raysond wrote on IMDB:
This is one of the grandest "blaxploitation" flick of the 1970's,and to this
day it still doesn't get the ultimate respect it truly
deserves.
This is a one man in-your-face action flick that delivers the goods and
keeps coming back for more. It's ranks up there with the best of that era
which includes films like "Black Caesar","Shaft","Super
Fly","Coffy"
"Foxy Brown","Hammer","Three The Hard Way",and so much more. For those who
never seen this film,it is worth the required viewing in a movie that
doesn't waste any time,even though its running time of 99 minutes holds the
audience in check. When this film came out in 1972,it was not very likable
by the critics,but audiences were enthralled by the great acting,unstoppable
action and the great atmosphere. In other words,one of the baddest ass
flicks of the decade. This film came out around the same time another
blaxploitation film came out about the same time....
Gordon L. Parks' "Super Fly"(Warner Bors.,1972),which starred Ron O'Neal and
"Black Caesar"(AIP,1972),directed by action-guru Larry Cohen which starred
Fred Williamson. [ show more ]
"Trouble Man"(20th Century Fox,1972),directed by fame Hogan
Heroes'star
Ivan Dixon,and starring Robert Hooks as the central character Mister
T.
Mister T was one cool dude,a straight-up hustler,pimp daddy and private eye
who always kept his cool whenever something was about to happened,and
usually does. He has a beau of beauties,drives a expensive Lincoln
Continental car,and wears $600 suits that are customed made in Italy!
Also,you can tell that Mister T came up hard,and had to be harder than the
competition! Raised in the streets he's been a man since he was a kid. He
has an aresnal of weapons,he's rough and tumble and ready for action,and can
fix almost any situation while being the ultimate lady killer. Also,to point
out that Mister T is no joke!
You'll rub him the wrong way or try to double crossed him,he'll blow up in
your face. He is cold hard steel,not to be messed with! However,he has
hassles with the police,the mobsters who want to eliminated him at all
costs(including one of them played by Ralph Waite,of the TV series The
Waltons,and the others played by Paul Winfield and Julius Harris)while
maintaining the control of his business and his main squeeze(played by Paula
Kelly),but Mister T gives them hell to pay and pay they do! In other
words,"Trouble Man",was throroughly impressive,and its a crying shame that
this film is not out anywhere on DVD and Video since the last time I saw
this was when I was little with my parents in the movie theatres,and again
as an adult when cable's The Fox Movie Channel. This film is Rated "R" for
strong graphic violence and language with parts of nudity for some of the
sexual material.
About the motion picture soundtrack to "Trouble Man":(Release in
1972)
This soundtrack came out before the film did,and if you check it out it is a
soul classic of the era. However,this was basically a jazz album by the way
since Motown great Marvin Gaye wanted to do a jazz instrumental piece for
years,but here is the album that gave a new generation a classic piece of
brilliant soul. Here is vintage soul music with all the arrangements and
songs written by Marvin Gaye himself and it is worth the listening
experience,so please check it out. [ show less ]
Written on IMDB a long time ago.
