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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Hope Diamond of 70's B-Movies, September 18, 2007

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B. Mcmullan "MaqAtaq" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Belt Jones (DVD)

Black Belt Jones is a lost treasure. It is easily one of the most solid of B-Movies of all time. It is for fans of blaxploitation and kung-fu alike, and does both well. Now by well, I do not mean it that is is full of stirring social commentary, or artistically choreographed fight scenes. No, Black Belt Jones is chock full of cheesy lines, funky beats, absurd plot twists, and rockin beat downs. It does not try to be anything more, and it wholely succeeds at just being a great bad movie. A must own for fans of cult films.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ok, Pretty Bad, But There Are Some Nice One-Liners, March 7, 2008

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K.H. - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Belt Jones (DVD)

There are few redeeming qualities with this movie. Robert Clouse, who directed "Enter the Dragon" directs this Jim Kelly vehicle so Warner Brothers can try and capitalize on "Enter the Dragon" success with this very low-budget yarn. This movie shows that Bruce may have had more say in Enter the Dragon's direction which has been suggetsed by many over the years. Clouse's direction is horrible, but maybe his heart wasn't in it.

Jim Kelly is adequate for the part, but the fight scenes lack any real interest and many of the scenes are down right corny (not camp, but corny, I can handle, if not love camp, but corny is just plain horrible). One will observe a young Eric Lanuiville (A Force fo One, St. Elswhere fame). There are some good one-liners however.

To the reviewer who calls Kelly a quasi-martial artist, I must differ. Kelly is a black belt and did compete for a time in the early 70s. He has also trained in boxing and BJJ if I recollect correctly. One may think he, or his techniques look akward (they do in this film as well as most of his other films), but that doesn't mean he isn't a full fledge martial artist.

4.0 out of 5 stars Blast from the past, March 4, 2009

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Barbara J. Simmons MD (Marietta, Ga) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Belt Jones (DVD)

After coming to the attention of the Karate loving movie public in Enter the Dragon, Jim Kelly exploded on the scene in this first class Blaxploitation film. I had the pleasure if seeing this flick when it was originally released, and can recall the overwhelming appeal it had. It was the first time an African-American martial arts expert was featured in a major film. The camera loves Jim. His swagger, his cool,his great looks, and his athletic moves are a delight to watch even now. There are some hilarious one liners "Sydney's a broad man......"If Jelly jumps anywhere, it's gotta be down". Let's not forget the pumping soundtrack by Dennis Coffey. For action, and a few chuckles, this movie can't be beat.
This is a definite must have for the Blaxploitation collection