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Yes, that’s it. Inspired by browsing through Joe Bob’s Profoundly Disturbing, I decided to check out some classic blaxsploitation that I hadn’t seen in a good long while. As most of what I have of this ilk (aside from the Pam Grier films, which you’ve heard enough about here) is stored away or gone now, so there were slim pickings. This led us to start off with Superfly… Well, basically, it is a dumb piece of hooey. but it has a great soundtrack! The story of a cocaine dealer named Youngblood Priest who has decided that he and his partner should use all of their accumulated money to make one last big score that will make them enough bread to retire for good. Of course, there are some problems with this scheme. The person that he wants to buy the stuff from is retired, his partner doesn’t really want to retire and, of course, the cops are on the take. Which leads to some unforeseen problems. One a personal angle, some of his women like the idea but some don’t. Regardless, I don’t know how they can be seen with him as his pimpmobile (or I guess it would have to be a flymobile) is a horrid looking contraption.
It terms of the movie, everything is bad: the acting, the dialogue, the film quality. It’s a washed out, badly acted and dumbly scripted thing. The fights scenes are terrible, most folks look like it is their first time on camera and they might be reading from offscreen cue cards. And it is quite boring. But it does have one of the great soundtracks of all time and Curtis Mayfield actually makes an appearance in the film.
They try to make up for the rest of this movie by trying to make the film “hot”, but it comes across as lukewarm. There is an extended bathtub “love” scene that isn’t just dragged on way to long, but it is also played in slow-motion… Which was just a bit to much of not much.
So yes, it may be a classic, but it is a classic of its time and that needs to be kept in mind while watching, as it certainly doesn’t hold much now. Unlike the movie I was actually reading about which led me to watch this, Shaft, made earlier by this director’s father. Oh and, is this supposed to be Superfly or Super Fly?
2 Responses to “the aim of his role was to move a lot of blow”
You obviously do not know much about film. I strongly disagree with your perspective on Super Fly. I’ve seen worse films from that time, and I certainly would not put this film in the same category. I definitely felt that it lived up to its name and popularity, especially considering the miniscule funding and resources blacks were and continue to be allotted to make films in the first place.
You must be white, because you’re awfully negative and ARROGANT in your critique of this classic black film. Shame on you. Plus, you’re conveniently not showing your picture on your website (another red flag). If Super Fly were a white film, I’m sure it would have then been a classic American film.
Tell me, if you’re so superior, why do you copy us so much and take credit for our ideas? If you’re so superior, why are you so intimidated and threatened by us? The answer is you’re NOT superior at all but JEALOUS! It’s the only thing that truly makes sense about racism.
Oh and if by chance I’m wrong and you happen to be black, shame on you twice!!! No further explanation needed.
As far as the title is concerned, be aware that it is Super Fly, not Superfly. The two words are clearly separate in the title and the capitalization of the “F” in fly is a dead give away. Don’t you think? Duh!
Be further aware that the title signifies Priest’s ability to escape a precarious situation by outsmarting his enemies. It also signifies his decision to leave the not so glamourous life of crime behind him once and for all. He was super fly! It’s not just a catchy name. Ya dig!!?!!
I also have seen worse films from this time, but better ones too. And I did state, for what it’s worth, “… it is a classic of its time”. This was probably my third time through Super Fly and as I said above, I would much rather have watched Shaft, which I consider to be ten times the film that Super Fly is.
But as a warning to all who visit here, I do feel free to say awfully negative and arrogant things about “white” films, “black” films, “asian” films, “neutral” films or whatever. Sadly, they are all just films to me…
And about the name. It did seem like it was intended to be two words, but I encountered it written as one word often enough that it did make me wonder. Amazon seems to be the worst infringer for that.