Tales From the Hood
Added 1/30/2010
When three drug dealers are called to a funeral parlor to collect a stash of drugs, they are greeted by the creepy, eccentric Mr. Simms , who proceeds to tell them four moralistic tales of terror regarding the deceased who lie in his parlor. The first tale concerns a man murdered by crooked police officers and the officer who begins hearing his voice from beyond the grave to avenge his death. The second story deals with a boy named Walter, the monster who torments him, and the teacher who realizes that something is wrong. The third story deals with a white supremacist running for governor, who lives in an old house with a history of racial violence and who refuses to heed the warnings of the supernatural presence that occupies it. Finally, the fourth story deals with a career criminal who agrees to undergo a horrific behavioral modification program overseen by a government-employed scientist. The stories each become gradually scarier as Mr. Simms go on and as the drug dealers begin to lose their patience, until they are ultimately given what they have come for, and find that there is something much more evil to the funeral home than they ever realized. "Tales from the Hood" is a very good movie. Watch this movie, not expecting a horror movie, but a very important social studies lesson.
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Tales From the Hood
Added 1/24/2010
We got what we knew we asking for, the tape was in good condition and received within a few days.
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if you thought this movie wasn't scary..
Added 9/17/2009
if you thought this movie wasn't scary you should have been the only white person in a theater with only African Americans. didn't help that i heard someone say "stupid white boy" as i walked to my seat. i was ducking down when the raciest white guy was on the screen.
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GREAT MOVIE
Added 4/4/2008
LOVED IT! WATCHED IT 20 BILLION TIMES AND WANT TO BUY IT FOR MY OWN PERSONAL COLLECTION:)
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Not a die hard Spike Lee fan, but...
Added 10/13/2007
I rented this when it first came out at 15 years old. My mom and I got thru the first two stories and due to the language and freaky violence, we turned it off. What's ironic, is from the case, I thought it was a comedy, boy! Was I ever wrong!
In the past several years, I've watched it a few more times, I still don't `enjoy' it per se, but it's interesting how the stories play an homage to real life, every day problems.
It's very creepy, but well done, until several years ago, I wasn't a big fan of story collections in a movie format, this, Stephen King, R.L.Stine's Nightmare Room and Tales from the Crypt, helped me reconcile with that.
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Tales From the Hood
Added 1/30/2010
When three drug dealers are called to a funeral parlor to collect a stash of drugs, they are greeted by the creepy, eccentric Mr. Simms , who proceeds to tell them four moralistic tales of terror regarding the deceased who lie in his parlor. The first tale concerns a man murdered by crooked police officers and the officer who begins hearing his voice from beyond the grave to avenge his death. The second story deals with a boy named Walter, the monster who torments him, and the teacher who realizes that something is wrong. The third story deals with a white supremacist running for governor, who lives in an old house with a history of racial violence and who refuses to heed the warnings of the supernatural presence that occupies it. Finally, the fourth story deals with a career criminal who agrees to undergo a horrific behavioral modification program overseen by a government-employed scientist. The stories each become gradually scarier as Mr. Simms go on and as the drug dealers begin to lose their patience, until they are ultimately given what they have come for, and find that there is something much more evil to the funeral home than they ever realized. "Tales from the Hood" is a very good movie. Watch this movie, not expecting a horror movie, but a very important social studies lesson.
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Tales From the Hood
Added 1/24/2010
We got what we knew we asking for, the tape was in good condition and received within a few days.
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if you thought this movie wasn't scary..
Added 9/17/2009
if you thought this movie wasn't scary you should have been the only white person in a theater with only African Americans. didn't help that i heard someone say "stupid white boy" as i walked to my seat. i was ducking down when the raciest white guy was on the screen.
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