QT was a huge of fan of the whole blaxpoition genre. He loved all those movies like Foxy Brown or Coffy with Pam Grier. I was wondering if anyobdy here as seen any and if so which ones because this is a really cool genre.
i own:
Shaft
Shaft in Africa
Superfly
Foxy Brown
Three the Hard Way
and i like but dont own: The Mack, Across 110th Street, Detroit 9000 âŚ
Iâve already seen Across 110th Street. Loved that movie.
My most favorite genre ever!!! Well, 1 of my most favorites, at least:
Black Caesar-Fred Williamsonâs best performance and character
Coffy-My favorite Pam flick. Guns,boobies,one-linersâŚItâs all here
Shaft trilogy-1st oneâs a classic, of course, but Shaft in Africa is actually my favorite
The Mack-Pimpinâ at itâs best. Willie Dynamite is just as good.
Black Belt Jones-Had to throw Jim Kelly in here somewhere!
Cotton Comes to Harlem-Solid cast makes this caper/heist flick enjoyable
Blacula-Still fun to watch after all these years. Better than it sounds.
Super Fly-Definetly one of the defining flicks of the era. Thanks to Ron Oânealâs performance and Curtis Mayfieldâs legendary soundtrack.
J.D.'s Revenge-I never get sick of watching this one!
Cleopatra Jones-Pam Grier wasnât the only fine mama that kicked booty!
Truck Turner-Violent, shoot-'em-up action vehicle with Isacc Hayes as the title character! Guest appearances by Yaphet Kotto,Dick Miller,Scatman Crothers and a foul-mouthed Nichelle Nichols!
Last, but certainly not least:
Dolemite-Rudy Ray Mooreâs âEd Wood-ishâ epic has to be seen to be believed. And donât miss the sequel, Human Tornado! Technically, itâs a little better made than the predecessor, but way more fun, IMO
The all Shaft
Many with Pam Grier: Coffy, Foxy Brown for the most wellknown
Superfly
Across 110th Street
Sweet sweet badaaasssong (or donât how to write this title)
Black Caesar
Blacula
Cleopatra Jones
Truck Turner
⌠fro the principals. Love that genr !
What about 'Hell up in Harlemâ
Thats the sequel to âBlack Ceasarâ.
I think :-</E>
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What about 'Hell up in Harlemâ
Thats the sequel to âBlack Ceasarâ.
I think :-</E>
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Um, itâs ok. I think itâs the most rushed sequel in history because Williamson isnât even in half of the movie (He was working on another movie at the same time) and a body double was used for over 40% of the movie. But itâs got a few cool action scenes and some memorable music provided by Edwin Starr.
In the early nineties Ice-T presented a programme about blaxploitation cinema on Channel 4âs arts strand âWithout Wallsâ. A very passionate defence and celebration of the genre starting with âSweet Sweetbackâs Baaadasssss Songâ. Prior to that blaxploitation as a genre was dismissed. I cannot say, âunfairly dismissedâ as I have only seen one film within that genre, âSweetbackâ. It was probably the term âblaxploitationâ that made it, to some, dismissable. âExploiting Blacks!â Indeed an actress, whose name escapes me, of that period said in the documentary âBadass Cinemaâ that she hated that term. The movie âHollywood Shuffleâ features a scene where the wannabe actor has to degrade himself by appearing in a blaxploitation movie and be instructed to act a little more âblackâ. So Ice-T and Quentin Tarantino were sailing against cinematic recieved critical opinion by celebrating âFoxy Brownâ, âCoffyâ and âBlack Caesarâ and good for them I say.
For âNeonâ, a defunct BritishĂâĂ movie magazine, Tarantino wrote an article on his love for blaxploitation cinema. He concluded with a line from a hip-hop song (I think it was by Public Enemy)
" Whatâs on at the cinema? Driving Miss Daisy? Fuck that shit! Letâs stay at home and watch Black Caesar."
someone wanna write a good article about Blaxploitation at the Flickopedia?
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I canât do Blaxploitation but I could do somethin on the Shaw Brothers if you want, Seb?
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I canât do Blaxploitation but I could do somethin on the Shaw Brothers if you want, Seb?
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i dont care. as long as SOMEBODY starts working in the Flickopedia.
I really want to get some stuff on it.
Iâll pm you that article on the SBs I wrote so you can have a look at it.
blaxpoitation is one of my fav
Black ceasar
the mack
coffy
super fly
many more
For talking Tarantino and this subjet obviously you have Rolling Thunder release of Detroit 9000⌠which is a must see/own.
From the film fests he threw he has screened (and I know Iâm missing a couple):
Brotherhood of Death
Bucktown
Coonskin
âŚtickâŚtickâŚtickâŚ
Others that Iâve heard him mention in good regards:
Black Gunn
Black Belt Jones
Candy Tangerine Man
Corn Bread Earl and Me
Darktown Strutters
Five on the Black Hand Side
Hit Man
J.D.'s Revenge - you should see him light up when talking about this movie
Mack
Truck Turner
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Candy Tangerine Man
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This is said to be a favorite of Sam Jacksonâs too. I still havenât seen it yet.
There was a rumor that this was supposed to appear on the new DVD cult label, SUBVERSSIVE CINEMA, but I havenât heard nothing on it.
I have it on good authority that Subversive is indeed working on a Candy Tangerine Man dvd, but itâs a bit down the road.
Meanwhile, John Danielsâ other blax classic IS out on dvd now:
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someone wanna write a good article about Blaxploitation at the Flickopedia?
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And yes seb, I definitely would love to. I might be able to do some work on it this Saturday in fact.
My video store as a whole blaxploitation section. (although i could possibly be the only person who actually borrows them on a regular basis) Canât get enough of it! loved Foxy Brown, Shaft, Sweet Sweetbackâs baaadaaassss song, superfly (definitely!), Black Caesar, (those all my alltime faves, among others)
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Meanwhile, John Danielsâ other blax classic IS out on dvd now:
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This was a trip.
I heard that Trouble Man is on itâs way on DVD this January.
Candy Tangerine Man and Trouble Man. Ive been waiting to see those for years. Iâll definitely pick them up when they are released!