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starring: Ron O'Neal, Carl Lee directed by: Gordon Parks Jr.

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Average Rating: Rating: - Way ahead of it's time This movie was filmed and released quietly back in '72 but ended up being one of the biggest box office hits of the year, and deservedly so. ... Even today, 30 years after its release, it packs a hard and bitter punch at "the man" and it is hands down the best and most important of the blaxploitation films of its day... it probably has more in common with the ghetto movies of the '90s like New Jack City than anything else. Ron O'Neal is cast perfectly as Priest, a big-time cocaine dealer disenchanted with the hand he's been dealt... He adds a cold and quiet menace to the character, understating his lines with an authority as cruelly elegant as his cheekbones... Director Gordon Parks, Jr. broke down a lot of doors for young directors in the '70s with this film and caused the major studios to start taking a second look at unknown directors who before would have never been given a chance... Also, the late great Curtis Mayfield soundtrack is an absolutely essential companion piece for this movie and will forever have a place in music history as one of the single greatest recordings of all time. Rating: - Superfly is the Bomb X 2! Superfly, starring Ron O'Neal, Carl Lee, and Sheila Frazier is one of the greatest films ever made in the 70's Black film genre. It is a ghetto drama set to the music of the late great Curtis Mayfield - an excellent soundtrack that brilliantly narrates the film and compells you to contemplate the ins & outs of innercity blues; the challenges Vs. Options or lack thereof. This movie is hitting from beginning to end and though often dismissed as blaxploitation, it's strong messages of changing ones predicament, allows it to escape this criticism. Ron O'Neal portrays a drug dealer by the name of Priest with the baddest vines, cars, and plenty of women. He decides that there is more to life than this. With the help of his main squeeze Georgie,he stages one last score to get out of the game despite strong opposition from his partner and other shady individuals that rely on his thriving drug business. Will he make it out? Buy the film and see for yourself! I own a copy on VHS but I'm hoping and praying that Warner Bros. will stop sleeping on this gem and release it on DVD! Rating: - Still Fly After All these Years Super Fly came out in 1972 and is still controversial. Critics say that the story glorifies drugs. I disagree. Ron O Neal (a brilliant actor who simply came on the scene before his time) as Priest is an intense and intelligent character. He knows he's in a dirty game and he's sick of playing it and longs to get out. Junkies are portrayed as pitiful creatures that no one in their right mind would want to emulate. Priest's partner is a greedy, blind fool and his mentor Scatter is living proof that the game can bite you. Add this complex story to Curtis Mayfield's brilliant score and you have what may be the greatest of the blackploitaiton movies. I just want to know when this is going to come out on DVD.

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