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Plot:
Follows the investigations of legendary, black private detective--one baaaad muthuh--Shaft! Doned in a turtleneck and leather jacket, he's not only an undercover hero, Shaft's also a lean, mean, sex m...( read more
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Cooler than Bullit.
Hotter than Bond.
Not only an accessible starting point down the road of blaxploitation but also solid, stylistic and entertainingly cool detective flick with a lot more meaning than the other blaxploitations out there.
What makes Shaft impressive isn't the mere stylization of the blaxploitation era it depicts. Rather, the movie is actually a bona-fide private-eye flick, with serious attempts at portrayals of race-relations in New York. The lack of thoughtless stereotyping manages to elevate this movie past it's blaxploitation roots.
Oh hell yes! This film is as cool as evryone says. Come for the soundtrack but stay for the ice cool script. Roundtree is magnificent!
I feel cooler just for watching this movie. Historically interesting to watch because it was the first studio produced blaxploitation flick (first blaxploitation flick was Mevin Van Peebles independent 'Baaaddaaaasssss' something or other released a few months earlier.) Even if you aren't all interested in the historical significance of the film, it's a solid and entertaining detective flick with an awesome theme song.
The music of Issac Hayes a.k.a Black Moses and the original "black private dick who's a sex machine to all the chicks...SHAFT...You DAMN right>>>Starring richard Roundtree
Interesting film, if only to catch the origins of all those different lines thta I've heard quoted and parodied for the past 20 years.
The original. Nothing like it.
Richard Roundtree rules. Not to even mention the Oscar winning theme from Issac Hayes.
THE blaxploitation movie. 'Shaft' is a lively, filthy, in-your-face, groundbreaking film that set the rules for black cinema. Though cheap and reckless, Park's influential film stands as a benchmark for badass cinema--not to mention it boasts an earth-shattering turn from Roundtree. With one of the great film heroes, power to the people one-liners, a funky score, and seemingly on-the-(super)fly camerawork, 'Shaft' is to be seen, even if just for its historical relevance.
The first real Black Male private-eye hero (no Sam Spade pun needed). Started the genre in a great fashion.
ok wat is up wif dis shaft
i'v heard dis stupid fing about a million times..goin Shaft in this weird music..wat is up wif it??
Yeah Shaft was one bad dude and this movie shows him in all his royal badness...and of course the musical numbers by Isaac Hayes are awesome...
By regular standards, this movie is laughable (1 star all the way). But you can't do that, you have to judge it in terms of blaxploitation; in which case it's 5 stars. So I'll juust average the two.
The man who risked his neck for his brother man...
"Throw'd my man Leroy out the window, that's some cooold shit"
One of the best made for black audience movies of the 70's with a great music score but the sequels really sucked big time.
As in so many private-eye stories the plot (what there is of it) is much less important than the grotty urban settings and the detective's pugnacious swagger.
Good private eye yarn, but not much more than the sum of Roundtree's charisma and Isaac Hayes's mammoth musical score.
the ultimate blaxploitation film... classic... Richard Roundtree is a bad mother -shut your mouth--- i'm just talking about richard roundtree as Shaft in the 1971 classic.
My review to this is gonna suck because i'm tired and lazy. But so what?!?! Anyone that has ANY TASTE at all in good cinema has seen and loves this movie. We're talking Richard Roundtree here...we're talking AWESOME SOUNDTRACK...we're talking 70's NYC!! This flick is a safe bet. And Samuel L Jackson should really have know better!! An "update...RE-IMAGE...homage"
...whatever....Samuel being so
old school should be ashamed!! LEAVE THE CLASSICS ALONE!! This is PRIME gritty 70's Blaxploitation. "Where you going Shaft??" "To get LAID!!" That line right there sums it all up - ENJOY!!
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