Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood [DVD + Digital]

Came in good condition.

The movie is hilarious! Actors Shawn and Marlon Wayans are hilarious parodying the urban movies 'Boyz N The Hood' and 'Menace II Society'. Actor/comedian Keenen Ivory Wayans made a cameo appearance saying 'Message!' Very funny! Actresses LaWanda Page and Helen Martin are also hilarious as the elderly ladies (mother and grandmother, respectively). I couldn't stop laughing at the movie and it made me feel good! REST IN POWER to the following actors and actresses: Ms. Yvette Renee Wilson (March 6, 1964- June 14, 2012); Miss Helen Dorothy Martin (July 23, 1909- March 25, 2000); Ms. Rappin' Granny (nee Vivian Lee Smallwood) (June 18, 1933- July 22, 2017); Mr. Bernie Mac (ne Bernard Jeffrey McCullough) (October 5, 1957- August 9, 2008): 'You all may be gone but you will never, ever be, forgotten.'

My rating is based on the movie itself - I love this movie.. One of the Wayans' best.. It's a classic.. My favorite part is the gang initiation scene with the double dutch reveal - still cracks me up everytime...Now, I've purchased it on VHS, then upgraded to the bare bones DVD and the Unrated Collector's Edition DVD. When I saw it was on Blu Ray, I wanted it.. The picture is slightly better than the Unrated DVD and it has all the same bonus features + a music video..BUT, even though the Blu Ray is dubbing itself as the director's cut, it's the theatrical version which clocks in at 89 minutes..hence the original R-Rating . The Blu Ray cover lists it with a running time of 95 min, which is the unrated version's running time... More confusing, the Miramax Unrated DVD (released around 2007)indicates it's running time is 89 minutes, when it's really 94 minutes. Needless to say, if you have the Unrated Miramax DVD, don't bother upgrading to the Echobridge version, it's just the theatrical version with the unrated version's special features..Great movie either way. Btw, I do applaud EB for making an effort to include special features, considering they're a budget label not known for bells and whistles.. Who knows, maybe the people that now own Miramax (it's not Disney) now demanded the inclusion.. However, these companies need to be a bit more diligent when they release products.. it's their job to give accurate descriptions about their products and features, so as to avoid class action law suits and recalls.. It's pretty sad when they say features and included and they aren't or post confusing info just in hopes to get an extra buck or two out of anxious collectors....I'm just sayin'...

It probably would have helped if I'd seen all (or at least some) of the movies that this parodies, but as it stands, DON'T BE A MENACE is consistently funny enough on its own. From the Wayans' Brothers, DON'T BE A MENACE parodies/spoofs just about every "hood" movie from the 90's, like BOYZ N THE HOOD, MENACE 2 SOCIETY, etc. Shawn Wayans stars as Ashtray, a 19-year-old who moves in with his younger (than him) father, and Marlon Wayans as Loc Dog, one of his friends. If there's one big weakness, it's that there's not really a plot to speak of, meaning that the film plays like a series of skits rather than a cohesive story. That being said, there were a lot of laugh-out-loud moments and funny running gags. The best ones, to me, were Keenen Ivory Wayans as the mailman who pops up from time to time and says "Message!" whenever the "preachy" moments come. Also, everyone (and I mean everyone) drinks only malt liquor. Generally, the humor that works the best has to do with pointing out stereotypes in these types of movies (and life in general), rather than the scatological stuff which was often a little too gross for me. Thankfully, it wasn't relied upon as much as it is now in movies of this ilk, but fart jokes and foul-mouthed grannies will only get you so far. For those types of jokes, they were funny the first few times, but became a little tiresome later. This is also an extremely quotable movie, with such memorable lines as, "Break yo self, fool!" So, while I haven't seen really any of the movies this parodied, I have seen other Wayans' Brothers movies and this compares favorably to those. I'd consider this the last genuinely good spoof from them, even if the story structure is all but nonexistent. It doesn't really live up to Mel Brooks (but honestly, what can?), but as a distillation of 90's urban movie clichés, DON'T BE A MENACE is on fairly solid ground.

Watching this movie takes me back to the hundred times i watched it as a kid. Never loses humor. Nothing gets old. Ever. It is so much better watching the film today as opposed to almost twenty years ago where the picture was grainy and the background was rarely focused.Spoiler Alertan example.of newly discovered things:When Ashtray is dropped off at his dads in a moment in parody of Boyz n' The Hood, he is greated by his younger-than-him father. Throughout the scene, you can see plastic on everything on the house. The stove, the tv, the weight lifting set, shelves, furniture, etc. Absolutely hilarious.Also, keep an eye out for after they get Crazy Legs and to go to a party. While they are walking toward camera and entering the backyard from the side of the home, pay attention to the banner that is backwards to the camera and read it. I almost peed a bit. Could not stop laughing. After hundreds of views, when I think I know everything about the film and the hidden queues and messages, I see it in hd for the first time and since childhood and am blown away by the subtle or hidden things that are revealed. This movie is loaded. You certainly had to be alive and aware through the 90's to relate to humor at the fullest.

Their spoofs are so silly! covering all the black favorite movies into one super pun has got to be their talent.

This is one of the funniest movie the Wayans have done yet. Knowing what Don't Be A Menace was parodying though, I found this film sickly enjoyable, with several far-fetched scenes, I couldn't help but laughing out loud throughout the whole movie. This was a well-crafted parody of a genre that's practically been begging to be made fun of. See this one.

Best movie ever.

Great movie.Top ten Wayne's movies.From the makers of scarry movie and white chicks

OK

Film itself I have sen before, it is not laugh out loud comedy but does raise some smiles. Easy watchable film. (White Chicks is much better, thanks to Terri Cruz)However the DVD itself is jumpy and freezes in parts, not providing the greatest viewing experience (note: I have no issues with any other DVDs in my fairly large collection). As it was only a cheap film and impluse purchase, not making further effort to return the DVD.

Very disappointed that I could not play this dvd,it was so badly scratched,it kept on stalling...some providers should think about what they a trying to sell to the public... disappointment!😟

I only found one or two scenes really funny, the rest wasn't great. I would rent this film but it's not worth buying because it just takes up space on your dvd shelf. I usually love these kind of films but found this one to be tedious apart from the odd funny scene.