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Menace II Society [DVD] [1993]

DVD ~ Tyrin Turner
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, June Kyoto Lu, Toshi Toda, Samuel L. Jackson
  • Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
  • Writers: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, Tyger Williams
  • Producers: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, Darin Scott
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Entertainment in Video
  • DVD Release Date: 5 Jul 2004
  • Run Time: 93 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00023JHMW
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,678 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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


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Vivid documentary-like anecdotes focusing on a homeboy who is a sociopathic killer and another who tells the story of how their parents' lives also fed the cycle of drug use, casual homicide and monstrous, mind-numbing violence.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars real life in the hoodz of America, 20 Dec 2000
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This review is from: Menace II Society / Boyz 'N' The Hood - Increase The Peace (1993/91) [VHS] [1991] (VHS Tape)
This film menace to society and boyz in the hood are both real life detailed stories about what its like for young black kids growing up in early 90's america as they struggle with drive by's and violence to stay alive. They are both very moving and have morals to the story which makes you think and you fel for the characters as it is so much like an ordinary day incedent in america.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, 22 Mar 2005
By Kim Lockhart "muppetgirl20" (Fife, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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I thought this film was brilliant. I had seen Boyz in the Hood and was a bit disappointed with it, someone recommended this one and it was great. The characters are all so real, and it's surprisingly realistic. You see the main character Cain struggling over what's right and wrong, and the ending really makes you think that life doesn't always turn out okay in the end. I would definitely recommend this.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Top Class!, 26 May 2003
This review is from: Menace II Society [DVD] [1993] (DVD)
This film is an unmissable story of the life of two lads in South Central LA, creating a vivid dipiction of what I, having never been there, would imagine life in the ghetto to be like. I throughly enjoyed this film which kept me enthralled throughout. The story centres around the lives of two african american boys, Caine and O-Dog, who have grown up fast in a world where they had to look out for each other, and where guns, crack dealing and violence were a way of life. The story concentrates on the life of Caine who is drawn in to a world of drugs and murder from an early age and is influenced later by his friend O-Dog, who has no fears about the life he leads. This film was magnificent and in my opinion is one of the all time classics. Great Stuff!
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5.0 out of 5 stars really good
this film is a must watch if you into them ghetto hood films from america powerful and sometimes funny if you buy this you won't be dissaponted trust me
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3.0 out of 5 stars A hard-hitting drama to remember for a long time to come!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Unmissable
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic depiction of life in the ghetto
'Menace 2 Society' A fantastic depiction of life in the ghetto, The story is set in south central LA. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must see movie and one of my favourites!
This video is about a gang of black teenagers in the ghetto where they have been brought up in drugs, murders and other crimes. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rockets miles ahead of Boyz N The Hood
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