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"'Hood" Films.....

batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
edited July 2011 in Strut Central
Colors, 1988
Do the Right Thing, 1989
Boyz n the Hood, 1991
New Jack City, 1991
Straight Out of Brooklyn, 1991
Juice, 1992
South Central, 1992
Menace II Society, 1993
Poetic Justice, 1993
Strapped, 1993
Sugar Hill (1994 film)
Above the Rim, 1994
Fresh, 1994
Jason's Lyric, 1994
Clockers, 1995
Dead Presidents, 1995
New Jersey Drive, 1995
Set It Off, 1996
One Eight Seven, 1997
He Got Game, 1998
Caught Up (film)
Belly (film), 1998
In Too Deep (film), 1999
Hot Boyz (film)
Baby Boy, 2001
Training Day, 2001
8 Mile, 2002
Paid In Full, 2002
The Job (2003 film)
Never Die Alone, 2004
Coach Carter, 2005
Back in the Day (film) * Bullet Boy, 2005
Hustle & Flow
Four Brothers (film)
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (film)
Dirty, 2005
ATL, 2006
Waist Deep, 2006
Gridiron Gang, 2006
Kidulthood, 2006
Freedom Writers, 2007
Baby (2008 film), 2008
Adulthood (film), 2008
Fighting (film) *Before I Self Destruct * Brooklyn's Finest, 2010
Gun (2010 film) * Talla Boyzz, 2011

This list. is from wikipedia.

I wouldnt call Dennis Hoppers Colors a hood film. I wouldnt even call Do The Right Thing a hood film either.
Are those two the only late 80's precursors to the genre?

I just saw Fresh this week and it holds up really well.

whats missing?
Living Large.....what happened to Afrika Baby Bam's acting career?
Roll Bounce?
Training Day?

What holds up, what dont?
Trapped In The Closet....................
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  • cookbookcookbook 783 Posts
    Training Day is on there. I guess this all depends on your definition of "hood films"? Is it films enjoyed in the hood, taking place in the hood, or straight HOOD? Comedies seem to be completely absent from this list (Friday series, Don't Be A Menace)
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    cookbook said:
    Training Day is on there. I guess this all depends on your definition of "hood films"? Is it films enjoyed in the hood, taking place in the hood, or straight HOOD? Comedies seem to be completley absent from this list.

    Colors was about two white cops.
  • grandpa_shiggrandpa_shig 5,799 Posts
    i see they left off dont be a menace and friday. whats the criteria for a "hood film"?
  • grandpa_shiggrandpa_shig 5,799 Posts
    oh...
  • El PrezEl Prez NE Ohio 1,141 Posts
    I agree that fact that Friday is not on the list is suspect
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    feel free to add on. its a wiki list. we know it aint definitive.
  • grandpa_shiggrandpa_shig 5,799 Posts
    also, the inclusion of kidulthood opens the gates for a million other foreign flicks.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    let stay. iin american hoods. City Of God is some other shit.

    Ill add Bones
  • cookbookcookbook 783 Posts
    grandpa_shig said:
    also, the inclusion of kidulthood opens the gates for a million other foreign flicks.

    la haine
  • onetetonetet 1,754 Posts
    seems like cases could be made for

    Zebrahead
    Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.

    and if we're opening it up to foreign responses to American hood films, French titles like La Haine/Hate and the lesser-known Bye Bye should be up there.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    How many Master P flicks are on there?

    And ill add State Property.
  • cookbookcookbook 783 Posts
    batmon said:
    How many Master P flicks are on there?

    And ill add State Property.

  • El PrezEl Prez NE Ohio 1,141 Posts
    Wildstyle
  • El PrezEl Prez NE Ohio 1,141 Posts
    2 can play that game
    Booty call
    Hollywood Shuffle
  • El PrezEl Prez NE Ohio 1,141 Posts
    The last dragon
    Krushgroove
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    sweatshop said:
    Wildstyle

    nah.....different era and steez.

    Most of these films are post Spike lee, robert townsend new black hollywood projects.

    FUBU steez.
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    Shottas
  • pcmrpcmr 5,591 Posts




  • grandpa_shiggrandpa_shig 5,799 Posts
    blankman!
  • chrisflyerchrisflyer 275 Posts
  • dammsdamms 704 Posts
    anyone recognizes this one ?

    I just know it's an independent movie
  • pcmrpcmr 5,591 Posts


    and now for some straight to video rapper starring




  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    grandpa_shig said:
    blankman!

    my shit, but im a little hesitant to include it.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    Mo' Money

    Players Club
  • jjfad027jjfad027 1,594 Posts
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    jjfad027 said:

    i was just gonna post this. Ive never seen it.

    The Inkwell?
  • jjfad027jjfad027 1,594 Posts
    The Wood is one of my favs. It's a lot better than half the other movies on that list.

    I forgot about Strapped. I remember it being cheesy back then. Probably even worse now
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    In time certian flicks were made that were for Black Folk but not centered around the "hood", like G which is based in the Hamptons and is based on the Great Gatsby. Richard T. Jones vs Blair Underwood.

    along those lines are Love And Basketball, Waiting To Exhale, and anything with Taye Diggs.

    gotta be careful.
  • grandpa_shiggrandpa_shig 5,799 Posts
    high school high
    how high
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    grandpa_shig said:
    how high

    MY SHIT
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