Director: John Singleton
Actors: Hudhail Al-Amir, Lloyd Avery II, Angela Bassett, Miya McGhee
Plot: Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.
Disc Release Date: 4 February 2020
An unsurprisingly strong presentation from Sony
An immersive audio track which does its best with the source material
Sony push the boat out on the extras front
Boyz n the Hood told a story that either nobody had heard before, or nobody had listened to before
A very good set
Boyz n the Hood makes its UHD debut with a spectacular 2160p/HDR presentation. The movie practically looks brand new. Grain is largely even and complimentary, with only a few spikes in noisy and dense...
Boyz n the Hood's Dolby Atmos soundtrack begins promisingly and delivers on that promise for the duration. The film begins with sounds against a blackened screen: harsh language followed by hard-hitting...
Boyz n the Hoodhere for full coverage. A Movies Anywhere digital copy code is included with purchase. This release ships with a non-embossed slipcover. UHD:John Singleton Tribute (1080p, 6:16): A well...
Sony has released the seminal 1991 film 'Boyz n the Hood,' directed by the late John Singleton, to the UHD format. New specifications include 2160p/HDR video and Dolby Atmos audio. The UHD disc includes...
Sony's done it again. Boyz n the Hood probably didn't look this good when it released theatrically in 1991 and it all but assuredly didn't sound this rich and authentic then, either. Not that the studio...
Boyz n the Hood makes a more than worthwhile leap to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with a native 4K 2160p HDR10 transfer. Flipping between the 2011 Blu-ray that's included in this set, the differences are instantly...
In addition to the terrific video transfer, Sony opened up the sound mix by providing an intricately designed Atmos audio mix. By comparison, the old (and included on the disc) DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix sounds...
4K UHD DISCNEW John Singleton Tribute (HD 6:16)Press Conference (HD 24:26)Original Behind the Scenes Featurette (HD 4:57)BLU-RAY DISC:Audio commentary with John SingletonFriendly Fire: Making an Urban...
"Any fool with a dick can make a baby, but only a real man can raise his children."Sony previously released Boyz n the Hood on Blu-ray in 2011. Take a look at our coverage of that disc for a great review...
30 years ago, Boyz n the Hood hit movie theaters in the gut and making John Singleton a premier filmmaker of a generation. In three decades the film hasn't lost any punch or grit as its themes and message...
For its presentation on Ultra HD Blu-ray Boyz N The Hood was derived from a 4K scan of the original camera negative and finished on a 4K DI....
This is done to very good effect, correlating with the onscreen events quite nicely as the most minute audio cues are fully realized. I appreciated the fact that the sound designers didn’t go overboard...
Disc 1: Boyz N the Hood Ultra HD Blu-ray • John Singleton Tribute • Theatrical Press Conference • Behind-the-Scenes Featurette • Theatrical Trailer Disc 2: Boyz N the Hood Blu-ray Legacy Bonus Features:...
Boyz N The Hood is the critically acclaimed story of three friends growing up in a South Central Los Angeles neighborhood, and of street life where friendship, pain, danger and love combine to form reality....
It’s making its debut on Ultra HD Blu-ray in this Combo Pack from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment that features beautifully restored Ultra HD video, a complimentary Dolby Atmos immersive sound mix, and...