Next Friday (DVD, 2000, Platinum Series)

Set two years after the events in FRIDAY, NEXT FRIDAY follows a day in the life of protagonist Craig (Ice Cube), who must flee Los Angeles after neighborhood bully Debo breaks out of prison, vowing to beat him to a pulp. Craig escapes to his uncle Elroy's house in Rancho Cucamonga, only to discover that life in the suburbs is even more screwed up than in the ghetto. His uncle is into S&M; his aunt is a nymphomaniac; the neighbors are a bunch of gangsters; and his cousin is chased by a former girlfriend and a thuggish woman named Baby D. The fourth film produced by Ice Cube, NEXT FRIDAY is, like its predecessor, a buddy film pairing straight man Ice Cube with fresh comedic talent Mike Epps. Helmed by first-time director Steve Carr, who is known for making stylish videos for top rap acts, the film sends up raunchy life in suburbia from an African American perspective. The soundtrack is liberally sprinkled with thumping hip-hop tracks, including "Chin Check," the first new song from the rap group NWA in many years.

Ice Cube wrote and stars as Craig in this sequel to Friday, which he also wrote. His nemesis from that film, neighborhood bully Debo (Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr.), has just escaped from county jail and is out to get revenge. To protect Craig, Craig's father (John Witherspoon) sends his son to stay with his Uncle Elroy (Don "DC" Curry), who won the lottery and bought a house in Rancho Cucamonga. Craig expects the suburbs to be dull, but no sooner has he arrived than conflicts arise: The neighbors are hostile hoods, his cousin's girlfriend is out for blood and child support, and the house is about to be seized because of unpaid taxes. It's up to Craig and his cousin Day-Day (Mike Epps) to solve these problems before the day is over. It's a rambling, loose movie, but a genuinely entertaining one. Ice Cube doesn't write punch lines--though funny lines abound. He writes richly comic characters that speak in virtual arias of bragging, complaining, and scamming. Sure, some of the characters are stereotypes and many of the jokes are about drugs and scatology--but that's been the basis of humor since Plautus and Molière. The rhythmic energy of Ice Cube's dialogue and the easy charisma of his performance make Next Friday thoroughly enjoyable

Very good movie. Debo escapes from prsion looking to get evenge on Craig who move out to Rancho Cuca? with his Uncle Elroy, and Cousin DeDe. Once there he gets caught up in a series of shenanigans that make for another crazy Friday. This one is better than the first one. I don't know how a movie like this gets one star in the ratings, but the stupid ass movie Cry Baby gets two stars.

THE SUBURBS MAKE THE HOOD LOOK GOOD.GET READY TO KICK IT AGAIN WITH (ICE CUBE) AS HE MOVES TO THE BURBS IN THIS OUTRAGEOUS SEQUEL! LAST FRIDAY,CRAIG KICKED DEBO'S BUTT. NOW DEBO IS OUT FOR REVENGE, SO CRAIG'S DAD SMUGGLES HIM OUT OF THE HOOD AND INTO THE BURBS TO STAY WITH HIS SEX-CRAZED UNCLE ELROY AND COUSIN DAY-DAY. BUT BETWEEN DAY-DAY'S CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND, THE GUN-TOTING HOMIES NEXT DOOR AND A RUMBLE WITH A RECORD STORE OWNER. CRAIG IS GONNA WISH HE WAS BACK IN SOUTH CENTRAL WHERE IT'S SAFE!

This was a really good movie. To summarize this movie ... Debo escapes from prison and is looking to get revenge on Craig. So Craig's dad takes him to Rancho Cucamonga to hide out with his Uncle Elroy and cousin Day-Day, who moved to the suburbs after winning the lottery. But once he gets there, Craig and Day-Day have a set of suburban misadventures that make his South Central experiences look tame.