Shaft Review by B Movie Ben (4 Stars)

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Starring:
Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, Gwen Mitchell, Lawrence Pressman, Victor Arnold, Antonio Fargas, Drew Bundini Brown

Directed By:
Gordon Parks

Written By:
Ernest Tidyman

Shaft (1971)

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Movie Review by B Movie Ben

July 20th, 2008

Revisiting the Black James Bond

Favorite Movie Quote: "I got to feeling like a machine, and that's no way to feel."

When I think blaxploitation, I don't really think of Shaft. This is more a mainstream movie featuring a black character that resembled James Bond.

Smooth and suave, Richard Roundtree was an anti-hero much like Connery or Moore. He could hold his own against the bad guys, but was still vulnerable. He had a way with the ladies, as did Bond. It was interesting that they always put at least one white woman in every film. Maybe to show he was triumphant over all, or maybe just to titillate. In this one, we have Margaret Warncke in the last of her two films.

Of course, everyone knows the music from Shaft. Isaac Hayes won an Oscar for his song, and a Golden Globe and Grammy for the score. It was magnificent with a whole CD of great songs composed and sung by Hayes.

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