Yes! the father was the guidance Tre needed and what his friends didnt have

I was 16 in 91" when this movie first came out and to me this film showed the difference between having and strong father presence in life and not having one,his friends didn't and see what happened to them.

@johnwebb2442

5 ай бұрын

True.

@ashleydenson6581

5 ай бұрын

100

That sax playing when Dough Boy has that single tear fall as he shoots the guys just a cinematic masterpiece.

@stang5755

5 ай бұрын

Stanley Clarke did a fantastic job on the score!

There is no way this ya'll first time watching this movie 😂

@thatgworl8457

5 ай бұрын

I just said this.. 😂

@carladavis1473

5 ай бұрын

I know. Damn! BJ ain't seen it either?

@sinnncere1680

5 ай бұрын

That's first thing I thought when the video showed up in my feed lol like there's no way they haven't seen it! 😅

@blakebryder7464

5 ай бұрын

I’m white and was born in 1990. Even I’ve seen it 100 times lol

@eddieanderson9399

5 ай бұрын

​@blakebryder7464 I'm white and seen it 35 times.

John Singleton is still the youngest (at 24) ever Oscar nominee for Best Director because of this movie.

@Gravydog316

4 ай бұрын

& he was 23 when he made it that's crazy!

Oakland in the house. This was the first movie that humanized life in the hood. People owned property and businesses amidst those lost on drugs, poverty, etc. John Singleton's first movie had two Oscar nominees and two future Oscar winners.

@JenSell1626

5 ай бұрын

Poetic Justice seems forgotten, it wasn't that warmly received that I recall, and I only saw it once. ISTR it was a NorCal-SoCal love story, and before california love, it feels like

This came out when I was 11. It, like y'all, never left our VCR the whole summer. We memorized it word for word, bought the soundtrack, recorded and bought the movie, quoted it in school once fall rolled back around. Colors, Boyz, Menace, Do The Right Thing, South Central, Fresh, Strapped, Poetic Justice, Juice, so many classics. The biggest gangster move of the whole movie is when Tre said "Dough, let me out". Doughboy pulls over and lets him out. Dough probably knew where they were the whole time, probably just driving around waiting on Tre to finally decide he wanted out. A deleted scene that should have stayed in is Furious trying to talk Doughboy out of doing what he knew he was gonna do. I'm a 43 y/o baby because this movie still brings me to a few tears. I've had friends lost by gunfire, a childhood friend of mine was murdered in front of a school in 2021. He fought for the country, came back home, a few years later, shot by some punk on a bike in broad daylight here in Louisville, Kentucky.

@reneedennis2011

5 ай бұрын

I am so sorry 😞.

@joeyrogers7017

5 ай бұрын

He was helping a lady move out of a garage. She'd been living there, but found a place. My friend helped move her stuff, but some dude on a bike thought he owned her, on off again relationship type thing. In hindsight he probably should have stayed away, but being nice shouldn't cost your life. It happened right down the road from my bros house where my niece and nephew played outside all the time.

@reneedennis2011

5 ай бұрын

@@joeyrogers7017 Oh, I am so sorry 😞. That's a shame.

@joeyrogers7017

5 ай бұрын

I think he was 36. Thank you.

@danamonet77

5 ай бұрын

The sound track is still 🔥🔥

It still trips me out sometimes to hear of so many iconic movies haven’t been seen!😂😂

@SutekhDaSteemroller

5 ай бұрын

I feel you but sometimes due to their parenting or where they're from certain movies just aren't seen. I still haven't set it off or dead presidents and im 41

@joeyrogers7017

5 ай бұрын

I hope they check out Do The Right Thing next. Make it a Spike Lee month.

@gimmeyoshtbtch9571

5 ай бұрын

​@SutekhDaSteemroller what!!! Stop everything ya doing right nah right nah and watch them both!! Great pieces of crime cinema.

@mikecarson9528

5 ай бұрын

I think that's why I love reaction channels. Blows me away,(not sure why) , to see young people seeing something for the first time. It's usually very familiar to my own reaction.

@user-ts1xh2so3m

5 ай бұрын

This movie. But omg I watched it first in a theater. This girl started sobbing and was she was whiter than me. I’m knew how it ends but we were diving under seats laughing. We are this is so bad we are not laughing at the movie we are laughing at her. I’m it’s Compton does not end well. Making it about you - have a breakdown at Chi Omega. We were cracking up. I’m I think I hit myself in the eye with the floor.

Tre's father was a guiding light in his life. He couldn't keep him from being killed - he could have easily been shot along with Ricky that day - but he reduced the chances a bit by keeping him from increasing the violence himself. Tre was out for revenge, but his father's words bounced around in his head until he got out of the car.

@dawb86

5 ай бұрын

Yes. He's his "wise old wizard/man" figure in the narrative, if you will. Most great "hero" films have one.

I can't believe Lawrence Fishburn was only 30/29 when he made this movie. What an amazing actor. Damn. Great movie, awesome review guys!

Furious Styles is an all-time movie Father. He gave some of the best advice, especially the speech he gave in front of the neighborhood he took the boys to. Stanley Clarke's "Black on Black Crime" is an amazing instrumental on a great soundtrack. Always loved this movie.

@K1ng1995

3 ай бұрын

I remember being a kid and trying to learn the sax for a school performance

The kid with the curly hair was Chris. Seven years later, he's the one in the wheelchair. Ice Cube's character Doughboy 7 years later is the one with the curls and baseball cap. Brandi, Tre's girlfriend was the young girl they first saw going to the house across the street as kids.

@K1ng1995

3 ай бұрын

I read somewhere that each of the characters in this movie was supposed to be played by every member of NWA but Ice Cube was the only one to take John seriously

Rest in peace to John Singleton for making such a great iconic film I'm glad you guys reacted to this movie.with respect and kindness always your big fan Chris

Man I was about 17 when this movie came out, I was a skinny white kid growing up in Scotland, and for some reason this movie really spoke to me, even though I was a world away, one of my all time favorite movies!

Classic movie. Love this. Ice Cube was the chubby boy from the beginning. Chris is in the wheelchair and was the boy with the curl. Glad y'all watched it!

Furious reminds me so much of my father in this movie..... RIP Pops 🤴🏾🕊

that is just how it went down in the 90's

Doughboy(Ice Cube)wasn’t the young boy with the curly hair that was little Chris Doughboy (Ice Cube)was the one who got beat up trying to get his brothers ball back.

@tinocontreras5105

5 ай бұрын

chris was the one in the wheelchair

@HamillDavid

5 ай бұрын

I know

32:09 I’m from Inglewood CA. The police ( LAPD ) are DEFINITELY like this. Just like the streets are full of gangs, the LAPD is a gang and acts like it. Another thing to consider is, this was released 1 year before the LA Riots, which was the release of built up anger and frustration towards the police for this exact type of behavior exhibited by them towards the citizens on a daily basis. True story: My relative and I were ordering food at McDonald’s with two cops in the next line over. After our food was ready, we got in the car. My car was in between both their cars. As I’m putting my seatbelt on, I hear them calling my license plate number over the radio. ( I had nothing on my record) as I’m pulling out of the driveway, they run to their cars to pull me over around the corner. The 1st cop walks to my window and says, “ Don’t I know you from somewhere? “ I said, “ Yeah, from the McDonald’s that we just left from. “ He says, “ Ok, smart guy, get out the car. “ He starts searching my car while his partner is “searching “ my relative by smacking him hard in the nuts, supposedly checking for weapons hidden in his underwear. ( really!?! ). 1st cop finds a bag with pictures of me and my friends and says, “ Oh, this is why you don’t like us, you guys are Bloods. “ We say, at the same time, “ The Crips don’t like y’all asses either! “ Long story short, I went to jail for 48 hours, long enough to get booked for resisting arrest, checked into county, when to court the next day, for the judge to throw the case out and for me to be released. FOR WHAT??????

@wyldhowl2821

5 ай бұрын

Some cops are like that, as crooked as any gang members, the "mafia in blue" as some call it, and they are a danger even to other cops. Some are just bullies who figure the badge makes all the power-trips and brutality legal. And some once were good honest cops but become burnouts; just bitter from the endless negative experiences on the force, eventually viewing the population they watch over as adversaries to be defeated, not people to be protected. (I get the feeling that the nasty black cop in this movie is one of those, mixed with the badge bully kind. The time this film is set in was a notoriously bad set of years in LA and with the LAPD (well known throughout the world); lots of poverty, lots of violence, lots of police scandals. Hard to separate the good cops from the bad ones, when the mentality exists that solidarity with the other badges (no matter what) is more important than justice or honesty. Does that struggle ever really end, for this police force or any other in the world? Nope.

Y’all should watch *”Harlem Nights”* (1989) has an ALL-STAR cast starring Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Richard Pryor, Red Fox, and Della Reese Also “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka!” (1990)

@waynebutler7602

5 ай бұрын

Class act was 😂 as well

C’mon now I used to watch old black and white movies when I was a kid in the 80s , I don’t wanna hear I “this came out when I was little” 🤣

@michaelblaine6494

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely,I saw this several times at age 11 in 1991

John Singleton came out of the gate with this masterpiece. Ice Cube's debut performance was incredible. Cuba Gooding Jr was amazing,and Lawrence Fishbourne was excellent as always.this film is definitely a perfect film.

I saw this for the first time when i wanna say i was 14, im 29 now. The scene with the mother screaming at Dough Boy has always stuck with me. She was horrible to that boy and treated him differently because of her own mistakes. He is such a tragic character.

@bucklberryreturns

5 ай бұрын

Classic "son of your father" treament.

@TheConnonedrum

5 ай бұрын

The scene that stuck with me the most was the scene about gentrification of the neighborhood. As a kid I didn't understand it when I first saw the movie, but as an adult I know all too well that this happens in the black community. Someone even did a video about how the value changed in real life for how much their houses cost.

@thebestplayerdead956

5 ай бұрын

First time I saw this movie I was in county jail. 😅

@cw1345

5 ай бұрын

Ain’t no way this is their first time watching this

@Tateorsomething

5 ай бұрын

​@@cw1345I think BJ said he's seen it. Doesn't surprise me Asia hasn't.

Clicked as soon as I saw that movie title. YES SIR, one of the best movies fr

What's really sad is that the actor who played the Blood who shot Ricky in the alleyway actually ended up joining the Bloods and he got strangled to death in prison while serving time for double murder.

@micahdevynn3967

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, he lost his sh*t after this. Straight up downward spiral.

At 19:47, the gun that Ferris fires into the air to scare everyone on Crenshaw Blvd was a MAC-11 (not an Uzi). At 25:16, the gun that Doughboy's friend Monster uses to shoot Ferris and his 2 buddies at the burger joint was an AK-47. The gun that Doughboy used to kill Ferris was a Colt Double Eagle.

As a white girl growing up in the south east of England, this movie hit me out of the blue, when i first saw it at the age of 18 in 1992. I had never considered how different life was for other young people my age. Lawrence Fishburne’s speech to the gathered crowd on gentrification in their neighbourhood was a real, “Oh my God!” moment. It changed me and still brings me to tears when I watch it ❤

Who edits these videos? Left out arguably the best scene, where Furious talks about Gentrification. Also left out one of the most iconic lines where Cube talks about the media not knowing/showing/caring about what's going on in the hood...

@eljooctober3535

5 ай бұрын

yeah what a disappointment!

@wyldhowl2821

5 ай бұрын

Well, they have to leave out some parts in these reaction videos, due to copyright reasons. If you use too much or don't break up the sequence, an AI system will flag the video and pull it down. It's a good, important scene, you are right about that.

@realmadridchannel10

5 ай бұрын

@@wyldhowl2821This is the first reaction I've seen where those two scenes were left out. That's just incompetence.

Great movie! I haven't seen it in yeeeeeeears! Like 15 years. Nice seeing it again.

I went to USC in the late 80's to early 90's. One year we lived on the locals side across Vermont Ave but only 100 yards in. The amount of gunfire we heard at night was crazy...both near, far and everywhere in between. We had pump shotguns to protect our cars which were parked in the back yards. There was one big driveway between our house and the next door house with a shared backyard. Both houses were rented to students. Locals were climbing the fences and breaking in our cars but they stopped once we started cocking our shotguns by the back windows and they would scatter. I was mugged right off USC also.

Now that you've seen this, you guys gotta react to Don't be a Menace to South Central while drinking your juice in the hood. It is basically the spoof version of boyz n the hood with the wayans brothers. It is a CLASSIC!

@johnwebb2442

5 ай бұрын

Funny ass movie.

@andypotter6886

2 ай бұрын

Brilliant film its a mixture of boyz n tha hood and menace 2 society love that film

Trey was blessed to have both parents growing up. None of his friends had that. Plus mom gave dad props since she said she couldn’t teach him to be a man, only he could. That’s part of the reason why she sent Trey to live with him. He was educated, wise, but also street smarts too. Thankfully Trey had both too.

I saw this with my friends when I was in high school and thought it really depicted life in LA inner city accurately. Another good follow-up to this film is Menace II Society.

I think the point was indeed to show that Trey having two parents that were very much in his life made a big difference in his upbringing. Whereas Dough and Ricki unfortunately did not have both parents. Even tho Ricki was not in the streets he had his own trials to over come. Teenage pregnancy and feeling he wouldn’t measure up to go to college thinking that his best option was the military. Without both parents life can be a gamble, for young boys and girls, whereas with both parents theres a much better chance of a successful outcome. There’s never a 100% chance.

What a great pick guys. This and New Jack are the best movies of this genre and era.

@gabagool_and_psychiatry4856

5 ай бұрын

they are actually in two different sub-spieces of movies. coming of age and gangster.

@michaelblaine6494

5 ай бұрын

Yes,Juice too

@skyofthelivingdead

5 ай бұрын

@@michaelblaine6494facts, Juice is one of my favs

That stuff still happens too. 17 year old kid got stuck up around the corner and punched the dude. His buddy in the backseat had bird shot ready to go. Kid got shot but thankfully is ok. This is 30+ years in the future and a way better neighborhood and its still the same ol game.

After Boyz'n' the hood, you need to review all the films that formed the basis of "don't threaten South Central", such as south central, juice, menace to society, and others. ❤ And I will also mention the movie "gang tapes". I am from Yakutsk myself, we watched do not threaten the southern central without knowing that it is assembled from such iconic films.

So glad I was old enough to see all these movies first run in the theaters and lived through all these times in America and Los Angeles. Things haven't changed that much,

HAHAHA... 19:48 .. Asia diving behind the chair like they shooting at her..

@tbmkris

5 ай бұрын

😂😂

"I used to play baseball" Monster is underrated, love how they showed he was a good shot with the Duck Hunt scene

This movie should have won an Oscar

@user-tc7gt8zg9k

5 ай бұрын

The fact that it didn't even get nominated for Best Picture is a major snub by the Academy. Beauty and the Beast, Bugsy, JFK, The Prince of Tides and the eventual winner, The Silence of the Lambs were all great movies, but Boyz in the Hood is a classic. In my opinion it should have replaced The Prince of Tides as the 5th nominee. The Academy blew an opportunity there.

@PML78

5 ай бұрын

At that time... it was too raw for them to see how rough&raw reality in the hood was. Like HIGHER LEARNING was too

@spaceghost27

5 ай бұрын

@@user-tc7gt8zg9k prince of tides was pretty impactful

@stephanrosa5182

4 ай бұрын

​@@user-tc7gt8zg9k Actually it did get nominated but of course Hollywood doing Hollywood things didn't allow the movie to win the Oscar.

The scream for Ricky echos in my head all of the time. Iconic is the only word for this film, it has inspired and influenced an incredible amount of art. I was born in 91 😂😂😂 I’m in my fucking 30s

I graduated in 1993 and I saw this movie well most of it when it came out. Much of it was too familiar, and just hit the wrong way as I had seen people get shot and killed over the endless violence in the 90s. The riots, yeah I endured that as well. I lived 30 minutes south of LA. I wish I could have joined you under that rock, Asia.

You asked a great question Asia, at the end of you guys reviewing the film. Was it having an ACTIVE present father a contribution to Trey making the right decisions when he was faced with a choice to make right then and there? Such as taking multiple lives? Or was it just Trey’s own ability of self to self correct based on his environment and not wanting to be like his friends. Such a great piece of cinema. RIP John Singleton ❤

@wyldhowl2821

5 ай бұрын

A teenagerwill always strain against parental control, but maybe it takes a man to raise a man (not just an overgrown boy doomed to die young)? I don't know. Kids learn by example, more than just being told stuff. I imagine it would be the same for a father trying to raise a daughter - you can be a good example of what a man is, and that is important for her to see, but when it comes to the actual "how to be a grown up woman", you cannot teach what you do not actually know. That's got to come from someone with real experience. Even with divorced parents, Trey had a good example of both what a woman should be and what a man should be, yet it still took his dad being there where he was living, to be a credible authority figure showing him how to act and think like a man. Doughboy and Ricky did not have that, and did not escape the traps; they died before they could really grow up.

Morris Chestnut (Ricky) is a fantastic actor (one of my all time favorites). He was great in the movie Two Can Play That Game.

I was a Jr in HS when this came out. It really reminded me of Detroit in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s.

This movie made me cry like a baby. 😢

This is one of those movies that after you watch it? It becomes part of your life forever. With multiple viewing after.

This movie is the quintessential hood classic. Angela Bassett was 33 years old in this movie. Rewatching this movie as an adult i’ve come to the realization that Ricky wasn’t smart due to him being cuddled by his mother. The only thing he had going for himself was football. He didn’t have any plans for himself or his family. If he would have gone to the store when he was asked to instead of trying to pass the buck off to Doughboy the outcome may have been different. Their mom’s favoritism towards Ricky did more damage to Doughboy than the hood ever did & she lost both of her sons as a result of her favoritism. Fun fact: Little Ricky was played by Dovonan McCrary. He’s the brother of Darius McCrary (Eddie Winslow from Family Matters).

Me and my homie from Dallas went to Cali back in 2006. Dude drove by and yelled "brace yo self"....we were all shocked they really say that out there 😆

I saw this in the theater in my teens and wow I don’t know if I can even watch the reaction. This is such a powerful one. It never left me

That actor playing young Tre (Desi Arnez Hines II) also played young Quick (Eddie Murphy's character) in HARLEM NIGHTS.

I'm from NE and I remember going to the movies to see this. At the end when the screen said increase the peace somebody threw a forty bottle in the air and it was on from there!!!!😂😂😂

First time I heard what Gentrification was, was the scene Furious was explaining it to Ricky and Tre.

I didn't mess around at Glendale Park but my friends did. I used to go to Kiest Park and that park over there by Wheatland Terrace apartments. I actually saw this movie in the theater at UA by Red Bird mall. They let anybody in rated R movies at that time 😂.

BJ will tell us he seen the movie but still b actin like he ain’t never seen the movie 😅😅😅

@jannathompson2262

5 ай бұрын

Maybe it's been a long time since he has seen it😅 Not everyone has movies memorized,)

One of my childhood favorites, the director made the show “snowfall” which y’all should definitely watch for sure!! Dough Boy gold 63’ Impala Lowrider was bought and shipped to Japan where it is still alive and well😎

I didn't know Asia was from Oak Cliff. That's where I grew up and spent most of my childhood. I know Overton and Marsalis and the rest of SOC like the back of my hand lol. Love that yall watched Boyz n the Hood, it's a classic for sure!

Another movie that should of had plenty of awards. The acting was phenomenal.

this is one of those movies that breaks my heart and makes me cry every time

I have seen this in both film and sociology classes. This movie is so WAY ahead of its time. And it so many references such as “Gentrification” that is related to our own society.

@peterpaul666

5 ай бұрын

But have you seen "Fresh"? It came out in the early 1990s and is probably the BEST coming of age in the ghetto story I've ever seen (including growing up as an Atlanta Public School student)...

@a.jthomas6132

5 ай бұрын

@@peterpaul666 No but I have see 'Do the Right Thing' by Spike Lee (who also directed Boyz N the Hood).

@a.jthomas6132

5 ай бұрын

*And it has so many references such as “Gentrification” that is related to our own society.

Great reaction! I too am from Oak Cliff & still remember growing up a teenager in the 90's and I did get to see & experience a little bit of what was portrayed in this movie (gang violence, drive-by's, police brutality, drugs / alcohol, lowrider cars & girls) - I definitely remember Glendale but my friends & I just to cruise around Riverchon Park in my 1984 Cutlass Supreme LOL - we had some really great times but I don't think that I would want to go through those times again because I really feel lucky & blessed to have made it through it all - I actually went to see this movie at the theatre (behind Red Bird mall) when it was first released and watching parts of it now with you really brought back a lot memories & nostalgia - thank you both and I always enjoy your reactions!

Long time ago, in a galaxy far far away.... Boyz N The Hood showed up as one of the most devastatingly great movies of the time. It brought out a long long list of classics like this.

6:58 I would gotten in trouble hopping y’all’s fence stealing pecans . My cousins and myself would hop peoples yards, we were Bebe kids, from the projects

Good read at the end Asia. I think at the time it was just the story and the love and stern guidance of a father. Today its just probably even that much more relevant.

Ya’ll got it right.. the whole premise of this movie is based on the importance of a father being in his child’s life. In particular a black male’s. Furious is the mist important character in this movie. His presence alone saved his son from his demise. As opposed to Ricky & Dough living in a single parent home along with having a mother who favored one child over the other because of her previous dealings with Doughboy’s father. Their mother was the most detrimental character in this movie because of the lack of love she showed to Doughboy who loved his mother and brother and defended him at all costs. My favorite movie of all time.

At 11:52 - Yeah that was rapper Yoyo....

Precisely what the message was about Asia. Very important to have the Father figure in a young man’s life.

I remember seeing this when it came out. At that time, I was young and dumb and watched for the violence. When I watch it today, I see the life lessons in the movie. Either way, it's a great movie.

We watched this movie in my English Composition & Literature class when I was a sophomore in high school. We had to write a report on it. My family couldn't believe they let us watch this in school!

This is a great movie.John Singleton who made this movie was the youngest person ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for this movie.He was a great screenwriter and the Cinematography is also outstanding in this film.The script written by Singleton taught Ice Cube how to make movies and even one of the greatest Filmmakers of all- time,Steven Spielberg praised Singleton about Boyz -n -the Hood.

Why'd you leave out one of the most important scenes?!! The scene with Furious (Lawrence Fishburne) giving a lesson to Tre and Ricky on the hill??

This is an excellent movie and it’s great to see you two watch it. Hope you two are doing well, have a great rest of your day and take care!

One of my favorite movies of all time is Deep Cover (1992) with Laurence Fishburne.

@youteo3596

5 ай бұрын

Same here pretty slept on as far as reactions go too.

Wow.. great reaction and i love that you all wanted to react to this.. as a young filipino American , i went to high school not 5 minutes from where Rodney King was beat and the LA RIOTS kicked off in the early 90’s i. It was always that way back in the hood even when i was growing up. Dunno if it still is today , but of all the bad , the memories and experiences shaped our characters we had good times too tho! Thanks for another awesome reaction and the trip thru memory lane.

27:40 I think that's definitely something Jon Singleton was trying to get across for sure. I grew up in the Mexican barrios of LA, fatherless...and saw a lot of other fatherless kids definitely get pulled into the gang life. If I didn't have such a strong mother, who was invested in our safety due to where we were living, me and my brothers could have easily ended up the same way.

Check out What's Love Got to Do with It. Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett are in it. The guy who pointed the gun in the backseat and shot Ricky played a gangster in the film but was not one in real life. He got street cred after the film was released and later got into a gang. His name was LLoyd Avery II. He also was in Poetic Justice. While in prison, he turned his life around and was murdered by his cellmate for trying to teach him about God.

You should react *Straight Outta Compton* when you get the chance. It’s based on the true story that depicts the rise and fall of N.W.A And how Dr Dre started his own studio called Aftermath Entertainment ( music studio Eminem works at).

Definitely a hood classic y'all about to witness 💯

Man John Singleton was a legend. Loved his movies. Rip

John Singleton (R.I.P.) actually graduated from my high school a few years before me. He was a great director/producer.

I’m so happy yall reacting to this. This is my all time favorite movie ❤️💯 please keep up the content!!

When Trey gives up the gun, I still cry at 43 years old. I was 9 when this movie came out and it hits home still to this day. This movie was a head of its time. Forever a MASTERPIECE that no other hood movie could touch period.

“If you want some skins you gotta cry in front of your girl” 😅😅😅

This is my movie right here. Morris Chestnut, Cuba Gooding,Jr. Ice Cube, Lawrence Fishburne, and Angela Bassett

I was living in Hollywood when this movie came out. There were helicopters flying around every night. Blood stains on the sidewalks the next morning were almost a daily occurrence. The visuals of the public street scenes were so accurate, the garbage in the streets, the gambling games on the sidewalk. Not sure what it’s like nowadays.

The Whitman Mayo cameo is greatest thing in this movie..❤

@michaelblaine6494

5 ай бұрын

Grady rules

The two scenes I'm really frustrated with was when Doughboy brought Ricky's lifeless body back to his mother's house. No mother wants to see her son like that. The other scene was when the mom was blaming Doughboy thinking he's the one who did it. I'm maybe grasping at straws here, but I don't care. A simple trip to the hospital or calling 911 after Ricky was gunned down would've been just fine. I think the mom was looking for someone to blame, cause Doughboy was right there(but deep down she knew he couldn't harm Ricky)

@wyldhowl2821

5 ай бұрын

In theory, you're not wrong, but Doughboy's still just a kid ,and his first instinct was to run to mom for help. And mom did what lots of people do under stress - they lash out at others when they are frantic with concern or grief or whatever. The two boys had just had a fight, so maybe she did think Doughboy would do that, or maybe she just thought that her "bad" son's gang beefs "good" son killed. She thinks her one son has all the potential, and the other one has none, and even in tragedy, treats them that way. Either way, it was a cruel reaction, and that's what makes it so powerful a scene in the film.

You should check out menace II Society as well, watched it so many times when it came out. Juice is also well worth a watch as well.

I cry every time I watch this movie. It just hits hard. I’m glad I didnt grow up in an area like this although my small town is getting like this now and it’s very sad. Spectacular movie.

I’m a 39 year old white guy from Kentucky. This was one of my favorite movies growing up

My wife doesn't believe that this is the first time you guys see these movies , but I believe in ya'll 😂

"And when Doughboy disappeared After his brother died and he said nobody cared I still do, after all these years Because he should've played ball Ricky ain't deserve none of that at all These are just a illustration Of a few scenes that helped raise a generation"- Lupe

This movie is so sad but such a great cast. It didn’t glorify violence, but it made it clear that there were dangerous consequences for those actions. A classic film!

@flyestfreshestprince9223

5 ай бұрын

Totally agree a movie like this back then did not glorify violence it was more of a message to try to stop the gang violence or just violence in general which we know that is not the case because violence unfortunately is everywhere.

New jack city and menace to society also a must watch 👍🏻

The young lady who "ain't no hoe" wasn't Yo Yo, it was Regina King. She's been in the game forever and was the voices of Huey and Riley in "The Boondocks".

@Asia and BJ like Philadelphia put AIDS in front and center and made it impossible to ignore, I credit this film to make the mainstream (read white media) unable to understand the problems of race in the inner cities and how it was getting to a tipping point. Asia you got every emotional beat, @BJ as a intelligent black man I wish I could pick your brain as sometimes your silence in these parts spoke loudly. Best to you both and your family

@blitz4qz599

5 ай бұрын

Michael leave it to making it about race. Black people ain’t gonna crown you their king lil bro

@michaelcoffey1991

5 ай бұрын

@@blitz4qz599 I am not asking them too nor begging for it I call it as I see it. You could of typed anything and you choose that drivel. damn shame

This movie shook me to the core when it came out… I have no idea how many times I’ve watched but it NEVER gets old

East Dallas projects on Dolphin Rd in Early 90s is my momma hood. Lincoln high School 1992. This movie was the realest. Not just LA

Should put "Higher Learning" to your must see list