An era of its own. A time when American was in a transition from separatism to civil rights. The 70's was a Golden Age on so many levels and the influence echoes around the world in present day. Blaxploitation is considered in my opinion to be the coolest of cool. Touching on the most sensitive material in America at its time and exploiting them on the big screen or the vinyls in your record player produced for a glorified genre that nobody will ever be able to duplicate. Our mission at Blax-Pride is to educate those who are unfamiliar with this era and combine knowledge with those who are familiar.
Also you will notice Kung Fu movies on this site as well. What does this have to do with Blaxploitation? Well, the more action packed Blaxploitation films did not just street fight. Oh no.....they thought they were Kung Fu Masters. Chinese martial art movies gave a sense of invincibility to these actors. Seeing how cool it was to be a masterful fighter, why not just integrate this with Pimpin', Hustlin', Jive Talkin' and Pam Grier? Blax-Pride!!!
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Wow. So awesome. I watched this again not long ago. I had wanted to watch it since Isaac Hayes had passed away. I think I enjoyed it even more than in the past. It's one of my favorite blaxploitation movies. Great shots from it. Truck is one cool cat.
oops major mad typos on that last post. note to self : reread before hitting enter :)
I have this one dvd but had to say great up! and props to the lost legend - great flick!
Wonder how many young White 'ies pretend to be Blacks, Be happy for what you are & stop the Stinkin B.S, I like the culture of blacks & other cultures, Enjoy it all for what it was, I loved the end of the 60's, all of the 70's & half of the 80's. I have made friends with all the different cultures as a young man & have enjoyed all, For the kicker,, Lets all be for Real!!!
Who is pretending?
Say it loud, I'm white and I'm proud! ;-)
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