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.

orangeman Reviewed by orangeman on 08-13-2006. Menace II Society 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 Rating: 5

[Alive]

What's it about?

[orangeman]

It's just about the life of a black man in the ghetto . 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