This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but millions of other items are. Join Amazon Prime today. Already a member? Sign in.

4 used & new from £7.00
See All Buying Options

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Tell a Friend
Menace II Society [1993]
 
See larger image
 

Menace II Society [1993]

DVD ~ Tyrin Turner
4.6 out of 5 stars  (12 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


4 used & new available from £7.00
ADVERTISEMENT
Learn about Lovefilm
Get a 14 day FREE trial and get a
FREE £5 Amazon voucher. Learn more

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?


Product details

  • Actors: Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, June Kyoto Lu, Toshi Toda, Samuel L. Jackson
  • Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 ( DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: First Independent Video
  • DVD Release Date: 14 Feb 2000
  • Run Time: 92 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • DVD Features:
    • Main Language: English
    • Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital 5.1
    • Sub Titles: None
    • Disc Format: DVD 9
    • Filmographies
    • Trailer
    • Featurette The Hugh Brothers Talk About Menance To Society
  • ASIN: B00004D37C
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 39,096 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
    (Studios: Improve Your Sales)

Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
Tyrin Turner may not have broken out into stardom as was initially expected, but his work in Menace II Society is one of the more powerful cinematic debuts. The film, from the brother writer-director team of Allen and Albert Hughes, chronicles life in the Los Angeles 'hood. Similar territory was covered in the equally commanding Boyz N the Hood, but what makes this cautionary tale stand out is not only the Hughes brothers' forceful story, (written with their friend, Tyger Williams) and direction, but the naturalness of then-newcomer leads Turner as Caine, Larenz Tate as O-Dog, and Jada Pinkett as Ronnie. They are so credible--occasionally frighteningly so--that the repressive universe of violent ghetto life is captured effectively. Life as portrayed here-and no doubt accurately so--is both figuratively and literally narrow. As a very young boy, Caine witnesses his dad murdered over something inconsequential, and his mom OD. His is a world where respect comes from intimidation, power from violence. Despite his understanding of right and wrong (values passed on by a good friend, his kind grandparents, a caring teacher), his life and its entrapments are too much to overcome. --N.F. Mendoza

Special Features
1.85 Wide Screen
16:9 Wide Screen
DVD 9
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1
Filmographies
Trailer
Featurette The Hugh Brothers Talk About Menance To Society
None


See all Reviews

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Boyz 'N The Hood [1991]

Boyz 'N The Hood [1991] DVD ~ Cuba Gooding Jr.

4.9 out of 5 stars (11)  £7.48
Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood [1996]

Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood [1996] DVD ~ Shawn Wayans

3.5 out of 5 stars (2)  £4.98
Above The Rim [1994]

Above The Rim [1994] DVD ~ Duane Martin

4.6 out of 5 stars (8)  £4.98
Friday [1995]

Friday [1995] DVD ~ Nia Long

4.7 out of 5 stars (18)  £4.48
Juice [1992] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Juice [1992] (REGION 1) (NTSC) DVD ~ Omar Epps

4.9 out of 5 stars (7) 
Explore similar items : DVD (95) Music (1)