I was surprised at how decent Shaft actually was. It's not deep, surprising or constantly entertaining, but the film is competently made and Roundtree has enough charisma to carry the film.

This film was downright boring. A strange mixture of conventional Hollywood movies and exploitation movies. But then better watch real exploitation movies, they are more fun.

Well done Isaac Hayes! The soundtrack is fantastic, it makes the film.

The defenestration scene alone makes it a near-masterpiece. The rest of it? Yeah, it's pretty good.

OK, yeah yeah yeah, he's black, and he's a superstud. I don't care. The famous theme song is the best part

Look at Coffy and then look at this. Now Shaft doesn't have anything in it even half as cheesy as those legendary (or at least they deserve to be legendary) glasses that King George wears, but then again Shaft doesn't have anything in it even a quarter as fun as that great fight scene in the party in Coffy. Not being as fun isn't helped by (and may also be part of the cause of) the film running out of steam a good while before the end. Still it was a decent watch and the theme song is damn cool.

He's a complicated man, but no one understands him but his woman.

shaft is supremely cool, while still being an eye rolling-ly cheesy movie. this is my first introduction to the original blaxploitation movies, and i have to say, i'm officially a fan.

74.000

Pretty fun and only a little cheesy. Mostly it works as detective story with a civil rights angle and a light enough tone to throw in some one liners, some sex and some over the top action. Oh and it has a great score, but everyone knows that.

There's very little to not enjoy about this movie. It's hilarious, the soundtrack is amazing, Shaft himself is just a bad motherfucker.

Can you dig it?

Defenestration: Awesome. Soundtrack: Sweet. The city: Neat. Shaft: Unspectacular. Rest of film: Not so hot.

Too much just a showcase for a brash wiseguy character and not enough attention to the story (the gay bartender guy was funny anyway).

Shaft is very sexy, cool and extremely badass, baby. The soundtrack is awesome and there are so many great quotes

You're damn right!

As fun as any other blaxploitation movie.

I just wish people would stop quoting/parodying the theme song.

shut yo mouth!

Shaft, an urban anti-hero, is a cool asshole private detective that you can't help but love to watch. The film itself is quite similar. Like John Shaft it's rough around the edges but you can't help but like it because of an indescribable sum of it's parts. Basically put this film is simply cool in it's execution and offers something you won't get anywhere else. It's an experience everyone should have.

Not bad. The pacing could have been better.

I love that never ending funky music in the background ;-)

Perhaps the best of the blaksploitation era.

Aw, hell yeah.

Shaft is just cool. As a hero, he's up there with Clint Eastwood's Man with no name and Yojimbo as just pure cool action heroes. It's a just a fun movie, and it shouldn't ask you to be deep or thick or any other obtuse adjective. Just enjoy it, leave your pretenses at the door.

Not bad.

A great "Blaxploitation" movie, the acting is kinda weak, but who cares, everything else is wonderful. The music, the cinematography, the storyline, and everything else you can throw in. And if you don't like it, then shut your mouth!

Den eneste grund til at se den, en den kultstatus det giver... "sjovt" at se et godt newyorkermiljø anno 1970érne

Best of the genre that I've seen.