Menace to society was a terrifying movie to me growing up in the 90's even though i didn't grow up in a hood like these guys it showed a level of raw needless,unnecessary violence that goes on these ghettos & just like the brilliant Boys n the hood this affected anyone who watched it.
Menace is a Classic from the one of the greatest era's of filmmaking the 1990's, back then it was a time of straight out & Stone cold, instant Classic's with films such as Tarantino's Blood Soaked Debut RESERVOIR DOGS then PULP FICTION & the big impact Hood Drama BOYS N THE HOOD & Big Game Changing Blockbusters such as JURASSIC PARK, INDEPENDENCE DAY & MEN IN BLACK, the 90's was my era growing up & Cinema was the greatest in my opinion. Menace definitely is one of the best & most important films to drop in the 90's & it's raw & savage approach to the scary reality of Urban Life in Los Angeles hasn't been captured better or as shocking. The Hughes bro's crafted a small Masterpiece & gave us an outstanding performance from Leranz Tate who played the scarily no-conscience & unpredictable killer O'dog, I'm so surprised he didn't become a much bigger star after this role? At least he was cast again by the Hughes bro's for their next film DEAD PRESIDENTS, another brilliant movie & also stood out along side action star Vin Diesel in the action Thriller A MAN APART.
Also of course Tyrin Turner is excellent as the main lead Caine & has cemented his role as one of the most memorable & iconic of probably all the Urban Hood Drama films!!! Also Menace is a great caution tale about doing all that bad stuff they do will always come back to you at some point, so don't do it but it also shows abit of why these kids in the bad neighbourhoods live that type of life, it's hard out there & they're encouraged by all they see. It's a difficult look at their lives because on one hand they're scum for what they do totally & on the other hand it's sad that this is all they know!!!
This is an incredibly powerful crime drama & my older bro used to watch it over & over on video so i saw it alot & it was always such a raw emotional watch.
The performances are outstanding so real & raw it's like watching a documentary of real hood life in a los Angeles ghetto. You can feel the sticky summer heat in the excellent cinematography & the brutal violence that bursts onto screen there's an atmosphere of dread like you would get in a Horror movie that hangs over our two main characters Cain & O'dog who are living in this hell called a hood & trying to survive the brutality of it all & work out what is right & what's not, it's nightmare they're stuck in.
A very raw powerful look into the ghettos of these American cities & how the gangs operate & how it's a fight for survival & taking a life means absolutely nothing. An outstanding movie with powerful performances. A true Masterpiece from the 1990's & a terrifying look at life in Los Angeles ghettos that truly packs an extremely powerful & emotional punch & one you will never forget!!! A true Cult Classic or Masterpiece? which ever it is it's a BRILLIANT movie that still shocks & has such memorable characters & some dark humour & one of the most memorable & shocking opening scenes in all of Cinema history-The Korean shop scene!!!
A very raw powerful look into the ghettos of these American cities & how the gangs operate & how it's a fight for survival & taking a life means absolutely nothing. An outstanding movie with powerful performances. A true Masterpiece from the 1990's & a terrifying look at life in Los Angeles ghettos that truly packs an extremely powerful & emotional punch & one you will never forget!!! A true Cult Classic or Masterpiece? which ever it is it's a BRILLIANT movie that still shocks & has such memorable characters & some dark humour & one of the most memorable & shocking opening scenes in all of Cinema history-The Korean shop scene!!!