I love blaxploitation films...

[evnash]

Whats your favorites?
anyone else pumped to see "Black Dynamite"?

[Mr.White]

As long as they don't remake Watermelon Man,The Mack,Superfly,Dolemite,The Human Tornado,Coffy,Foxy, Brown,Slaughter,Truck Turner,Blacula,etc., these low budget films are cult classics in their own right and should not be given the big budget Hollywood treatment, they've already done it to Shaft.

[AKORIS]

all of the Pam Grier flicks are guilty pleasures--


I have the dvds-- most of the transfers were pretty weak--

bring 'em on blu and remaster please

[Mr.White]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

all of the Pam Grier flicks are guilty pleasures--


I have the dvds-- most of the transfers were pretty weak--

bring 'em on blu and remaster please

Not sure if much can be done with those, since they were shot on a shoestring budget, most likely with cheap film stocks.

[clownface]

Originally Posted by Mr.White

As long as they don't remake Watermelon Man,The Mack,Superfly,Dolemite,The Human Tornado,Coffy,Foxy, Brown,Slaughter,Truck Turner,Blacula,etc., these low budget films are cult classics in their own right and should not be given the big budget Hollywood treatment, they've already done it to Shaft.

+1

[P@t_Mtl]

What is so special about these movies? I think they should be re-made. If a movie like The Day The Earth Stood Still can be re-made, so does these movies.

[Blu Titan]

Don't know if they qualify, but the original Shaft movies are great!! Not that Samuel Jackson abomination .

[hookem2845]

Originally Posted by Mr.White

As long as they don't remake Watermelon Man,The Mack,Superfly,Dolemite,The Human Tornado,Coffy,Foxy, Brown,Slaughter,Truck Turner,Blacula,etc., these low budget films are cult classics in their own right and should not be given the big budget Hollywood treatment, they've already done it to Shaft.

+1

The reason these movies SHOULDN'T and CAN'T be remade is because they all have the same underlying message that went with the times. If they were to be made again, that would all get washed out(Shaft!!!) because it's not PC. Plus the single greatest thing about all of them for me is the language. CAN YA DIG IT lol

[Foggy]

I have no Idea what Blacksplotation is?

[Show spoiler]to get punch line read sig

[714 BLUMAN]

Willie Dynamite is my personal favorite

[mikem471]

Originally Posted by Foggy

I have no Idea what Blacksplotation is?

Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many exploitation films were made that targeted the urban black audience; the word itself is a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation." Blaxploitation films were the first to feature soundtracks of funk and soul music. These films starred primarily black actors.[1] Variety magazine credited Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song with the invention of the blaxploitation genre. Others argue that the Hollywood-financed film Shaft is closer to being blaxploitation, and thus, is more likely to have begun the genre.[2]

Gotta love wikipedia sometimes, LOL.

[mikem471]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

What is so special about these movies? I think they should be re-made. If a movie like The Day The Earth Stood Still can be re-made, so does these movies.

The movies would be next to impossible to make now. Too many people would get way too butthurt over them.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by mikem471

The movies would be next to impossible to make now. Too many people would get way too butthurt over them.

You think?

[FindYourWay]

Let's not forget this funny parody of blaxploitation movies:
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

[mikem471]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

You think?

Why yes, I do. Thanks for asking (I'd attach a smiley but my work computer is so booty, I'm unable to).

[Dirk504]

The Mack is my favorite: "You know the game, your chick chose me. Now we can handle this like men, or we can get into some gangsta sh!t." Gotta luv Goldie.

Superfly is a close second.

[evnash]

Originally Posted by 714 BLUMAN

Willie Dynamite is my personal favorite

Willie D is awesome! I have a Willie D poster hanging in my office.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOb4igovXXo

[evnash]

Originally Posted by Dirk504

The Mack is my favorite: "You know the game, your chick chose me. Now we can handle this like men, or we can get into some gangsta sh!t." Gotta luv Goldie.

Superfly is a close second.

my first dvd of the genre

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by mikem471

Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many exploitation films were made that targeted the urban black audience; the word itself is a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation." Blaxploitation films were the first to feature soundtracks of funk and soul music. These films starred primarily black actors.[1] Variety magazine credited Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song with the invention of the blaxploitation genre. Others argue that the Hollywood-financed film Shaft is closer to being blaxploitation, and thus, is more likely to have begun the genre.[2]

Gotta love wikipedia sometimes, LOL.

I do know what it is, thats why I said see sig to get punchline as its a tagline to The SuperFly.

[doctorD]

You can also add Cleopatra Jones to the list as well!