Ninja Scooter
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what is the better early 90s west coast gangster flick? My vote goes to Menace. O-Dog was more of a badass than Doughboy, and Caine wasn't nearly the pussy that icetrey was.
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Menace II Society vs. Boyz 'N the Hood
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Ninja Scooter
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IM JUST TRYIGN TO GIVE EVERYONE A VOICE!
Luscious LeftFoot
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Menace II Society was by far the better movie.
BNTH was good, in that, it showed Cuba's character escaping the trappings of the ghetto.
BNTH was good, in that, it showed Cuba's character escaping the trappings of the ghetto.
They both rocked, I liked Menace II Society better, Cain and O-Dogg were just so much more interesting and memorable and the span of the whole film gave you a much better feel of South Central. I've been to those projects where Cain lived, used to get my haircut there every week, I remember going nuts when I saw that in place onscreen. :lol
DonasaurusRex
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"Hey brother you need a hand?" *pop pop pop* god damn MTS was hard as hell i would have to say i enjoyed that more.
The Bookerman
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Vieo said:
"Yo, YO, YO! Where's the shit?!"
Crazy Don king devil responds: " The shit?! I'll show you where'S the shit!"
They go downstairs and the Don King wanna be changes into Satan.
DonasaurusRex
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That was SAMPSON smarty pants!.
tree fiddy
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Menace is way better.
Boyz is Hollywood tripe.
Boyz is Hollywood tripe.
Menace was the better, more realistic movie, but I knew Doughboy. Cats like him protected me when I was a ten-year-old bookworm in the ghetto. Cats who weren't stupid, just misdirected. They never knew any more than what they saw, and nobody ever saw anything in them. So BitH will always have a special place in my heart because of my own personal Doughboys.
cvkpaladin
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While I agree that Menace is the better of the two films, IMDB users look like they disagree.
http://imdb.com/title/tt0107554/ : Menace II Society = 7.2
http://imdb.com/title/tt0101507/ : Boyz N the Hood = 7.6
http://imdb.com/title/tt0107554/ : Menace II Society = 7.2
http://imdb.com/title/tt0101507/ : Boyz N the Hood = 7.6
Foreign Jackass
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Both great movies, but I seem to remember more of Menace II Society. I'm not a guy who remembers character names, but that crazy O-Dogg was memorable.
Zelda-Bitch
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Dont be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood>>>>>>>>>>Menace II Society >>>>>>>>>> Boyz 'N the Hood
no contest.
no contest.
Coin Return
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Also has the same guy saying "You know you fucked up, right?" at the end.
FortNinety
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The cheesburger scene in Menace is pure classic cinema. They should run it alongside all those other clips you see during Oscar montages.
dskillzhtown
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Menace was the best out of the two. Too Short should have gotten a best supporting actor nomination.
BigGreenMat
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Boyz in da Hood is the better MOVIE. However, Menace to Society is more authentic and raw. Depends what you are looking for. If you were looking to appreciate the film for its cinematic qualities Boyz is higher imo, but Menace definately is harder.
Menace was the more assured movie from a filmmaking standpoint. There are a lot of virtuoso scenes, like the steadycam shot that goes from the curb through a house party and out into the backyard. I think the Hughes Bros. had a better grip on the language of cinema than Singleton at that point in their careers... Both of them were first-time filmmakers, right?
But Boyz was a more powerful movie overall for me. Scenes like the cops harassing and threatening Tre with a gun, the childhood prologue, the death of Doughboy's brother (and its immediate aftermath), etc. packed a heavier emotional punch than anything in Menace. Little moments like when Furious realizes Tre jumped out the window of his bedroom to go on a drive-by, embraces Tre's girlfriend and shows fear for the first time in the movie, those stick out in my memory.
By contrast, Menace had a lot of memorable scenes as well, but none of them really affected me on that level. The violence began to pile up to the point that it diluted the impact and became almost an action flick. Boyz N tha Hood has rare moments of violence, and they resonated more for it. Also, I thought Boyz had better actors all around, and I cared more about the characters. I really didn't give a damn if the protagonist of Menace died, he just didn't have much charisma.
But Boyz was a more powerful movie overall for me. Scenes like the cops harassing and threatening Tre with a gun, the childhood prologue, the death of Doughboy's brother (and its immediate aftermath), etc. packed a heavier emotional punch than anything in Menace. Little moments like when Furious realizes Tre jumped out the window of his bedroom to go on a drive-by, embraces Tre's girlfriend and shows fear for the first time in the movie, those stick out in my memory.
By contrast, Menace had a lot of memorable scenes as well, but none of them really affected me on that level. The violence began to pile up to the point that it diluted the impact and became almost an action flick. Boyz N tha Hood has rare moments of violence, and they resonated more for it. Also, I thought Boyz had better actors all around, and I cared more about the characters. I really didn't give a damn if the protagonist of Menace died, he just didn't have much charisma.
Ninja Scooter
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darscot said:
i got tired of waiting for a new edition and just picked up the current release. Its barebones like a mothefucker, but it was only $9 so no harm done. Plus, they re-released it in a regular amaray type case instead of those goddamned snapper cases, so thats a bonus!
dirtyjfosho
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I'll take "Don't be a menace to south central while drinkin your juice in the hood."
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