Features

• Color
• HiFi Sound
• NTSC

Reviews (4)

Decent sequel to the dynamite first film--
Army veteran Slaughter's latest adventure doesn't take him to South America (incongruously referenced as Mexico here), but there's still plenty of trouble to be found in the U.S.
Much Better Than "Slaughter"
A lot of people feel that the original "Slaughter" is the best one, but "Rip Off" is a much superior sequel. This is still a "revenge flick", but the characters are far more intersting. Jim Brown gets to have alot more fun and alot more sex. The added bonus is Dick Anthony Williams portrayal as a Pimp/Burgular who helps Slaughter bring down the Mob.The only downside to this one is that most of the songs from James Brown's classic soundtrack are missing from the movie.

Not So Exciting: See the First "Slaughter" & Stella Instead
"Slaughter" may not be exactly a first-rate action film, but it still can be proud of its own energy and Stella Stevens.Its quickly-made sequel has none of them; instead, you got Ed McMahon as a villain.Oh no....Read more

Editorial Review

Okay, so Read more

Features

• Closed-captioned
• Color
• NTSC

Reviews (27)

Hilarious and smart, an underrated movie destined to be a classic farce.
I didn't expect to like Booty Call. On the surface it seemed like just another ghetto comedy, however, it's actually a clever sex farce that shows African-Americans in a positive light. In between the raunchy jokes there are some great messages in this intelligent story about safe sex and relationships between African-Americans.
This was a cute movie
this was a cute date movie or a movie where you might want to invite a guy over to look at as you eat chineese food with some plum wine. As a Jamie Foxx lover this movie would have suffered if he was not in it. he made the movie. that is why i wanted to look at this movie. i would like to see him and Vivica Fox do another movie. actually, i can see them do a fun Doris Day/Rock Hudson remake, like "Pillow Talk" at least Jamie can use his musical skills in it. if a producer reads this, i hope they would really consider that because they make a nice acting pair and i would love to see them do more movies together. i truly enjoyed this movie. really cute.

Without Jamie Foxx, this movie would be awful
Jamie Foxx was the perfect pick for the role of 'Bunz.' He captures his personality perfectly and truly demonstrates why he is one of the funniest men alive. Tommy Davidson was funny but not as funny as we're used to seeing him, Vivica A. Fox was so so, and Tamala Jones was so so as well. Jamie Foxx carries this movie on his back and the whole condom aspect wouldn't be as funny had it not been for Jamie Foxx. A must see for Jamie Foxx fans! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Comedies    2. Comedy    3. Comedy Video    4. Feature Film-comedy    5. Movie   

Editorial Review

When a pal of detective John Shaft is murdered in a bombing (and $250,000 in cash turns up missing), New York's coolest private eye finds himself caught in the middle of a power struggle between black and white gangsters over the numbers racket in Queens. Directed by Gordon Parks (who does a brief cameo as a croupier in an illegal casino) and written by Ernest Tidyman (both of whom did the original Read more

Features

• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Original recording reissued
• Original recording remastered
• NTSC

Reviews (10)

Can You Dig It?
Shaft's Big Score is a decent sequel, but the pacing is a bit slow at times. You can't beat The Theme From Shaft, but Big Score has got some tight music in it, keepin' it funky for the Private Dick whose a brotha man. Bumpy and Willie, my two favorite characters are back, and Bumpy is still tolerating Shaft while Bumpy maintains his hilarious disrepecting of him. About midway through is one of coolest scenes ever-Shaft is getting worked over backstage at a nightclub by Mob goons while the shots cut back and forth between busted jaws and writhing exotic dancers. The whole scene is scored with a heavily funky tune about the fuzz comin' 'round and what you gonna do when the mace comes down. Obviously, then you gotta just disrespect the Man and check this movie out.

Good Film!!!
Can you dig it!Gotta love the action in this one.Better than the first one!!!

Hot!
Of all of the movies that I own, I keep coming back to the Shaft movies.I wish that they could have made more of them.Don't listen to others, this one is just as good as the first one!
Read more

Subjects:  1. Action / Adventure    2. Movie   

Editorial Review

Pam Grier in a women-in-prison movie? Why did no one think of this sooner? OK, they did. Several times. But this one is different. Read more

Features

• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Original recording reissued
• NTSC

Reviews (9)

[3.5]--"Let's get down to some serious B&tt-kicking business."
I don't understand anyone who says that this is one of the worst exploitation films they have ever seen. Just the title alone gives this cult status and all the ingredients are here for it being an extremely fun film to watch. Yeah I'll admit that women's Prison flicks are terrible. They are all about getting girls naked. BAD action sequences & Horrible acting always plague these movies. They're usually made for teenagers who watch late night SKINemax. Black Mama White Mama on the other hand is fun. It doesn't take it self seriously. It even has drama that is topped off with a dramatic ending.
Whole Lotta Woman!!
Pam Grier is THE dish in this blaxploitation Classic!!Sleazy, campy lesbian undertones and some truly hilarious dialogue make this watchable again and again

dis movie rox mai sox mahon!!!!!
DIS IS DA PAM GURL MOVIE...........SHE IS DA BEST GURL IN PLANET CAUSE SHJE LOOX HOT WITH GOOD LOOKIN HOTTAS.................DA BOMB MAN DA BOMB!!!!!I LOVE DAT GURLS MOVIE............MARRY ME ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action / Adventure    2. Movie   

Editorial Review

Spike Lee's semiautobiographical, 1994 film about the good and bad times for a Brooklyn family in the '70s has passion and nostalgic good feeling, but it is also a mess of random reflections and arbitrary storytelling. The centerpiece of the movie is a little girl (Zelda Harris) who views the ups and downs of her parents' experiences (mom and dad are played by Delroy Lindo and Alfre Woodard), and who navigates the life of her neighborhood. Lee tosses in a lot of '70s detail (watching Read more

Features

• Closed-captioned
• Color
• HiFi Sound
• Original recording reissued
• NTSC

Reviews (39)

in my opinion a classic movie by da underrated delroy lindo and alfrie woodard
this is one of my all time favorite movies produced by spike lee i would watch this film when i was about to go to harlem, new york to visit my family since crooklyn was a new york joint the movie starts off very funny when delroy blew his horn to call his children in for dinner however the ending is one of the most depressing finishes in film history when alfrie passed on i craved to witness crooklyn 2 to see how was the family doing a couple of years later that would have been nice to watch it could have starred almost the same cast but also included a few new faces eddie murphy as the next door neighbor since he is from brooklyn richard pryer or bill cobsy as the children's grandfather and rube d as the grandmother crooklyn was a black version of the brandy bunch from the ghetto because delroy and alfrie had a lot of children their daughter troy was the only girl in the house therefore alfrie decided it would be best that troy went to virgina to spend half the summer with her aunt, uncle, and girl cousin so would have someone the same sex as her she can relate with so as u can probably tell troy was the third person to still in this movie after delroy and alfrie

no title
Another wonderful film of Spike Lee's.Reminiscent of "Do The Right Thing" with the neighborhood flavor, odd characters, a richness of detail and editing.But expecting it to be funny and light, I was disappointed.The family was always fighting and Alfre Woodard always yelling at her sons.I do have trouble with that.But they all seemed to love one another and the episode of Troy with her southern aunt was very well done, except for the odd way it was filmed.And the little girl who played Troy was effective in her role.Woodard is a truly gifted actress.I've liked her in everything she's been in.She should've gotten an Oscar for "Passion Fish".It never ceases to amaze me- the range of films that Lee has made.All of them good; most of them exceptional.Only Woody Allen comes close to such a body of work.Lee's characters are just so believable in their humanness.It's like you're looking into their lives and troubles and joys.

Crooklyn hits home
As you can see, I loved the movie (I did give it 5 stars right?) I think, for the people who did not enjoy it, it was more of the fact that they didn't understand it or were too critical.
Read more

Subjects:  1. Comedies    2. Movie   

Editorial Review

Rising from a childhood in the South Bronx as the son of Jamaican immigrants, Colin Powell became a hero in Vietnam, climbed through the ranks to become the most powerful officer in the U.S. military, and, upon his retirement from the ranks, had the nation talking about him as a credible candidate for president of the United States. In this installment from the A&E series Read more

Features

• Color
• NTSC

Reviews (2)

Loved it!
This video is a must for any political enthusiast!I, personally reccomend it!This video not only offer us an in-depth look into Colin Powell's astonishing military career, but offers us a glimpse into his private life as well!I was deeply moved by his confidence, to overcome racial barriers, to become one of the most prominent figures in politics today!He is definitely, without a doubt, an example of the "American Dream"!

good but not great
this is an intelligent book written very nicelyil iked it very much but sometimes i felt like i kdidn't understand it very well colin is a very smart man with star potential but he isn't the amn that i thought he was thatnk you ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Documentary    2. Movie    3. TV Shows   

Features

• Color
• NTSC

Subjects:  1. Educational    2. History    3. Kids & Family    4. Special Interests   

Features

• Box set
• Black & White
• Color
• NTSC

Subjects:  1. Documentary    2. Movie    3. TV Shows   

Editorial Review

Hip-hop czar Master P cowrote, executive produced, and stars in Read more

Features

• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Dolby
• NTSC

Reviews (38)

Hang up! Connection Terminated!
The movie had it's funny moments..very few that is.
STOP PHING HATERS!!!!!!
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE OUT OF YOUR MIND IF YOU DON'T THINK THAT THIS MOVIE IS FUNNY, AJ JOHNSON IS A REALLY FUNNY GUY AND MASTER P IS NOT A BAD ACTOR BUT THIS MOVIE GAVE ME ALOT OF LAUGHS, JUST SIT BACK AND WATCH THIS MOVIE ITS B.E.T STAR POWER SO HATERS STEP DOWN.

FUNNY MOVIE
this movie is the funnyiest stuff i have ever seen in my life, and it is a bonus for me that bone thugs n harmony sing on the soundtrack, i own it, anywayays, yea this movie has master p-black, and A.J. Johnson, blue, i liked it because it was gansta, i liek gangsta movies, so go out and get this DVD. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Comedies    2. Movie   

Features

• Color
• NTSC

Reviews (4)

pretty nice
this isn't a bad movie the fight choreography is very 70's style but with a heavyness to it, its still a good movie

Best of the BRUCEPLOITATION movies
I saw this movie first time round back in 1983 and it was the first and best bruce lee imatation movie.As I come from the United Kingdom the version I saw came under the title THE TIGER STRIKES AGAIN(a.k.a. THE LAST STRIKE),and when it was re-released seven years later it was heavily cut (i.e. the nunchacku scenes,due to the stupid censorship laws in the uk,which are now more lenient,we were forbidden to see this amazing weapon in action.) so I decided buy it from amazon and boy was I glad I did so.It is really a simple plot involving freindship,love,betrayal,rape,murder and revenge but if you look beyond the awful dubbing and not so brilliant acting then you really can be pulled into it mainly because of of it's top notch martial arts coreography,which has to be li's finest hour.Okay I know he's no bruce Lee,and there will never be another Bruce Lee,but when it comes to seeing other imatations like Bruce Le,Dragon Lee,Bronson Lee and Bruce Liang he outshines them all and was a good martial arts performer in his own right.If your a hardcore kung fu fan and looking for a good leealike movie then your search has ended because this is the best of the BRUCEPLOITATION movies ever.You wont be disapointed.

Fantastic
After a long show, there is nothing I like better than watching this taleof betrayal,romance etc. A film of historic importance.Read more

Subjects:  1. Action / Adventure    2. Martial Arts    3. Movie   

Features

• Compilation
• NTSC

Subjects:  1. 90's    2. Africa    3. Documentary   

Editorial Review

The prestigious PBS series Read more

Features

• Closed-captioned
• Color
• NTSC

Subjects:  1. Documentary    2. Movie   

Editorial Review

They didn't call him "Mr. Entertainment" for nothing. Everyone of Gen-X age--or younger--should pop this baby in the VCR to see what made a star astar before postproduction technology could bail out the "talent." Filledwith clips that date to the 1930s, the producers were smart enough to let themspeak for themselves. There's Davis tap dancing away as a little boy,showcased in footage from a 1964 television special, and appearing on TV talkshows in another era, with his cigarette smoke swirling about him. There's no shortage of intriguing details--he helped break the color barrier in Las Vegas, had "Frank Sinatra envy" despite considering the fellow Rat Packer a close friend,postponed his wedding to his second wife until after JFK's inaugural (because she was white), and once tried to commit suicide bydriving off a cliff. Punctuating the human drama is a lot of sensationalfootage, including his last public performance, when, although weakened bychemotherapy, he still went toe-to-toe with Gregory Hines, another tap-dance great, and won. Read more

Features

• Black & White
• Color
• NTSC

Reviews (3)

Excellent
An excellent biopic of the greatest entertainer this world has ever seen... or is likely to. It looks not only at his considerable talents but also looks inside the man too and reveals some of his hidden demons. It even suggest what it was that drove him to be the best. If you're a fan, or even if you're not, this is a must see.

a true ground breaker
Sammy Davis Jr. opened the door for countless other African-american Entertainers. this video highlights his impact and his will to being one of the greatest entertainers ever.he is a true ground-breaker.

Truely an Un-touchable in the entertainment industry
Very well documented and informative.A great tribute to a one of a kind entertainer ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Documentary    2. Movie    3. TV Shows   

Features

• Black & White
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Dolby
• NTSC

Reviews (3)

IF YOU'RE A JOE LOUIS FAN, YOU'LL LIKE THIS VIDEO.
This video contains exciting knock-out scenes from many of Joe's memorablefights, and it brings back the thrill of watching the greatest of allheavyweight champions at the peak of his fighting prowess. My onlycriticisms are, it didn't show enough of the fights that it featured, andit should have featured more of Joe's fights. In other words, I wouldgladly have paid twice the price for a video that covered Joe Louis' careerin greater depth. Nevertheless, it is well worth the money, and it belongsin the video library of every Joe Louis fan.

Decent bio, but should have been longer
This is a decent bio of Joe Louis, but it only scratches the surface of profiling the "Brown Bomber's" career.Too many great fights are not even shown, such as the Primo Carnera bout, and the clips that areshown are way too brief.For example, they show about 25 seconds of thefirst round of Louis-Braddock.Yet the producers of the show fail toinclude the moment when Louis is unexpectedly knocked down!This video hassome memorable fight clips and interviews (such as Tony Galento whiningafter his loss to Louis), but it always leaves me wanting to see more. Billy Conn is one of the hosts of this special, and while he was a greatfighter and person, he wasn't a good commentator.Still, for $10 bucks Iguess you can't expect too much.

this is a great story of oneof boxing true champion and a
this is a story of a truly great champion and credit to his race (the human race) ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Boxing    2. Documentary    3. Movie    4. Sports    5. Sports Highlights   

Features

• Color
• NTSC

Reviews (3)

A Blessing for Rudy Ray Fans
Personally, I don't think there's anything quite as compelling as a good documentary, and this is a really good documentary.I've been a Dolemite fan for ages, but I knew nothing about Rudy Ray's career before the '70s, like when he first introduced the Dolemite character, or that fifty years ago he was known as R&B singer Prince Dumar. Rudy!You got my money!
Don't let him get yours.Keep your money.This was awful!

a must have
Rudy Ray Moore is a Genius.this video tape is a must who respect true Legends.he is the only Rapping Comedian that i've ever heard.he is very Underrated&deserves more attention.he is a true Underground Legend.asfunny as anybody that i've ever heard.his films are great. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action / Adventure    2. Comedy Performances    3. Documentary    4. Movie   

Features

• Black & White
• Color
• HiFi Sound
• NTSC

Reviews (4)

a tournament in history
NOT SO BAD FOR KENNEDY BUT ONLY QUICK SHORT ARCHIVES OF THE FABS INSIDE FOR THIS TOURNAMENT OF HISTORY !

A Good Source of Information
Robert F. Kennedy is such a good speaker and a great activist. 'Cuz he preaches about the nation that is happening in our lives and the country we live. The reason why I'm reviewing this right now 'cuz this is a must-have to read over your history a little bit. 'Cuz I grew up behind the documentaries and cultures of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, John F. Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy or Jacqueline Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and so on and on.
A GOOD SOURCE OF INFORMATION
Robert Kennedy was a very effective speaker.In listening to him and inreading his works, he certainly gave the impression that he spoke straightfrom experience and direct feeling.From all accounts of those who knewhim personally, he was consistently described as a "gutreactionary," "a man who understood direct action andconsequences" and "impulsive."Indeed, from all readingsand descriptions of the man one can see the veracity of those statements. I remember as a child when I watched his campaign thinking, "he reallymeans what he's telling people.He really cares.If he's president, the[Vietnam] war will be over."My mother used to say that RobertKennedy was "aman who cares about people" and used thatstatement to convince others to vote for him.My personal recollections ofwatching the senator in action among crowds was one of, "people wantto listen to him because he cares about them."Most adult readerswill appreciate his use of classical literature to shape his speeches -- itis a true testament to his intelligence and willingness to meet personalgoals to self educate himself as an adult in the classics.That issomething I truly respect and this aspect comes through in this book.Itis an excellent collection of his speeches and readers will certainly get asense of the man who would most likely be president in 1968. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Documentary    2. Movie    3. TV Shows   

Features

• Color
• NTSC

Subjects:  1. Comedy    2. General   

Features

• Color
• Original recording reissued
• NTSC

Subjects:  1. Comedies    2. Comedy Video    3. Movie    4. Performing Arts - Concerts    5. V/a Compilations   

Features

• Closed-captioned
• Color
• HiFi Sound
• NTSC

Reviews (4)

HORRIBLE.......JUST HORRIBLE..STAY AWAY FROM THIS....IT IS RIDICULOUS
Here we go. If you are considering purchasing this movie, then make your own decision for yourself, this is just my opinion here. This film is horrible. The first Superfly was wonderful,packed with an awesome soundtrack, and a good script for a black exploitation film. This thing here, this is where they just wasted American dollars. That is right, I believe money was completely wasted producing a film like this, and if you catch it on television any time soon, the channel is just trying to gain black viewership in a cheap manner. The film was so boring I couldn't watch anymore. Superfly, once the cool dealer from the city, is sitting on a horse saying "wooh now baby, get it togetha now get it togetha". Once you see that scene in the movie, if that does not annoy you then I don't know what will. "GET IT TOGETHA NOW" No the horse should throw run you into a tree branch, buddy. Ron O'neal was a great actor, but um, this film didn't do him any good. It was a massive flop in the 70s and is still horrible to watch. You know, I can't imagine anyone buying this film except someone who admires black exploitation films and thought this would follow up on the trend.

EXCELLENT SEQUEL WITH A SOLID SCRIPT
Ron O'Neal and Alex Haley did a fine job with this sequel and it's my favorite of the three Suerfly films. I've shared my love for this film and many people have told me that they didn't like the idea of Superfly not being a drug dealer. That's too bad. The first film was about getting out of the life and this continues where the first one left off. O'Neal gives a powerful performance as a man taking control of his own life and finding himself and his roots. As a first time director O'Neal did a great job. His only real "error" is in the third act when our hero is shown working on a complicated plan to escape from his captors. This scene takes place in real time and shows that Priest lives by his wits but it's far from quick or simple. It moves along slower than the more action packed finale of the first Superfly and isn't as satisfying. However, there are so many great moments in the rest of the film that it really is far better than some say it is. This is well written with a powerful performance by O'Neal. The rest of the cast is excellent too. Superfly T.N.T. remains my favorite Superfly.

An Experience in Boredom
A total fiasco! This movie doesn't even come near as " so bad is good " since is a total bore! The original SUPERFLY is an urban classic with a wonderful Curtis Mayfield score. This one the music by OSIBISA is good but not enough to compensate Mr. Ron O'Neal's lousy direction and Alex Hailey boring script. Sure, Mr.Hailey did a better job with ROOTS, but this story was dumb,uninteresting & forgettable. Beware, you have been warned! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action / Adventure    2. Feature Film-action/Adventure    3. Movie   

Editorial Review

Raw, jagged, and explosively angry, Read more

Features

• Color
• HiFi Sound
• NTSC

Reviews (43)

Vile
I have to tap into my memory banks to recall a more repulsive film.I came up with "I Spit On Your Grave".Director-star Melvin Van Peebles has the audacity to pawn off his nihilistic fantasies as wish fullfilment for the black population as a whole.There were a lot of artistic triumphs to emerge from so-called "black expoitation" genre and this is not one of them.This collage of violently misogynistic images can be attributed to the auteur himself.The film starts with Van Peebles exploiting his son Mario by showing the adolescent servicing a prostitute.The film goes downward from there.Van Peebles directorial style is hackneyed and the acting is amateur hour.Don't be fooled into thinking this is some sort of landmark film.It's unadulterated [...]

You Had To Be There
Made for a pittance, initially released in just two theaters, ultimately grossing over ten million dollars, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" became the progenitor of the "Blaxploitation" film craze of the seventies. Considered a seminal film in African-American cinema, Director Van Peebles feels it influenced the independent film movement as a whole. Its jazzy editing and strong hero set it miles apart from the standard fare - one can see how African-American audiences could see this film as a long-overdue cinematic thunderbolt.
skully
SWEETBACK WAS THE ORIGINATOR OF THE BLAXPLOITATION GENRE!!Look!Lets be real, Sweetback wasn't that great a movie.However it spawned a movement of Black cinema.How are you going to like films like Coffy and Shaft if you aren't going to acknowledge the movie that started it all.Before Sweetback we had only one star, Poitier. Poitier was fading because the new generation didn't think he was militant enough. To us Poitier was the good negro, a Uncle Tom.We needed a film that would represent the times. YES!! Police brutality was happening. It wasn't something that was made up. YES!!! the new generation was different from previous generation and we was fed up with the system. The film didn't have great cinematography,nor a great script,nor great direction, but it did speak for the millions of angry,youngminorities who felt they didn't have a voice.Whats worse we had some rich minorities who condemned the film but didn't have the guts to put the capital together to put out a better film that spoke to their people. So go ahead a write all the bad reviews that you want about Sweetback,butif it wasn't for Melvin Van Peebles you wouln't heard of Pam Grier (who we all love) and Richard Roundtree and Fred Williamson.Hollywood blackballed (yes this existalso) Melvin van Peebles, but used his formula to make millions of dollars. GOD BLESS MELVIN VAN PEEBLES ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action / Adventure    2. Drama    3. Movie