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Shaft [DVD] [2000]

DVD ~ Samuel L. Jackson
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  • Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Christian Bale, Jeffrey Wright, Busta Rhymes
  • Directors: John Singleton
  • Writers: John Singleton, Ernest Tidyman, Richard Price, Shane Salerno
  • Producers: John Singleton, Adam Schroeder, Eric Steel
  • Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, German, Spanish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 9 April 2001
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000058E3D
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,923 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Samuel L. Jackson makes a gleefully updated John Shaft in John Singleton's homage (not remake) to the early 1970s action classic, picking up where Richard Roundtree's legendary Shaft left off. The Manhattan-set film features excellent performances, dynamic action scenes and witty one-liners (Jackson's Shaft: "It's my duty to please the booty"--although the line's deceptive: there's a surprising lack of sex in the film). Unfortunately, it's offset by a surprisingly uninspired, predictable, one-dimensional story, penned by Singleton, Richard Price and Shane Salerno. The story, in which Shaft investigates the murder of a young African American, is without suspense, since from the start the audience knows that rich white boy Walter Wade (Christian Bale) did the deed and that Shaft is going to kick his ass, big time. That said, charismatic performances--from Jackson (who, in keeping with the times, is more volatile and fiery than his predecessor), Toni Collette (as a frightened witness), the villainous Bale and the utterly amazing Jeffrey Wright (Basquiat)--make the film enticing and watchable. Look for a cameo by the original Shaft's director, the legendary Gordon Parks, and fans of the original should note that a still stunningly handsome Roundtree briefly appears as Jackson's uncle. --N.F. Mendoza, Amazon.com

Video Description
DVD Special Features (To Be Confirmed):

Featurette
Cast and Crew Interviews
Theatrical Trailer
Music Videos: "Theme from Shaft" and "Bad Man"
Language Choiuce: English and German
Multi-language subtitles: English for the hearing impaired, English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish and Turkish.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic action film which lives up to the name of 'Shaft'!, 29 Jun 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: Shaft [VHS] [2000] (VHS Tape)
Shaft is the fast-paced, hard hitting, and often hilarious action thriller that delivers explosive entrtainment from start to finish. Film favorite Samuel L Jackson stars as the wisecracking policeman 'Shaft', whose unorthadox but winning ways of law enforcement make him a formidable force in his police department. Fighting crime, this is a kick-ass action which certainly lives up to the famous trilogy of Shaft films in the 1980's. Shaft has been reborn, and is once again everybody's idol.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Don’t give Samuel L Jackson a bad day, 22 Aug 2002
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This movie really impressed me when I saw how cool Shaft was. The remake of the 1970s classic is excellent. The perfect actor (Samuel) gives an amazing performance. He’s cool, smooth and knows how to get his way.

If you watch this, it’s exciting to watch his character get justice even without justice backing him officially. What happens in the beginning is murder of a black man. Shaft investigates and quits his job to get justice to find out who did it. The film brings us to the gang neighbourhoods as well as the corrupted police force.

All in all, a really cool film with and excellent performance by Samuel L Jackson.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ignore all bad reviews of this film: they got horribly wrong, 5 Mar 2002
By Mr. N. A. Perry (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shaft [VHS] [2000] (VHS Tape)
Blimey. This film drips coolness from start to finish. you never really take it seriously, but frankly, who cares when a film entertains this much? It is one of a very select bunch of films that the gloss added actually improves the film. There are plenty of intriguing characters, and the music and action are both very slick.
A 'boys film' and no mistake.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Can you dig it???
Wow... fans of Samuel L Jackson... master of the long single shot.... will agree with me that frankly he could be painting planks and you'd still find his presence captivating... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Bang tidy

4.0 out of 5 stars HE WALKS THE WALK BECAUSE HE IS SHAFT
Thirty years is a long time to wait to make a sequel, especially when no one is clamoring for one. Director/Writer/Producer John Singleton decided it was about time. Read more
Published 23 months ago by stuart

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor crime film - a shame
Samuel L Jackson (Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown) stars as central protagonist, legendary detective Shaft and with the amount of passion behind Jackson's performances over recent... Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2006 by Stampy

4.0 out of 5 stars Jackson and Bale makes this more than your standard action flick
Jackson plays the ultra cool detective John Shaft, who is trying to get a racist murderer (played by an excellent Christian Bale) behind bars. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2006 by GOB

3.0 out of 5 stars Average film High Quality
Shaft has to be one of the best DVD transfers on the market the picture is crisp and the 5.1 mix from the theme tune is excellent. Read more
Published on 3 May 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars Sam Jackon IS The Man - but is Shaft 2000 THE film?
I have yet to see any of the original Shaft movies but after watching this Shaft 2000, I definitely plan to. Read more
Published on 18 April 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars That Shaft 2000 is a BAD m...ovie
An over-blown, convoluted corpse-fest, Shaft 2000 displays none of the wit, grit and pace of the original. Read more
Published on 14 April 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Still The Man
That's what the poster reads, and as a fan of the Shaft series, this movie was all I hoped for and more. Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars HE'S BACK
SHAFT IS BACK!! I SEEN THIS FILM AT THE CINEMA AND WHEN YOU HAVE SEEN IT YOU WILL AGREE THAT SHAFT IS THE MAN! THEY COUDN'T OF PICKED ANY ONE BETTER TO PLAY SHAFT. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2001 by andy_woody_99@yahoo.co.uk

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