tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post3270019386671845494..comments2024-03-18T15:46:07.295-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Junesploitation 2019 Day 5: Blaxploitation!Patrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-39007802367359658682019-06-15T03:55:06.615-05:002019-06-15T03:55:06.615-05:00Good article and have a nice content, really enjoy...Good article and have a nice content, really enjoy it. thanks for sharing.<br />Visit our site on : <br /><br /><a title="Lapak Judi Bola" href="https://liga588.net" rel="nofollow"><strong>Lapak Judi Bola</strong></a><br /><a title="Liga 88" href="https://liga588.net" rel="nofollow"><strong>Liga 88</strong></a><br /><a title="Jasa Bola" href="https://liga588.net" rel="nofollow"><strong>Jasa Bola</strong></a><br /><a title="SitusSlot" href="https://liga588.net" rel="nofollow"><strong>SitusSlot</strong></a>LIGA588https://www.blogger.com/profile/15923733496317872383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-29677809861879356782019-06-07T21:25:38.332-05:002019-06-07T21:25:38.332-05:00I'm glad you gave this one a shot!I'm glad you gave this one a shot!Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-75727352945027601922019-06-07T20:30:56.378-05:002019-06-07T20:30:56.378-05:00Lord Shango (1975)
Bit late on this one. Definite...Lord Shango (1975)<br /><br />Bit late on this one. Definitely a surprise. Certainly more distressing than I anticipated. Establishes and maintains a unique but effective tone. Can't help but feel like Ari Aster and Ti West are familiar with this one.Frank Dahlmeyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05778755129531697093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-88860435626006013392019-06-07T08:10:00.298-05:002019-06-07T08:10:00.298-05:00Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
Supe...Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)<br /><br />Super messy and more than a little meandering, but often beautiful and manages to get by on pure style and an amazing soundtrack. It’s so experimental I can see it turning off a lot of people, but there is enough good stuff to outweigh the bad. A true blueprint for the genre it created.<br /><br />Action Jackson (1988)<br /><br />A blast from start to finish. Take me to the universe where this and Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins have like 6 sequels each, please. I also love that this is sort of a sister movie to Die Hard (Michael Kamen does at least part of the score, and there are tons of the same actors from that movie); I was on board once I saw Argyle pop up.<br /><br />There is Tango and Cash level 80’s action cheese (Carl Weather chases a car on foot, there’s a comically large explosion at one point and Craig T. Nelson does karate), but it’s all fun.Dan D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12812050762371103357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-39674485763322192272019-06-06T08:10:16.482-05:002019-06-06T08:10:16.482-05:00Blacula (1972)
I was surprised when this started ...<i>Blacula</i> (1972)<br /><br />I was surprised when this started out a period piece, but pretty pumped at the prospect of Dracula and a classy-af William Marshall teaming up to stop the slave trade, but no, Dracula turns out to be a racist asshole who turns Marshall into Blacula purely for the sake of locking him in a coffin and dooming him to an eternal life of an unsatiated thirst for human blood. Cut to a couple hundred years later, after Van Helsing has taken care of Drac, a super-problematic gay couple real estate hunting in Transylvania unwittingly transports him to Los Angeles where the movie proper begins. It's great - not what I was expecting in the best possible ways! Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-307860128750641262019-06-06T07:58:20.342-05:002019-06-06T07:58:20.342-05:00I was going to watch this but after reading a bit ...I was going to watch this but after reading a bit about it, and knowing it was going to be a late start, I figured I'd have an easier time staying awake (and that's not a dig - I fell asleep during the GoT finale ffs) with something a little wackier. Glad you liked - I'll check it out soon.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-69965302249613897702019-06-06T00:13:36.501-05:002019-06-06T00:13:36.501-05:00Emma Mae (1976, dir. Jamaa Fanaka)
Jamaa Fanaka...Emma Mae (1976, dir. Jamaa Fanaka)<br />Jamaa Fanaka's second movie starts as a character study of a young woman from the South transplanted to Watts, then becomes a gritty crime movie before settling into a third thing in the denouement. It lacks the sensationalism of his other movies that I like better, but it's a really interesting film.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-92110714268493615182019-06-05T22:21:55.873-05:002019-06-05T22:21:55.873-05:00Coffy (1973)
I finally watched Coffy and my life ...Coffy (1973)<br /><br />I finally watched Coffy and my life is richer for it. Pam Grier is an actual goddess and the movie was a blast. <br /><br />I really need to watch more Blaxploitation movies. It’s a genre i’ve always wanted to explore more, but just haven’t gotten around to seeing many of the films. Matthew B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02692856241983225636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-36151013063955897252019-06-05T21:17:41.711-05:002019-06-05T21:17:41.711-05:00Pootie Tang (2001)
Critically reviled at the time...Pootie Tang (2001)<br /><br />Critically reviled at the time of its release, the chances of a reassessment took a serious hit with director Louis CK’s (justifiable) fall from grace. It’s too bad because Pootie Tang is a cult classic in need of a cult. Based on a character from HBO’s Chris Rock Show, it’s a miracle that a major studio released a comedy this bizarre. The titular hero speaks in a non-subtitled fictional language of words arranged to achieve nonsense. The nearly nonexistent plot is compensated by the MacGruber-ish (another unheralded comedy classic) level of absurdity. It’s a breezy 81 minutes, including credits and has a few interesting cameos. 5 minutes is all that it will take to figure out if it’s your kind of party.Ryan Byhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11510073401709026017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-75211404053423189402019-06-05T21:11:28.330-05:002019-06-05T21:11:28.330-05:00The Final Comedown (1972)
Written and Directed by...The Final Comedown (1972)<br /><br />Written and Directed by Truck Turner co-writer Oscar Williams, and starring Billy Dee Williams and Johnny Johnson, a youth who is ultimately pushed to violence as the leader of a group radicals. There's a solid and still relevant foundation here, but things just don't quite come together to make any sort of strong point as the movie begins and ends with a violent shootout between Johnny and his group vs the police (the background is filled in through flashbacks). On some level Johnny seems to know that the violence isn't going to change things, at least not immediately, but has some nebulous ideas that it may help future generations. More than anything he just seem to feel like he needs to do something drastic even if he's not entirely sure it will actually accomplish something. There's a rough draft for a great movie in here, but partly due to a low budget I'm sure, it just doesn't quite get there.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129602094443434975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-48953748482653900672019-06-05T20:30:54.020-05:002019-06-05T20:30:54.020-05:00I also watched Bone (1972, dir. Larry Cohen, First...I also watched Bone (1972, dir. Larry Cohen, First Time Viewing) and like Jon I had no idea what I was in store for or where this movie was going. It was pretty amazing. This movie should be mentioned in the same breath as In the Heat of the Night, Night of the Living Dead (Even though Romero denied it was about race), and other groundbreaking films of the time. This movie has no qualms about pushing race-related boundaries that still feel edgy. Truly Underrated and amazing movie. Everyone should see it.Matt Sollenbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088555561067804979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-55653875584425728562019-06-05T18:51:40.829-05:002019-06-05T18:51:40.829-05:00Trouble Man (Ivan Dixon, 1972)
Robert Hooks doesn...Trouble Man (Ivan Dixon, 1972)<br /><br />Robert Hooks doesn't quite bring the same charm as say, Fred Williamson; but he's still a solid smooth talking badass. Fun flick, if overly convoluted. Paul Winfield is great, and someone I haven't seen on my TV in a while.Alex O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01830182776513639121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-65483677792714865202019-06-05T17:38:57.558-05:002019-06-05T17:38:57.558-05:00VOODOO BLACK EXORCIST (1973)
Supernatural happeni...VOODOO BLACK EXORCIST (1973) <br />Supernatural happenings on a tropical island. This is a sparse movie, with little dialogue or story, just an assortment of images and discordant scenes strung together to make something of a movie. That might sound cool and artsy, but it doesn’t add up to much, despite the occasional zombie beheading. <br /><br />Bonus #Godzillasploitation: GHIDORAH THE THREE-HEADED MONSTER (1965) <br />Now there are space aliens as a psychic alien princess (I think?) enlists the Mothra larvae, Rodan, and Godzilla to team up and stop the oncoming threat of Ghidorah. All the political intrigue in the script lost me, but the big brawl was fun. I especially liked Rodan pecking the top of Godzilla’s head while Godzilla just stands there looking ticked off. Metaphor for life, really. <br /><br />Mac McEntirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04665675426679622487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-44481325961289352002019-06-05T17:31:33.468-05:002019-06-05T17:31:33.468-05:00Who's the Man? (1993)
Ed Lover and Doctor Dre...Who's the Man? (1993)<br /><br />Ed Lover and Doctor Dre(not that one), the Laurel and Hardy of Hip-Hop, are just the worst barbers in the barbershop. They might be the worst barbers in the history of mankind. If they don't get a job, they'll get evicted. So what do you do? You become a police officer. It only takes, like, 3 days to become a cop, right? Anyway, they're "the man" now and on the case. What case? Who shot their landlord and mentor, Nick. Who can save the neighborhood? These two jokers? God damn right they can.Brent Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741998097323944343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-46385810766041943822019-06-05T16:57:57.164-05:002019-06-05T16:57:57.164-05:00Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
Labe...Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)<br /><br />Labeled the first Blaxploitation film, to me, it plays much more like a politcally minded art film. The use of montage and quick cut edits is a little disorienting at times, but the lack of narrative structure actually helps to underline the emotional themes.<br /><br />This has been my favorite day of Junesploitation so far.Dan Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08867941169028172509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-17911941689804031072019-06-05T16:16:35.170-05:002019-06-05T16:16:35.170-05:00Darktown Strutters (1975)
Focusing on a quartet o...Darktown Strutters (1975)<br /><br />Focusing on a quartet of female three-wheel motorcyclists, it's fun and light-heart with a couple good musical numbers and Dick Miller in a small role. The humor is a bit goofy with a lot of speeding up the footage, slapstick humor, and overall dumb gags, and a lot of it falls flat, but it's also charming in its own way.<br /><br />A particular oddity in that it was written by George Armitage who would direct Grosse Pointe Blank two decades later, and was one of the last movies from Director William Witney who had gotten his start in the '30s and '40s doing serials like Adventures of Captain Marvel. Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129602094443434975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-27123138748444526032019-06-05T14:58:18.951-05:002019-06-05T14:58:18.951-05:00Bone (1972)
Larry Cohen sure did have a great way...Bone (1972)<br /><br />Larry Cohen sure did have a great way of subverting expectations at every turn. Every time I think I know where this is going, it just manages to take a turn for the darker while never losing its underlying comedic tone.Jon Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336259908056545249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-84538308453011784332019-06-05T14:25:35.016-05:002019-06-05T14:25:35.016-05:00WELCOME HOME, BROTHER CHARLES (1975):
Don't ...WELCOME HOME, BROTHER CHARLES (1975): <br /><br />Don't even read this. Just watch it. Rob DiCristinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402698333999727219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-6914134635034109802019-06-05T13:12:51.171-05:002019-06-05T13:12:51.171-05:00Across 110th Street (1972)
For the second day in ...Across 110th Street (1972)<br /><br />For the second day in a row my choice turned out to be not at all what I expected, and in this case that’s a wonderful thing. Not only is this the best Junesploitation movie I’ve seen so far this year (and it’s gonna be a difficult bar to clear for future choices), it’s the best I’ve seen since Dead & Buried knocked my proverbial socks off three or four Junesploitations ago. <br /><br />This was much more of a noir than a blaxploitation movie, with lots of strong, lived-in performances (especially Paul Benjamin as a man torn by his own cold-blooded nature, how did this guy not become a star?) and an ending that could only exist in a 70s movie. In fact, the ending is so abrupt that for a moment I thought the disc was broken. As for the movie leading up to that ending, it’s jam-packed with excellent performances, disturbing violence, grimy locations, funky music, innovative camera work (there’s some hand-held stuff that feels way ahead of its time), and characters that behave like human beings instead of movie characters. I cannot recommend this enough, it’s a fantastic movie. A Junesploitation miracle!JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867827164062216789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-5638643673681442402019-06-05T13:05:17.920-05:002019-06-05T13:05:17.920-05:00The Black Gestapo (1975)
Much better than I feare...The Black Gestapo (1975)<br /><br />Much better than I feared it being. At first, I was wondering why the title, the Peoples Army seemed like they had principles and ideas I agreed with.<br />Then the schism occurred, and I understood the title.<br />A provocative title, but a pretty good movie.Dan Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08867941169028172509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-79792583826550231722019-06-05T12:37:46.505-05:002019-06-05T12:37:46.505-05:00Truck Turner (1974)
Isaac Hayes is not afraid to ...Truck Turner (1974)<br /><br />Isaac Hayes is not afraid to wear a shirt covered in cat piss. He enjoys visiting his girlfriend in prison every five to six days. A pimp goes down and his oldest lady wants Truck dead. Maybe she gets Yaphet Kotto to take him out. It's kill or be killed and even sick kids in the hospital are fair game.Brent Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741998097323944343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-75590152670933390052019-06-05T12:12:13.020-05:002019-06-05T12:12:13.020-05:00I think the time is right for a remake!I think the time is right for a remake!Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-89760082945638148622019-06-05T12:08:29.990-05:002019-06-05T12:08:29.990-05:00Ganja & Hess (1973)
This was a mistake. I...Ganja & Hess (1973)<br /><br />This was a mistake. I've wanted to see this for awhile. I mean, it has ganja in the title. I didn't know what hess was but if it was paired with ganja, it had to be good. Alas, Ganja and Hess are characters in a very dull drama that might be kind of about vampires. I'm not even sure if that's true or that this is actually a movie.Brent Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741998097323944343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-41287442241620319412019-06-05T10:24:38.595-05:002019-06-05T10:24:38.595-05:00Sheba, Baby (1975)
Pam Grier comes back to town t...Sheba, Baby (1975)<br /><br />Pam Grier comes back to town to help her father against some thugs. Unfortunately for her, AND for them, her father is killed.<br />What follows is her rampage against the goons that were behind the murder. <br />Great music, great script, and kick ass acting. This movie is awesome.<br /><br />I love William Girdler movies. I've loved everyone one I've seen. This one is no different.Dan Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08867941169028172509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-82739183117040809742019-06-05T08:10:40.358-05:002019-06-05T08:10:40.358-05:00"Black Shampoo" 1976, Dir. Greydon Clark..."Black Shampoo" 1976, Dir. Greydon Clark<br /><br />Better than White ShampooLouis Viljoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339553832997814796noreply@blogger.com