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Menace II Society

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Menace II Society (1993)

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Reviews Counted: 35 Fresh: 30  Rotten:5 Average Rating: 7.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Synopsis:
When Caine and O-Dog, two handsome boyz-from-the-hood, breeze into a Korean grocery, the anxious grocer and his watchful wife find their imposing presence troubling. Resentful of the sharp-eyed survelliance and air of suspicion around them, Caine and O-Dog yell epithets at the... [More]
When Caine and O-Dog, two handsome boyz-from-the-hood, breeze into a Korean grocery, the anxious grocer and his watchful wife find their imposing presence troubling. Resentful of the sharp-eyed survelliance and air of suspicion around them, Caine and O-Dog yell epithets at the mom-and-pop owners. Angered by the shouting match and a remark about his mother, trigger-happy O-Dog shoots the grocers. On his way out, Caine grabs the videotape from the store's security camera. Back in the 'hood, O-Dog makes a boastful ritual of showing the tape to friends who find his recklessness funnier than amateur night at the Apollo. But it's just a matter of time before the cops catch up with Caine and O-Dog, especially since Caine's fingerprints were on the 40-ounce bottle he dropped at the scene of the crime. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Tyrin Turner, Jada Pinkett, Bill Duke, Charles S. Dutton, Vonte Sweet

Director: Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes

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Aug 24, 1999

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Don't let the silly styling of the title put you off; this is a powerful, convincing, and terrifying look at teenage crime in contemporary Watts.

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03/17/08 01:29 PM
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Bleak, brilliant, and unsparing: a full-scale vision of the madness that is tearing up the black inner city.

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03/17/08 01:28 PM
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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The Hughes brothers' debut is an exhilarating urban nightmare.

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03/17/08 01:27 PM
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03/17/08 01:27 PM
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An impressive first feature from the 21-year-old twin brother directing team of Albert and Allen Hughes.

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03/17/08 01:25 PM
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Fierce, violent and searing in its observation, the film makes previous excursions seem like a stroll through the park.

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03/17/08 01:25 PM
Leonard Klady
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02/29/08 09:05 PM
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
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The most stunning feature debut in the new African-American cinema, even more so than Boyz N the Hood to which the coming-of age feature bears thematic resemblance.

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12/27/06 01:59 PM
Emanuel Levy
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Regrettably, the Hughes brothers' first feature is a compendium of clichés.

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02/09/06 03:16 AM
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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It makes the Hood seem worse than Vietnam.

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12/06/05 07:53 PM
Brad Laidman
Film Threat
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10/05/05 08:48 PM
Chuck O'Leary
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08/12/05 03:53 PM
Emanuel Levy
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Um retrato impiedoso (e real) de uma sociedade preconceituosa, injusta e massacrante que transforma jovens em ameaças e que, infelizmente, é encontrada em todo o mundo.

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04/18/05 12:28 AM
Pablo Villaca
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02/07/05 05:59 AM
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Stylistically the film is brilliant, making repeat viewings highly appealing.

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11/06/04 09:35 AM
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01/18/04 03:52 AM
Michael Dequina
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10/30/03 12:25 AM
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views
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One of greatest filmmaking achievements of the 1990s.

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09/16/03 12:09 PM
Dragan Antulov
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Strong stuff, but the film-making's a little rough around the edges.

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05/23/03 02:48 PM
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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If Menace II Society is terrific on ambiance, it is considerably less successful in revealing character.

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05/20/03 05:20 PM
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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