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Cleopatra Jones

Cleopatra Jones

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: a great film
Review: just like i enjoy Pam Grier's action films i feel the same way about Tamara Dobson in this film.it has action and a feel good quality about it.non-stop.and just like Pam she ain't bad on a Brother's EYEs either.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Classic Cleopatra
Review: So many use the word Diva to describe the movie and recording stars of today. Well that last time I checked in the dictionary the word Diva had Tamara Dobsons picture by it. I saw this film the first time in the early seventies and I still think it was ahead of its time. Shes awesome to look at, has martial arts down to a science. I think an updated version would be a great vehicle for Rupaul. Do you agree? Can't wait to get it on widescreen.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Classic Cleopatra
Review: So many use the word Diva to describe the movie and recording stars of today. Well that last time I checked in the dictionary the word Diva had Tamara Dobsons picture by it. I saw this film the first time in the early seventies and I still think it was ahead of its time. Shes awesome to look at, has martial arts down to a science. I think an updated version would be a great vehicle for Rupaul. Do you agree? Can't wait to get it on widescreen.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: This one is great fun
Review: Sure it's over the top. Sure Shelley Winters' character is absurd. But this one is a lot of fun. In the genre of blaxploitation movies, this movie is closer to "Shaft" in quality than it is to "Foxy Brown". "Foxy", while enjoyable, is a very amateurish production. "Cleopatra", on the other hand, is very well done. The car chase rates as one of the best of the era.

As for the transfer, it also is very well done. My only complaint about the DVD is the lack of any additional features. In fact, it is so bare that the menu is a generic Warner Bros. logo instead of related to the movie.

Regardless, even if you aren't a big fan of the blaxploitation genre, this one is great entertainment....exciting and funny at the same time.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: This one is great fun
Review: Sure it's over the top. Sure Shelley Winters' character is absurd. But this one is a lot of fun. In the genre of blaxploitation movies, this movie is closer to "Shaft" in quality than it is to "Foxy Brown". "Foxy", while enjoyable, is a very amateurish production. "Cleopatra", on the other hand, is very well done. The car chase rates as one of the best of the era.

As for the transfer, it also is very well done. My only complaint about the DVD is the lack of any additional features. In fact, it is so bare that the menu is a generic Warner Bros. logo instead of related to the movie.

Regardless, even if you aren't a big fan of the blaxploitation genre, this one is great entertainment....exciting and funny at the same time.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Secret Agent Woman
Review: Tamara Dobson is absolutely stunning as Cleopatra Jones but this movie has the look and feel of a TV pilot. It spends too much time introducing the various characters and is woefully short on action. There is a pretty good car chase scene with Cleo hurtling her black Corvette Shark down the viaducts of LA. And, she has a new outfit for every scene in this movie. Not much to the karate scenes, as Cleo has to battle her outfits moreso than the villains. It is good campy fun, with the cast filled out by Shelly Winters as big bad "Mommy," the overlord of a drug trafficking ring, and Antonio Fargas as "Doodlebug." He would go onto play Huggie in Starsky and Hutch. As usual, Bernie Casey takes himself far too seriously. If you want more high octane fun I would suggest the Pam Grier movies from the era.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Right On Sister! Right On!
Review: This movie is dope. Cleo is one badass babe. This movie is actually quite well done and doesn't get boring. Its got good action and is very funny. Get it on DVD.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A BLAST FROM THE PAST
Review: We saw this movie in the seventies and were blown away with Tamara Dodson's presence. I was excited when I found the movie on this site. I am glad we found it because when we need a seventy fix, it right at hand (You won't be disappointed). Outstanding movie. Thanks


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