Menace II Society

[orangeman]

Wow. I just got done watchin that movie. I never had much interest in movies like this but I was just looking through some old things and one thing led to another and eventually I just put in the tape and watched it. That movie is really, really messed up. I really dont know what to say. I'm speechless after seeing that. All I gotta say is I know it is some out there that hasnt seen it. If you havent I recommend you do. This thread is really for those people who havent seen that movie and is kinda in a way bored. It'll definitely fill for an hour and 35 minutes of your boredom time lol.

[Alive]

What's it about?

[orangeman]

It's just about the life of a black man in the ghetto :p. Man it's touching.



Read the descrip


As a child, Caine (Tyrin Turner) was raised in a "den of thieves", with a heroin-addicted mother and a gun-toting, drug-pushing father. At the age of five, Caine learns how to shoot a gun and witnesses his father kill someone in cold blood. By the time of his high school graduation, he's already a seasoned drug pusher. One night, he and his friend O-Dog (Larenz Tate) go into a store to get a beer. O-Dog takes exception to a remark made by the owner, and, with Caine standing by his side, guns the man down. Starting at this moment, the pair start down a road of crime that nothing can rescue them from -- not even the fear of death. In fact, when Caine's grandfather asks him if he wants to stay alive, his response is, "I don't know."

The setting for Menace II Society and John Singleton's remarkable Boyz 'N the Hood is the same, and the overwhelming specter of explosive violence hangs over both. Each, in its own way, is a powerful indictment of what life has become for a black man in the inner city, and how the only escape through violence is into the grave. While Boyz 'N the Hood has as its main characters a couple of "good" kids, Menace II Society focuses on the other side. Caine and O-Dog are criminals, given to using their guns to solve problems. Nevertheless, they are portrayed sympathetically and the audience comes to understand and even care about Caine, even though it's impossible to endorse his actions.

The story and characters are well-developed, and we are given a graphic, firsthand depiction of the wages of Caine and O-Dog's lifestyle. The lure of money, prestige, and power are realistically presented, but no moreso than the brutal payment that is exacted to obtain them. Menace II Society also explores the necessity for a person to accept the consequences of his actions, and how an apparently- inconsequential event can trigger a disastrous chain-reaction.

Menace II Society has a devastating impact. Few films possess the power to keep an audience sitting in stunned silence after the end credits begin rolling, but this is one of them. For Menace to work, the characters have to be real. Especially in the case of Caine, whose youth is revealed through extensive flashbacks, they are. Equal credit must go to the production team and the actors. Except for Charles S. Dutton, whose role is little more than a two-scene cameo, none of the performers are well- established. The Hughes Brothers obviously knew what they wanted before going out and getting it.

This film is too stark and powerful to function as simple entertainment. Those that set foot in a darkened theater showing Menace II Society should prepare for a gut-wrenching, emotionally turbulent experience. It won't be a fun time -- at least not in the conventional sense -- but you'll sit through a ninety-seven minute odyssey that won't be quickly forgotten.

[buddymyfriend]

Wow. I just got done watchin that movie. I never had much interest in movies like this but I was just looking through some old things and one thing led to another and eventually I just put in the tape and watched it. That movie is really, really messed up. I really dont know what to say. I'm speechless after seeing that. All I gotta say is I know it is some out there that hasnt seen it. If you havent I recommend you do. This thread is really for those people who havent seen that movie and is kinda in a way bored. It'll definitely fill for an hour and 35 minutes of your boredom time lol.

If you liked it, try Boy N The Hood:thumbsup:

[kush07]

I agree man. The movie is very good and some people would be surprised how acurate that movie could be about the lives of some people. If you haven't seen it I really suggest seeing it. Oh, and Poetic Justice is another good movie as well.

Happy Toking :rasta:

[Alive]

Sounds like a good movie maybe ill go see it

[CChrisgat05]

dont be a menace to south central while drink juice in the hood lol

[Inferius]

dont be a menace to south central while drink juice in the hood lol

I was just about to suggest this. It's a really funny spoof of both videos.

[MistaPoleeseMan]

Menace II Society is the shit. Period. If you aint seen it you cant say u up on hood culture.

[tadaa]

It's hilarious how they portray the people in this movie as "victims". In one of the scenes two of the main characters shoot a store clerk and his wife dead because they said something they didn't like:rolleyes:

[stinkyganja69]

i love that movie such a great ending its so intense

[WeedGremblin]

O-dogg is a badass mother fucker!

[chisme]

LMAO ANY OF YOU GUYS SEEN THE PARODY WITH THE MARLONS TWIN? "DONT BE A MENACE" "IN SOUTH-SENTRAL WHILE DRINKING YO JUICE INT HE HOOD" ?

ITS A PARODY OF THE WHOLE FILM hehehe



hey man u want these cheeeeseburger maaaan

[upinsmokeuk]

menace to society is at top film and so is boys n the hood but anyone seen the film friday with ice cube better if your stoned and want a laugh.

[PotHeed420]

LMAO ANY OF YOU GUYS SEEN THE PARODY WITH THE MARLONS TWIN? "DONT BE A MENACE" "IN SOUTH-SENTRAL WHILE DRINKING YO JUICE INT HE HOOD" ?

ITS A PARODY OF THE WHOLE FILM hehehe



hey man u want these cheeeeseburger maaaan

Hell yeah that movie was funny ass hell.

[Kush Over]

LMAO ANY OF YOU GUYS SEEN THE PARODY WITH THE MARLONS TWIN? "DONT BE A MENACE" "IN SOUTH-SENTRAL WHILE DRINKING YO JUICE INT HE HOOD" ?

ITS A PARODY OF THE WHOLE FILM hehehe



hey man u want these cheeeeseburger maaaan

LoL. That last line reminded me of The Longest Yard's Cheeseburger Eddy.

"I got the shakes that make you quake, I got the fries that'll cross your eyes, I got the burgers that'll... I just got burgers."

[spliffstar22]

Menace II Society is one of my top 3 movies... It is accurate, and from the start you know it's gonna be fucked up.... Boyz in da hood, Shottaz, Rudeboy, Juice, Poetic Justice, Above the Rim, and way more to think of are all big movies.....

[WeedGremblin]

I watched Paid in Full last night, thats another good movie similar to Menace 2 Society

[Jay Matix]

yeah good movie

[Nochowderforyou]

Boyz in the Hood is a classic! I loved that movie when I was 14 and 15.

Same with Menace. I've must have seen that movie 20times, easily. It's a fucked up movie and it was fucked up then. Kind of sad too, and so much swearing! :p

I haven't seen it in quite a few years now, but it's nice to see the younger generation picking up on it too.

[Lucifuge]

American Me is pretty fucked up, it's about the rise of the Mexican Mafia in the california prison system. The closest thing to prison you can get, it's like watching an uncensored documentory, Olmos holds nothing back.

[MistaPoleeseMan]

Paid in Full was a true story. That shit really happened. I read an interveiw from the guy it happened to. I forget his name. You know that short term memory thing.

[WeedGremblin]

Well it was based on a true story

Its badass nonetheless

For those who liked Menace 2 Society see Paid in Full, good movie!

[yabatab]

That's a great flick, that and State Property are both good
gangster flicks.

[friendowl]

hey orange
what about the movie "colors"

or "blood in blood out"

have you seen those yet

[Dromiderry]

both good movies, Juice was rank.

Try some of these m8:

Romper Stomper
Scum
Casino
Goodfellas


just a few of my faves......

all are Violent and entertaining!

[friendowl]

look for one called BANG
its crazy movie about some cops
who are tied up in some gangters house
every few minutes the homies come in the room
and put on some rap song and whip on the cops

there are 5 cops and thet each in there heads are
wondering why they are there.they all did bad shit
so they cant figure out what event caused this
one by one they start dying.

the reason that they were there made me laugh
you gotta see this one

also MISLED
look for this one too

[orangeman]

hey orange
what about the movie "colors"

or "blood in blood out"

have you seen those yet

Nope, I havent seen those but I'll definitely be sure to check 'em out, especially that last one.

[budsmoker]

american me is the best gang movie

[DannyMan]

Sounds interesting,

another movie that had the same effect on me was Cannibal Holocaust, a documentary of the Amazon jungle.. man, what a fucked up movie.