Black Belt Jones
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Movie Review: BADA! BADA-BA-BA BADABADA!! DUH DUHHHHH!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
When I see this movie I immediately start to compare it to similar movies: Karate Kid, No Retreat No Surrender, Gymkata, and, of course, The Last Dragon with Bruce Lee Roy. Actually, that's quite a comparison.
Whereas The Last Dragon attempts to be somewhat serious, Black Belt Jones is an attempt at seriousness in the early 70s, a time when the freeze-frame credits (ala Austin Powers) were all the rage, stupid looking clothes stole credibility, and horrible soundtracks raped the movie-going experience. Each movie is hilarious in its own way, but BBJ just became so dated so quickly that it's hard not to love this movie and laugh at it at the same time.
In downtown LA, the Watts district to be exact, the Mob is moving in on everyone's territory. It's not a new idea. There is, as always, one guy holding out and giving the Mob trouble. In this case, it's ex-karate champion Pop Byrd and his karate school. This is where it gets funny. The Mob sends a "tough-guy" named Pinky to rough up Pop, but instead gets his @** handed to him a few times ofr his troubles. Eventually, Pop becomes too much trouble and is murdered by one of Pinky's cohorts. Enter Black Belt Jones (Jim Kelly from Enter the Dragon fame) to save the day.
BBJ is basically the coolest, baddest cat alive. He's got the pimp and swagger of The Mack, the funky dance moves and jive talk that earn him street cred, an afro that rivals even the best SoulGlo jheri curl, and the karate skills to beat down anyone who gets in his way.
The movie is replete with cheesy 70s details that we all love. There are hilarious lines with slang like "I gots Superfly", outrageous trampoline fight scenes, the aforementioned hideous clothing, and firecracker sounds when anyone gets hit with a karate chop.
The line that always makes me laugh is when BBJ is fighting Pinky in one of the funniest fight scenes in history. BBJ has a friend turning the lights on and off at intervals, and BBJ is popping up, kicking and punching the Mob henchmen. At one point Pinky says, "Who hit me?!" In the dark, BBJ replies, "Batman, muthaf*#&a!"
This is easily one of the best bad movies of all time. It's completely unbelievable, incredibly funny from a time when movies were made just for entertainment purposes. And if you don't understand the title for my review, watch the movie. You'll not only know it, you'll love it.