I LOVED IT AGAIN I saw this movie the one and only time when I was eight in the theatre and I remember the entire black audience roaring through the whole thing. I didn't know what was better, Black Belt Jones, Enter the Dragon, or Three the Hard Way. But I do know I loved them all. I'm now 39 and I've seen Three'' and Enter'' a couple of times over the years but I could not find Black Belt Jones anywhere to save my life. Well, turns out a friend of mine had a copy on DVD (yes there is one) and I just watched it. I LOVED IT ALL OVER AGAIN! Sure, it's campy and very seventies, but for some reason (maybe the comedy) it stands out as the best of the Blaxplotation genre. As a young black kid in the seventies I loved Jim Kelly (Wow, a black Bruce Lee) and I wanted a fro like his. Hmmmmm, memories. The theme song was borrowed a bit by LL Cool Jay for Jingeling Baby. (WAN UN WAN UN WAN UN WYETT)I Highly recommend this one for any body looking to simply have a good time with a creative martial arts movie that will have you in stitches. OH, AND WHAT IN THE HELL KINDA CAR WAS THAT THE JIM KELLY WAS DRIVING. IT LOOKS LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN A PACER AND AN OLD DODGE CHALLENGER. Oh, and let me add that this movie showed the original gangsta cell phone in action. I'll leave that one to when you watch it.
One of the best bad movies ever This film isn't a comedy, but the opening credits are 3 of the funniest minutes in motion picture history! A friend and I like to watch bad films, and I recommended this one to him; he ended up thinking it was even funnier than I did.
Jim Kelly plays "Black Belt Jones", out for revenge after some hoodlums kill his old sensei (played by Scatman Crothers). This film has a lot going for it, in an unintentionally funny way: it's from the 70's, so you've got funky hairstyles, clothing, and music; it's part of the "blaxploitation" era (which really SHOULDN'T be funny); and "Isaac" from "The Love Boat" shows up as one of the hoodlums!
And check out Black Belt's car -- what IS that thing???
Recommended for fans of bad movies.
Seriously, WB. Where's the DVD???????? Hands down a absolute classic of blaxploitation and martial arts. The opening credits alone is more fun than most of the movies out today. However, I haven't seen this movie is over ten years, because I'm waiting for the DVD. Anyone at WB care to comment? This is a shameful omission.
Supreme!!! Hands down, the greatest American martial arts film of all-time. It is a film that has fun with itself. It's not serious at all. I loved this flick growing up and I still love it today. I can't wait for this one to find it's way onto DVD. And when it does, 'I'm goin' to McDonald's to celebrate'.
Wesley! I'm gonna smack the black off you! BBJ is the best. Hands down. You can not be a martial arts fan and not LOVE this movie. Not only does it have Mr. Jim Kelly doing his work "every three seconds," but he's gonna "kick" some "g@#d@#n a$$" Poppa Byrd is "just lonely," because "what hoes you see me chasin, woman?" Just make sure you don't ask Sydney to clean any dishes because, "They're done." Charlene and Mary make phenomenal performances, only to be overshadowed by Pickles. I just wish I could "conclude a business meetin'" like Poppa Byrd does. When you watch this movie, make sure you're eatin your Granny Goose Potato Chips. When Toppy lets "the dogs loose," you'd better stand back... "Choose money or my honey?" Enough Said. Buy this movie. NOW. You need it. Jim Kelly for life!
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