From the moment that Black Belt Jones and Sydney hit the beach on the film is comic kung-fu gold. Jones is a secret agent who has gone into semi-retirement, concentrating instead on teaching the martial arts to inner city youths. When Pop Byrd (Crothers) and his karate school come under attack from a neighborhood crime boss named Pinky (Carter), the sparks, fur, and polyester will surely fly. UK cinema and video versions were cut by 1 min 27 secs by the BBFC with cuts to nearly every fight scene including heavy edits to groin kicks and neck chops. I can’t wait to watch it again. Black Belt Jones is a karate master and an occasional government agent. Slow-mo shots and freeze frames of Jim Kelly in action during the opening credits is just not an approach taken by action filmmakers anymore. Totally bonkers, and featuring a villain for the ages in Pinky - a dope-pusher who calls everything he doesn't like communist and looks suspiciously like a black Orson Welles. I'm gonna make you sweat one way... and then the other.Gymkata Star and Gold Medalist Kurt Thomas Dies at 64How Bruce Lee Used Kung Fu to Beat Bigotry (Podcast) When things get heavy, Black Belt Jones leaps into action. I was once one of those people, and I probably still am on some level, but I don't want to be anymore. The main musical theme was performed by funk guitarist Dennis Coffey. His name is Black Belt Jones and at one point the bad guy is trying to get his attention and he says "Hey!
I'd be lying if I said the movie was outstanding in any way, but if it doesn't do anything really wrong, then why hate on it? With the two leads played by Jim Kelly and Gloria Hendry kicking an equal amount of ass.The end of this movie is like a 25 minute long fight in bubbles.After editing "Black Belt Jones," Michael Kahn went on to cut nearly all of Steven Spielberg's filmography from 1977 to the present, including "Schindler's List," "Saving Private Ryan," and the Indiana Jones movies.It's a shame he never again got to work on anything as good as "Black Belt Jones," though.The theme song is one of those tunes that is totally appropriate for the spectacle that unfolds. Spit that wine the fuck outta here and welcome to the 1974 Jim Kelly classic, Black Belt Jones. This is still incredibly enjoyable, even if it’s not the most politically correct thing in the world.I first heard about "Black Belt Jones" on a DVD called "The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made," but this movie doesn't belong anywhere near that list. Papa Byrd knows Kung fu. White Devils. The karate school is run by a kindly old coot named Pops ,played by Scatman Crothers. It is the last 35 minutes that save this film and make it worth watching. To make matters worse, Pinky is then hired by some white thugs who want to get a hold of the property Pops' school occupies so they can build a shopping mall. This is Jim Kelly's movie, why the hell shouldn't you showcase him in the opening?The mob wants to buy up all the property that surrounds a proposed shopping mall site, and the only one they can't buy is Papa Byrd's…Every time I watch Black Belt Jones, I walk away feeling like this is the ultimate comfort movie of all-time and then two hours later I've forgotten all about it again for five years. Chrysler engine. Fighting like a girl. She's so super gorgeous and she's kicking everyone's ass. Doin' the dishes. Black Belt Kung-fu Nellore Marathon World Records Grand Master Prabhakar Reddy. While the support cast, Scatman Crothers and Gloria Hendry excepted, all stumble over each other for screen time and attention, he just effortlessly leads this film and probably had a great time doing so.I thoroughly enjoyed the extremely loose-fitting reason for having a foam party fight at the end, as well as Hendry doing the dishes by shooting them. Byrd's students call the Black Belt Jones for help. Ass-shot. Black Belt Jones 1974 Vintage Original Movie Still Black & White #FFF-24438 - Eric Laneuville, Gloria Hendry, Jim Kelly, Scatman Crothers - Action, Comedy - Condition: Very Good to Fine Edge wear, some wrinkling throughout, stain in top left corner, single-sided Black Belt Jones. A telephone with a cord. The karate school is run by a kindly old coot named Pops ,played by Scatman Crothers. Trampoline. I like the staging of the fight scenes, and the fact that I…"Der Detektiv Black Belt Jones (Jim Kelly) wird beauftragt, brisante Dokumente aus den Händen einiger Mafiosi zu besorgen. Jones is a secret agent who has gone into semi-retirement, concentrating instead on teaching the martial arts to inner city youths. Drivin'…I can't even begin to describe how mesmerized I was by Gloria Hendry. "An absurd journey through the bare-bones structure of a blax gangster movie, supercharged with trampoline ninjas and constant karate martial arts showdowns and punches and kicks that sound like thousands of whipcracks. Tiger Jackson-esque dancing. Es wird geprügelt was das Zeug hält.