Coffy
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Movie Reviews of Coffy
Movie Review: An undeniable blaxploitation classic
Summary: 4 Stars
Classic blaxploitation film with more twists than a bag of pretzels. The fabulous Pam Grier is Coffy, who seeks to get back at the drug dealers who got her sister hooked. Some scenes range from outrageous to truly tasteless, but despite a few print flaws, the picture has never looked so good on DVD. We're also treated to a running director's commentary and the trailer. "Coffy" is a great revenge fantasy that should belong in your collection, and the rather low price makes it even more appealing.Movie Review: Coffy's Never Been Hotter!
Summary: 4 Stars
The quintessential Pam Grier film. In an era where white producers were rolling black films through an assmebly line like process, every blue moon, one would transend it's stereotypical script and give birth to a true star. Pam Grier takes the paper thin plot (a slightly twisted woman who goes on a vigilante crusade against drug dealers)and turns in a what would become the prototype female hero. Well worth seeing because of Ms. Grier's excellent ability to make us believe in her cause.Movie Review: A Good Cup of Coffy
Summary: 4 Stars
"Coffy" like the product of a similar name is a guilty pleasure. We know it may be lacking nutritional value but we love it just the same. As a slice of the 1970's pop culture with bell bottoms and embarrassingly bizarre, flashy fashions it is an icon. The plot is comic bookie with cardboard bad guys set up to be mowed down but then there's Pam Grier. She's delicious and sweet with a powerful kick. Watch and enjoy.Movie Review: Errors and omissions
Summary: 4 Stars
From the information from other sites I am to believe that this is not an 'Anamorphic/16:9 enhanced' DVD. Foxy Brown is. All Region 2's in the MGM Blaxploitation-series are...Movie Review: Only Pam Grier makes Coffy worth watching.
Summary: 3 Stars
Pam Grier stars as Coffy. She's a nurse who seeks revenge, on the drug dealers who got her sister hooked on bad heroine. Like any 70s Blaxploitation flick, you can expect to see the racist bad guys get their just desserts.
There were scores of these films made during the 70s, and they were really demeaning to both black and white audiences alike. This is mainly due to the vicious racial hostility in these films, and the degrading, stereotypical characters. Especially the female characters.
Other common threads between Coffy, and other films of its type, include brutal violence, corrupt cops, car chases, a generous abundance of nudity, and sex-crazed gorgeous women. Not to mention urban ghettos populated by drug-dealers, pimps, mobsters, and other criminal scum.
Pam Grier, was the undisputed queen of 70s Blaxploitation heroines. She was magnificent, being both tough-as-nails, and drop-dead gorgeous. Like in her other films, Pam outshines the other characters, in Coffy. In fact, Pam is so charismatic on screen, that these sorts of films are unwatchable, without her as the main character.
If you like Pam Grier, you're better off seeing her other films, like Foxy Brown, or perhaps Friday Foster. These films have much less empty sleaze, than Coffy does. Pam's character in Coffy, degrades herself way too much to get the bad guys. Pam's characters in her other Blaxploitation films, don't stoop as low to get revenge, as Coffy did.
I'd say, only watch Coffy, if you're unable to see any of Pam Grier's other films. Otherwise, Coffy is a waste of time. Only Pam's talent as an actress, makes viewing Coffy bearable.