As always, there may be spoilers here. And the trailer may be NSFW and/or NSFL.
Session: Black Vampires Matter (Week 4)
Movie: Coffy (1973)
Directed by Jack Hill
Seeking to avenge her sister, who has descended into drug addiction, Coffy goes after the drug traffickers and those who aid and abet them. Horror ensues.
Reaction and Other Folderol:
Straight and to the point. Coffy doesn't complicate itself with subplots and confusing intrigue. And it doesn't offer much in the way of surprises. You know what's happening. You know what's going to happen. And it's fun to watch it all play out -- in all its graphically violent detail.
I was thinking that it wasn't particularly groundbreaking, but Joe noted (and gave it extra points for) the fact that it was groundbreaking when it came out fifty years ago. The level of violence -- a man being dragged behind a car, a man being run over on the highway, multiple stabbings and some graphic shotgun shootings -- represented an upping of the ante.
But in some cases that violence was played as much for laughs as shock. The car-dragging scene I mentioned above, with its series of obstacles for the victim to hit seemed like a comedy. And that sense of fun made this a really fun movie to watch. That, and Pam Grier's charisma.
Ratings
Me: 8
Bob-O: 9
Christina: 9.75
Dave: 9.5
Ethan: 7
Joe: 9.8
Sharon's reaction to the trailer: "So she's the OG strong independent woman."
Cats: The closest thing to cats is a game of human Frogger.
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