Originally Posted by
RanRan79
I'm with you Brad. The Dreamgirls movie really put the nail in the coffin for a Supremes movie IMO, because they even changed aspects of the play to become even more Supremes like. Also I think it would very difficult to get a film maker who would be willing to tell the girls' story without bias. Chances are we'd either get someone who was anti Ross or someone who is pro Ross [[cuz lets be real, Diana is the only reason anyone would jump at the chance to do this movie, motivated by love or hate) and neither type would bring justice to the story. A doc would allow for a more impartial story. Also there would be plenty of room to tell the whole story from beginning to end, including the 70s Supremes.
I get so annoyed that the ladies' story has been reduced to the negative. Mary was so concerned with selling books that she relied heavily on the negative moments while Diana was so concerned with doing the opposite of Mary that, with the exception of her childhood, we really didn't get much substance. I still want to know more about their recording experiences and performance experiences. Mary wrote a quick little paragraph in her first book about the Supremes performing in Bermuda in early 1964. I wanted to know more about that, like why were the Supremes- who didn't yet have a hit- chosen for this engagement? Were they paired up with anyone? It's hard to believe they were the headliner at the place where they were booked. And how rich of an experience must it have been for Flo, who used to live in the projects, and Mary and Diana, who were still living in the projects, to be in a place like Bermuda? That's crazy to think about. But it's the kind of stuff I'd rather learn than to watch a reenactment of Florence telling Diana to go to hell or vice versa.
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