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Shaft in Africa (1973)
Rate:
7
Viewed:
8/06, 3/25
8/06:
Is this the best Shaft movie ever?
The black James Bond picture, Shaft in Africa showcases the best work of Richard Roundtree's career.
It's also so much better than Shaft's Big Score! What helps is the change
in director by going from Gordon Parks to John Guillermin. As for the Africa scenes, they were shot on location in
Ethiopia and Eritrea.
All in all, although Shaft in Africa was a commercial flop which ended Richard Roundtree's run as John Shaft
for good, I wouldn't have minded seeing more sequels.
3/25:
Far better than the previous part, Shaft in Africa is faster in pace and has a good story to boot, being
much along the lines of James Bond and Jason Bourne stuff.
When the original formula doesn't work anymore, all the filmmakers need to do is change it up. That's what they
did for this franchise by relocating from New York City to East Africa and Paris. The result is much better.
Richard Roundtree continues to be a perfect choice as John Shaft.
All in all, Shaft in Africa happily erases the dismal memory of
Shaft's Big Score!