It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Hired to clean up a derelict building, a group of friends are suddenly killed off one-by-one by the released soul of a 70s-era gangster who applies supernatural powers to his rampage in his quest to get free from the trappings within.Overall this one was quite the enjoyable effort. Among the better elements here is the fact that this one really manages to wrap a n effective atmosphere that work incredibly well here. There's a lot of this due to the building itself as there's a glorious Gothic imagery with the large stone archways, glass windows and a general appearance of an evil force in the structure that makes for quite the creepy location here for what's taking place inside as the inner design of the house makes for a truly complete look and feel to the film. This makes the later supernatural scenes have even more of an impression as there's great supernatural action taking place in a creepy setting, as the initial fun starts with the opening attack on the hoodlums and carries into the resurrection scenes here of his spirit swirling around the house tormenting the others around him. The discovery of the body in the basement in the condition it's in really starts the fun here as there's the really enjoyable attacks on the solo members of the community and the former members who killed him while having a lot of fun with the club opening as there's the temptation kill turning into the ghost dog and tearing him to pieces which is connected nicely with the ravenous devouring and the reappearing body down in the crypt while the fun of the maggots being showered on the party guests raining down from above as well as the demon-dog vomiting them up onto another victim alongside the fun burning down the building in a large fire that holds up incredibly well to the remaining action scenes. The finale, bringing about the trip into the alternative dimension is quite impressive with the discolored blob of souls tormenting those still alive in the mass which is nicely integrated against the layout of the house leading into the fun of being tormented throughout while trapped in the house. Along with the plentiful gore and fast pace, these here are more than enough to hold this up against the few flaws. The biggest one here is the lame and unnecessary back-story scenes from the 70s that take up way too much time here not really doing much. This easily could've dropped them entirely and had the girlfriend reveal it in a simply encounter to ward them off rather than keeping the truth from them as a way to instill. It's also pretty heavy on CGI, since there's pretty big scenes which are driven by this and it looks really bad in the film. These here are what hold this back.Rated R: Graphic Language, Graphic Violence, Brief Nudity, a sex scene and heavy drug use.

I used to watch Pam Grier movies back when I was a teen. Loved 'em even though they were grade B. The same goes with this one. Simply a grade B movie. I don't like bloody flicks but somehow this blood (tho massive) didn't bother me. It has a good story line & the dialog isn't bad. The flash back scenes sometimes are a bit fuzzy as to what is flash back & what isn't. It does get a bit creepy with worms flying from everywhere. It's supposed to be a horror flick but it lacks the suspense. Old horror flicks have more suspense than this one does for me and that's saying something. Snoop does a better job in this movie than others I've seen him in. Pam Grier plays a mom/Tarot card reader with something to hide. Michael T. Weiss's "bad cop" role is believable but I wasn't crazy about the make-up to make him heavier & older. All in all worth watching.

Jimmy Bones (Snoop Dogg) is a business man, who was well respect in the urban neighborhood of Chicago in the 1970's until he mysterious disappear without a trace. Now over twenty years, Bones' house was turned into a Gothic ruined. His spirit still lives on in the neighborhood in the body of a black evil dog! When a group of middle-aged kids (Khalil Kain, Merwin Mondesir, Sean Amsing & Katherine Isabelle) decides to buy Bones' home and turned into a dance-night club. But these four friends are experiencing something odd and as well meeting local people (Pam Grier, Bianca Lawson and Ron Selmour) knows that house isn't what it appears to be and especially they have deep dark secrets, they are not telling. But more trouble are starting, when one of kids father (Clifton Powell) discover that his son bought that house. The father isn't happy as well, along with an corrupted police detective (Michael T. Weiss) and a low-life Drug Dealer (Ricky Harris) do have something to do with Bones' disappearance. While the spirit of Bones is planning to come back in the real world and having his revenge.Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson (Bulletproof, Never Die Alone, Surviving the Game) made an enjoyable Gothic supernatural horror movie with an refreshing sense of humour. Although this film was an Box Office BOMB, when it came out in the fall of 2001. Dickerson's visual style recaptures some of the Italian's Horror Movies of the 1970's and as well for the some of the soul of the Blaxploitation films. But after the two/thirds of the movie. It becomes an mess, when Bones finally is back on the real world and the picture does have an unsatisfying conclusion. But "Bones" does have its fair share of campy humour, Dogg does have an strong presence in the movie as well for Dawson and especially Grier do look good in the movie. Good performances and Style over Subtance does makes this enjoyable mess, worth a look. A must see to capture Dickerson's visual style in Widescreen. Which it's a must on DVD. Written by Adam Simon (The American Nightmare, Brain Dead, Carnosaur) and Tim Metcalfe (Fright Night Part 2, Kalifornia, Revenge of the Nerds). Super 35. (*** ½/*****).

All in all i thought this movie was hilarious. Yes the story line was good, but the movie itself sucked. The actors didn't do a god job & the special effects were awful.However, I found this movie really funny. The movie is so poorly done that what was meant to be a horror flick had become a comedy(maybe not laugh out loud, but still funny). In one scene, the characters find blood, which is clearly neon-red paint(hence the bad special effects). I do think that Sean Amsting(the gangsta of love) did a good job. Though he did add to the comical part of the movie.So, the movie sucks so much that i found it funny. I watch it every time i need a good laugh, you should too.