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 Rated 4 out of 5
Long Live Jim Kelly
This title, as bad in production value as it is, definitely ranks up there with the most entertaining movies I’’ve ever seen. I laughed so hard at times, I nearly cried. Either they were doing this tongue in cheek, which then makes it brilliant, or it was complete schlock. Either way, it’’s a keeper for the library.NOTE: I bought the VHS version thinking it would contain the edited footage, but it does not. Seems there is no fully uncut version available, because someone wrote the DVD version is edited. Ripoff. Jim Kelly is a classic, and when he delivers the line "your credibility has reached an all time low", he is unforgettable.  Rated 2 out of 5
Black Samurai ¿ Not to be Taken Seriously
When watching this DVD all conventional expectations of standard film making (decent acting, editing, direction etc.), should be put aside. Instead this DVD should be enjoyed for what it is a schlock B - grade cult/martial arts send up that is performed with tongue firmly in cheek. "Black Samurai" is directed by Al Adamson who knows his way around low budget action fare. This film stars Jim Kelly as a wealthy agent for the government organization D.R.A.G.O.N. Kelly is lured back into action when his girlfriend is kidnapped by a group of Haitian voodoo slavers. Things do go from the sublime to the ridiculous as Kelly is pitted against a vulture, a slew of diminutive bad guys and the evil warlock Janicott (Bill Roy) all while never messing up one hair of his immaculate afro. Also, there is a scene of Kelly donning a jet-pack to sneak up on the evil doers that has to be seen to be believed. Adamson keeps things from spiraling into an incoherent mess while keeping a brisk pace. The supporting cast is odd but will be familiar to cult movie buffs including D’’ Urville Martin ("Black Caesar"), Felix Silla (Cousin It from "The Addams Family"), Marilyn Joi ("Kentucky Fried Movie") and tough guy Aldo Ray ("We’’re No Angeles"). The primary reason to watch this DVD is for the choreographed fight scenes that are done well enough and really do showcase Kelly’’s martial arts ability. All in all this film is not going to be remembered as great cinema but the charm of its silliness makes it enjoyable. Rated 1 out of 5
Are you kidding me?
This is single-handedly the worst movie I have ever seen. First of all, the movie was devoid of any plot (at least one that I was aware of). Between fending off dwarves and blind, yellow belt "martial artists" and come-ons from the femme fatale, who looked like a run-down Sheila-E, Kelly should have definitely kept to what he knows best---hairstyling and red track suits. Action sequences squander great potential: in one scene where the black samurai tours the canopy in a rocketeer jet backpack, he can’’t find anyone to fight with, so he just lands and the scene ends. In the final fistfight, the enemy goons look like they spent more time playing dungeons and dragons than hitting the gym. I would rather get kicked in the mid-section several hundred times by the midgets in the movie than bear watching this sad excuse for a movie again. Caveat emptor.
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