Boyz n the Hood

 (1991)

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User Reviews

one of the best hood movies.
Dec 08, 2008
dxfullwood06 - yahoo.com
very great movie acting was on point also sad moments in the move one of my favorite movies of all time.... Full review
boys n the hood
Nov 23, 2008
paradisee40 - yahoo.com
Fairly decent movie telling the story of teen life living in South Central L.A.I think Ice Cube,Lawrence Fishbourne,and Cuba Gooding Jr gave the movie real lifeand captured that culture.... Full review
Niggerz in the hood
Jul 08, 2008
loosesrews8590 - yahoo.com
Just another movie about dumb niggers shooting eachother and failing to live like normal human beings thats all im saying.... Full review
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Jul 08, 2008
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greatest movie ever
Jun 12, 2008
damencasper - yahoo.com
this is the most outstanding movie i have ever seen it has terific deatails of what really goes on in the hood... Full review
Greatest all time movie!
Apr 26, 2008
mudlover888 - yahoo.com
This movie is an absolute favorite of mine. The story is about a child who has gone to live with his father, furious. His father keeps him straight while his neighborhood friends go through life the hard way. The show has... Full review
sad
Mar 07, 2008
pruitt.ashley - yahoo.com
its sad bcuz the reality iz thats just a day in the the ghetto people dont realize thats considerd just another dead person in the streets to one person but ricky was obviously more important.... Full review
Awesome story
Jan 25, 2008
ashlee_115217 - yahoo.com
First of all let me start off by saying as you can see from all the other reviews that this movie is awesome. Also you can see how only one person gave it a bad grade. When I look through reviews... Full review
The Best...
Jan 19, 2008
ruben5713 - yahoo.com
This Is The Best Old School Movie I Have Seen So Far In The Years Because t Has ICE CUBE & Other people I Know Of Dis Movie Is OG!!... Full review
This Movie was awesome
Dec 29, 2007
mmakiup68 - yahoo.com
This movie is great,at least from my view. The group taught us how we all can go in different diretion's in life. So we will never know the out come. Up's and down's of this movie make it soreal. Action is... Full review

Critics Reviews

| Apr 13, 2009
associatedcontent.com
In addition, Boyz n the Hood also marked the surprisingly successful acting debut of "gangsta" rapper Ice Cube as Darrin "Doughboy" Baker.Many notable films, including Colors, South Central....Distinguished movie director/writer John Singleton#39;s first feature presentation Boyz n the Hood is certainly one of those special  and memorable projects viewers tend to check out over....drug trafficking.Singleton, a native of South Central, wrote an unbelievable script....assembled an incredible cast, which inclu ... Full Review
| Jan 11, 2008
associatedcontent.com
Boyz n the Hood was so good....Musicians Are Not Good Actors....although Will Smith#39;s success in Fresh Prince at the time probably also helped.I loved Boyz N the Hood, especially Ice Cube#39;s performance....So far John Singleton#39;s blind journey as a director has accumulated only two good performances by musicians.....Laurence Fishburne and rapper  turned actor Ice Cube.The debut of Ice Cube was especially impressive..... ... Full Review
| Dec 21, 2005
DVD Town
The strong bond and friendship within the four guys is telling and it contributes greatly to the overall success of the film. The film opens with the senseless shooting death of Evelyn Mercer, an apparent victim of a store robbery gone horribly wrong. ... Full Review
| Sep 23, 2005
blackfilm.com
By acknowledging the creative talents of those behind the scenes, DaimlerChrysler hopes their creativity will be more recognized as they pave the way and widen the path for those to follow. Singleton exploded onto the scene with his first film, Boyz N the Hood (1991), a tough, intelligent, plain-speaking look at friends in gang-ridden South Central L.A. that earned him Oscar nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director, becoming the first African-American (and the youngest filmmaker ever) to ... Full Review
| May 19, 2004
commonsensemedia.org
The story is very well written and is packed with plot twists and other surprises. Grand Theft Auto games are also known for their exceptional soundtracks; Players can toggle between many radio stations in every car, each playing a different kind of music. ... Full Review

News

TORONTO -- Newly resurrected rap label Death Row Records is expanding into film production. Death Row Records CEO Lara Lavi said her new Death Row Films division is set to shoot "Sons 2 the Grave" in Toronto in October, with... ... Full Article

Some films are so powerful it doesn't matter how many times you've seen them when they come on cable or regular television you have to watch them again. ... Full Article

After gaining his chops as a young rapper in the late '80s on the mean streets of South Central Los Angeles, then morphing into one of America's most successful and controversial hip-hoppers with the group N.W.A. and then as a... ... Full Article

LONDON: The 1997 hit movie "LA Confidential" has topped a poll to find the best movies on Los Angeles culture.The 1997 cop drama beat "Boogie Nights" and "Jackie Brown" in the poll conducted by Los Angeles Times, reports contactmusic.com. ... Full Article

Our friends over at ComingSoon.net are reporting that a film adaptation of the 1980s TV icon "The A-Team" will be helmed by John Singleton ( Boyz n the Hood, Four Brothers ) for a June 2009 release. ... Full Article

My wife and I watched the three-hour show and found it interesting as well as informative.It provoked some friendly arguments.My wife likes musicals. ... Full Article

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