim like how Chantel did Natate. I'm glad that Chantel didn't allow motherhood to stop her from going to college. Kids can slow you down, but they can also push you too.
My brother gave me this vhs when he moved out (I was a preteen) and honestly Im glad I watched stuff like this. It kept me from doing the same thing. I watched this movie plenty of times between middle and high school. I actually stuck out like a sore thumb through and through because I went thru with Shantell plan (straight through HS, directly to college, workforce and working on another degree). My mama made SURE I kept media like this in my face to know what NOT to do
Sadly today we still out here Making Bad Choices & Decisions that our mothers and our grandmothers make because we wanna blame hurt pain & trauma that we been through,but at the same time it’s a conscious decision,and at the end of the day,everybody should take responsibility for themselves and except the consequences of our own doing & That a Fact✨
I remember watching this when I was 18-19 and never wanting to be in this situation. With the baby mama culture these days teens AND adults need to watch this. This movie is still relevant to this day in a sense
“This girl brought jewelry, shoes, clothes and got her nails done.” Me: she got her hair done too and paid for her friend to get her hair and nails done as well. 😬😬😬
I remember my grandma rented this from Blockbusters in 93/94 I was afraid to watch it but I caught the other half and I rented a year later and I’ll never forget the day my grandmother picked me up from elementary school I got sick from eating soy bean burger and my grandma and auntie picked me up from school and we rented movies that whole weekend and watched movies that whole weekend great memories
Back in the day, I remember my girlfriend at the time rented 'Just Another Girl At The IRT' from a black owned video store in Cincinnati. Since it was a low budget film, I really wasn't feeling it at first. However when I was watching it, I was impressed. Chantel was an interesting character. She's intelligent, funny, very sassy, but Chantel was naive. I think Cleveland director Leslie Harris did a damn good job giving the fact that this was her first and only movie. Unfortunately for Leslie Harris, she was overshadowed by Spike Lee, The Late John Singleton, Mario Van Peebles, and The Hughes Brothers. She was a gifted filmmaker, and Leslie Harris would have been mentioned under the same breath with them if she would have gotten some support.
She really acted like being booksmart made you immune to bad decisions, and even if you made em, they just dont happen to smart people.
Girl that’s how I was too and I almost ended up just like her.
There's a looooot of book smart young black folks who need to work on their common sense. (I'm one of them)
@@AssaultSpiral yeah same here
Ladies, what Ty did in the bedroom (more common than we think) is called Coercion. Do not let anybody talk/pressure you into something you don’t really want to do regardless of what they say, promise, profess etc.
@forthenostalgia please pin this comment
Absolutely 💯 ❤
Buuuut, she played herself b/c he had a "jeep"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@Giselle_Glam594umm ok
@@avidyoutubewatcherr fax
I had an old coworker tell me when I was in my early 20s, "if he doesn't wear a condom, he doesn't love you. He doesn't even love himself." Hit me like a ton of bricks. And yes I do think it sounds different coming from a man. I hope more young women can have these conversations.
This is the truth. Goes for all genders and orientations tbh
Chantel: “People be tripping when they find out how smart I really am”
Also Chantel: *has unprotected sex and gets pregnant*
That’s the part that got me 😂
😭
I met plenty of girls like Chantel smart af academically but when they come to men their dumb af 😪
My sister be like:
@@steamyvegetables1445 why does this feel like something my little sister would say about me. 😭🤣
This is why we still need sexual education in school. There are some adults that don't understand the difference between conception and contraception.
Are you serious?
Also, parents need to educate their kids. My parents didn't and I got pregnant at 16. 26 years later and my son is married with no kids.
Chantel is kinda annoying. I like that she's really smart and intelligent (her dream is to be a successful doctor and her goal is to graduate high school early to go to college early) , but she really uses her intelligence to showcase her arrogance.
Kinda? Chantel was a straight up idiot!
@@ladariusmcdonald I can definitely see that. Like using her intelligence for all the wrong reasons or for her own personal gain.
That’s how she get her ass pregnant.
I also remember how bitchy she was with everybody. For someone book smart, she sure was naive. And 411 no one wants a doctor with her mouth. Liked the movie but the only person she didn’t swear at and bitch out was her mom.
That's new york they wanna be down too much. 😊
Even though she seen everything that she didn’t want to be, I think her ego convinced her that she would never be caught up in those situations. And then when she did, her ego wouldn’t let her accept it, only making her fall deeper and deeper into her downfall.
Yes!
@@TheRealResil Precisely!!
That’s exactly how it went!!!
The fact that I had to scroll this far to see someone get it right 🤦🏾♀️
Boom!
This movie has aged extremely well. Being a teenage girl (or teens in general) thinking they know everything but they f*cked around and found out. Chantel was a girl who was obviously intelligent but had hood ways. She had the grades and possible potential but not the class, veracity and tact. The decisions she made ultimately led to the unfortunate circumstance of being a teenage mother. There was a lot of foreshadowing (seeing the friend on the IRT with her baby, seeking attention from other boys, misinformation from friends on avoiding pregnancy, etc) that went over her head. I hate that all it took was a Jeep to win her over but it makes sense being that she’s a young girl and not a grown woman. She was also wrong for leading on Gerard but at the same time, Gerard missed the signs of the type of person she was. Dancing with other dudes and leaving him for a dude who kinda sorta ain’t ish (I gave him the kinda sorta part due to him changing his mind about leaving the baby behind) is nasty work. Her inability to listen to people that tried to help her lead to her situation. It’s good that she did go to community college at the end but think about how far she could’ve gone if she was mindful of her attitude and listened to her teachers. The route she always claimed she wanted to go but she had to learn that it’s up to her to see it through. My mom always taught me when I was in my pre-teen to teen years that if you give a boy your future, he will take it. Unfortunately, this was her reality. Excellent review!!
As for next week’s review, all I’m going to do is wait until next week.
You're right! Chantel didnt listen to anyone because she thought she knew best...and that was determined to be a lie.
@@forthenostalgia Exactly! I didn’t realize Ariyan was on The Steve Harvey Show as Aisha. Her relationship or lack thereof with her dad definitely showed how she ended up choosing the wrong men. A lot of people would blame the parents and I can understand that. However, people should realize that there are parents who do right by their kids and the kids still do what they want 🤷🏾♀️.
Young teen girl her boyfriend is felling in love, but 🚫
@@forthenostalgia I hope "Primm's Hood Cinema" about that teenage pregnancy movie!!!!!
Remember that time when Gulley Boy on the movie review about teenage girl pregnant? No they haven't.
"Nah, 'bout some real shit!!!"
I’m not a fan of remakes, specifically of Black classics that are beloved, but I do agree there should be an updated version of this film for this generation.
Same!
I agree! This generation needs it! 😫😫😫
Unfortunately this generation still won’t take heed. They don’t believe fat meat is greasy. 😂
@@kamwilliams5541 they also don’t think topics like these don’t apply to them. It goes right over their heads. It’s also not interesting to them. These kids are weird. I’m a middle school teacher teaching 12-15 year olds.
@@Aries16603nope until they end up in the situation themselves smh.
R rated Moesha
Omg yes
OMFG FINALLY someone said it! I always thought bout that they are parallels to each other just Moesha haves it more together than Shantel not tryna have sex so fast N stuff. Along with that they both have braids, they the "It" girl have 2 best friends with both have a thick shaped one etc. This film would've been an Rated R version they did a modern Moesha reboot as a movie instead.
Brenda’s Got A Baby - Director’s Cut
OMG yesssss lmao
😆😆☠
I remember being 17 thinking I was grown. Thank God I didn't make life altering choices. Looking at this movie reminds of how immature we were. You aren't grown at 17
I needed to hear this im currently 17.
Ugh, isn't that the truth!!!
Yess that underdeveloped brain is dangerous at that age lol
This 😅
Facts
As a teen, I thought this movie was top-tier cinema. 😆
And was 😭
Absolutely 😂 I was so happy to see the notification
The message was
I still do 😂
Me too. I still feel that way ❤
Showed this movie to my daughter when she was 15, and the message worked too well. I still don't have grandchildren, and she's 27 now😂
I'm 31 still don't have kids and avoided sex most of life...
I'm 34 still no kids thanks to this movie
40's. No kids. Saw this movie as a pre-teen. This movie and watching other people's kids are the most effective birth control.
😂😂 I’m 28 my mom showed me this too. I don’t have kids either.
36 and proud of it. lol. and I'm a boy. lol
19:36 “Not a diaper, not a bottle, not a onesie, NOTHING……nasty work” HAS ME SCREAMING😭I’ll never forget watching this movie when I was younger I was so stressed for her
"Common sense? She was lacking. But you couldn't tell her that." 😂 This reminds me of my teenager rn.🙄
Oh wow good luck
Shoot it reminds me of me! Smh
That's how we all was
This reminds me of ME at 17 😅
I will forever emphasize that Leslie Harris could have been a force had she had the financial backing. For this to be her one and only film, and it is revered as a classic (especially among NYers who grew up in this era), who knew what we could have gotten next?
I agree!
When my family and i watched this back then, my mother was HIGHLY upset. She kept yelling at the TV, calling Chantel stupid. i didn't quite understand why until i got to high school.
Chantel was a frustrating character to watch
@@forthenostalgia Indubitably!
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She finds out she's pregnant and does nothing about it. For days and weeks. Ignoring the fact that she's pregnant shows how lacking in being equip she is. 😑Why not give the baby up for adoption? Gets money for an abortion and goes on a shopping spree. 😵💫 Why would she hide it from her parents? Her mom? Now she ends up in early labor. This movie is a life lesson from start to finish.
No, this movie is an example of 'because the plot needs it to happen'
@@Not_AlwaysNope some people are like that
Lol it was no lesson because she was next level stupid.
I was never pregnant as a teen but if I were I would have been at the clinic before it opened.
@shayla106 some? Sure. But this movie presents a protagonist whose actions make little sense within her established character
She did get money for the abortion. She took her friend to the mall and spent it
Telling her she's gonna end up like her mother. Is a WILD bar smh
As a teen, watching this was monumental it highlighted the issue of teen pregnancy and how even those who are intelligent could fall into the trap. It hurt me seeing her go down that path of indecisiveness with the pregnancy as I thought she was smarter than that but at the end of the day, she was just a growing teen with a lack of life experience and extremely stubborn. Whilst I felt sad, she didn't get to fulfil her dream to a tee, I realised Chantel is a person whom she herself has to experience to learn and grow, so many people around her showed her via their life the consequences and in her pride, she ignored their warnings and when it happened to her, she was at a loss.
I've seen grown women in their 20s and 30s do this dumb crap. Honestly, age has nothing to do with it.
Before 16 and Pregnant there was 17 year old Chantel from Brooklyn.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Chantel's family dynamics always stuck out to me, Chantel being the oldest with over worked, underpaid, stressed parents and her father saying, "I don't want you hanging out with guys from the projects." "Hanging with guys like that, you're gonna end up like your mother". It trips me out when parents make statements like that as if they are not responsible for their reality. Chantel saying, "you don't care about us, its better when you're not around." Because of what she saw, she wanted better (not to be like her mother and not to have a man like her father) but was only book smart and not using common sense. Seeing this movie at different stages in life (teen, 20s, 30s) definitely hits different. The film is so relevant to present day issues with teens and how life is viewed living in certain environments.
I remember renting this on VHS from Blockbuster after seeing an article about it in Essence. Chantel definitely lacked common sense and because she was put in a parental role by her parents, she "thought" she was indeed grown. And I was a teenager in the 90s. The minset that if a boy dressed well, had access to a nice car and was popular, he was a good catch. It didn't matter how he treated you, it was a status symbol. Some of those guys were drug dealers as well. Parents working just to survive and kids get pushed by the wayside. I was shaking my head at Chantal a lot too and Natette was loouud and ran her mouth too damn much. It does seem in some households growing up in the 90s, once you were a teenager,(high school) you just finished raising yourself. Parents were just not bothered being active and had no clue what their kids were up to.
Not her taking the money and going on a shopping spree 😩😩😩, I caught my self talking at the screen like WTH lol
My ahh would have been at the clinic, she was wilding fr😂when I first seen it, i thought oh she wants this baby huh, because you can’t ignore something like this baby. Her denial was something serious.
My dumbass would’ve did the same thing.
@@Aries16603And would’ve ended up a (teenage) baby mama as well 😂
The only time you do that is when you ARENT pregnant and the guy wants to give you money to make it go away.
That's next level dumb.@@Aries16603
You said it best she was not "life smart" and I feel like that's something a lot of teenagers (and young people too) miss today. They think because they work and buy things that they are adults, but experience has to be lived. And forcing yourself to go through drama and then thinking that makes you "wise" also isn't an ideal way to learn or to experience. That's why it is always important to at least hear what elders have to say. You don't have to listen to them or obey everything they say, but at least listen to them. They've lived life and they will have seen more anyone who has only existed for 18 years.
True
This is a word. I have 17 year old twin girls and trying my best to impress this point on them ✊🏾
@@delayajennings7257 good luck with your teens sis. you got this. 💪🏿
This movie was revolutionary for me as a teen lol. Chantel is a complex character but a great representation of a teenage girl with all her contradictions. She seems so smart, headstrong, sassy, and determined, which she is, but she’s also still a young girl who doesn’t really know what she’s doing and is impressionable and somewhat superficial. As poor as some of her choices were, they felt realistic and idk, I just appreciated her outlook on life and the fact that she never gave up on her goals and dreams. Anyway, I enjoyed this video!!
I watched this when I was 15. I am 46 and I still love this movie so much. Chantel was one of the reasons I stayed a Virgin until I was an adult.
Yep and Jesus. I lost virginity in my late 20's with my now husband.
Acting like her daddy owns a dealership, and her her step-mom is a vice principal
😂😂😂😂
Chantel father offered no emotional support to the family
he was too busy providing what little he could.
Nope! Just a body in the house, providing and arguing lol
He was stressed out. Is he not allowed to be stressed
@@ms.huggins8519Chantel is a young, inexperienced teenager, kinda typical. However people in the comments act as if she’s a mature adult. Her father IS an adult, why should he get a free pass?
@@ms.huggins8519 You can be stressed out and not make it everyone else's problem.
By the time of this review:
As a 30 year old who never been married and doesn't have any children, THANK GOD!!!!!!! I didn't have to go through with this foolishness back in High School. 😅
It’s always us bro .. but where are the woman??
The affection & financial support she didn’t have from her parents Chantel received it in Ty. She was childish in her thinking despite having adult responsibilities as a child. The culture she was surrounded by talked about a flashy lifestyle and as a child she wanted that. The $500 was probably the most money she ever seen or had in her life. She was influenced by her friend to spend, and she was emotionally reacting to everything. Since the begging of the film, Chantel never had control over her emotions.
I’m FB friends with Ariyan Johnson (Chantel). She is so dope in real life. She’s a talented writer… just reading the captions under pics are like dope stories. She has two daughters and one of them looks exactly as she did when she was on this movie. A lot of us went thru this or came close to it. should be included in high school curriculum.
Honestly when I watched this… I was actually surprised how Ty was in all actuality the emotionally reasonable person between Ty/Chantel’s dynamic especially when he indeed persuaded Chantel to have unprotected sexual relations…
Ty reminded her to take responsibility for her actions and make a decision, Ty borrowed money for her to get an abortion, Ty got the baby back after the original decision which Chantel wanted him to get rid of the baby, but he got the baby back and he paid for the baby’s medical expenses by selling his jeep… in a lot of situations, the father of the child especially in neighborhoods I’ve grew up in were absent and him doing all of that showed that despite him making a mistake that was irresponsible, he was willing to step up and make the right decisions going forward
He would have made an excellent husband and father. He must have been raised well - as a leader in this story
@@2021noname I agree… the sheer amount of responsibility he truly showcased when he initially made an irresponsible decision showed me that he was a man willing to sacrifice and be accountable
wait i'm sorry, he coerced her to have unprotected sex, got her pregnant, and now he gets a medal for providing the means for her to have an abortion? he shouldn't have coerced her to begin with! men impregnate women and women have to deal with the after effects and the trauma, so he doesn't get brownie points for knocking her up and then giving her money to "take care" of what he created. he might be more responsible than most fathers but it's still his fault the situation even happened.
@@aspyn.j_ you’re not wrong… I did acknowledge him being irresponsible at that moment and yes he’s 90% in the wrong… but countless times we’ve seen men not take accountability for these situations more times than not. He still stepped up, and this isn’t me giving him brownie points for something that he should’ve done in the first place nor this is me letting it slide overall because he was irresponsible, but I’ve learned, it’s what you do after the mistake that will ultimately test your judgment and character.
Ty caused this, like I said in the first two sentences of my initial comment… however he stepped up when he easily could’ve just said fuck it like many others have in the past
@aspyn.j_ I disagree with your last statement. They BOTH were at fault for her pregnancy. Chantel knew how babies were made, but was arrogant to think she wouldn't get pregnant.
The writer and director said that she intentionally wrote Chantal as like a typical precocious teenager: Arrogant, overly confident, intelligent, horny.
**Sigh** Chantel could have gave the baby to a loving couple. I just hope the baby grew up to be a wiser than Chantel.
It seems like people often forget about adoption.
@@VidWatcher01 The counselor did suggest adoption but Chantel didn’t want to adopt the baby. She would’ve been better off giving Ty the money back..
At the end she was raising the baby and ty was helping but they weren't together
I was just talking to my cousin about this movie. This was my birth control. Still don’t have kids and glad I watched this as a teen to prevent going down this path.
Two things:
1. Ty looks like Lawrence from Insecure.
2. How old was Ty? Was he even in high school? He look grown as hell 😂.
He did didn’t he lol. But I believer he was because I remember her telling her friend that he had seen Chantel around the school
@@tiffanyrachell9896 He was also on the basketball team!
Old asl😂
Chantel was intelligent, but at the same time, ignorant. She had unrealistic goals to finish high school early just to jump into college, not cognizant of the actual struggles it takes to get into college and ignoring helpful advice given to her by the other adults. Not to mention she uses her intelligence to believe that she's above everyone else, including the much wiser adults. IOW, she was living a fantasy over reality. She was intelligent, but also unwise.
Lawd have mercy, this baby was created because his daddy had a Jeep 🚙 😂
When you put it like this it’s like omg 😂😂😂😂
And dude lost that he was another train rider like her
THAT PART😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
So what! Gerard had tokens 🤣😐
@@KimBlaQue😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
THE SONG EVERY TIME THEY DO THE DEED HAD ME CRYING- 😭😭🤣🤣🤣👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Fun Fact the IRT is in reference to the numbered lines in the NYC Subway. I grew up riding those lines and some of the old school conductors would use the term. Never saw the film but after FTN did the breakdown I kinda do because I MISS the 90s.
I grew up in 90s NYC. It was the best!
@@THEEONLYCHINA I was a 90s baby so my childhood growing up was the next decade but man I wish! Still miss the Redbirds subway cars. Old as dirt but so cool.
IRT = Interborough Rapid Transit. It's one of 3 divisions of the NYC subway system. The others are the BMT = Brooklyn/Manhattan Transit and IND = the Independent Line.
IRT trains are designated by numbers 1-7. The other lines are designated by letters.
@@MK-hh1vothank u
Never knew this❤
Just Another Girl on The IRT, Zooman, Panther, Girls Town, Fresh, Firefox, Dead Presidents, Sugar Hill, New Jersey Drive, The Inkwell, Boyz n the Hood, Get On The Bus, Menace II Society, Poetic Justice, Dangerous Minds, Mi Vida Loca.....are all movies I grew up on and still watch to this day! Those are real movies.
All classics
They need to put this on Tubi
It was a couple of times😂 Pluto TV had it on there too😂
I watched this like 10 years ago on Netflix
Chantel and her friends were so misinformed about sex and pregnancy prevention . I ain’t never heard of putting soda up the vajaja 😂smh
I totally agree !!! Every teenager girl and boy needs to watch this ASAP ! Thanks for your commentary !
Her ignoring the pregnancy in hopes that “it was a dream and would just go away” is really just an ode to how despite how smart and mature she thought she was, she was really still just a kid. I had that SAME mindset when I was younger. Whenever I found myself in unfortunate circumstances.. maybe it’ll just go away 😂
Yep😂
“Shanifah! Shanifah! Bring yo lil ass over here!”
I’m scared I would be that type of parent. I’m here child free in Paris sipping champagne. Y’all can keep them kids.
Yes!!! I love that for you! I love the child free life as well! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🥂
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Classic and very underrated. This movie is all of us a teenagers. We though we knew it all!😂
Couldnt nobody tell us anything 😂
Speak for yourself. I got pregnant in my mid 20s 😂😂😂
They showed this movie when I was in school. I appreciate my teachers in Brooklyn for showing it to me and my classmates. It was an eye-opener of what i didn't want.
“I been looking ALL OVER for you!” Just the delivery had me rolling 😂
Yess 😂😂
Lmaaao
“It’s too late now baby, lol welcome to motherhood”
😂
So I seen this movie several times. I even thank Chantel’s character for helping me not become a teen mom because of her birthing scene. Best teen birth control ever! But I didn’t process Chantel’s level of denial of her pregnancy until now. She literally went delulu and just ignored her pregnancy. She didn’t even try to get an abortion, so I am confused what she thought was going to happen. Was she secretly just hoping for a miscarriage? I know the whole theme of this movie is that teenagers think they are grown and can make some horrible decision that lead to real life consequences whether you confront them or not. Chantel was smart bookwise but I think she was emotionally disturbed possibly emotionally neglected by her parents that was causing her to rage out all over the place. I think they need to show this movie more and more to teens of today.
my older cousin showed me this movie when i was about 8. she told me to never tell anyone but that it was a good lesson to learn to not be “fast”😭
Lmao same I saw this movie at 10 and it traumatized me real bad 😭😭😒
Watching this as a 37 year old woman with children, an apartment, a job & common sense is a world away from watching it at 12 or 13. When i say i was so frustrated i clicked out of Tubi for a minute lol. Chantel was doing the damn most. Sis had me stressed.😩🙄🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
Chantel is reminiscent of Moesha when it comes to her friends...Natete is like Kim in this scenario. The difference being that Moesha was way smarter, even in her dumbest moments. Can't wait for The Hand That Rocks The Cradle! #TeamPeyton 😹
I love how she talks.
I didn't know as a child how quick Chantel gave it up😂😂like all it took was a guy to have a jeep and it was over
28 year old virgin and proud of it
@Impurplie what's ew? That I'm a 28 year old virgin?I'm not out fucking around and catching diseases now that eww
Back in 95 I was about to be 12yrs old, my uncle had it on VHS and I legit begged him for a whole summer to let me watch it. Finally gave in and let me watch it. I watched it back to back like the whole weekend, and then he took the tape from me. Said I was only supposed to watch it once 😂
That’s so cute lol
My best friend and I watched this movie as teens in the 90’s and still love this movie. My daughter is 13 and I will make her watch this movie. This movie should definitely be required for kids to watch in health class.
I've never heard of this movie but I'm glad I came across this commentary. I was a freshman in high school in 1993 and I grew up in the nyc metro area so this is relatable. I need to find the full movie.
I stumbled upon this movie years ago and idk it was just something SO sincere about the way it was filmed. It FELT real
She took that one pill and didn’t realize it takes at least a week, so smart but so dumb 😂
Love this movie 😂😂😂
A month is what my doctor told me & I'm happy she did. 41, no kids & no pregnancies.
The "I guess Tye knocked something loose" sent me lol lol😂😂.
Girl I was stress out too. I was really rooting for Chantel. She had potential and I really wanted her to make a better future for herself and tbh I still think she can, it'll take a whole not more now. But I still hurt seeing her make all the wrong decisions. She had ways out but didn't take them. Her indecisiveness really showed her immaturity. She knew exactly where she didn't want to end up, but couldn't realized how her actions/inaction could land her right where she didn't want to be. And Ty pissed me off too. I bet he regrets talking Chantel into not using a condom. But that aside I'm glad he was mature enough to try to pay for the abortion and I was sooooooooooo relived when he had the baby in his arms at the end. Anyways I did really enjoy this movie and I' glad that they were still able to work things out despite craziness. I'm glad Ty is present in their baby's life and that Chantel is still going to school.
I loved this movie as a kid. When I got to college i had a Child Development class, we had to do a group project on Teen Pregnancy. We used this movie as a reference point since we had to use media to support....The professor was so intrigued and we all received an ":A".
Nice
This movie came out when I was in middle school, I love this movie so much! I wanted so much more for her, and I went to school with dozens of girls like this being from NYC
I was the only one of my friends who watched this. I had no one to talk to about it. Ahhh...this gone be a good one.
Chantel to me reminds me of a prototype Moesha mainly because yeah she lives in the projects but acts very middle-class when it comes to treating people right
Can you explain that some more? I think I get what your saying, but I’m not sure
@@NerdyclusterCause Moesha was also book smart but sometimes used it to look down on others. The way Moesha would bully her best friends weight and would always knock her friend down a peg. Chantel & Moesha are really similar
The final screen with the baby in a bag scared me as a kid I just couldn’t fathom why even a a young girl how could she do that relief came over when I saw the kids at the end lol
This was one of my favs back in the day but Chantel was exactly what teenagers are: not logical. She was definitely all over the place. TY for reviewing this movie, the cutaways to knocking the boots were 🤣. Going to go voluntarily be stressed out & watch this again!
Classic. This is a great movie for young girls to watch. This is the New York I grew up in. Love this movie
Nah fr to get the abortion money to buy the same outfits in bigger sizes to throwing away the baby Chantel had me on a rollercoaster at 10 child
🤣😂😂 no seriously cuz why we was so young watching this !! But it definitely kept me from being a teen mom!
Yes I enjoyed this film. I believe she was exactly what the title of the film stated back in the 90s, Chantel was simply "Another Girl on the IRT" her story was so many girls real life story all over the country in the 90s.... Young, passionate, materialistic, dumb and in love.... life happens but she was just "another girl on the IRT"
The "Knockin' Boots" clip was a nice touch. 😂 Great review! I love this movie.
Natete got on my nerves 😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭 Her throwing that binder at the jeep 😂😂😂
Right! That was weird to me too
She got my nerves too when Chantel stopped hanging with her she thought her world was gonna end!! Weird!!!
@@tomeko0762 There are definitely friends like that...
@@tomeko0762 yea! Creepy
Yeah honey we gotta talk because why on earth would you tell me to watch this movie ? 🤔🤔 As a mom of teenager she STRESSED ME OUT !!! I thought we was better than this. Done ran my blood pressure up watching this 😩😩😩😩
😂😂😂 Im sorry. But elevated blood pressure aside, this is a good film that we must show to the youngsters
@@forthenostalgia I’m about to show it to my daughter now she’s 14. I need her to see it now.
🤔 How could you be a mom to a teenager and not know this is what kids are dealing with? If it took this film to wake you up...I'm glad you're finally woke!
@@MeresankhJmy auntie gave me this on vhs when I was about the same age. I had some cousins that needed to see this more than me tbh but i liked it. it’s a good movie
I would’ve never thought you would review this underrated gem. This movie taught me a lot about teenage pregnancy
Yes, I’ve been waiting for commentary on this one. So good but underrated ❤
Yassss
I think it showed how just because you know better you don't always do better. Sometimes the environment we are in shows us what we don't want to be but we aren't always able to make the choices that lead to a better life. I think it showed how someone her age would go through the emotions and thoughts and actions given the circumstances.
I needed to see this it kept my tail baby free until marriage😂 this generation should have a remake of this movie it is very relatable. It can be used to have great conversations about a lot of things, not just sex and teen pregnancy. Great review. This brought back memories 😅
Premature on Hulu gives me similar vibes, I would give it a watch!
@amberpalmer3708 Thank you. I'm going to watch it tonight!
These are the kind of movies they used to play in the classroom on Fridays or around holiday break.
Chantel and Moesha are one in the same, just different area codes and upbringings. They both weaponize their behaviors with the fact that they doing good in school and had high aspirations. Chantel is just a bit more disrespectful and naive.
A current movie for this would hit. I def got scared because I watched this at 13 on Netflix😂 she even pissed me off then
Anyone who is now an adult can see at least some of themselves in the main character(s) even if they aren't from NYC or the hood/big city; walking around at 16, 17, 18... even 21, 22...thinking you're grown and know something. But the more years the Lord blesses you with the more you realize that kids that age are BABIES.
OMG!! You did it! This was my favorite movie back in the day… And it’s in my Classic Black Movie DVD Collection!!! 🔥🔥🔥💚
This movie perfectly illustrates how someone can be book smart but lack common sense, which often leads them into bad situations despite excelling in school. Such a frustrating character, but she’s young and most young people think they know everything already.
It’s also astounding how many can see numerous examples (teen pregnancy, STDs, birthing kids in active poverty, etc) of why something is a bad idea, but still walk into the same mess with their eyes wide open.
ETA: Check out Our Song. It’s a good movie & stars Kerry Washington
I haven't seen this movie in years. I used to love her clothes for some reason. 😂😂😂 I remember the main character made a lot of dumb decisions, even back then watching as a kid (maybe middle school, I don't remember). Unpopular opinion: this movie is proof that teens are not mature enough to be having sex imo. The maturity level just isn't there. Some teens are more mature than others, but overall, no. 😬
I saw this movie for the first time about 3 years ago and it has not left my mind since.
Sis, this was my childhood movie!!! I was watching this damn movie when I was like in the 2nd grade. My momma had it on VHS. It’s a classic!
I was a teenager when this came out. This movie stuck with me and kept me out of a lot of trouble.
It's one of the ones I was way late to the party on.
Me too
I can't understand why a girl would go through the horror of carrying an unwanted baby just to throw it in the trash when she could easily just get an abortion!!! She had the advice and money!!!
The ending is totally bogus. People who throw babies in the trash don't go back to get them.
Happens yearly 😮
Definitely one of my favorites, this movie was an eye opener! A lesson that needs to be learned by all young girls!
I’m 28 & my mom put me and my sisters on to this movie when I was like 16 or 17. Very great movie
I remember the first time I saw this movie in junior high. My music teacher rented it on VHS and the whole class was quietly watching it. It's so 90s. Great memories. Crazy how Moesha mirrored Chantel being slick out of the mouth to Kim like how Chantel did Natate. I'm glad that Chantel didn't allow motherhood to stop her from going to college. Kids can slow you down, but they can also push you too.
Yall remember the group Voices? That started with Tia and Tamara. Between this movie and that album.... it was vibe.
Yesssssss😮❤ th-cam.com/video/jNw3R1xC8j4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=PY8iDdLgDhCuV64T
Yes girl....I loved Voices...I use to play that cd over n over lol
Girl yes
Agreed
My brother gave me this vhs when he moved out (I was a preteen) and honestly Im glad I watched stuff like this. It kept me from doing the same thing. I watched this movie plenty of times between middle and high school. I actually stuck out like a sore thumb through and through because I went thru with Shantell plan (straight through HS, directly to college, workforce and working on another degree). My mama made SURE I kept media like this in my face to know what NOT to do
Sadly today we still out here Making Bad Choices & Decisions that our mothers and our grandmothers make because we wanna blame hurt pain & trauma that we been through,but at the same time it’s a conscious decision,and at the end of the day,everybody should take responsibility for themselves and except the consequences of our own doing & That a Fact✨
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I remember watching this when I was 18-19 and never wanting to be in this situation. With the baby mama culture these days teens AND adults need to watch this. This movie is still relevant to this day in a sense
H-Town three times in one video 😂
😂😂
“This girl brought jewelry, shoes, clothes and got her nails done.”
Me: she got her hair done too and paid for her friend to get her hair and nails done as well. 😬😬😬
Facts tho 😂😂😂
I remember my grandma rented this from Blockbusters in 93/94 I was afraid to watch it but I caught the other half and I rented a year later and I’ll never forget the day my grandmother picked me up from elementary school I got sick from eating soy bean burger and my grandma and auntie picked me up from school and we rented movies that whole weekend and watched movies that whole weekend great memories
Man the good ol days 😢
Back in the day, I remember my girlfriend at the time rented 'Just Another Girl At The IRT' from a black owned video store in Cincinnati. Since it was a low budget film, I really wasn't feeling it at first. However when I was watching it, I was impressed. Chantel was an interesting character. She's intelligent, funny, very sassy, but Chantel was naive. I think Cleveland director Leslie Harris did a damn good job giving the fact that this was her first and only movie. Unfortunately for Leslie Harris, she was overshadowed by Spike Lee, The Late John Singleton, Mario Van Peebles, and The Hughes Brothers. She was a gifted filmmaker, and Leslie Harris would have been mentioned under the same breath with them if she would have gotten some support.
So many quotable lines. My siblings and I always quote “I’m trying to figure out how to get those new sneakers” when we have bills to pay 😂