Waynes Brothers are usually very HILARIOUS!! I loved In Living Color
growing up. It was sad to see it cancelled after just 4 1/2 years. But
now the Waynes Brothers could branch out and make movies.
This movie had SO much potential, but fell short. Let me explain. In the
early 90's Gangsta Rap was on the rise and becoming more and more
popular. With Gangsta rap came movies about growing up in the hood
starring some of those rappers. Movies like BoyZ In Da Hood, Juice,
Higher Learning, Menace II Society and other graced the silver screan
prompting gang violence all over the country. It was time to parady
these films.
The problem with this movie was NOT the fact that it wasn't funny. It
had it's moments like Marlen's hair throughout the film (Flava Flav's
younger brother look); the guy shooting people in the Korean Store
trying to frame black people; chick with all those kids. The problem was
that it was clear the film would appeal to younger audiences. Although
it had a NC17 feel to it at times. Like that party in the back yard
scene where a guy and girl are naked and getting it on. The moment I saw
that I knew that little kids (the target audience) wouldn't be allowed
to see this movie in theaters. Thus making it a bomb at the box office.
This movie should have known better. It wasn't meant for gang members to
see and laugh at there mishaps, but for those teenage and preteen
gangsta-wannabees that live
growing up. It was sad to see it cancelled after just 4 1/2 years. But
now the Waynes Brothers could branch out and make movies.
This movie had SO much potential, but fell short. Let me explain. In the
early 90's Gangsta Rap was on the rise and becoming more and more
popular. With Gangsta rap came movies about growing up in the hood
starring some of those rappers. Movies like BoyZ In Da Hood, Juice,
Higher Learning, Menace II Society and other graced the silver screan
prompting gang violence all over the country. It was time to parady
these films.
The problem with this movie was NOT the fact that it wasn't funny. It
had it's moments like Marlen's hair throughout the film (Flava Flav's
younger brother look); the guy shooting people in the Korean Store
trying to frame black people; chick with all those kids. The problem was
that it was clear the film would appeal to younger audiences. Although
it had a NC17 feel to it at times. Like that party in the back yard
scene where a guy and girl are naked and getting it on. The moment I saw
that I knew that little kids (the target audience) wouldn't be allowed
to see this movie in theaters. Thus making it a bomb at the box office.
This movie should have known better. It wasn't meant for gang members to
see and laugh at there mishaps, but for those teenage and preteen
gangsta-wannabees that live