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<blockquote data-quote="Werewillie Oleson" data-source="post: 415387" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>CLEOPATRA JONES (1973)</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]55125[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I don't know what a quintessential and original blaxploitation movie looks like, is it the type of film made for a black audience or comes the "ploitation" part from the fact that it was made for a mainstream audience?</p><p>Either way, Cleopatra Jones already looks like a subgenre of whatever the original genre is supposed to be. Apart from the violence it's sort of an early Charlie's Angels and all the different scenes - comedy, action, dialogue - carry the same weight and this takes a lot of energy out of it.</p><p>On the other hand, some of the more mundane dialogues kinda foreshadow the exploitation thereof in films like Pulp Fiction and Twin Peaks.</p><p></p><p>Technically speaking the film is well shot (to my eyes anyway) and the physical scenes are very entertaining especially the bitch slaps.</p><p>Tamara Dobson clearly knows how to wear a flamboyant outfit but the most memorable characters are the scenery-chewing Disney villains "Mommy" (Shelley Winters) and "Doodlebug" played by Antonio Fargas.</p><p>All things considered there's too much in it that falls between two stools, it needed to be better <em>or</em> worse.</p><p></p><p>CLEOPATRA JONES AND THE CASINO OF GOLD (1975)</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]55126[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Might as well get it over with. I've watched it in the early eighties and my impressions were mostly positive.</p><p><em>Casino Of Gold </em> is devoid of whatever blaxploitation the first film had, and mostly caters to the mid-seventies popularity of the Kung Fu genre.</p><p>The tone feels a little bit more sinister (probably enhanced by the fact that we're in unknown territory) and unlike the first film it shows some skin, including the bums of the Johnson brothers.</p><p></p><p>Tamara Dobson does a double act with a Chinese actress and Stella Stevens replaces Shelley Winters as the lesbian villainess. </p><p>None of it is exciting and the sass is pure cringe.</p><p>The real star of the film is the casino itself, I love the sets and it's great to see how it gets torn down in the shootout climax, almost like a remake of the Poseidon Adventure.</p><p>The most intriguing stars are the extras, not visually but audibly. Rather than commenting on the events they stay "in character" and say the most peculiar things.</p><p>But it's still not a great film and it's also got the most boring intro song I've ever heard (although it improved over the end credits).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Werewillie Oleson, post: 415387, member: 8"] CLEOPATRA JONES (1973) [ATTACH type="full"]55125[/ATTACH] I don't know what a quintessential and original blaxploitation movie looks like, is it the type of film made for a black audience or comes the "ploitation" part from the fact that it was made for a mainstream audience? Either way, Cleopatra Jones already looks like a subgenre of whatever the original genre is supposed to be. Apart from the violence it's sort of an early Charlie's Angels and all the different scenes - comedy, action, dialogue - carry the same weight and this takes a lot of energy out of it. On the other hand, some of the more mundane dialogues kinda foreshadow the exploitation thereof in films like Pulp Fiction and Twin Peaks. Technically speaking the film is well shot (to my eyes anyway) and the physical scenes are very entertaining especially the bitch slaps. Tamara Dobson clearly knows how to wear a flamboyant outfit but the most memorable characters are the scenery-chewing Disney villains "Mommy" (Shelley Winters) and "Doodlebug" played by Antonio Fargas. All things considered there's too much in it that falls between two stools, it needed to be better [I]or[/I] worse. CLEOPATRA JONES AND THE CASINO OF GOLD (1975) [ATTACH type="full"]55126[/ATTACH] Might as well get it over with. I've watched it in the early eighties and my impressions were mostly positive. [I]Casino Of Gold [/I] is devoid of whatever blaxploitation the first film had, and mostly caters to the mid-seventies popularity of the Kung Fu genre. The tone feels a little bit more sinister (probably enhanced by the fact that we're in unknown territory) and unlike the first film it shows some skin, including the bums of the Johnson brothers. Tamara Dobson does a double act with a Chinese actress and Stella Stevens replaces Shelley Winters as the lesbian villainess. None of it is exciting and the sass is pure cringe. The real star of the film is the casino itself, I love the sets and it's great to see how it gets torn down in the shootout climax, almost like a remake of the Poseidon Adventure. The most intriguing stars are the extras, not visually but audibly. Rather than commenting on the events they stay "in character" and say the most peculiar things. But it's still not a great film and it's also got the most boring intro song I've ever heard (although it improved over the end credits). [/QUOTE]
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