Shaft
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Movie Reviews of Shaft
Movie Review: be honest -- dont you miss the deuce?
Summary: 4 Stars
ok, once again im allowing my personal history to dictate my reaction to a movie. as a crime flick, its fun tho nothing innovative can be found here unless you count the skin color and the off-color dialogue (go see the gangster flicks of the early 30s if you doubt me here). but i remember the so-called dereliction of the deuce, and i LOVE the seedy look as a piece of nostalgia. odd, isnt it -- what we come to cherish as we grow old?
Movie Review: THE BEST OF THE BLAXPLOITATION FILMS
Summary: 4 Stars
PERHAPS THE BEST BLAXPLOITATION FILM OF THEM ALL. JOHN SHAFT [RICHARD ROUNDTREE] IS HIRED TO INVESTIGATE THE KIDNAPPING OF A GANG LORD'S DAUGHTER. VERY INTERESTING MOVIE WIH LOTS OF GREAT MUSIC. THE FILM ALSO HAS A SHARP SENSE OF HUMOR. FOR A FUN TIME, CHECK OUT THIS CLASSIC 1971 ACTIONER. ISSAC HAYES WON AN OSCAR FOR THE SHAFT THEME SONG. FOLLOWED BY TWO SEQUELS, A TV SERIES, AND WAS REMADE [SORT OF] IN 2000.Movie Review: There is a good deal of the Bogart characterization in Richard Rountree's portrayal...
Summary: 3 Stars
Shaft is a black private eye in the sleazy, downtown part of Brooklyn, and of all the new gumshoes trying to fill the Marlowe shoes, he probably comes nearest to the type of character devised by Dashiel Hammett in "The Maltese Falcon" and sharpened by Raymond Chandler in "The Big Sleep."
He is the kind of man of whom Chandler wrote: "But down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid."
If Shaft is ever afraid, he does not show it... He moves through city streets on foot with the slim grace of a panther... He can hold his own with black man or white...
To the white police detective who looks sardonically at him and comments: 'You ain't so black," Shaft is quick to pick up a white coffee-cup, hold it alongside the cop's face, and reply: "And you ain't so white either baby."
The mood of the film is set in the beginning when Shaft, striding along the pavements, is asked where he is going. "To get laid," he says without pausing... At the end, almost the same situation recurs... He is asked: "Where've you been, man?" and he says: 'I got laid. "
The real point about Shaft, however, is that though the character does happen to be a black man, he could just as easily be white, red or yellow... Yes, some of the dialog would have to be altered if he were turned into a Charlie Chan, but that is not at issue... There is a good deal of the Bogart characterization in Richard Rountree's portrayal, blended with a touch of the Paul Newman's...
Movie Review: Kind of a hoot with a good soundtrack
Summary: 3 Stars
I loved the look of 1971 New York that director Gordon Parks got in this retro PI tale. Gritty, dark, dirty, trash-strewn streets, cheesy interiors: they're all here. Of course, Isaac Hayes' soundtrack is fab, though the plot is a cliche and the acting, overall, is meh...This was hot stuff because it showed blacks in a different light at the time. Today, it's a time capsule of an era long gone.Movie Review: Great movie, Bad audio
Summary: 3 Stars
You know, if you're going to release this excellent trilogy on DVD, the least you could do is insure it's audio excellence. The movies are still excellent, but what a disappointment to listen to. The movie itself gets 5 stars, but this release should've been handled better.