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Friday 13 October 2017

TNT Jackson (1974)

An attempt to merge the Blaxploitation and Kung Fu genres that seemed like it might work, up until an impressive crane shot. What followed was the first of many fights in which the stunt woman held her own but everyone else flaffed about in some of the worst martial arts scenes that I've ever witnessed.
The basic plot will be familiar to anyone who's seen any of the more well-known Blaxploitation flicks. Miss Jackson (Jeanne Bell) looks the part and has some sassy lines, but she's not a great actress and, unfortunately for her, the camera picks up on her lack of confidence and accentuates it.
It's set in a Hong Kong district but clearly isn't the genuine article; the largely Filipino cast make me think it's probably shot somewhere on location there.

1½ coffin shipments out of 5

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