FORMAT: BLU-RAY (REWATCH)
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
(As posted on August 18th, 2007)
“Who’s the black private dick that’s a sex machine to all the chicks? SHAFT!” Damn right! Shaft was the first breakthrough Blaxploitation movie of the ‘70s and it’s still as badass as ever. Richard Roundtree is simply awesome as the tough talking, hard hitting private eye John Shaft who gets hired by a gangster named Bumpy Jonas (Moses Gunn) to find his kidnapped daughter. While Gordon Parks’ direction in the opening scenes and during the climax is tip top, he unfortunately lets the pacing drag during the film’s saggy middle section. But Roundtree carries the film with his intense magnetism and makes for a great ‘70s action hero. He definitely is “one bad mother”. Isaac Hayes’ outstanding Oscar winning score is one of the greatest in movie history. The movie was a big hit and gave way to many imitators, and opened the door for more Blaxploitation action flicks. Roundtree returned for two sequels, a TV show and a 2000 remake which starred Samuel L. Jackson.
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