Urban Menace

Urban Menace


Starring:Snoop Dogg, Big Pun, Ice-T, Fat Joe, T.J. Storm, Vincent Klyn, Romany Malco, Tahitia Hicks, Karen Dyer (II), Ernie Hudson Jr., Jahi J.J. Zuri, Rob Ladesich, Michael Walde-Berger, Michaela Polakovicova, Ed Satterwhite, Jason Stapleton, Lubo Salater, Robert Ughoro
Director: Albert Pyun
Studio: Lions Gate
Product Type: DVD
Menace II Society
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • even if you don't like it, wait until the last scene...
  • A Hood Classic for sure.........................
  • Stunning Depiction of Life In the Hood
  • Unauthorized bigraphy is what it felt like
  • The Real Thug Life
 Menace II Society
Starring: Tyrin Turner , Larenz Tate , June Kyoto Lu , Toshi Toda , and Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Albert Hughes , and Allen Hughes
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
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ASIN: 630469623X
Release Date: 1997-10-22

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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

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars even if you don't like it, wait until the last scene..........2007-05-08

...it'll be worth it. i won't go into details, but that chilling image that the hughes brothers crafted was probably one of the best pieces of cinema i've ever seeen. even after seeing a number of times, it still gets me. having said all that though, do check out the movie for its performances, particularly larenz tate's, belivability, and overall message.

5 out of 5 stars A Hood Classic for sure................................2007-04-19

The shock and horror of urban violence pierces through screen on this movie.

4 out of 5 stars Stunning Depiction of Life In the Hood.......2007-04-18

This film is the best of it's type for stunning realism and incredible performances from all the main characters. Set in 1990's LA, the film captures the gangsta life and the tragic circumstances that young people deal with that make every decision so consequential for how their lives ultimately turn out. What seperates the movie from the rest of this type is the characters. Despite the seeming random violence the viewer can't help but care about these kids and hope they find a way out.

5 out of 5 stars Unauthorized bigraphy is what it felt like.......2007-04-04

This is by far one of my favorite movies. I do not however own the DVD version of the film.
Actually I am lucky to own the VHS version. You see one night while I was sleeping an ex-girlfriend decided to assault me with my VHS copy of the film Seven staring Brad Pitt and a human head.
I awoke to the tape bouncing off my noggin...when I realized what was going on it was too late for SEVEN, the tape had been pulled from the plastic rectangle and all I could do was jump to my feet to see what was happening outside my bedroom. What I stumbled upon was pure horror!

The soon to be ex had my copy (my most prized movie possession) of Menace to Society in her clutches and was about to begin dismantling the movie I had come to love. I bolted forward and grabbed the tape from her and escorted her away from the property.

Now most of you may not see this review as a review of the movie, but having a crazy woman try to break your most prized possessions and twarting her efforts on Round 2 (since she won Round 1 with Seven...a film I didn't particularly care for, but stole fair and square from a buddy we call Lunch Box) is a victory for me.

I mean I liked the movie so much I chose it over a woman. And it was the grainy VHS version that needed to be replaced and was outdated anyway.

5 out of 5 stars The Real Thug Life.......2007-01-15

A truly groundbreaking film about the harsh realities of life on the streets and hustling in the ghettos, 1993's "Menace II Society" gives us a poignant look at what can happen when wrong choices are made and when redeeming one's self is too late. This film also magnifies the pressures that many young African Americans must deal with on a daily basis.

Meet Caine Lawson (a brilliant performance from Tyrin Turner). As a boy in the Watts, California hood with his heroin addict mother and murdering drug dealer father Tat (Samuel L. Jackson), was it any wonder that Caine would become drawn to a similar lifestyle? When his parents die, Caine is sent to live with his grandparents. Fresh out of high school, Caine hits the streets as a drug hustler trying to make money for expensive cars to attract the ladies and to take care of Ronnie (Jada Pinkett-Smith) and Anthony, the family of his childhood role model Pernell who is in prison. It is a struggling situation between family/role model man, and the lure of the streets for Caine. Despite the preaching from his grandfather, trouble is always around the corner for Caine, especially when he's with his best friend O-Dog (a very convincing performance from (Larenz Tate), who is basically a don't give a f**k ticking time bomb waiting to explode. Besides being involved in a fatal convenience store shooting and being stalked by the police, Caine also struggles to keep himself alive. When his cousin gets killed and he himself gets shot, Caine realizes after talking with Ronnie that he needs to make a fresh start in life before it's too late. Traveling to Atlanta with her and Anthony may be the only thing that would save him. But there's no fighting the lure of street trouble; selling drugs, getting into mischief of O-Dog and the gang, getting back at the guys who killed his cousin and possibly impregnating a woman. But by the time Caine decides to go away with Ronnie and Anthony, his mistakes may have stirred up a hornet's nest that will come back to haunt him in the most tragic of ways. For Caine, it may be too late to redeem himself for good.

This movie is an eye-opener and sends a very harsh and true message about upbringing, lifestyles and choices. Boozing, drugs, shooting, attacking, cruising and all the while trying to survive, get respect and rise above, not to mention being a role model. These are just a few of the things that mirror inner city life. You can run from the streets, but the streets will always be in you. This is what Caine must face. Awesome funky hip-hip soundtrack and some serious intense acting make this movie great. The street-wise lingo, the clothes, the attitude; all this pulls the movie together. Special features include an in-depth interview with the Hughes twins who directed the film, as well as the theatrical trailer, and more. Watch the film, get engrossed and recognize!
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in The Hood
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • freakin hilarious
  • It made me laugh
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  • Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in The Hood
  • Str8 up laughter!
 Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in The Hood
Starring: Shawn Wayans , Marlon Wayans , Tracey Cherelle Jones , Vivian Smallwood , and Chris Spencer
Director: Paris Barclay
Manufacturer: Miramax
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ASIN: B00000G3PV
Release Date: 1999-01-05

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Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in The Hood wants desperately to be an Airplane-like parody of inner-city African American gangsta movies. Instead, it offers us more turkey than we would find at any Thanksgiving spread. Unfunny, stereotypical, stupid, and crass, it was cowritten by Marlon and Shawn Wayans, both of whom should have known better. The two fare better as actors than writers, as they are almost amusing as hardened, dimwitted homeboys. As Ashtray, Shawn returns to his 'hood and hooks up with his best buddy (Marlon) before the two embark on a series of oh-so-wacky adventures. Siblings Keenen Ivory, Kim, and Craig Wayans also make appearances. If you really want a laugh, watch Booty Call. --Rochelle O'Gorman

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars freakin hilarious.......2007-03-18

you people need to calm down and just loosen up this movie is hilarious. if you would just watch it and not think about anything and just enjoy it youll see the greatness of it. full of non-stop laughs

4 out of 5 stars It made me laugh.......2006-09-05

I don't really understand the negative reviews that i'm seeing of this movie, Don't Be A Menace... is what it is, and that is a parody of all the early 90's hood films (of which I am a big fan of). It's like the people knocking it haven't actually seen the films they're taking the p*ss out of, if you've seen Boyz N The Hood and Menace II Society and you have a sense of humour you'll probably find this funny. Some have criticised the lack of a plot but they are completely missing the point, it's a parody of several films, therefore it cuts from scenes of different films, i mean the plot is always going to be secondary to the jokes. I would say though in order to really enjoy this film you MUST have seen at least Boyz N The Hood & Menace II Society as most of the jokes come from these films.

If you are a fan of the Wayans brothers other films you should know what to expect and enjoy this, Shawn & Marlon are excellent as Ashtray & Loc Dog and I found myself laughing out loud on several occasions. I would go through scenes that I found funny but I don't want to spoil it for anyone whose not watched the film, but I highly recommend it to all fans of the wayans brothers and all those 90's hood movies.

1 out of 5 stars Retards.......2006-04-05

Wu-Tang_Assassin is patently an idiot. I also assume that the person purporting to be A Kid's Review wrote his review as some sort of a joke. Punctuation must be something that just happens to other people

5 out of 5 stars Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in The Hood.......2006-01-17

This movie is definately one of the funniest movies ive ever seen. The jokes are lame, yes but that doesnt make the movie stupid. The jokes are so stupid, that it makes the movie hilarious. Like the part when the grandma is smoking weed, that part was funny. This movie isnt necessarily funny, its stupid funny. But its hilarious. Every part, from beggining to end. I recommend this movie to any who loves comedy, and likes these actors. Its definately worth the watch. Its real funny.

5 out of 5 stars Str8 up laughter!.......2005-12-04

The Wayans Brothers * in one phunny movie that I remembered watching when I was at least 5 years old, now I'm 15 and still enjoying it! Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in The Hood imitates and makes fun of Hood movies such as Boys In Tha Hood, Menace II Society, Poetic Justice, Juice & Above The Rim. Don't Be A Menace shows the humors of life in South Central, Watts, Compton & Inglewood, CA. I just enjoy this movie, and I wish there was another Hood Comedys that would be imitating Get Rich Or Die Trying, but the media would h8 that! To bad Marlon & Shawn Wayans thinks that this movie is bigoted & offensive to society, when they're the ones getting played, not payed! There is a lot of 40 Ounce drinkin', Chronic smokin', Gat tattin', Drive By Shootings, Ol' Grandma smokin' on a Fatty? White Geek holding up a 2-1-1 in a Asian Liuor Store? and did I forget the Back yard Parties!? Good Movie, 5/5 stars all the way!
15 to Life
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Superb
  • 15 to Life
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 15 to Life
Starring: Louis De La Costa , Boyce Ellis , Alfred Holmes , Mitchell Jones , and Edith Love
Manufacturer: Spartan
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ASIN: B00006JDTY
Release Date: 2002-10-08

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4 out of 5 stars Superb.......2002-12-20

I really think this documentary is a great eye opener for our young kids.For one it will frighten them from the criminal aspect of life.In seeing those young guys go to the pen for 15 to life should awake some of our young generation.Anyway I think the actors did a great job on this low budget documentary.Specially that Satan guy.If you haven't seen this movie you need to pick it up.Much luv Gumbo

5 out of 5 stars 15 to Life.......2002-12-13

When I first rented the movie I didn't realize it was in documentary form (I'm not that in to documentaries) I thought it was a regular movie, but after getting in to it, it seemed like a documentary about what young black kids in the hood go through everyday (police harrassment, drug dealing and survival etc..). I was blown away by the acting and the sadness of the storyline. Satan Little to me is probably the most evil father in the history of fathers and I hope he gets his just rewards if there's a sequel.

2 out of 5 stars 15 to Life Review.......2002-11-02

I got this film expecting it to be a serious documentary regarding the topic. Unfortunately, when I started watching it, within the first 5 minutes I realized it was fake. The nonbelieveable acting gave it away. I think if the creator of this film was trying to strike a blow for "the cause" of African Americans, I think they missed the mark. The film perpetuates a huge amount untrue stereotypes, and I'm shocked so many African American actors and actresses agreed to work on this film. If you want to find a real documentary about this topic please do, but please find a different one. I got taken.
Urban Menace
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • Tkhsdkhkfhlkdsahflkjafhlkj!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • not even snoop could save this one
  • Dasheiks 2 Centz: The Worst movie of all time.
  • The Longest 75 Minutes you'll Ever Experience
  • Whoever made this, kill yourself
 Urban Menace
Starring: Snoop Dogg , Big Pun , Ice-T , Fat Joe , and T.J. Storm
Director: Albert Pyun
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ASIN: B00000JQW1
Release Date: 1999-09-07

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5 out of 5 stars Tkhsdkhkfhlkdsahflkjafhlkj!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-12-19

Snoopy*! Icey! Fatsy! This couldn't fail if it was from the director of "Ticker"! Which it is.

*Not the cartoon character. I wouldn't recommend buying this for your kids. Well *I* would, but the moral majority wouldn't. Damn Republicans!

1 out of 5 stars not even snoop could save this one.......2005-09-05

bad movie terrible visual effects low budget filming just horrible i hate i even purchased it

1 out of 5 stars Dasheiks 2 Centz: The Worst movie of all time. .......2005-08-08

If there is an award for worst movie of all time, this has to be the winner. I can,t even continue...

1 out of 5 stars The Longest 75 Minutes you'll Ever Experience.......2005-07-03

You'd think with all of Albert Pyun's years in the film business, he'd improve to some degree. He's always been a hack, but sometimes he'd come out with something enjoyable. The Sword and the Sorcerer and Cyborg weren't great films, but fun. Since the mid nineties, Pyun's been cranking out movies like there's no tomorrow....And they're all friggin' horrible! Dreadful! Awful! Rotten! Crazy Six? Corrupt? Adrenaline? Wrecking Crew? Pyun has managed to make the worst direct-to-video movies sitting on the video store shelves. Like a bad case of syphillis, it looks like Pyun isn't gonna just go away. Who greenlights these films? His name should send up tons of red flags and have producers and distributors booking the next flight to Puerto Rico. Well, Urban Menace may just be the worst of the bunch. Never before has a 75 minute film felt like friggin' Ben-Hur. 75 minutes seems long if someone's sawing through your leg with a hack-saw for that amount of time, and Urban Menace is right on par with that....maybe a bit longer even(it doesn't help that you'll pause it every few minutes to get up and do something more exciting or useful like picking up the living room or taking out the garbage) . Basically the whole film is shot in a warehouse with a camcorder and some rappers. Ice-T is the floating headed narrator(a movie this plotless and juvenile needs no narrator) who warns the viewer not to watch the film if they're offended by Shootings, stabbings, explosions, bodies on fire, and other assorted mischief. I doubt they could afford a campfire with this film's budget, let alone a body on fire. The film is sprinkled with snappy dialogue and witticisms that put Kevin Smith to shame; Lines like, "Go smoke a blunt, that's all you're good for". That quip was brilliantly delivered with panache by Big Pun. And how the hell did Pyun get these rappers into this film? Pyun must have had some photos of Snoop Dogg naked with an aardvark, coz there's no way Snoop could have agreed to do this on his own free will. As for Ice-T, I don't think the man has ever turned down a single script sent to him. And Big Pun doesn't seem bright enough to realize that he was actually making a film. I simply cannot recommend this film to anyone, not rap fans, action fans, or even bad movie fans like myself. I guess even I have standards when it comes to bad films.

1 out of 5 stars Whoever made this, kill yourself.......2004-06-16

this movie is absolutely ridiculous, you have to be kidding me this is pathetic
Above the Rim & Menace II Society (2pc) (2pk)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Old School
 Above the Rim & Menace II Society (2pc) (2pk)
Starring: Duane Martin , Leon , Tupac Shakur , David Bailey (III) , and Tonya Pinkins
Director: Jeff Pollack , Albert Hughes , and Allen Hughes
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ASIN: B0007VY418
Release Date: 2005-05-10

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This rousing basketball drama centers around Tommy "Shep" Sheppard (Leon), a former high school basketball star now haunted by the accidental death of his best friend, and Kyle Watson (Duane Martin), an arrogant high school player in danger of slipping into crime. Though Shep avoids commitment in his life as a security guard, his attraction to Kyle's mother (Tonya Pinkins) draws him out of his protective shell--but Kyle is more interested in mentorship from Shep's gangster brother Birdie (Tupac Shakur). Above the Rim is melodramatic but played with grit and energy by a solid cast, particularly Shakur. Writer-director Jeff Pollack keeps the story moving and gives the characters enough spin to rescue them from being clichés; the result is engaging despite its formulas. Also featuring Bernie Mac and Marlon Wayans. --Bret Fetzer

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

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Old School.......2005-09-16

I bought these movies because they were some of my personal favorites when I was younger. I Love Larenz Tate. And Above the Rim was a bonus. But both movies are good.
Urban Menace
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • Tkhsdkhkfhlkdsahflkjafhlkj!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • not even snoop could save this one
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  • Whoever made this, kill yourself
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Starring: Snoop Dogg , Big Pun , Ice-T , Fat Joe , and T.J. Storm
Director: Albert Pyun
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5 out of 5 stars Tkhsdkhkfhlkdsahflkjafhlkj!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-12-19

Snoopy*! Icey! Fatsy! This couldn't fail if it was from the director of "Ticker"! Which it is.

*Not the cartoon character. I wouldn't recommend buying this for your kids. Well *I* would, but the moral majority wouldn't. Damn Republicans!

1 out of 5 stars not even snoop could save this one.......2005-09-05

bad movie terrible visual effects low budget filming just horrible i hate i even purchased it

1 out of 5 stars Dasheiks 2 Centz: The Worst movie of all time. .......2005-08-08

If there is an award for worst movie of all time, this has to be the winner. I can,t even continue...

1 out of 5 stars The Longest 75 Minutes you'll Ever Experience.......2005-07-03

You'd think with all of Albert Pyun's years in the film business, he'd improve to some degree. He's always been a hack, but sometimes he'd come out with something enjoyable. The Sword and the Sorcerer and Cyborg weren't great films, but fun. Since the mid nineties, Pyun's been cranking out movies like there's no tomorrow....And they're all friggin' horrible! Dreadful! Awful! Rotten! Crazy Six? Corrupt? Adrenaline? Wrecking Crew? Pyun has managed to make the worst direct-to-video movies sitting on the video store shelves. Like a bad case of syphillis, it looks like Pyun isn't gonna just go away. Who greenlights these films? His name should send up tons of red flags and have producers and distributors booking the next flight to Puerto Rico. Well, Urban Menace may just be the worst of the bunch. Never before has a 75 minute film felt like friggin' Ben-Hur. 75 minutes seems long if someone's sawing through your leg with a hack-saw for that amount of time, and Urban Menace is right on par with that....maybe a bit longer even(it doesn't help that you'll pause it every few minutes to get up and do something more exciting or useful like picking up the living room or taking out the garbage) . Basically the whole film is shot in a warehouse with a camcorder and some rappers. Ice-T is the floating headed narrator(a movie this plotless and juvenile needs no narrator) who warns the viewer not to watch the film if they're offended by Shootings, stabbings, explosions, bodies on fire, and other assorted mischief. I doubt they could afford a campfire with this film's budget, let alone a body on fire. The film is sprinkled with snappy dialogue and witticisms that put Kevin Smith to shame; Lines like, "Go smoke a blunt, that's all you're good for". That quip was brilliantly delivered with panache by Big Pun. And how the hell did Pyun get these rappers into this film? Pyun must have had some photos of Snoop Dogg naked with an aardvark, coz there's no way Snoop could have agreed to do this on his own free will. As for Ice-T, I don't think the man has ever turned down a single script sent to him. And Big Pun doesn't seem bright enough to realize that he was actually making a film. I simply cannot recommend this film to anyone, not rap fans, action fans, or even bad movie fans like myself. I guess even I have standards when it comes to bad films.

1 out of 5 stars Whoever made this, kill yourself.......2004-06-16

this movie is absolutely ridiculous, you have to be kidding me this is pathetic
Menace
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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 Menace
Starring: Johnny Green , Allen Garfield , Lysa Flores , Merced Bacon , and Jonathan Avildsen
Director: John Marino
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ASIN: B00008RUYW
Release Date: 2003-05-20

Description

A young man must choose between what he wants and what he knows is right in this story of love, honor and revenge. Brian Lovaro (Johnny Green), equal parts hustler and idealist, gets by as best he can. When he meets and falls for Amy (Alison Lohman), a beautiful young girl pregnant by her ex-boyfriend, a white supremacist, his world is turned inside out. Their relationship puts them at serious risk when her ex-boyfriend finds out about the romance and swears to kill them both. Desperate, Brian turns to his "brothers" from the streets for help, and they make him a deal that will save their lives, but also change them forever…

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Good flick -- better than your avg crap @ theaters today.........2005-04-14

With that, I say rent/buy Whiteboy if your are into alot of varied subject matter of today, portrayed by well trained up-and-coming actors. Sure, it's low-budget (hell Jan-Michael Vincent is in it!) so it's not Lord of the Rings or anything but it does portray gritty street and home life in LA and generally, modern sububia. There is a latino edge and race cards are played all over the film but it blows something like the commercially lauded "American beauty" away. Okay so this won't win an Oscar, but that's exactly why I rent or buy a film -- because some academy says it's outstanding. I like realistic movies and this is one. Kinda in the vein of another Ferrar flick, Bad Lieutenant. Gritty. Realistic. Multiple plotlines intertwined. This is what I like in a film so I do recommend it.

5 out of 5 stars ALISON LOHMAN ROCKS.......2004-08-29

Alison Lohman rocks in this movie. She is a great actress , and really makes you feel scared for her. I saw her first in White Oleander , and watch everything she is in. If you love Alison Lohman like I do , watch this movie.

4 out of 5 stars an abel ferrara fan.......2004-06-16

When I saw Abel Ferrara was presenting this film, and being a major Ferrara Fan , I had to see it. I was not dissapointed. I can see why Abel Ferrara liked it, and thought this is a film he might have made early in his career.I don't want to spoil the plot by saying what happens , watch it if you want. It is low budget but the story and acting is killer.

4 out of 5 stars Powerful , gritty, an L.A. MEAN STREETS.......2004-01-21

This film reminded me of Mean Streets , the way it was shot , and acted , except in Los Angeles. The acting was real also. Cool film.

1 out of 5 stars Worst movie......EVER!!!.......2004-01-06

DO NOT be led into checking this piece of ca-ca out because it has Abel Ferrara's name attatched to it (what the hell was he thinking?). This movie is HORRIBLE. Not, "bad"....HORRIBLE!!! Totally unwatchable and lame. It really deserves 0 stars but Amazon wouldn't let me choose that.

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