Hood of Horror (2006)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Stacy Title

Writers:

Jacob Hair (story) (segment "Crossed Out") &
Tim Sullivan (story) (segment "Crossed Out") ...

Release Date:

12 joulukuu 2007 (Philippines)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Horror

Tagline:

It AIN'T all good in da hood

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Hell | Anthology | Strangulation | Shot In The Head | Flashback Sequence

Cast

Snoop Dogg	...	HOH / Devon
Ernie Hudson	...	Roscoe
Danny Trejo	...	Derelict
Pooch Hall	...	Sod
Anson Mount	...	Tex Jr
Daniella Alonso	...	Posie
Lin Shaye	...	Clara
Brande Roderick	...	Tiffany
Richard Gant	...	Jackson
Aries Spears	...	Quon
Dallas Page	...	Jersey
Jeffrey Licon	...	Nib
Noel Gugliemi	...	Fatcap
Sydney Tamiia Poitier	...	Wanda
Tucker Smallwood	...	Stevens

Also Known As:

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong violence and gore, sexuality, nudity and language.

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Germany:18 (cut version) | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | New Zealand:R18 | Finland:K-18 | UK:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Snoopadelic Films Inc.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the gunman first enters the liquor store, he is wearing sunglasses. When he turns to face Quon, his sunglasses are missing.

Quotes:

Posie: [Staring at Streako's impaled corpse] What a waste... of beer

Movie Connections:

References "Punk'd" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Clownin' Out

Snoop Dogg meets Jean-Paul Sartre...the wrong way

This incredibly pathetic spin on "Tales from the Crypt" features three vignettes portraying horrific tales involving life in the ghetto. True, there are some neat death scenes - namely the one incorporating caviar - but they hardly make up for the poorly constructed plot. Is this truly how low Snoop Dogg sinks on the silver screen? The first segment features a young woman dealing with gangs by X-ing out their graffiti...and it gets TRULY nasty. The second segment features a redneck and his hubby moving in with some men formerly under his father's command and REALLY getting on their nerves. Finally, a rap star gets more than he bargained for.

What I mean by Jean-Paul Sartre is the third segment. What happens reminds me of Sartre's play "No Exit", about some people trapped in an existential Hell. Of course, I don't think that the people behind this movie intended for it to look like that. To be certain, there's absolutely nothing even remotely intellectual in this movie.

All in all, I advise avoiding "Hood of Horror". It's barely one step above terrible. Posie (Daniella Alonso) and Tiffany (Brande Roderick) were kinda hot, though. Also starring Ernie Hudson (Winston in "Ghostbusters"), Danny Trejo (you've probably seen him in Robert Rodriguez's movies) and Lin Shaye (the sunburned neighbor in "There's Something About Mary", and later the retiring flight attendant in "Snakes on a Plane").