Bars4TheCause
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everyone saying Boyz in the Hood is the better film 
does anyone else think menace ii society has held up better than boyz n the hood?
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R.E.N. Spells Ren
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When was the last time you've seen these movies?
Not in a while lol but my statement still stands because i felt the actors in bnth really played their roles (not to take anything from m2s) i.e Fishburne's speech, the black cop, Cuba crying to Nia long and them eventually making love just name a few.
Its crazy cause imo Boyz felt like they were acting but on the other hand Menace felt like a documentary, the chemistry on film form with the cast was impeccable.
Tbh i don't even wanna compare these movies because they're both classics.
Rell84shots
Veteran
Not in a while lol but my statement still stands because i felt the actors in bnth really played their roles (not to take anything from m2s) i.e Fishburne's speech, the black cop, Cuba crying to Nia long and them eventually making love just name a few.
Its crazy cause imo Boyz felt like they were acting but on the other hand Menace felt like a documentary, the chemistry on film form with the cast was impeccable.
Tbh i don't even wanna compare these movies because they're both classics.
R.E.N. Spells Ren
Veteran
Not in a while lol but my statement still stands because i felt the actors in bnth really played their roles (not to take anything from m2s) i.e Fishburne's speech, the black cop, Cuba crying to Nia long and them eventually making love just name a few.
Its crazy cause imo Boyz felt like they were acting but on the other hand Menace felt like a documentary, the chemistry on film form with the cast was impeccable.
Tbh i don't even wanna compare these movies because they're both classics.
Watch them again.
There's far more cringe-worthy acting in Boys than Menace
Like? Anyway i've these movies so many times but i probably will.
"I'm not a Boyz in the Hood addict
Menace fanatic...
I lived the street life foreal so I can brag it."
-Prodigy
still take Strapped over both those
that shyt captured the pure essence of NYC fukkery
Menace fanatic...
I lived the street life foreal so I can brag it."
-Prodigy
still take Strapped over both those
that shyt captured the pure essence of NYC fukkery
FuckAllY'all77
Pro
Always liked Menace more
R.E.N. Spells Ren
Veteran
Cringe-worthy was an overstatement.
I decided to take my own advice and rewatch them. Scenes like the cop scene and when Cuba was swinging thereafter. Like I said, cringe-worthy was out-of-line. Kane's grandparents had the worse acted/written scenes of either movie ("Come down here and look at our grandson" / "Do you care if you live or die?"), so I can see why you'd say Boyz had better acting. Maybe it's the preachiness of Boyz that felt robotic at times, but I still think Menace was better overall.
It's funny, cuz both had
moments at the end: This nikka Ricky telling Tre "Let's split up" 
and this nikka Kane running towards the kid whilst they're shooting at him Both are excellent films, and both have aged well (unlike New Jack City, imo)....think I might watch South Central too, while I'm on this tip.
Both have aged incredibly well in my opinion.
South Central and Fresh have too
New Jack City is good if you watch it as almost like a Parody
South Central and Fresh have too
New Jack City is good if you watch it as almost like a Parody
Cringe-worthy was an overstatement.
I decided to take my own advice and rewatch them. Scenes like the cop scene and when Cuba was swinging thereafter. Like I said, cringe-worthy was out-of-line. Kane's grandparents had the worse acted/written scenes of either movie ("Come down here and look at our grandson" / "Do you care if you live or die?"), so I can see why you'd say Boyz had better acting. Maybe it's the preachiness of Boyz that felt robotic at times, but I still think Menace was better overall.
It's funny, cuz both had
Both are excellent films, and both have aged well (unlike New Jack City, imo)....think I might watch South Central too, while I'm on this tip.
Yeah tbh i'm just gonna leave it at they were both were dope movies with their own unique style. On the hand i haven't seen New Jack City properly, cause not to long ago i tried to get into it but couldn't.
On the other hand, Juice tho, that's another movie which i feel deserves to hang with Menace & Boyz.
Honorable mentions
Paid in Full
Above the rim
Poetic Justice
Fresh (First time seeing this recently, was aight)
I ain't even trying to create a list but i think these deserved mentioning as well.
Not in a while lol but my statement still stands because i felt the actors in bnth really played their roles (not to take anything from m2s) i.e Fishburne's speech, the black cop, Cuba crying to Nia long and them eventually making love just name a few.
Its crazy cause imo Boyz felt like they were acting but on the other hand Menace felt like a documentary, the chemistry on film form with the cast was impeccable.
Tbh i don't even wanna compare these movies because they're both classics.
your right about the chemistry of menace, its like they had the perfect actor for each role, too bad pac got kicked off. he would of been a interesting shareef
i still like boyz better though, it seemed like a real story
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
Don't know how y'all could say menace seemed more real, yea there are characters out there like that, but they're few and far between compared to the characters in boyz. Boyz more closely parallels the hood IMO, even with its preachiness. The only thing plaguing boyz at this point is knowing how corny Cuba Gooding is and seeing how his career played out, takes away a lot of credibility from him in that role. On the other hand, it's crazy how his brother went from hosting wild and crazy kids on Nickelodeon to beating nikkas with belts and blasting nikkas in baby boy 
But yea, like someone else said, menace was a bit too cartoonish with the violence and basically put a battery in the back of many thugs in training.
But yea, like someone else said, menace was a bit too cartoonish with the violence and basically put a battery in the back of many thugs in training.
Don't know how y'all could say menace seemed more real, yea there are characters out there like that, but they're few and far between compared to the characters in boyz. Boyz more closely parallels the hood IMO, even with its preachiness. The only thing plaguing boyz at this point is knowing how corny Cuba Gooding is and seeing how his career played out, takes away a lot of credibility from him in that role. On the other hand, it's crazy how his brother went from hosting wild and crazy kids on Nickelodeon to beating nikkas with belts and blasting nikkas in baby boy
But yea, like someone else said, menace was a bit too cartoonish with the violence and basically put a battery in the back of many thugs in training.
wrong Gooding breh. That was Omar on baby boy.