(1974) Black Belt Jones
MARTIAL ARTS ACTION
It centers on someone getting whacked for an incriminating photo of the don, Don Steffano (Andre Philippe). At the same time, after Black Belt Jones (Jim Kelly) beat up some thugs who were after the secretary, he is called up to the secretary's right hand man, Roberts (Nate Esformes) tried to recruit him to recover that photo. And at first, he refuses and then leaves, but as soon as mafiaso, Don Steffano becomes involved. Becoming to be embolden to wanting to own a particular building owned by Papa Byrd (Scatman Crothers) used as a karate school, by attempting to use deceptive tactics, by convincing dope seller and owner of a club 'the Pick Pocket', Pinky (Malik Carter) to get him this building. And Don's two goons, instructed him to either get him this building that is used as a karate school or pay up the 250,000 they figured he owned them. And of course, Pinky and his men clash with the Popa Byrd and his students. But as soon as Pinky accidentally kills Papa, his daughter Sydney Byrd is called, as she too knows a little bit of karate as well. Ending the movie with fights coming from Kelly going against the mob and Pinky's men, in a parking lot full of garbage trucks full of bubbles through a car wash, with Sydney pushing the lever.
Made one year after Bruce Lee's death, and upon watching this, I was kinda hoping it would not stick solely to just unconvincing martial art fights often shown on many poorly dubbed "chop socky" movies. I was quite disappointed that was all there was, considering the fact it was directed by Robert Clouse, that is all he appears to have does, unlike other blaxploitation movies that does not just have fights but gunfights and car chases. I was quite amused with the amount of nicknames chanted, that was common during that era, besides "Pinky" and "Poppa" there's also Peacock, Dollar, Eye Casper, Big Tuna and Tappy.
It centers on someone getting whacked for an incriminating photo of the don, Don Steffano (Andre Philippe). At the same time, after Black Belt Jones (Jim Kelly) beat up some thugs who were after the secretary, he is called up to the secretary's right hand man, Roberts (Nate Esformes) tried to recruit him to recover that photo. And at first, he refuses and then leaves, but as soon as mafiaso, Don Steffano becomes involved. Becoming to be embolden to wanting to own a particular building owned by Papa Byrd (Scatman Crothers) used as a karate school, by attempting to use deceptive tactics, by convincing dope seller and owner of a club 'the Pick Pocket', Pinky (Malik Carter) to get him this building. And Don's two goons, instructed him to either get him this building that is used as a karate school or pay up the 250,000 they figured he owned them. And of course, Pinky and his men clash with the Popa Byrd and his students. But as soon as Pinky accidentally kills Papa, his daughter Sydney Byrd is called, as she too knows a little bit of karate as well. Ending the movie with fights coming from Kelly going against the mob and Pinky's men, in a parking lot full of garbage trucks full of bubbles through a car wash, with Sydney pushing the lever.
Made one year after Bruce Lee's death, and upon watching this, I was kinda hoping it would not stick solely to just unconvincing martial art fights often shown on many poorly dubbed "chop socky" movies. I was quite disappointed that was all there was, considering the fact it was directed by Robert Clouse, that is all he appears to have does, unlike other blaxploitation movies that does not just have fights but gunfights and car chases. I was quite amused with the amount of nicknames chanted, that was common during that era, besides "Pinky" and "Poppa" there's also Peacock, Dollar, Eye Casper, Big Tuna and Tappy.