Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
A hip hop horror anthology of three tales of terror told by the Hound of Hell (Snoop Dogg) that revolve around the residents of an inner-city neighborhood whose actions determine where they will go in the afterlife.
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- Cast:
- Snoop Dogg , Daniella Alonso , Anson Mount , Hawthorne James , Irina Voronina , Noel Gugliemi , Danny Trejo
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The Worst Film Ever
Redundant and unnecessary.
There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.
I read the reviews that called this film "Tales From The Crypt" set in the ghetto. It's more like a bunch of characatures and stereotypes put to motion picture.In the opening scene, Snoop Dogg (playing the role of either the devil, or some demon pimp) tells us that the Hood Of Horror is even too much for the "toughest OG's" or something like that, but the only scary thing about the film is that I paid money to rent it.The first tale features a girl out tagging who looks like she was living in North Hollywood rather than "the hood". She runs across some tough OG's... tough if you live in Mayberry. The gang of three (a latino, a brotha, and a white boy) made me laugh out loud. None of them look too tough. The latino looks the closest to convincing, but I couldn't help but picture the character not having boy bands in his CD collection. The brotha looked too "quarterback jock" to come off as a ghetto thug, and the white boy couldn't wash Eminem's boxer shorts.Anyway, the girl is out tagging... she gets caught tagging over the gansta's wall, and runs for her life after getting threatened at gunpoint. she runs into Danny Trejo in bad makeup. He gives her a irezumi style tattoo against her will and tells her she now has a gift. She then gets to witness the gangsta's who were chasing her just moments before suffer untimely deaths... The most laughable being the 40 oz. through the mouth. Give me a break. I almost split a rib at that one.. Then as soon as they are death, their corpse/ghosts come back to life and kill her. That is, after Danny Trejo in bad makeup takes her tattoo away for tagging over their names after they die.The second tale is the most offensive and ridiculous. Its about a southern white couple who come to the hood. He is a textbook stereotype "tex", and his bubbly white bimbo wife is about the most annoying creature I have seen on film in a while. The story is that they (the couple) are moving into a housing unit that his "daddy" left him in his will. Daddy had been a COLONEL in the US ARMY, and had presided over an all-black unit. His dad supposedly was good to the men, and good to others, but yet his son came up a smack-talking racist. I know that it can happen, but I had a tough time seeing such an ignorant stereotypical character be the product of a Colonel in the US ARMY. Sorry.Anyway, the dialog becomes so predictable and hokey that it actually made me a tid-bit uneasy. And the actual unfolding of the story (although a cool idea: teaching the young racist some honor and respect by torturing him and his wife to death) winds up being ruined by crappy writing and a HORRIBLY awful CGI climax. A almost didn't watch the last installment, but I am glad I did because it was ironically the ONLY one that is tolerable.It's about a hip-hop duo that disbands because one of them dies. Only, the survivor is plagued by not only a strange woman (Lin Shaye)and the ghost of his dead "partner", but by the notion that OTHERS know what his role had been in the mysterious murder. It's not enough to save the film from ridiculousness, but the third story IS the closest thing to an episode of "Tales From The Crypt" or "Tales From The Darkside" that this film offers.Love ya Snoop, but next time, make a hood movie that comes off with some street cred. -JB
Snoop Dogg's Hood Of Horror was actually a pretty cool movie. It's got 3 stories from the Hood in one movie. I was the only one watching the movie in my theater.... I guess the movie didn't get advertised very well. I'm glad I saw it though, because the next day the movie was gone! It's really more of a dark horror comedy. I found nothing scary at all, mostly just funny. The first story is about a girl named Posie (Same girl that played in Hills Have Eyes 2 as Missy) who goes around spray painting artwork. Then she runs into Danny Trejo and he gives her a special power. It had some pretty graphic parts too, one involving a guy getting killed by a beer bottle! The second story is about this guy who goes to live with these Vietnam veterans in order to get his dad's money. He's in for a surprise though later on. One scene involves his lovely hot wife blowing up! The last story is about these rappers trying to make it big. His friend dies in a horrible accident, and then comes back for revenge. This movie had a really good cast and some well known actors/actresses. You've got Snoop Dogg, Danny, Trejo, Diamond Dalls Page, Jason Alexander, Aries Spears, and Lin Shaye who has played in a lot of horror movies. Most people remember her as the crazy perverted landlord from King Pin. It was a fun movie though, great horror comedy. The music was also sweet too; the only think I didn't like about this movie was the anime looking animation in the movie. It felt so out of place, it would have been better if they used real people. I guess they wanted to save money or something. Still a fun movie to watch though. If you liked this movie I also recommend Bones with Snoop Dogg. Another good Horror in the Hood movie is Tales From The Hood. It's got some good stories and it takes place in the hood!
I can't believe I saw this movie. It's not scary and it's not even funny. Such a waste of effort. I have to say this, the make up for the gore is good. The characters are interesting. But the story line is bad. It's like teaching kids that doing bad things bring you to Hell. And Hell has a lot of hot girls. They can actually think of better ways to teach the kids not to do bad things. What I think is they should waste their money making a Gangster movie starring Snoop Dog other than this horror movie. Not recommended for Horror movie fans. Maybe if you're a gangster or just looking for a movie that can kill you time, this might help.
I just recently seen a screener of Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror. I must say, I was very pleased. Even though the film didn't have very good production values, it used the budget well. It made you laugh, had gross-out gore, and did things a lot of movies have never attempted.The movie is focused around three people, and it shows their stories with introductions form Snoop Dogg. The movie has some really impressive anime/cartoon style gunfights and introductions, that really make this film unique from "Tales from the Hood". Snoop Dogg Plays HOH/Devon the Cryptkeeper, and does a really good job being funny and gross at the same time. We all know that Snoop Dogg disgraced himself in "Bones", but in my eyes, he redeemed himself.The main part of the film I disliked is the character of "Posie", who is played by Daniella Alonso. Her acting makes you wonder if she's being funny, or just sucks. Other than that, I really enjoyed the film.Hilarious Gore Scenes, Funny Lines, and Unique Animation really made this film what it is. Too me, you cant compare it much with "Tales from the Hood", because they are too different type of films. I think if "Tales From the Hood" was made during this time, it might have this amount of gore, but who knows.Good flick, cant wait till it comes out on DVD!