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Menace II Society (1993)

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Reviews Counted:34

Fresh:29

Rotten:5

Average Rating:7.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

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... 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. [More]

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

Starring: Tyrin Turner, Jada Pinkett, Bill Duke, Charles S. Dutton, Vonte Sweet, Larenz Tate, Glenn Plummer, Christopher M. Brown

Director: Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes

Director: Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes

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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
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

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
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

The Hughes brothers' debut is an exhilarating urban nightmare.

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03/17/08
Empire Magazine
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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
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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
Leonard Klady
Leonard Klady
Variety
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02/29/08
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies

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
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Regrettably, the Hughes brothers' first feature is a compendium of clichés.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

It makes the Hood seem worse than Vietnam.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Brad Laidman
Brad Laidman
Film Threat

No review available.

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10/05/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

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
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

No review available.

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02/07/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Stylistically the film is brilliant, making repeat viewings highly appealing.

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11/06/04
Douglas Pratt
Douglas Pratt
DVDLaser

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01/18/04
Michael Dequina
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10/30/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
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One of greatest filmmaking achievements of the 1990s.

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09/16/03
Dragan Antulov
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
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

If Menace II Society is terrific on ambiance, it is considerably less successful in revealing character.

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05/20/03
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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A more honest and better made movie than any of the other group of films made about black neighborhoods in the early 90's.

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04/28/03
Blake Davis
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