Horrible idea. I just can't see Alfre Woodard as Ouizer. The original is absolutely my favorite movie. My husband leaves the house when I'm watching it. And I don't care who was starring in it: black, green, blue, or purple. It will not be as good as the original. That's like remaking M*A*S*H or The Ten Commandments.

It doesn't matter...remake it if you want..Nothing will ever come close to the original. It's a classic..

Why not? I love the original and really some of the actresses in the remake. I'd like to compare them. What's the big deal?

i agree with dollydoubleday59. these movies and several more like them are being rerun because there werent any black people. movies like footloose is another example. their ideas should come from within themselves.whites are definitely becoming a minority. they have been since the 60's.

No I do not think it is a good idea. They should leave the 22 year old film alone. You cannot duplicate Sally Fields, Julia Roberts or even Dolly Parton. There is no body else like them. Ethnic should not come into this. The film needs to be left alone especially with the fact that this is a true story. White people are becoming a minority because of bringing out every other ethnic group. Please leave this film in its intirety so I can remember the way I saw it.

I doubt seriously if this remake is being financed BY black people. This sounds like a white idea. And a handful of shows of the same ilk on TBS by the same person (Tyler Perry) does not constitute a plethora of black shows. And BET has mostly done music videos, news, and sports. Not to mention that it too was financed by whites, at least at the beginning if not still. There are NO black shows on non-cable network TV and not much more on cable. So I don't know WHAT Tiffany is talking about.

Horrible idea absolutely horrible!!!!!!! This movie is a classic, it cannot be redone! How come the black race keeps saying how the white man steps on their toes, and yet they can dance all over everyone Else's toes???? I'm sorry this confuses me, and to the lady who said there are not enough black people on T.V. are you freaking kidding me??? Do you have only like 3 channels? There's BET which is all black television, oh and let me see there is TBS which shows a plethora of black shows by Tyler Perry, HELLO!!!! Tyler Perry does an amazing job, period, but for this woman to say that there are no black people on television that is pushing the card a little too far don't you think?

Oh my , just can't leave a good thing alone. What's next a Black Superman, or better yet a Black Snow White. It's not enough that they have ruined the integrity of professional sports, now this. Grow a brain!

This is ridiculous! This was not just a movie of fiction. This movie was based on a the play written by the real "Shelby"'s brother as a tribute to his sister and all that she and his family went through. Those sorts of stories should not be remade, recreated or messed with. Doesn't anyone in Hollywood have an original idea left in their head?!?!?!?

K8reg has hit on a grand idea! If you like the channel TCM, wouldn't it be superb to see those wonderful movies in a real theater. Robin Hood, The Caine Mutiny, The Searchers, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, all of them. Yes! That would be the ticket. That would be spending your $5.00 wisely!