Cult Cuts Volume 23 (Tarantino Edition)
#4/4: Detroit 9000 (1973)
(7/10): Sorry for slacking somewhat. Anyways Detroit 9000 is a Blaxploitation film that is also apparently a Ripoff.
The story follows a meeting of Black folks in the city of Detroit where they are gathering money for the new Black Minister but they are then robbed of all their donations by a group of people who are pretty good at covering their tracks.
A White and Black Officer are both assigned to the case and have to work together in spite of the white officers reluctance to cooperate as they don't have much time to solve the case.
It's a simple setup, I guess I need to see more blaxploitation and soul cinema to see what it claims to be a ripoff of, but on it's own it's pretty solid.
The acting is pretty good, music is great but I have come to expect that from these kinds of films as they are quite soul driven and always feature music that is performed live.
The film seems like it might overstay its welcome a little bit but it then threw another twist at me to justify its additional length.
The costumes are pretty fantastic, in fact the production value is surprisingly pretty good, but I had no idea whether or not it was a studio film or independent film but either way production value is very good.
I do like how the ending also leaves a bit of ambiguity as to what exactly the white cops intentions were.
Overall it's pretty good but I do still think it could've maybe had some trimming of at least ten minutes, even with the twists it throws.
#4/4: Detroit 9000 (1973)
(7/10): Sorry for slacking somewhat. Anyways Detroit 9000 is a Blaxploitation film that is also apparently a Ripoff.
The story follows a meeting of Black folks in the city of Detroit where they are gathering money for the new Black Minister but they are then robbed of all their donations by a group of people who are pretty good at covering their tracks.
A White and Black Officer are both assigned to the case and have to work together in spite of the white officers reluctance to cooperate as they don't have much time to solve the case.
It's a simple setup, I guess I need to see more blaxploitation and soul cinema to see what it claims to be a ripoff of, but on it's own it's pretty solid.
The acting is pretty good, music is great but I have come to expect that from these kinds of films as they are quite soul driven and always feature music that is performed live.
The film seems like it might overstay its welcome a little bit but it then threw another twist at me to justify its additional length.
The costumes are pretty fantastic, in fact the production value is surprisingly pretty good, but I had no idea whether or not it was a studio film or independent film but either way production value is very good.
I do like how the ending also leaves a bit of ambiguity as to what exactly the white cops intentions were.
Overall it's pretty good but I do still think it could've maybe had some trimming of at least ten minutes, even with the twists it throws.