Now 20 years old, John Singletons Oscar-nominated debut Boyz N The Hood arrives on Blu-ray.
Heres Stus review of an enduringly brilliant film…
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WhatBoyz N The Hooddoes best is capture the dread of inevitable violence.
Fishburnes charisma gives the diatribes and preaching of Furious an extra dimension.
Boyz N The Hoodwas John Singletons debut feature.
The sound can be a little rough in some areas, especially in some of the extras.
For a 20th anniversary edition, the amount of extras on the disc is a little disappointing.
Whats on show is absolutely fine, but I would have expected more for an anniversary edition.
It is an absolutely essential document of American cinema, and also the definitive early 90s ghetto film.
Film:
you might rent or buyBoyz N The HoodatBlockbuster.co.uk.
Rating:
5 out of 5