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Tales from the Hood (1995)

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Boyz N the Hood meets Tales from the Crypt in this alternately horrific, funny, and socially conscious anthology film. The four grim vignettes are framed by the tale of three street hoods who break into Mr. Simm's inner-city funeral home to find a stash of drugs. The mortician puts them off, by telling them a few eerie stories about his "patrons." ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

R, 1 hr. 37 min.

Horror

Aug 21, 2001

HBO Video

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All Critics (22) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (10) | DVD (2)

[This] predictably trite Tales isn't very scary.

January 1, 2000 Comment
USA Today
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Decent concept. Poor execution.

July 14, 2005 Comment
Juicy Cerebellum

As uneven as anthology films often are, but occasionally good, goofy fun.

March 17, 2004 Comment
New Times

Both fails to be the witty satire that it was promoted as being and the serious scarefest it actually aspires to be.

January 13, 2004 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Comment
TheMovieReport.com

E.C. Comics-style horror films are the LAST place one should attempt serious social commentary.

October 3, 2002 Comment
Flipside Movie Emporium

The stories do get better as they go along, though all of them will seem overly familiar to fans of the genre.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | Comment
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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Audience Reviews for Tales from the Hood

Mr. Simms: This ain't no funeral home! It ain't the Terror Dome, neither! Welcome to Hell, motherfuckers! "Where nightmares and reality meet on the streets."Tales from the Hood is actually a fairly decent little horror anthology. There's just enough humor to make all the stories go over pretty well. There are some

September 25, 2011
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Melvin White

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I'm not going to add much, since most has been said already. I just wanted to state that I really enjoyed this movie. It not only pays a good homage to the classic EC comics (or at least the adapted early movie versions or series) but it manages to portray profound messages in a very powerful manner. The effects are

October 4, 2009
matertenebraum

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