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Shaft
This updating of/sequel to the popular series of 1970s blaxploitation films stars Samuel L. Jackson as John Shaft, an NYPD detective and nephew of the original "Shaft" (Richard Roundtree). The younger Shaft throws away his badge in order to capture a rich creep (Christian Bale) responsible for killing a black teen in front of a trendy New York restaurant. Toni Collette, Jeffrey Wright, Vanessa L. Williams also star in this retro actioner from director John Singleton. 99 min. Widescreen, Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French, Spanish, Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish.- Shop: odax
- Price: 34.89 EUR excl. shipping
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Shaft's Big Score!
You can't say the mob wasn't warned about John Shaft. He's a bad dude, a numbers racketeer cautions them. Now, Shaft himself will deliver that message in a way New York City's wiseguys understand. Richard Roundtree reunites with the director (Gordon Parks) and screenwriter (Ernest Tidyman) of 1971's trendsetting Shaft for Shaft's Big Score!, the second of Roundtree's three movie portrayals of the street-smart, leather-jacketed private investigator. This time, the blown-to-kingdom-come murder of a client plunges Shaft into a case that bounces him like a pinball between the 133rd Precinct and competing mobs. But the players are about to be played in this rousing and entertaining thriller (Newsweek).- Shop: odax
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Steel
Basketball superstar Shaquille ONeal (Kazaan) sheds his hi-tops for a dazzling suit of battle armor as the latest and greatest DC Comics superhero to wage war on crime. When evil scientist Judd Nelson (Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, The Breakfast Club) begins selling top-secret weapons to LAs street gangs, former military researcher Shaq joins forces with a brilliant electronics expert to build an invincible suit of armor. Layered in his magnetic metal sheath and armed with his own hi-tech weaponry, Shaq transforms into his mythic alter-ego, Steel. From a secret command center, Steel sets out on a high-powered silver motorcycle to confront Nelson and rid the city of crime. Co-starring Annabeth Gish (Double Jeopardy, Nixon) and the original urban crime-fighter, Richard Roundtree (Shaft, Seven). Directed by multiple Emmy-winner Kenneth Johnson (TVs Incredible Hulk, TVs V). Produced by Oscar, Emmy and Grammy-winning producer/composer/performer, Quincy Jones.- Shop: odax
- Price: 19.13 EUR excl. shipping