Mike: On Blacula, it doesnt have to be about him fighting the man specifically, but it still is about the black man as the powerful individual. Its a black empowerment film at its core.
I sat down and watched Fight For Your Life again last night. I pushed play and the film started with that funky Fight For Your life theme. Somehow I forgot about it. I STILL dont consider it a Blaxploitation film. Its all about the characters. If it was a real Blaxploitation film, there would be one main character being the one in charge. A nice black family being held hostage by a racist and then fighting back when they get a chance doesnt make it from that genre. I still say its a shocksploitation flick overall. Even on the commentary track, the guys never once said it was a Blaxploitation film. They just said it was an exploitative hostage film in the tradition of Desperate Hours.
