Coffy
Company: Olive Films
Starring: Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw, Sid Haig, Robert DoQui
Plot: Product Description: Coffy is a one-woman vigilante
force, out to even the score with those that have hooked her sister on drugs.
Using her feminine wiles (along with deadly weaponry), Coffy sets about ridding
the streets of low-life drug dealers, pimps, deviants and society’s scum.
My Review and Thoughts:
There is nothing better than a kick ass, action, Blaxploitation film.
The legend, the icon, the one and only goddess of
Blaxploitation. She is the very definition of Soul Lady. Her iconic roles of
the 70’s left a lasting mark of the film world. This Urban film is all Pam, and all those to follow, starring her and her ultimate beauty,
attitude and ladyship is what pure 70’s Drive-In Cinema is all about. Olive
Films has honored this lady, this style of cinema with a beautiful transfer on
Blu-ray. A worthy film of excellence in all its vibrant glory. The transfer is
beautiful, colors shine with crisp superiority against the VHS and DVD quality.
Coffy is one film that deserves to be on a Blu-ray Format.
I was so happy when I learned Olive Films for the month of
June’s releases where going to be bringing to light the Blaxploitation classics.
Coffy is one of those must see, must experience beauties of the 70’s that
express all the wild, over the top and violent glory these Grindhouse Style
films had. If there truly is an art form of Cult cinema it would most defiantly
be the Blaxploitation films of the 70’s. Coffy is a prime example of guilty
pleasure.
Also starring in this is a wonderful cast of actors. Many
stables of cinema and also an eclectic array of styles and talent run rampant
in Coffy. Just a few William Elliott and Booker Bradshaw which both shockingly
died very young. Elliott who played the character of Carter in Coffy passed
away at 49. Bradshaw who played the character of Howard Brunswick passed away
at 62. The whole cast and crew are pure exploitation dynamite. This is a film
that forever leaves a lasting impression upon your movie watching experience.
Directed by Jack Hill. Jack Hill needs no introduction to
film lovers. A true Cult, B-movie and Drive-In master. Bringing such Drive-In
greats as 1967’s Spider-Baby, 1975’s Switchblade Sisters, 1980’s Death Ship,
and the other Pam Grier outing directly following Coffy one year later, 1974’s
Foxy Brown. A true writer, director and ultimate cult film making icon. A true
god of Drive-In cinema. A master at over the top entertainment of the popcorn
nature. He is the true exploitation genius. What is so great about Jack Hill is
many of his stars return to act in his films such as Horror Icon Sid Haig, who
has been in many of his films including Coffy and Foxy Brown.
The biggest accomplishment that this film detailed was the
very strong lead of a woman. Movies during the time period mostly had women as
victims, or a man saving them. Cinema showcased the women as not being able to hold their own. Coffy was
different in that reality, because she was all mega coolness with the vibrant action style character.
Coffy was not Pam’s first Jack Hill movie. She starred in Jack Hill films in 1971’s The Big Doll House, and 1972’s The Big Bird Cage. Coffy is a film that is
one of those movies that linger throughout time, as being one of a kind, and very
unique in the reality of exploitation.
Olive Films has done an amazing and wonderful job in picking
this classic Blaxploitation. Giving a wonderful transfer of a worthy,
no-holds-bar, Grindhouse experience of the classic 70’s.
Audio/Video:
Resolution: 1080p
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Color/dts audio
Languages: English
The film has never look any better, and the sound is
beautiful. I loved
this transfer.
Overall:
A must own Blu-ray of great quality. A wonderful cult film
of the Blaxploitation era. A film that will always remain a true Cult Classic.
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