Black Belt Jones

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Black Belt Jones

R

1974

1h 27m

Adventure

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A martial artist (Jim Kelly) helps a father (Scatman Crothers) and daughter (Gloria Hendry) save their school of self-defense from Los Angeles mobsters.

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Matt Brunson

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The picture leans a little too heavily on broad humor, but the fight scenes are aces.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 10, 2024

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...slowly-but-surely begins to wear out its welcome...

Rated: 2/4

Jun 29, 2022

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Standard issue street karate film designated for the youth market in the inner city.

Rated: C

Jun 23, 2015

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CodyZamboni Z

Trashy, campy, and fun. Lots of famous faces in small roles. Made by the same team that did Enter The Dragon. Jim Kelly brings the awesome.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/11/24

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Audience Member

Exactly what you’d expect it to be!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/01/21

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delysid d

loved the music in this film

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/20/18

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Something to watch for ironic interest or for a nostalgic return to a blaxploitation classic. It's actually a pretty boring film, and if you consider Clouse directed Enter the Dragon just before this, it's a step backward for martial arts cinema.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

An inner-city karate school is empowering the kids while keeping them off the streets, but the mob wants that building since it's sitting on valuable land. They try to seize it with their army of thugs, dope pushers, and corrupt politicians, but none of the bad guys reckoned with the face-kicking heroics of Black Belt Jones (Jim Kelly). Director Robert Clouse rehired Jim Kelly after his scene stealing performance in Enter The Dragon and, despite the boilerplate plot, this kung fu blaxploitation hit is easily the most popular film that Mr. Kelly headlined. The script is campy, the acting almost defines amateurish, certain scenes drag on, and the cartoonish action sequences evince The Three Stooges more often than Bruce Lee, but this cheeseball film can still be pretty entertaining if one is down for this sort of thing. The slapsticky climax in the car wash alone is ample evidence as to why Black Belt Jones has earned a space in the heart of many who adore cinematic junk food.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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s r

Not a bad 70s king fu flick.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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A martial artist (Jim Kelly) helps a father (Scatman Crothers) and daughter (Gloria Hendry) save their school of self-defense from Los Angeles mobsters.

Director: Robert Clouse
Producer: Fred Weintraub, Paul M. Heller
Screenwriter: Oscar Williams
Production Co: Sequoia Productions, Sequoin Films
Rating: R
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 27m

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