While I don't normally go out of my way to watch a Tyler Perry movie especially one in which he plays Madea, I had some time to fill between my chores and my movie theatre-working friend's work schedule so I picked the shortest one on the list at where he worked at for the down time. In summary, this was a pretty funny Madea movie in which she is, as always, complaining about this and that and has to drive most of the narrative along with her comments and actions on account of the people surrounding her. Perry also plays Joe, a grandfatherly type, and a father to a teen girl intent on doing her own thing. Quite a few funny scares so on that note, I say give Boo! A Madea Halloween a look.

I have never written a review here before because others have usually said it all already.

Yet, here I am writing a review because I feel this movie is getting a bad rap. The rating is too low, in my opinion.

I read some of the "hated it" reviews and people say it was awful and the jokes were horrible, but I don't get why they say that. It's their opinion, of course, and here is mine: This movie was hilarious! I laughed more seeing this movie than I did with the last two Madea movies I saw. The jokes, the attitudes, the bits and the business were one on top of another. It just kept rolling. To me, it seemed jam packed with comedy, much more so than previous Madea movies.

Maybe I was just in the mood for laughter. Maybe the opinions of some of the critics would be a bit lighter if they relaxed and enjoyed. Maybe I enjoyed the movie because I didn't have any expectations. I had not seen any trailers and didn't know what the movie was about. I went because a friend wanted to see it and Madea is always good for some laughs.

I think that perhaps the reason the movie worked so well was because of the combination of "horror" with "comedy." Horredy?

Lots of creepy clowns popping up here and there and with the unpleasant clown business that has been going on I questioned Perry's wisdom using the clowns,but then the movie was probably too far into production when the yucky clown business came up and what could he do? He had to stick with it. Perhaps some of the humor played off of the "Neighbors" movie with the fraternity involvement.

There was, of course, the teaching moment, which, in my opinion, was very funny, and very, very good. Very pertinent and handled respectfully and thoughtfully. Not overdone at all. It didn't bring down the fun of the movie or dampen the spirit.

I think it is well worth the admission price to go and see this movie. If you are with a good, active audience it is even more fun.

So, go, relax, sit back and let yourself be entertained. Enjoy it for what it is.

I didn't think it was possible to dislike a Halloween movie as much as I do Boo! A Madea Halloween. This movie is a complete waste of time. It's a humorless, pointless, hopeless, crude mess full of bad acting and a ridiculous storyline. It's not funny. It's not scary. And it's far from clever or witty. This movie isn't a treat, it's a trick-a horrible trick with no real value or substance.