Ernest Tidyman, Moses Gunn, Richard Roundtree
When a pal of detective John Shaft is murdered in a bombing (and $250,000 in cash turns up missing), New York's coolest private eye finds himself caught in the middle of a power struggle between black...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 6, 2000
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October 17, 2009Gordon Parks' sequel to his 1971 blaxplotation success seems to fall short of the popularity and status of the original. But, as the hyped update with Samuel L Jackson is on the way, Shaft's Big Score and the next film, Shaft In Africa, may become more well-known.
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January 12, 2008Shaft just seems out of his element here, with little or no action, and large expanses of utterly forgettable and unnecessary plot elements for him to navigate. Even the helicopter-fight sequence near the end is utterly boring... for some reason, Roundtree can't conjure up the ic...( read more)
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September 21, 2009The story is simpler, and the soundtrack (by the director instead of Isaac Hayes) isn't a patch on the original but for his second outing, Shaft still keeps all his charm and his snappy comebacks, as he handles the bad guys, dodgy cops and swooning women. Very entertaining, I li...( read more)
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March 15, 2009well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch,...its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie..i think that richard roundtree is brilliant as john shaft throughout the movies...i think that richard roundtree, moses gunn, ...( read more)
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June 19, 2007Like most sequels, the only thing that improved is the budget for action scenes. They are a lot bigger in this one. Not as fun as the first Shaft movie (in this one he's close to being James Bond). Characters/plot isn't as engaging.
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June 1, 2007Richard Rountree is the Cat called Shaft and Hes out to really take care of the Big Score of them all. from the Hustles and drug dealers which that also inclues the Mafia which they are the dirtyest players of them all. while Shaft is in the Middle between the Pimp Bumpie and the...( read more)
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March 1, 2007Not a bad sequel by the way. However,the action is top-notch with Richard Roundtree doing what he does best as tough as nails private eye John Shaft. However,if your looking for another theme score by Issac Hayes(who won the Oscar in 1971 for Best Original Score for the first Shaft movie)you're in for a disappointment. This time around composer Johnny Tate takes over with the theme lyrics from legendary blues artist O.C. Smith.
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