Not that the failure of Bones is the sole fault of its legendary hip-hop star Snoop Dogg (AKA Snoop Doggy Dogg, Snoop Lion, DJ Snoopadelic, Snoopzilla)-even the most talented of thespians couldn't prevent this predictable vengeful ghost story from being a total mess. Reviewed by BA_Harrison 4 / 10 Doggy Doo.Īny film with a rap artist as its star should be approached with caution: for every '8-Mile' (Eminem), there are a dozen 'Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent's (DMX). But overall, too many scenes in BONES are stilted with hollow-sound dialogue, particularly those set in the past, which end up feeling like the cast are just playing dress up. Pam Grier is always a pleasure to see in the cinema, and there's a minor part for GINGER SNAPS starlet Katharine Isabelle too. The emphasis on prosthetic effects for the most part is a good one.
There's plentiful gore and some stand-out sequences involving the likes of maggot storms which would have made Lucio Fulci proud. Still, there are reasons to watch BONES, and those increase if you're a fan of cheesy horror. This feels like a cheesy NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET sequel more than anything else. The set-up of the cursed mythical figure returning to right some wrongs is fine, but the execution isn't great and all of the characters are badly written. Ernest Dickerson - who helmed TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS DEMON KNIGHT and some WALKING DEAD episodes - does an adequate job as director, but the script is sub-par and pretty low brow, it has to be said. Dogg is a distraction here, his delivery stilted, and I think the film would have been better off without him. In fact, I think Dogg's presence is one of the biggest detractions of the whole film his acting simply isn't up to much, considering the decent performances that the likes of Ice Cube have done in the past. Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 4 / 10 Fairly pitiful black horrorīONES is an attempt at a black, urban horror film starring the rapper Snoop Dogg. Snoop's exactly the kind of actor you'd expect him to be - he's having fun making his own version of J.D.'s Revenge and getting to make out with Pam Grier. As long as you aren't expecting anything, then you'll probably enjoy this. There are some great shots of Snoop slowly walking his way out of Hell to come back to our reality. She's always dependable and pretty fun here, both in her 1979 role and the 2001 version, who has become a fortune teller.
The best parts of this movie are the talking heads of the people Bones has killed, as well as Pam Grier. Soon, he's back, bringing Hell with him as he takes the lives of each of the men who destroyed everything he held dear. In 2001, four enterprising teens - some of them the children of the people who killed Jimmy - open a hip hop club in the building where Jimmy's body rests.
Soon, the neighborhood dies around Jimmy Bones. That all changes when he's betrayed by drug dealer Eddie Mack (Ricky Harris, who was many of the skit voices on Snoop's albums) and bad cop Lupovich, who also forced Jimmy's friends Jeremiah and Shotgun - as well as his girl Pearl (Pam Grier!) - to be complicit in his death by stabbing him and burying him inside a building. Way back in 1979, Jimmy Bones (Snoop Dogg) was a numbers runner, but also a respected and loved protector of his community. Throw in Snoop Dogg as a demon from the past of a neighborhood and it looks like we have a movie! He also worked on the first two seasons of Tales from the Dark Side, giving him a great eye for horror.
But around here, he's better known for his movies Juice and Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight. Reviewed by BandSAboutMovies 5 / 10 Dog eat dogĪs of late, director Ernest Dickerson has worked on plenty of TV, like The Walking Dead, Dexter, The Man in the High Castle and The Wire. With each new victim, the terror mounts, and Bones' vengeance spins out of control, threatening everyone in his path, including his former lover, Pearl. Its thrills and chills when blood spills when Jimmy's ghost sets about its frightful revenge, his killers unaware of the gruesome fate that awaits them. Four teens renovate it as an after hours nightclub, unknowingly releasing Jimmy's tortured spirit. When he is betrayed and brutally murdered by a corrupt cop, Bones' elegant brownstone becomes his tomb, Twenty-two years later, the neighborhood has become a ghetto, and his home has turned into a Gothic ruin. Jimmy Bones is respected and loved as the neighborhood protector.