Bucktown [dvd/16x9 Ws/1.85:1/1975/theatrical Trailer/soul Cinema]
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Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTAudio: English (Original Language)
Studio: Mgm
Movie Reviews of Bucktown [dvd/16x9 Ws/1.85:1/1975/theatrical Trailer/soul Cinema]
Movie Review: Pam Grier and Fred Williamson are a great pair.
Summary: 4 Stars
`Bucktown' is fill with some exciting drama. The plot is relatively original, Duke (played by Fred Williamson) comes to a town to bury his brother who died. His brother owned a bar called The Alabama. This particular town is a mini, sleazy, version of Vegas (the actual city used for the filming seems to be Kansas City, Mossouri,) a town that attracts low rent tourists because of its gambling and prostitution. It's going to take a while for Duke to settle his brother's estate, so he hangs around town and reopens his brother's bar. After two of the town's cops come in and expect a percentage of the proceeds from the bar's receipts, he realizes that the entire town is run by a corrupt, white, police force. He won't stand for it, so he calls in his big city friend Roy (Thalmus Rasulala) to come to town with some thugs to kick some ***. The crew comes to town and they make short work of the brutal white police force. Duke is quite grateful for the help but things take a different turn once Dukes friends takes over and become the new law enforcers and are worse than the rednecks ever were. Williamson must stand up to the group, which includes his childhood best friend (their final one-on-one confrontation is pretty vividly brutal).
Pam Grier does play a supporting role in here and it's some of her best acting. She really does appears more classy and tasteful in this film. I know you guys want - and are accustomed to - seeing her breasts every 10 minutes, but I found it a nice change of pace to see her in a more graceful light. Carl Weathers does play a small part as one of the enforcers convincely and Thalmus Rasulala also did a terrific job in his role but Fred Williamson owns the film and he's pretty effective.
`Bucktown' is recommended to all blaxploitation fans and for those who are looking for action, integrity, and grittiness.
Summary of Bucktown [dvd/16x9 Ws/1.85:1/1975/theatrical Trailer/soul Cinema]
Whatever you want theyve got.. And bucktown is where youll find it! Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 01/08/2008 Starring: Fred Williamson Thalmus Rasulala Run time: 94 minutes Rating: R Director: Arthur MarksThis middling but entirely watchable blaxploitation thriller from 1975 stars football-legend-turned-actor Fred Williamson as the brother of a murdered bar owner in a racially divided town. After bringing in a gaggle of tough street buddies from the old neighborhood to help break up a corrupt police force, Williamson's character figures he can settle into domestic bliss with Pam Grier. But there's a snag: the hero's restless posse decides to take over the white cops' graft operation, forcing a bloody finale of retribution. In the '70s genre of reactionary revenge movies, Bucktown is a minor entry, and Grier's rather passive performance is certainly anomalous in the blaxploitation vein. But it is worth a visit, especially for cult film completists. --Tom Keogh
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