If Fred and Barney had been young black guys from the 'hood who smoked pot and swore a lot, The Flintstones would have looked a lot like the movie Next Friday.

 That is, Next Friday is lowbrow, virtually plotless, full of two-dimensional stereotypes, predictable -- and yet somehow funny.
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With its dope humour and its meandering plotlines, the 1995 comedy Friday was a throwback to the Cheech and Chong comedies of two decades earlier.

 Directed by F. Gary Gray, it was a day in the South Central life of a regular guy named Craig (Ice Cube). Since he didn't pack a weapon and hang out with gangbangers, the film was also a departure in its portrayal of life in the 'hood. The implication, that life wasn't necessarily as bad or as violent as it is in the movies, made it particularly refreshing.
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