I Watched *MENACE II SOCIETY* For The First Time And...
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Menace II Society Movie Description:
After growing up in the gang lifestyle of the Los Angeles projects, 18-year-old Caine Lawson (Tyrin Turner) wants a way out. Everyone around him, including his unpredictable friend O-Dog (Larenz Tate), is trapped in their lives of crime and violence. With the help of his caring teacher (Charles Dutton) and supportive girlfriend (Jada Pinkett), Caine plans to leave the city for good. But in a series of tragic events, Caine realizes that escape will not be easy.
Menace II Society (pronounced Menace to Society) is a 1993 American teen drama film directed by the Hughes Brothers in their directorial debut. The film is set in Watts and Crenshaw neighborhoods of Los Angeles, and follows the life of Caine Lawson (Tyrin Turner) and his close friends. It gained notoriety for its scenes of violence, profanity, and drug-related content, and also received critical acclaim for the performances of Turner, Jada Pinkett, and Larenz Tate, the direction, and its realistic portrayal of urban violence and powerful underlying messages.
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Mel is right.... the acting was pretty poor.
@@USCFlash no it wasn't lmao
@@blood9903
Yeah it was.
There is a reason why none of the three leads have ever acted in an important dramatic leading role in an important dramatic film....EVER...since this.
@@USCFlash imma just let ya'll argue, Have Fun
@@USCFlashLarenz Tate? Try again
Watching hood movies growing up as a kid helped me understand victims of circumstances and products of environments
See, I don't feel like Mell understands: these boys didn't CHOOSE this way of life; in those circumstances it's often kill or be killed.
If you grow up in the hood or the projects, and can't count on 3 square meals because your parents can't get work because nobody ever taught them how to be "respectable" to rich White people when they were young and they probably grew up in the city during a time when we were still putting lead in our gasoline to make our cars quieter and the only schools in the area were too overloaded and understaffed to offer the kinds of interventions necessary to help students in those circumstances, then how are you supposed to perform well in school yourself or hope to even stay long enough to graduate when you are just as likely to need to help bring in money for the family or risk getting evicted? Like, that is not even half of the problems that poorer inner-city youth face BEFORE you factor in racism from individuals in power, substance and physical and sexual abuse within the home, and any number of other common complications that only exacerbate the problems.
I'm glad for Mello that he had a better childhood and upbringing, but it doesn't do to judge the people who didn't have that privilege and who may have had to make many hard decisions at a much younger age than he has (or we have) to this point.
Most people today from the suburbs dont know nothing about this. They think everyone got the same opportunities or upbringing as them shit annoying
Yeah watching these movies help me to stay away from that shit and being around the wrong people
@@91DefiniteYup.
Here's the thing, and it's like other people have said--you don't have to be "into it" to understand WHY these movies were made in the 90s. It really was an issue, and the gangster/thug subculture had a spotlight on it with the popularity of gangster rap. Plus, you have to remember that this stuff was happening very heavily in and around the Hollywood area, so with it being so close to the place that produced these movies, it's not a surprise that movies like this one, Boyz N The Hood, and others were made and were very popular. People who lived in that type of setting felt like their reality was finally being shown to the world, and people like me who didn't live it were able to have a window into it and increase our empathy for what was happening.
Good point.
Right 💯
Well said ✊🏿💯
It wasnt tryingnto show it as "Culture". It was showing the world what was heppening. Back then people had no idea...
Unless they watched “Boyz N the Hood.” Or “Colors.” Or “New Jack City.” Or “American Me.” Or “South Central.” Or “Juice.” “Menace” was a little late to the party.
@@bobcobb3654 Menace came out a year after Juice and South Central, you acting like it came out in 99 or something💀
Heya Mel, it wasn't just this movie they were parodying. It was a mix of all the popular "hood movies" at the time.
Don't be a menace ----- "Menace ii Society"
To South Central -------"South Central"
while drinking your juice -----"Juice"
in the hood -------"Boyz in da hood"
Yup. Also, Dead Presidents and Higher Learning.
Oh wow I never peeped how all the movies fit into one name lol thanks
There were plenty of movies, sitcoms, music etc that showcased the best of black culture. This was a movie showcasing the stuff America didn’t want to see. But it needed to be seen. If you grew up during these times you’d of known.
Yup.
He likely grew up in a area that wasn’t mostly black
Nah the balance was towards these films. Those other films did not get much attention. Hollywood loves these black trauma films and it’s only recently that black creatives have started to challenge that and offer alternatives and force Hollywood to get behind those kinds of films. And yes I was of age in the 90’s, I listened to lots of rap music and I know my black history.
@@thepodbaydoorshalyou wasn’t outside. These movies weren’t even blockbusters.
@@TribalCheif-ku4vn ?? What does that even mean?
It’s weird how we think that as black society we can’t have depictions of us in it not doing so good. there are thousands of movies about rock stars who’ve taken drugs and serial killers who’ve murdered and they all depict white people doing heinous crimes but we don’t look at them any different or think that that’s their culture fully. This is a look into a group or a neighborhood’s life and all of a sudden this is why all Black people can’t get out? it’s weird to me it’s just a depiction of a couple of peoples lives but yet now it’s ghetto for all Black people.
Thank you
Thank you.
There Are Thousands Of Movies Like What You Just Explained Yes, But There Also Hundred Of Thousands Of Other Movies That They Make That Are Actually Different.
While We As Black People Got Thousands Of Movie Dealing With The Same Shit And Maybe A Couple Hundred Movies Doing Something Different.
You Know What I Find Weird? It's How We As Black People Are So Accepting Of Mediocrity And The Bare Minimum. We Will Literally Disregard The Real Aspects Of What Makes A Movie Great Just Because They Showing Black Peoples Struggles.
Like It's So Crazy How All I Want Is For Us To Do Better And Yall Really Make It Seem Like I'm Disrespecting My Race And That I Hate Myself. Like What Kind Of Delusion Do Yall Have? Just Because They Show Black Peoples Struggles Does Not Make The Movie Good.
If You So Worried About That, Then Watch A Damn Documentary! Other Races Literally Make Different Movies And In The Mist Of Those Movies They'll Make A Couple Of The Movies You Explain, While WE As Black People Make The Same Shit And Then Every Once In A While Make Something Different.
It's The Damn Pattern I'm Also Hitting On. Like Open Your Damn Mind. Then Yall Complain On Why Our Movies Don't Perform And Make Excuses Instead Of Taking Accountability For OUR Choices...
@@HelloMellowXVI Bro......if they even MAKE another slave movie ima riot. I feel you.
@@HelloMellowXVI Nigga you want black Harry Potter. You don’t know enough goal movies and sound like a confused white boy
How many black movies have you truly watched? Saying this is most of it is a weird generalization. Comes off as you were sheltered.
You the black police?
After South Central and Boyz in the Hood it was a reflection of what we were living at the time. It was a way to show the world that it was rough in the hood especially in Los Angeles. Don’t be to harsh on this form of movie cuz it gave us classics like Do the right thing, Poetic Justice, Mo Betta Blues, Devil in a Blue Dress, Eve’s Bayou etc not all of them were hood movies with violence. ❤
Exactly! If you didn’t grow up in the “hood” you really can’t relate or see how rough it actually was.
Great comment. Although I disagree about poetic justice lol. Loooooove the other films though. They nvr get watched on these reaction channels though. Even something like fallen doesn’t get watched on reaction channels. He complains about these type of movies but doesn’t even know the others exist.
@@dariusthegr8one81
"See a part of the problem with Hollywood is folks thinking the black dollar is worth less than the white. "
Total nonsense. Nobody believes "the black dollar is worth less than the white". My brother in law is a movie producer. A black dollar is worth the exact same as a white dollar. If you show him a way to get the black dollar as much as the white dollar he'll do it to make a profit in a nanosecond.
The fact is, the black population here in the north american box office is far smaller than the white population and far less overseas in europe..... and it is near zero in Asia. Black film goers head to the cinema less than whites as well, historically.
There are only approximately 40 million black americans in the ENTIRE world.
That is equal to the population of Canada.
The Black American market is, by all standards a smaller market. It's smaller than the populations of 36 countries in the world. Hollywood's first goal is not to make great art, but to make money.
If you've got a foolproof way to ensure their films will appeal more to blacks and earn more $$$ they will immediately attempt to do it. Tyler Perry is a perfect example of that. He is a niche filmmaker at best and yet hollywood likes him because his films have a small, but very consistent & dedicated audience that comes out reliably.
Green matters more in Hollywood than black. But they will not do it if it means getting more black dollars while losing white dollars here and abroad, which is a far larger audience.
It has nothing to do with the "black dollar" being less. A dollar is worth a dollar, no matter who puts it down on the counter. It has to do with the potential MARKET for earning those dollars being less.
@@theprodigy8607No way? Really!? Hahaha.
@@HelloMellowXVI Sweetie watch what makes sense for you. This is your channel and only you know what works on it. Yes most of the 80’s and 90’s generation are protective of the movies we grew up watching. So I understand if you don’t feel what we feel watching certain movies. But it’s still a treat to see thru your eyes. Keep doing you love ❤️
didn't see anyone comment this so i'll say it if you didn't figure it out, He's basically speaking to us from the grave from start to finish, telling us his story like a grim reaper
Right since he’s no longer here
Yeah just how it got to his final point.
You gotta watch more black movies because it allows you to see the worst and best without having to live the life.
You summed it up perfectly.
I think he liked Juice
@@villavelli he tolerated juice because of the sound track 🤷but judged Raheem for the gun and backed door steel on his weight smh.. low key decent reaction still
@@MonnieDelboyz in the hood still best movie out of them
@@villavelliJuice was good! The thing is Bishop was the one that always had a chip on his shoulder ready to blast at the world. His other friends was still young in high school still learning what they want outta life. Raheem for me looked at his babymother moving on from him and their child. Which I believe which is why one day he wanted to rob that corner store and Bishop was down to do it. But shit went left cause of Bishop. My girlfriend to this day was afraid of Pac in that movie..
You’re not wrong about the “hood movie” glut in the early-mid 90s. Reminds me of an interview Ice Cube gave about getting “Friday” off the ground. He said some producers took meetings with him before reading the script because they thought he’d basically written “Boyz N the Hood 2” and were shocked he had written a comedy. His response was “You know, even people in the hood laugh and have fun.”
You can tell people who was sheltered. They’re whole life because of the 90s in the projects it was like this because we was just getting out of the 80s crack error. You wouldn’t understand because you didn’t grow up like that but for people who grew up like that you understood the movie.
Sheltered? Lmao not growing up in violence or in the hood doesn’t mean you’re sheltered. And not everyone who grew up in the hood was on the streets or involved in that life. I understand what he meant, these movies were important for their time, but the over saturation of violent “hood” movies gives an inaccurate idea of what the black experience is or has been like as a whole. It’s not all just about this lifestyle
@ravenstorm- then you missed the entire point of the fucking movie. This movie teaches incredibly important lessons. Did you just ignore those? “The black experience”. You fn ignorant dipshit. Its the life experience. This shit DOES HAPPEN.
@@Ravenstormx_ not knowing the watts riots is .
@@Ravenstormx_you clearly was sheltered 😂😂
@@Ravenstormx_and if you really watch his reaction videos then you can tell he was sheltered and nothing is wrong with that so chill lil dude
I gotta ask. Where did you grow up? When this came out we all went and saw this like 10x this is California living in the 90s
Indiana playing video games and binge watching will smith movies and lord of the rings.
@@HelloMellowXVI • Right on. I’m Cali born and raised teenager in 90s. This was real life sh!t. And I just wanna say. You’re the best with reactions. Cheers bro
I hope Mell doesn’t think all black movies are about trauma. There’s plenty of other black films where trauma is not involved. If it ain’t about the hood or Tyler Perry in the plot, it’s not traumatic 🤣🤣
You Didn't Hear Me Talking About All The Black Movies That Have Been Consistently Made At The End Of The Video Broski?
@@HelloMellowXVImy bad I was still watching the beginning of the video while I was typing 😂
Higher learning and Dead Presidents are both great movies from about the same time.. also Poetic justice (Tupac and Janet Jackson) and of course "Do the right thing" love to see you react to these films. I haven't seen anyone react to any of these. Btw great video as always.. keep it up ❤
I finally saw Poetic Justice last year, and I can't believe I hadn't seen it before! Do the Right Thing is top-tier indy film - I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Do The Right Thing I feel wasn’t a independent film, cause if it was alot of people wouldn’t know about it like that. Spike Lee had many of movies that made money in the late 80’s early 90’s
The amazing thing is, the Hughes Brothers were only 20 years old when they directed this.
Also, they said Alina wasn't really pregnant. She was lying to get money from Kane, but the actress played her too sympathetically. Basically Kane got killed over a lie.
Aw man
O-Dawg survived cuz he was the only one on timing, he was ready to go. He seems "immature", but its really that hes in survival mode all the time, pure lizard brain. A piece of characterization I like is that when Cain asks for a gun to beat Chauncey, Dawg automatically assumes hes gonna shoot dude and puts one in the chamber.
O Dog didn’t know Kaine was bout to do that to Chauncey, he was confused but bein a good friend and not asking questions lol
A-wax is played by the og LA rapper MC Eiht, who also played Ryder in San Andreas.
@@Jaybeast5xBig Smoke
He was also featured in the song maad city with Kendrick Lamar
MC Eiht is Also the Artist that Made the Them Song for GTA V welcome to Los Santos. Definitely a Legend frfr
Boyz in the hood was the after school special hood movie. This was the the fully polished version. Maaaan this had some insane tense moments. Ending still upsets me but it’s a true reality for some especially at that time. This was an Oscar worthy performance by Larenz as well.
Larenz Tate is such an underrated actor. His roles ranging from a murderous gangster to a romantic in Love Jones is astounding
@@goanna83 his whole 90s run is fantastic to me. He had menace, inkwell, dead presidents, love jones, and why do fools fall in love. All insanely rewatchable movies and in different genres. I miss those days man
As a white woman who grew up incredibly sheltered as a child, I NEEDED these movies to see what I was forced to never even consider. Bless you 💜
23:26 That was Yo-Yo, man. Ice Cube's protégé. You probably know her as Keylolo from "Martin".
the reason this movie is iconic, and why so many people like it, is that it's genuine and honest. it's unfortunate, but it's real.
I feel like you don't understand the angle that this movie is coming from, or don't like it, which is cool, but it sorta seems like you're hating on something that is important to acknowledge and showcase in american history. a movie like this is a spotlight on what some people in this country had experienced at a time VERY recently, and to some, still today.
regarding your end statements; black americans ARE very much more of this type of shit, but it's not appreciated the same way for all kinds of different reasons.
He was sheltered and likely shunned black things
@@TribalCheif-ku4vnidk why yall keep associating this lifestyle as being “black” crabs in the barrel ass mindset..
Bruh I Don't Get Some Of Yall. Just Because A Movie Hits On A Certain Topic Doesn't Make It Good. Yall Really Coming At Me Saying I Don't Understand, When I Literally I'm Talking About The Movie.
None Of Yall Talking About The Movie, Yall Talking About The Meaning Behind The Movie, Which I Myself Said Was A Necessary Movie To Make. Like Why Can't None Of Yall Actually Debate With Me On The Movie Itself? What's With All This Extra Stuff? This Movie Could've Been So Much Better, But The Story And The Acting Was Not Good.
I'm Talking About The Art And I'm Also Talking About The Pattern In Which We Make Movies. We Barely Get Any Support On Shit, But If We Actually Made Better Shit And Then Sprinkled These Movies In As Well Then They Would Get More Exposure. Like All I Want Is Better For Us And Yall Making It Seem Like I Said I hate Myself. Like Wtf?
@@HelloMellowXVI mell the reality is this bro. You don't believe it was a good movie because of the story telling and acting, (and that's ok) and even though you said these things your other choices of words, face, and body language when watching this film is all about subject matter. That's why we as your fellow people feel this way and are so adamant to speak on it. A lot of us remember being alive during this time and alot of the stuff that came out got the same reactions from the rest of the world. We see your reaction the same way they reacted to Tupac, NWA, and Snoop, Iverson, the Fab 4 from Michigan. People would say stuff that has generalized us a culture, and you were dipping into that territory (it felt). Some of your word usage was very reminiscent of an uneasy time where our culture (any of it) wasn't accepted. And as far as the acting goes (I feel) Jada, Tate, and kanes performances were wonderful. The supporting cast not so much but there is two things to note : Each decade has a differnt style of acting.Comkng out of the 80s was the action star, where the action did most kf the work for the movie and before that it was stage acting. So all we really had to go off was that style when you look at people like Sidney Portier. So what I'm saying is in the 90s there was a era of overacting where you say your lines loud and move your hands and shoulders alot thinking that's how you convey emotion. It's a product of the times. Just like if you go back and watch "It's a wonderful life" everyone speaks somewhat in that transatlantic accent.: For authenticity sake, a lot of people werent actors but actually lived or came close to that lifestyle. It's very noticable when a theatre actor (that's where they were all coming from) has to play a role like this. It just isn't believable. : And for storyline sake, you may feel it's not good because maybe you can't relate to it and that's cool, but for a lot, this story was told so good that it helped them navigate through their version of Watts and helped them see the red flags they needed to avoid. It's instructional almost, showing how easy it is to be caught up in these situations. And I'm talking about the Stacey and Shereef characters as well. Watch the company you keep sort of thing.
@@HelloMellowXVIyou dont understand Lance. Instead of being so quick to respond in some negative outlook and respond to everyone fighting everything back just shhhh and understand.
Great reaction, Mellverse to a classic film. The actor that played A-Wax is a legendary rapper from Compton named MC Eiht. He was/is part of a group called CMW(Comptons Most Wanted), a group that found their footing in the 1990's and beyond. MC Eiht was also the voice of Ryder in the GTA San Andreas! Once again, great reaction, Mellverse!
Too Short was also in this film.
@@emmanuelmedina5535 I also noticed a small cameo from Yo-Yo as well. I didn't know she was in this film until today.
And for those who don't know, Kane's cousin Harold is played by Saafir, of Hobo Junction.
MC Eiht
Yo Yo
Too $hort
Saafir
MC Pooh
Potentially even Spice 1 too was gonna be in this to play O-Dog.... but his agent screwed him out of it.
There was all kinds of black movies at this time. The Wood, Love and Basketball Jason Lyric all black movies that aren't like this. This was also just an unfortunate part of our reality
Jason’s Lyric was tragic too but has a great story
I mean there were plenty of black movies out during that time that weren’t of this subject matter. I think it’s important to tell honest stories good and bad because everyone isn’t aware of what’s going on in black neighborhoods and it’s not like there were a whole bunch of movies or tv like this beforehand, people ended up just regurgitating the same hood shit with no message or meaning so the value is lost.
Yup.
You should watch Higher Learning. It's about a Black man going to college on a track scholarship. It stars Omar Epps, Tyra Banks, Laurence Fishburne, Ice Cube and is directed by John Singleton.
You defintely grew up in a bubble bud. Im white and conpletely understand the entire movie. I saw a lot of the same exact shit growing up. Its REAL.
That community is just as much in the bubble as any other. If you choose to stay or stuck inside then that's your bubble. Most places don't have that level of death around them.
@@slipstreammonkeythat’s a lie.
@@TribalCheif-ku4vn Great, tell me how it's a lie.
@@slipstreammonkeythe mob and mafia were heavily present during this same time period and was regularly in the news. Mexican gangs in LA & Texas were regularly killing eachother
I used to watch this religiously in the early nineties
Same here.
These type of movies were the first glimpse upper class white people ever got of what people in lower income communities were going thru. That’s y they were made. We had other movies back then. But the shock value is why some people rant and rave over it
The actor who played Ilana's cousin was in a parody movie called "Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood", also as Bulldog from "Tales From The Hood"
Yup. He was also in The Player's Club and Set It Off.
@@reneedennis2011 Yeah, you right
@@LTJfan Thanks!
These are considered cautionary tales. It's not that we idolized it growing up, for ppl like me I was traumatized enough to not cross certain lines when exposed to real life situations
If you saw Larenz Tate in other roles, you would see that he did a great job acting as ODog. I suggest watching Love Jones or the Inkwell for comparison. I was kinda surprised that you had such a negative opinion of this movie before it began good. But I understand your POV after you experience it at the end. I liked this movie back in the day because it showed me how it was growing up in a hood different from my own. I had to laugh when you talked about Kane & Harold walking across the street & looking at the car that was trying drive down it. We used to play kickball in the middle of our street. The sewer holes and manhole covers were the bases 😩 When drove up we definitely looked at them sideways for interrupting our game 😂 We had a ball but it’s fu€ked up we didn’t have a park close by to play in. (The girl you thought was from Salt & Pepper was actually YoYo, a LA rapper.)
90s hood movies hit differently 🙏 also they are spoofed very well in Don't Be a Menace while Drinking your Juice in the Hood
2Pac was gonna be Sharif but he fought one of the Hughes brothers.
2Pac also did a reading/audition with George Lucas for the Jedi Master Mace Windu but they chose Samuel Jackson. I would've loved to see Tupac be a Jedi Master.
The kinda film you gotta learn from, not revel in and emulate.
One of my favorite hood movie classics of all time
I know you get a lot of suggestions but here are some Black movies I think you’d enjoy or find interesting.
Black History (Most based on true stories): Hidden Figures, Green Book, 42, Harriett, The Help, Race, Judas & the Black Messiah, Loving, Just Mercy, Belle, Radio
Some Classics: Love & Basketball, Waiting to Exhale, Best Man 1 & 2, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Love Jones, Think Like A Man, Stomp The Yard, Sister Act 1 & 2, Soul Food, Boomerang, Coming To America, Life, Harlem Nights, Friday, The Five Heartbeats, Hitch, ATL, Crooklyn, the Inkwell
Movies about or starring rappers/musicians: What's Love Got to Do with It, Higher Learning, Dreamgirls, Hustle & Flow, Cadillac Records, Straight Outta Compton, 8 Mile, Get Rich or Die Trying, Ray
He’s probably aware of those films. The point is they revolve around hood violence, racial violence, racial struggles or some other black struggle issues. Not saying those stories shouldn’t be told but it paints a skewered picture of the “black experience”. We need diversity of perspectives and more unique voices in our films.
@@thepodbaydoorshalmajority of these movies listed have nothing to do with any of that… and shit. The black American experience is trauma…
@@thepodbaydoorshal you don’t know what he’s aware of 🤦🏾♀️ There are movies on the list depicting a variety of Black perspectives & experiences. All movies have some type of issue to overcome, adversity or hardship. Have you seen every movie on that list to even be speaking on them?
@@thepodbaydoorshalwe have diversity of perspective, it’s just the world loves negativity so they only focus on such
@@churchhillchick3895 madame I probably saw all of those films before you did lol
Not EVERY black movie dealt with this topic. You missed out on a BUNCH of excellent movies with that mindset. I'll help you out with a few....
Love Jones
Inkwell
Poetic Justice
Best Man
The Wood
House Party
Mo Better Blues
Mississippi Masala
Jungle Fever
Mo Money
Boomerang
Class Act
Crooklyn
Above The Rim
A Low Down Dirty Shame
Jason's Lyric
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Booty Call
Soul Food
....and etc etc. Movies like Menace are a slice of life some faced on a day to day. It was a way to show the world what happens cause it doesn't get reported in the news, life isn't always gum drops and fun times, but maybe some of these will I listed will be more to your liking....
And you really missed out on what I said, because I also brought up other movies that black people literally keep making and nothing else. I didn't just say hood movies.
@@HelloMellowXVIwell you were wrong and sounded ignorant
We liked this movie growing up cus it’s relatable even tho that’s not a good thing
Yessss mello w reaction this movie was a childhood fav movie as a kid growing up in the hood
“So this dude dies bruh? MC Eiht: and it ain’t nothing but a Compton thang y’all…” 😭😭😭😭
The opening scene is one of the scariest scenes in a non horror movie.That is just me .
Not traumatizing myself. I’ll leave the like and the comment for the algorithm.
He ain't seen monsters before😅
Same thought! I watched this move once & never again.
@@arijohn8413 I can’t watch again.
Movies like this, set it off, Higher learning and Boyz n The Hood 1 and done. . . Never again
Set it off can see me again 😅 @@callmemyss
O-dog survived but he ended up getting arrested. It shows him getting put in the back of a police car
That was a flashback that Kane was having as he was dying from when he and o-dog stole the car in the parking lot. However I'm pretty sure they did arrest him after Chauncey showed the LAPD the video footage.
This a hood classic, talking bout I didn’t know this was that popular💀
Right
Bahaha MellVerse Self-Insert in the back of the lowrider at 17:14 "Man what you need to be doing..." 😂 Shit caught me off guard. That was hilarious.
I'm actually surprised that you ain't watched Menace to Society yet, but i know the reaction gonna be a lot of mixed emotions especially at the end.
Rewatching this movie as an adult i’ve come to the realization that Caine had it coming. The movie did a good job at making him look like the protagonist.
The fact that he said “brotha man” tells me alot😂😂😂
I watched this in the movie theater back in 93' with the whole family!!!
How old were you
In 1993 I was 18.@@James-rd8lg
Being from the hood in Detroit it didn't traumatize me it was type of sh*t I was raised around
Man Dont be Disrespecting The OG Charles Dutton Aka Mr.butler The teacher in this Movie He Really Used to live that Lifestyle Himself at a Young Age before he Changed He been to prison for murder once And He Plays off a 90s Sitcom Called Roc
Glad you watched this movie bro. One of my favorite films. btw I recently signed up for your Patreon to watch your full reaction to these movies. lowkey been binging all day. I went straight here to see you watch this and damn near forgot what all the edits felt like lmaoo but your reactions honestly capture real genuine human emotion, speaking from other movies I seen you watch. idk what it is but you're a dope ass reactor, good shit man, you're my favorite youtuber rn.
I'm not gonna roll in and be like "what? you're a black dude and you've not seen this" but way more like "you like GTA and haven't seen this?" lol. this one is good....dunno if it's the best of the chunk of hood movies from like 91-93.....but still excellent. I will say.....i don't think those got made so heavy cus it's the only thing black folks can do in a movie - but really cus there was a handful of directors that came from this life, and it seems the truly great directors ....all of their first movies were something they knew so heavy. They all did well, and they reflected what was going on at the time. I think you just got so many right there in a clump because there was so many amazing directors making their first or second movie right in that little area. It happens, from time to time.
These hood movies were made as cautionary tales. At least that's the way I always looked at them.
Watching this movie, boys in the hood, and paid in full kept me out of the streets lol. I'm not built for that lifestyle
I remember going to see this when it came out in the movies. Woo boy....what a movie!
The ending to this movie absolutely scarred me the first time I watched it, and it still scars me. Just so incredibly brutal and disturbing, and also frightening at the same time.
This dude named multiple types of movies blsck people have made then said we limit ourselves lmao, yet white people can do the same thing and it’s fine lol.
Dude I See You Didn't Listen At All. White People Literally Make Different Shit While All We Do Is Shit Around Toxic Relationships, Church, Hood Shit, Racism, Drugs, Gangs, Prison, Black Families, Or A Buddy Comedy That Also Guess What, Deals With Weed And/Or Hip Hop. Like Yall Don't Listen, We Rarely Make Anything Fantasy Or Scifi
@@HelloMellowXVI You sound dumb, there’s hundreds of repetitive white tropes and movie scripts. You’ve reacted to dozens of them. Simply sounds like you have no knowledge of your people
been waitin on this. One of my favorite movies
Me and my homies watched this movie so many times in high school we spotted a production error in the first scene. When the camera follows Cain and Odawg up the aisle you can spot the camera crew in the anti-theft mirrors.
The classroom dialogue about "If Allah can make my son a better man" is probably my favorite movie quote of all time. Very underappreciated
Great reaction Mell, you had me dying laughing for most of the vid and I appreciate your thoughts about the content... Keep it up.
Great video Mel!
I don't care if its almost March you gotta watch It's A Wonderful Life. You gonna cry. It's one of the great classics in my opinion.
and u have to remember, the world was different back then...same as it was different in the 70s, so when u watch these movies, u have to look at it thru the lens of back then, not now...the things u see as harassment wasn't that back then...every one was harder
Ehhh, it was still harassment. It’s just ppl are calling it out now.
Umm it’s still harassment… whether if it was 100 years or not.
@LaurenLumsden it wasn't harassment cuz the women weren't offended by it...u cannot put today's mindset on what was acceptable behavior...like we were able to smoke on busses, airplanes, in hospitals, and it wasn't seen as wrong or disrespectful, of harmful, and the surgeon General warning was on the package...same as kids were allowed to go buy beer, cigarettes, etc from the store for adults wit just a note...kids also got paddled in school by teachers and didn't need parents permission up until 1985...
@@nikkisatchel4699 shit.. I still paddled by teachers in the 90s
I love this film. It’s a stone cold classic gangster flick. I’m a Chicano dude, I saw this flick back in the day. I’ve seen this film 100’s of times ❤😎🕺
I think I was twenty when I saw this for the first time, maybe a year after it came out. It rocked me. I was just a white kid from a small city, but I had been exposed to some violence and had lost some of my friends to it. I’ve never thought these films were necessarily meant to be enjoyed, but as a time capsule of sorts. Something to be viewed and learned from. I guess the real question is have we?
I was 7
I was 12 when this came out. Grew up not too far from this area. When I was young, i could watch horror movies with no problem. But this gave me nightmares.
The Wood is a good one
No one gets killed lbs
Quick movie facts…Tupac was originally set to play Sharif and even filmed a few scenes until he and the directors got into it. Also Larenz Tate did this movie in 93 and the next year starred in Inkwell showing how deep his acting range went and it also showed that he can’t be typed cast. You definitely should check Inkwell out.
Hey Mello! New subscriber who’s currently binging your channel and wanted to comment on this vid. I must say, as someone who’s a native of east Atlanta, your view definitely came across a little out of touch. I love this movie. First watched it as a teen and it didn’t have me question and judge the actions of the characters so much. Because i understood that people don’t have the same choices as others (or don’t even realize other choices) because of their upbringing and surroundings. Ofc this reason can’t be used so leniently when you were in adult, but these characters were just kids and you saw that for Cain, that life was all he knew. Forms of Media depicting this part of black culture is not 0:01 forced down our throats and it’s definitely not all there is to black media. If anything movies such as this should evoke empathy and compassion.
Well, I'm sorry I disagree. Because you're right, the purpose of these movies supposed to bring empathy, but it basically inspired a generation. The movies had a negative impact on the community. Especially when also the government and other executives push that agenda on to our communities to where now this generation worships that lifestyle. The problem is all of you keep talking about the subject matter and people needing to see it, I never said they shouldn't. I said, being a variety as it also gives people different things to look up to and inspired by different things, it gives us more ideas. I'm also taking about the quality of some of these movies. They are not good which makes it worse on us. Then we complain about how no one supports us and our movies don't perform well. Trust me I'm not out of touch, I just want our people to do better and get received better.
King Von reminded me of O-Dog. But, growing up it was like this for me. I lost a brother, cousin, boyfriend, friends and classmates to gun violence. It’s a reality for a lot of people. I don’t really see it as a traumatic movie because I’ve lived it. I understand why others hate it.
Most my friends died from drugs or accidents but we felt the threats all around us. I had buddies shot at but didnt get it. Ppl we would get or weed from always had bullet holes in their homes and cars.
Sorry for those losses! I guess it all depends were you live. The neighborhoods I live in? It was shit going on, but it wasn’t a war zone
I am so sorry 😞.
the reason Jada didn't have a problem wit kane is cuz she ran wit them...she stopped wheen she had the baby...she grew up wit them doin the exact same stuff
Like others have said, these films show life in the hood at the time. In many ways, things haven't changed. These films were also cautionary tales to me. What not to do or be.
Messed up that he let the little boy hold the gun because that’s what happened when he was a kid
That LONG red light n Crenshaw be crucial n the hood 😂
Thank you for your great reaction to this hood classic!
Tupac was originally supposed to play Sharif in this film but due to creative differences and a beef between Tupac and the director, he was replaced.
Yea Pac wanted his character to have more depth. Like why he turn Muslim and his upbringing. Pac was doing too much and obviously he challenged one of the Hughes brothers to a fight. Rumors was that one of them lost and Pac was out of the movie. He was suppose to be on Higher Learning as well as Omar’s character
@@91Definite How was he doing too much? New Line legit only green light the movie if they could get Tupac in Allen Hughes own words.
YYESSS!!!! i absolutely LOVE this movie, its sooo underrated and under appreciated, i wish more people would watch this film
I am amazed at how parents back in the 80s and 90s let their kids watch any and everything. I know I saw some of every type of movie growing up in the late 80s and early 90s.
I don’t think O-Dog got away for long. Remember, Chauncey sent his copy of the robbery tape to the cops.
Love this movie, very deep, and doesn’t have that happy ending everyone wants.
I agree with you Mello!
Don't be a menace to south central while drinking your juice in the hood. Best watched after all of the hood movies that came out at the time to get all of the references.
Really good reaction. Thank you.
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True but you can say the same thing about Italians in mafia movies
Yup. Good point.
11:20 I think you’re thinking about boys n the hood when cube got revenge for his brothers death
Mell ain't prepared for the outcome
What happened to the "Missing" reaction video? It just disappeared as I was watching it
I came here to see if anyone had a problem with that video, it just stopped
Same omg
I saw the parody before the real movie. It wasn't so much about liking it. It was understanding us as a people in the hood and wanting to make it out. (A black man from the hood who made it out)
Thanks for reacting it's not for everybody bro that's why I love film
I get what u saying man, I feel like my upbringing was similar to Kane's, back then we had to cvercome and persevere, it was alot, I personally dated some similar characters in this movie also, it was scary, if we learn and live long enough we can do better, I'm a living example😊
You Really Gotta Be From The Hood To Understand These Kinda Movies Or Have To Have Lived Through Those Times To Relate
Jada, been crazy since 93. lol
22:17 EXACTLY !! growing up I never understood why people think less of others over a skin color smfh. in the end, were all just bones
I just love the messages in these types of movies and the realities back then !
Even i watched Don't be A Menace (Wayans Brother movie parody before Scary Movie) first for that Mini Market scene seeing the original scene it still haunted me. No music,just a sound of gun shot,and screaming it was a chilling opening.
Funny thing about Don't Be The Menace,they even got the actor who play the Clerks from this movie to play the same role in the parody.
Yup.
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