Runtime:
85 minutes
Directed
by: Fred Williamson
Starring:
Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Richard Roundtree, Jim Kelly
From:
Camelot Films
I'll
admit this right away: the last time I tried using Hulu Plus, it made
my computer act all funny. I don't know why but it did. That's why I
hadn't used it in a few days. But, I tried it tonight and it worked
fine, so yay for that. I decided to see this film, one I've known
about for a long while now. It features four awesome blaxploitation
dudes coming together for one last hurrah in a genre that had died
off after a few glorious years.
The
plot: There's a martial arts tournament (that and “karate” is
what they called the obvious kickboxing matches going on in the
then-new Meadowlands Arena in New Jersey, now seen in modern times as
a real dump but back then it was seen as great. It's some guys from
California against some local guys. Despite loaded gloves being used,
the out of towners still win... and the people who put a giant bet on
the New Jersey boys winning don't want to pay up. Kelly and Roundtree
investigate to get their cash, but run into problems and a galpal of
theirs gets raped and then kidnapped. They call in Brown and
Williamson to save the day.
I
heard good things about this. Turns out I did get entertainment... bu
it's mainly laughing at this stupid ridiculous movie. Gunshots happen
in a stairwell and the bad guys in the stairwell at the time don't
hear them? It's illogical stuff like this which bothered me, along
with real obvious padding being done for an 85 minute movie and a
“that's it?” finale.
Still,
there's plenty of odd things to note. For example, you randomly see a
bunch of shirtless white hairy dudes sharing a joint. This doesn't
lead to anything. The sheriff of the town is a guy who looks to be in
his 80's. A blonde bartender (who you've seen a few times before) is
for no reason showering in Williamson's hotel room without his prior
permission... and I swear it looks as if she's pleasuring herself in
there! He finds this sight and of course, the director/producer
manages to have a love scene for himself.
But
there's more... like a mutt dog having a cigarillo stuck in its
mouth, some hilarious early 80's facial hair, and a self-professed
karate expert (who you don't see use it at all) that is a big bald
dude that looks like a cross between Gert Frobe, King Kong Bundy and
the big fat bald guy from Stir Crazy. There's also a one scene cameo
from Joe Spinell and you get to see him mack on a lady in a sterling
blue pantsuit.
While
I was hoping for a legit awesome action film, if you want to laugh at
a shitty stupid movie then this is a good one to pick. I'll be back
Sunday night, as long as I don't have further computer issues, that
is.
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