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Jamie Foxx - The Foxx Boxx Collection
Image // Unrated // December 14, 2004
List Price: $34.99 [Buy now and save at Amazon]
Before "Ray" and before "Collateral," Jamie Foxx was just another comedian making an at-times-awkward ("Booty Call"?) transition into film.
The Foxx Boxx Collection is a chronicle of his stand-up work, with two HBO specials and a third from an earlier DVD release.
Jamie Foxx: Straight From the Foxxhole: A M.C. Hammer-style suit, a mini-flattop, a two-minute, overblown intro to a standup special involving a stunt driver and dark, foggy urban streets … it must be 1993! Foxx's first longform special devotes a lot of time to "Ugly Wanda," his most popular character from In Living Color and an annoying catch-phrase ("You better blow that [expletive] out"). His "warming up the crowd" bit at the beginning is as dated as Kris Kross. Some of the material does stand up, though; an extended bit about a guy in a wheelchair trying to be a thug just barely edges into the "funny" catergory (rather than "patently offensive").
One of the most striking irritants of Foxxhole is Foxx's inability to get out the "applause" lines without begging for applause. He even mocks the audience for not applauding at a line that he thought deserved applause. He then follows it up with a joke taken directly from "Eddie Murphy: Raw."
Jamie Foxx Unleashed: Lost, Stolen and Leaked!: From 1997, Unleashed is in front of a home audience in Texas. He starts off strong with a great bit about modern-day hip-hop emcees, but still doesn't have enough material to fill the hour running time. Most interesting, though, is how Foxx is starting to grow into his own in terms of physical comedy. His characterizations are on target as well, a skill that might get him an Oscar nomination for Ray.
Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security: By this point, Foxx had appeared in several films, including "Any Given Sunday," and a good portion of this performance is devoted to talking about fame and the people fame has allowed him to meet. He's very good at impressions, but not as good at writing material around said impersonations.
To illustrate the level of sophistication in Foxx's routine, the first two bits are about oral sex and how he thinks all people of Middle Eastern heritage are terrorists. The material very rarely gets above this level.
The lone standout bit is an extended routine about his visit to Africa that, after the extended intro nonsense with him dancing back and both, is filled with funny insights and stories about his visit.
The DVD
The Foxx Boxx Collection is a chronicle of his stand-up work, with two HBO specials and a third from an earlier DVD release.
Jamie Foxx: Straight From the Foxxhole: A M.C. Hammer-style suit, a mini-flattop, a two-minute, overblown intro to a standup special involving a stunt driver and dark, foggy urban streets … it must be 1993! Foxx's first longform special devotes a lot of time to "Ugly Wanda," his most popular character from In Living Color and an annoying catch-phrase ("You better blow that [expletive] out"). His "warming up the crowd" bit at the beginning is as dated as Kris Kross. Some of the material does stand up, though; an extended bit about a guy in a wheelchair trying to be a thug just barely edges into the "funny" catergory (rather than "patently offensive").
One of the most striking irritants of Foxxhole is Foxx's inability to get out the "applause" lines without begging for applause. He even mocks the audience for not applauding at a line that he thought deserved applause. He then follows it up with a joke taken directly from "Eddie Murphy: Raw."
Jamie Foxx Unleashed: Lost, Stolen and Leaked!: From 1997, Unleashed is in front of a home audience in Texas. He starts off strong with a great bit about modern-day hip-hop emcees, but still doesn't have enough material to fill the hour running time. Most interesting, though, is how Foxx is starting to grow into his own in terms of physical comedy. His characterizations are on target as well, a skill that might get him an Oscar nomination for Ray.
Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security: By this point, Foxx had appeared in several films, including "Any Given Sunday," and a good portion of this performance is devoted to talking about fame and the people fame has allowed him to meet. He's very good at impressions, but not as good at writing material around said impersonations.
To illustrate the level of sophistication in Foxx's routine, the first two bits are about oral sex and how he thinks all people of Middle Eastern heritage are terrorists. The material very rarely gets above this level.
The lone standout bit is an extended routine about his visit to Africa that, after the extended intro nonsense with him dancing back and both, is filled with funny insights and stories about his visit.
The DVD
Video and Audio:
All three discs are presented in full-frame video and with a 2.0 audio track. The audio is fine for its purpose, while the video suffers from pixelation on Foxxhole and some softness on Unleashed.
Extras:
The only extras are on Security. There are two extended clips of Jamie playing piano and singing, including an "American Idol"-style competition with some women from the audience. There are also three outtakes of different prop and wardrobe malfunctions.
Final Thoughts:
Between the three discs, there's probably a good hour or so of worthwhile material inside the Foxx Boxx. At a retail price of nearly $35, that's simply not enough to recommend for a purchase, and with the funniest material spread out over three discs, it would be easier to rent Richard Pryor or Chris Rock.
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