Tales From the Hood (1995)
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Reviews Counted: 14 Fresh: 4 Rotten:10 Average Rating: 4.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Synopsis:
This politically tinged anthology puts a new spin on tales of the strange and the supernatural.
While three hoods sit around a mortuary waiting for their supplier to arrive with dope, the owner helps them pass the time by telling stories about the very weird things he's witnessed. In one, a... [More]
This politically tinged anthology puts a new spin on tales of the strange and the supernatural.
While three hoods sit around a mortuary waiting for their supplier to arrive with dope, the owner helps them pass the time by telling stories about the very weird things he's witnessed. In one, a black rookie cop tries but fails to prevent some crooked policemen from beating an African-American community leader to death... but the victim finds a way to get his revenge. The second is a heart-wrenching drama about domestic violence that only magic can end, and the third story is a wickedly funny parody of racist Southern politicians, featuring a candidate who resembles several real public figures. Finally, in the last episode, a violent black gang members finds himself imprisoned with a white supremacist killer -- and the two surprisingly find a lot in common... [Less]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Clarence Williams, David Alan Grier, Corbin Bernsen, Rosalind Cash, Anthony Griffith
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As uneven as anthology films often are, but occasionally good, goofy fun.
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03/17/04 02:27 PM
Both fails to be the witty satire that it was promoted as being and the serious scarefest it actually aspires to be.
01/13/04 12:57 AM
E.C. Comics-style horror films are the LAST place one should attempt serious social commentary.
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10/03/02 06:31 PM
The stories do get better as they go along, though all of them will seem overly familiar to fans of the genre.
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Great ending
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