Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

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Audience Member Slaughter's back, and after a bizarre ambush opening, he goes after the mob (again). Those hoping for unintended laughs from Ed McMahon's casting may be disappointed by his conventional low-key performance. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/08/18 Full Review Audience Member I always felt sorry for Slaughter as he gets a "Big Rip-off" in his sequel title as opposed to Shaft who gets a "Big Score". What gives.... Shaft gets a piece of ass and Slaughter gets pulled a fast one on? In my humble opinion Slaughter is more badass than Shaft and if anyone deserves a great score, it's fuckin' Slaughter but don't fret as he does get plenty of ass, both black and white, in this entertaining follow-up to 1972 Blaxploitation hit "Slaughter." "Slaughter's Big Rip-off" opens with a sequence one would least expect for this sequel open with... with Slaughter in cowboy drag in a horse race? Really... what the fuck? Where is my badass title sequence? Oh well but soon after a hitman flying an airplane attempts a hit on Slaughter who in turn misses and kills a few of Slaughter's friends instead. He heads out for vengeance but like the original, pisses off some law enforcement along the way and they give him make a deal to get them a ledger of names of corrupt police and political figures (hmmm... sounds like "Black Caesar" to me) in turn for Slaughter not going to prison. Plenty of bullets break the skin of mafia goons as a result. Jim Brown seems much more comfortable in the title role this second time around as he makes the character even more badass. We get more hand to hand combat from the character and even some badass one liners (my favorite is "how would you like to pick your teeth out of your lips). He also seems to get much more ass in this film making him a blaxploitation rival for James Bond. In all the character of Slaughter is even more baddass in this sequel minus the awkward opening with him in western garb. In an awkward casting moment the filmmakers hired Ed McMahon for the lead villain. For you youngins out there he was the sidekick for Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show" who mummered the famous line "Heerrree's Johnny" long before the likes of Jack Nicolson. I actually never knew Ed McMahon was an actual actor before his TV stints and actually he isn't terrible but I did have a hard time shacking his "Tonight Show" motif from my mind. The plot however is rather haphazardly constructed making the film drag at some moments between the entertaining action sequences. Director Gordon Douglas does what he can with the script but the film sadly misses original director Jack Starrett who wonderfully directed the action sequences to wrap around its plot issues. Starrett was avaiable to direct as he hightailed it to Warner Brothers to make his film "Cleopatra Jones" and in turn pissing off AIP executive Samuel Z. Arkoff who responded with his own woman Blaxploitation revenge effort "Coffy" which itself is a completely different story. The two things that annoy me the most is first how our evil hitman attempts to kill Slaughter. He makes Slaughter's main squeeze drive him off a cliff and then leaves within a few minutes before making sure Slaughter is truly dead. If I learned anything from "Under Seige 2" it's that "assumption is the mother of all fuck-ups" and this James Bond villain mistake annoyed the shit out of me. Second is how all newer versions of the film are emasculated of James Brown's wonderful original score. Damn I hate when soundtracks and score rights deteriorate for whatever reason over the years resulting with some films, like "Slaughter's Big Rip-off", having a replacement score haphazardly spliced in. Grr... "Slaughter's Big Rip-off" isn't as good as the original due to a poorly constructed plot and the lack of original director Jack Starrett but Jim Brown seems more comfortable in the role making Slaughter even more badass in the long run. The film is left open for another sequel but sadly a third film to round out a trilogy never emerged. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Slaughter's back and I was able to finish out the two-fer set within the same week or so of seeing the original film! Go, me. Another watchable Blaxploitation film that deserves to be dusted off and given another day in court, give this one a rental. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Slaughter is back. Afrer surviving a mob hit he sets out to kill those involved. The L.A.P.D. turn a blind eye and let him go on a solo mission to seek vengence. Slaughter is mad and badder in this sequel but the film itself (as with most sequels) is not a patch on the orginal but fine original score from James Brown adds some extra class. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member After the success of Slaughter (1972), a sequel was ordered almost immediately. This one was directed by Gordon Douglas, (whose credits had included lighthearted fare such as Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) and In Like Flint (1967)), but it's not as memorable as the first film, and it offers up more of the same. Seeking revenge for Slaughter (Jim Brown) having brought down mob boss Dominic Hoff, his successor Duncan (Ed McMahon) seeks revenge on Slaughter, even trying to hit him with a WW1 biplane during a picnic, which ends up with some of his friends dead. Slaughter finds himself the centre of a manhunt by Duncan, who has now sent hitman Kirk (Don Stroud) on his tail, but Slaughter uses his tenacity to stay ahead. Slaughter could have gone into hiding, but he stays visible so that it might smoke out Duncan and his associates. Agent Reynolds (Brock Peters) warns Slaughter it could endanger his life, and even Slaughter's new girlfriend Marcia (Gloria Hendry) is threatened, but Slaughter is able to get files on the mob and Duncan's actions so he can take them down. It's not particularly memorable, but it's Jim Brown who manages to hold it together as Slaughter, although Ed McMahon makes a good baddie as well. This was shot and edited on the hoof to cash in as quickly as possible on the original, and it shows. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member A step down in the crazy factor from the first film, this movie is also sadly lacking Don Gordon as Slaughter's buddy. However, it's still pretty good. Jim Brown is typically cool in the lead. And there's plenty of over the top violence. Ed McHahon has fun as the evil boss and Brock Peters has a memorable, if small role as a jerk cop. A solid if not especially great film, and a good companion to Slaughter and Black Gunn. I was bummed there wasn't a third film, as the ending of Slaughter's Big Rip-Off hints at something that could have been a lot of fun. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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