Customer Reviews

Black Cobra

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Yeah, I don't know if the people here can't read, or what the problem is. But all of these reviews are for the wrong movie. This is Black Cobra WOMAN. NOT Black Cobra. Two TOTALLY different movies.

Black Cobra Woman is a revenge flick starring the amazing Laura Gemser.
Black Cobra is a Cobra knock off starring Fred Williamson.

So none of these reviews have any merrit.

Not ONE of the reviews listed here is for the movie pictured - the pictured film listed here is for one of the WORST Joe Damato films made, Jack Palance was out of his mind for appearing in it, and a total bust for fans of Laura Gemser- I know what you might be thinking, for this kind of $$, how bad can it be? Worse than you can imagine - and as for fans of Laura Gemser - DON`T DO IT. You have been duly warned...

OK - there is serious confusion on Amazon regarding the cover art for certain films regarding the titles Black Cobra / Black Cobra Woman. Let's make this clear:

Black Cobra / Black Cobra Woman / Eva Nera (1976) - starring Jack Palance has a sexy female vixen on the poster with a cobra. This is a lesbian erotic thriller directed by Joe D'Amato which dates from 1976.

Black Cobra / Cobra Nero (1987) stars Fred Williamson and is the first of a trilogy of Blaxpoitation films from the 1980s that, unfortunately, have often been posted on Amazon using the 1976 Black Cobra D'Amato cover art.

For a great article on the distinction of the two films - here's a website that discusses the differences:
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Other reviews on here say this is a bad copy. That's too bad.
All three Black Cobra flicks are fun vehicles for Fred "The Hammer" Williamson fans who dig this sort of thing. There's a better deal for Black Cobra and Williamson fans here on Amazon: check out the Strike of the Black Cobra DVD with all 3 Black Cobra flicks for six bucks and some change! Great deal Amazon!

A COP [FRED WILLIAMSON] IS HIRED TO PROTECT A YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER FROM A VERY MURDEROUS MOTORCYCLE GANG. THIS POORLY FILMED ACTIONER IS YOUR USUAL ACTION FLICK. BUT, IT IS OCCASIONALLY FUN TO WATCH. AT LEAST THERE IS SOME GOOD ACTION AND THERE IS SOME COOL VILLAINS. THOUGH THIS IS QUITE FAR FROM BEING A GOOD MOVIE, IT'S MUCH BETTER THAN ONE WOULD MOST LIKELY EXPECT. FANS OF FRED WILLIAMSON WILL MOST LIKELY ENJOY THIS. IF THIS FILM ONLY HAD A BETTER SCRIPT AND SOME BETTER ACTING, THIS MIGHT'VE BEEN A MUCH BETTER MOVIE. SHOCKINGLY, THIS MANAGED TO SPAWN TWO SEQUELS.

A pure Sly Stallone action flick with all the options. DON'T MISS IT!

This movie is awesome! I got it at the drug store down the road for 4.99! (An awesome deal) I liked it so much I decided to Google it and ended up here. If you like really cool "B" Italian action movies, likable good guys, and "hardcore" bad guys than Black Cobra is a must own. The story is great! Detective Malone (Fred Williamson) must protect a female fashion photographer from the ruthless Black Cobra biker gang and their indestructible leader Snake (Karl Landgren), after she sees them kill her neighbor. This results in a lot of cool action including various show downs with the Malone and the Cobras in different settings. Add cool poppy 80's music, "Dad this is the A-HA!!" and a cool funny ladies man side kick for Malone, and you get a one really enjoyable action movie. The climaxes are great too, especially when Malone and his buddy have to rescue the chief's daughter from the Cobras in the abandoned parking lot. Oh and the closing theme song is rrrrrreally cool. Happy Happy Italian 80's pop rock! "Take me to Ameeeerica!" I give this the highest rating I possible can!
And I'm not the only one who enjoyed this movie they're 2 more Black Cobra movies (AKA Cobra Nero 1-3). I got the Legacy entertainment version DVD. It preserved the original film and sound quality which is a big plus, and had nice menu music. On a technical note, the volume was a little separate, but if you turn your TV up its fine, it's not too loud and you can hear everything.
Legacy is great, it get all my kung fu, and action pics from them. If you looking for cool Bruce Lee clone movies Legacy is great. And Black Cobra maybe the best DVD I have from Legacy.

I find it funny that the movie sells here for [money], when I can pick it up at Wal-Mart for [money] Canadian here, and it's still not worth it. And judging by the previous review, the DVD quality probably isn't any worse. The picture was extremely dark and grainy, and looked like it was shot in the early 70's rather than the late 80's. The music was of ok quality, but didn't really suit the movie well in my opinion. But then again, I was expecting blaxploitation, which despite the title, really had nothing to do with that genre at all. Plus the voices were of very low volume when compared to the music, so I found myself turning the volume way up to hear the speech, then way down when the music came blaring in all of a sudden. As far as the voices themselves, the lip synching was horrible; I felt as if I was watching an old asian kung-fu flick. I guess if there was any saving grace for this movie, it was just how bad the actual acting and story were; almost laughable, which was what kept me from giving this movie a 1. I'm a big fan of B-movies, so I can forgive alot the predicable and often retarded things I saw in Black Cobra. But the DVD quality alone is enough for me to not recommend this movie. Plus Black Cobra is ... whipped, the Zombies biker gang are laughably un-tough, and you only get to see one boob.