Menace II Society | 
| Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Actors: Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, June Kyoto Lu, Toshi Toda, Samuel L. Jackson
Studio: New Line Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  137 reviews
Sales Rank: 2339
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
Picture Format: Array
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 104 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 4.7 x 0.6
MPN: TRNDN4165D
ISBN: 630469623X
UPC: 794043416521
EAN: 9786304696231
ASIN: 630469623X
Theatrical Release Date: May 26, 1993
Release Date: October 22, 1997
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
The portrayal of black teens lost in the inner-city. Caine lives with his grandparents and peddles drugs for spending money. He peddle drugs from the eve of his high school graduation to his decision to escape south-central los angeles for atlanta. This film has some of the most bloodiest violence ever. Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 01/08/2008 Starring: Tyrin Turner Larenz Tate Run time: 104 minutes Rating: R Director: Allen & Albert Hughes
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Tyrin Turner may not have broken out into stardom as was initially expected, but his work in Menace II Society is one of the more powerful cinematic debuts. The film, from the brother writer-director team of Allen and Albert Hughes, chronicles life in the Los Angeles 'hood. Similar territory was covered in the equally commanding Boyz N the Hood, but what makes this cautionary tale stand out is not only the Hughes brothers' forceful story, (written with their friend, Tyger Williams) and direction, but the naturalness of then-newcomer leads Turner as Caine, Larenz Tate as O-Dog, and Jada Pinkett as Ronnie. They are so credible--occasionally frighteningly so--that the repressive universe of violent ghetto life is captured effectively. Life as portrayed here--and no doubt accurately so--is both figuratively and literally narrow. As a very young boy, Caine witnesses his dad murdered over something inconsequential, and his mom OD. His is a world where respect comes from intimidation, power from violence. Despite his understanding of right and wrong (values passed on by a good friend, his kind grandparents, a caring teacher), his life and its entrapments are too much to overcome. --N.F. Mendoza
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 3 stars out of 4 February 23, 2009
One-Line Film Reviews (Ann Arbor)
The Bottom Line:
A less-accomplished but darker and more pessimistic tale of inner city African-American life than Boyz in the Hood, Menace II Society tells the story of the American nightmare: people who are "young and black and don't give a ****"; quick-moving and interesting, it's worth a look.
 "Punk Azz Chauncey!" January 31, 2009
NEOSOUL06 (Atlanta, Ga.)
(lol) If you have seen the movie, you know who Chauncey is. The film begins in South Central Los Angeles in the Watts with Caine and his friend Kevin, nicknamed "O-Dog" entering a liquor store. Caine begins to drink malt liquor out of the bottle, intending to pay for it when he gets to the register, and the Korean storekeeper and his wife watch them suspiciously. As O-Dog is finished paying and is about to leave the store with Caine, the shopkeeper tells O-Dog "I feel sorry for your mother." O-Dog takes offense and shoots the Korean storekeeper and his wife, and takes the video surveillance tape of the shooting, before he and Caine flee the scene. O-Dog keeps the tape and entertains his friends by showing it to them. From there the movie takes flight. It has stars such as...Too Short, Jada Pinkett, Lorenz Tate, Clifton Powell and many more. If you like urban gangster movies then you'll enjoy this one. YMMV...NEOSOUL
Classic 1990's must have. Jyeah! January 21, 2009
Person606 (USA)
This movie is a fundamental piece of urban 1990s pop culture. This movie also must have contributed to the widespread use of saying "jyeah", especially as used as a telephone greeting. Beyond being entertaining and a time capsule of 90's culture, this is a really good movie in technical skill, story telling, and acting. Jyeah! PS: 6Corners Chicago Rules.
off the hook December 9, 2008
honey518 (work)
i dont know what everybody else is talkin about but this movie is one of the best and will alwayz be everyone did wonderful in this movie and that's why it will alwayz be one of the best movies
Great movie. December 9, 2008
Jamaal Hollins
Take a walk in the lives of some troubled young men on the streets of Cali. It isn't the violence or street action that makes this movie great but the real life of the movie that makes it a great movie. For those who are not aware of the things that goes on in some neighborhoods or the mentality behind the things that are seen on the news this would be a great movie to watch and learn.
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