Hi there,
>
> Well guys we are within ten days of Diary of a Mad
> Black Woman opening all
> over the country. I am so excited and I know that
> you are too because I
> can feel the vibe when I come out to take a bow at
> the end of the show.
> Im sure by now that all of you have seen the
> commercial and advertisements
> for the movie. I sure hope so anyway. You wanna
> hear something funny? I
> was driving down the street and saw a bus with Madea
> on the side of it and
> almost had a wreck!
>
> There was an article in the Wall Street Journal last
> week about me and the
> movie. It was a good article but in reading it, I
> got the since that main
> stream is not expecting much from this movie That
> weekend (February 25th,
> 26th, and 27th) we all have to go to the theatres to
> see the movie and it is
> my ! hope that every showing for Diary of a Mad
> Black Woman will be sold out.
> Ill tell you whythis is Hollywoods way of judging
> your success. They
> will be the ones to report how many people saw the
> movie the first weekend
> it hit the public.
>
> So do me a favor. I want the true Tyler Perry folks
> in there, this first
> weekend. Before the rest of the world finds out
> about what we already know,
> I want you all to fill these theatres so that you
> can go to the message
> board and really let me know what you all thought.
> You know I read it
> often Go to the movies with someone, or some group
> youre apart of. Trust
> me when I tell you this movie is for everyone; bring
> your church group,
> choir, senior citizen ministries, singles
> ministries, youth department, your
> sorority, fraternity, book club and any other group
> that you can think of.
> You can make this an event. If all of us bring our
> family and our friendsit will make a huge
> difference. Each one of you can make it special.
> If
> you have a group, call this number (866) 707-4729
> and get your advance
> tickets. You can start buying them now
>
www.diarytix.com . So when you see
> this movie just know that I am so proud of it and I
> thank God for the
> opportunity. I know youre going to enjoy it.
>
> You can watch the TV spots at the following links
> (copy-and-paste into your
> browser):
>
lionsgate.arcostream.net/lionsgate/dmbw/tv/dmbw_madeas_rules_56Kbps.wmv
>
lionsgate.arcostream.net/lionsgate/dmbw/tv/dmbw_madeas_rules_150Kbps.wmv
>
lionsgate.arcostream.net/lionsgate/dmbw/tv/dmbw_madeas_rules_300Kbps.wmv
>
> This movie is so important because of its content
> and its message. The
> essence of this move is so clean and anointed. When
> you see it, you will
> know what I mean. I had to fight really hard to get
> this movie made, as
> well as hire the people that I wanted in the mov!
> ie. Hollywoods system is
> to take your vision and change it into what they
> want it to be. I stood my
> ground because of all of you. You have invested in
> me from day one and I
> refuse to let you down. So this Movie was done with
> the vision that was
> given to me, uncompromised. Let me say thank you
> for allowing me to be able
> to do that.
>
> Shemar, Kimberly and I taped the Oprah show on
> Tuesday morning and the
> experience was amazing. Oprah really loved the
> movie and she really blew it
> out of the water. She was so cool. So dont
> forget to tune in to the
> Oprah Show on March 4th.
>
> If you want to know if the movie is playing in your
> area you can always log
> on and go to
www.diaryofamadblackwomanmovie.com. If
> the movie is not in
> your area call the theatres that you usually go to
> and demand that they show
> it!
>
> I want to say special thanks to all of the people
> who have been showing up
> fo! r this screening around the country. I know a
> lot of you got turned away,
> but just know that on February 25th we all will have
> a chance to see it.
> Dont worry, Ill be in New Jersey but I will be
> finding a theatre to go to
> that day just like the rest of you.
>
> Thanks for making this so special for US.
>
> Tyler Perry
> Be blessed
>
>