Shaft in Africa | 
 enlarge | Director: John Guillermin
Actors: Richard Roundtree, Frank Finlay, Vonetta Mcgee, Neda Arneric, Debebe Eshetu
Category: Video
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Rating:  5 reviews
Format: Import, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6303890334
UPC: 027616020635
EAN: 9786303890333
ASIN: 6303890334
Theatrical Release Date: June 14, 1973
Release Date: January 16, 1996
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From Amazon.com
The second sequel to the hit Shaft, this film foreshadows itself early on when Shaft, asked to go undercover in Africa to halt modern-day slave trade, claims that he's not James Bond but strictly Sam Spade. Bond, however, is the operative model here, with John Shaft masquerading as an Ethiopian to infiltrate the slave business and bring it down. Yet everyone he encounters seems to know who he is and wants to kill him--but the string of dead bodies he leaves in his wake across two continents proves that no one is able to stop everyone's favorite hip private eye. Written by Stirling Silliphant, the film is long on action set pieces that are filmed with more energy than in Shaft's Big Score. Given contemporary practices involving smugglers of illegal Chinese and Mexican immigrants, the plot isn't all that far-fetched. Roundtree, as usual, is the picture of unflappable cool--but don't get him mad. --Marshall Fine
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 A CHANGE OF PACE FOR SHAFT October 6, 2003
MICHAEL TAYLOR (RICHMOND, VA USA)
THIS TIME, JOHN SHAFT [RICHARD ROUNDTREE] IS FORCED TO GO TO AFRICA TO INFILTRATE A 20TH CENTURY SLAVE CARTEL. I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT THEY TRYED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH THE SERIES. THOUGH IT STILL PALES IN COMPARISON TO THE ORIGINAL, IT'S STILL A DECENT ACTION FILM.
 Worth it for one line December 29, 2002
Claude Balls
Shaft is discussing an impending female circumcision with the African princess and suggests "We put a little wear and tear on that thing before they cut it off". SMOOOOVE
 Please don't say it so loud! December 27, 2001
I love bad movies and cult movies and all those groovy flicks from the 70's...but this was beyond bad. C"mon! I expected so much more from our favorite "Bad Mother [shut yo mouth!]..."
Shaft as an American rather than a brother January 13, 2001
R. L. MILLER (FT LAUDERDALE FL USA)
The theatrical release of this last film about the New Jack version of Philip Marlowe had a humorous cuture shock gag in one scene that I wish had made it into this version. While in Africa trying to bust a slavery ring, Shaft happens upon a handful of local men, who glare at him and chant; "Yan-kee-go-home, yan-kee-go-home!" His reaction is one of hurt feelings, of course. Like any other American of immigrant roots who goes back to the Old Country, he expects to be made to feel like he's come back home. Instead, he's just another tourist. There's other interesting material that did make it this far, though. Like the gendarme in Paris that pleads with Shaft to let the police do their job--you don't have to be Vic Anrozzi ("Shaft") or Pete Bollin ("Big Score") to have huge problems with a civilian like Shaft. Like Shaft's contact in Addis Ababa who responds with confusion to Shaft's "give me five" handshake: "What is the meaning of this gesture?" Like a great car chase with Shaft behind the wheel of a pregnant-rollerskate subcompact--a far cry from his thundering Mopar in "Big Score". The producers resist the temptation to flood the streets with dozens of Citroen cop cars blaring "NEH-neh-NEH-neh" and plowing into each other, thank God! Shaft protests that he's more Sam Spade than James Bond when given a Q-type hidden gizmo, only to later wind up in bed with the oversexed mistress of the top man in the slavery racket in the hottest bedroom scene of the whole trilogy. Plus he's more like 007 in the way he responds to the deaths of friends and allies with as much grief as anger. Over this trilogy, Shaft has developed as a person--we've already seen hints of that in his role as a mourner at the funeral of his friend in "Big Score". In the first film, we knew that he was a bad mutha shut-your-mouth, but now we know he has a heart. Good for you, Mr. Shaft--if you'd carried the hardboiled Marlowe number too far, that can swing over into cold-blooded.
 Shaft is still the man! June 20, 2000
T. Henderson (The Sands Hotel)
Probably the best of the sequels, but not as good as the original Shaft. This film, which takes our hero to "The Motherland", and across Europe, to break up a slavery ring, has some great fight scenes, and a great "Shaft girl." This movie also boasts a great title song sung by the Four Tops! Great movie, lots of fun, and perfect for fans of the Shaft films, and the whole Black Cinema genre. Definetly worth a look.
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