Coffy | | Cast : | Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw | | Director : | Jack Hill | | Studio : | Mgm/Ua Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | June 13, 1973 | | DVD Released Date : | November 13, 2001 | | Language : | Spanish (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | June 15, 2005 | | Summary | REAL SISTAS DON'T PLAY, BE TRUE 2 WHO & WHAT YOU ARE!! | Content
 | THIS IS 1 OF PAM GRIERS' BEST MOVIES HANDS DOWN! ***"COFFY" WOULDN'T BE AS MEMORABLE TO ME IF IT WASN'T FOR THE "SIGNIFICANT ENDING"!*** THE CAD THAT SHE FELL 4 WAS A LOW DOWN PIECE OF TRASH (HE WAS FILTHY)!!!! I DID NOT WANT 2 BELIEVE THAT HE WOULD LABLE HER A BYTCH & WHAT HE SAID IN ADDITION TO THAT WAS TOO FAR-FETCHED TO WRITE!!!! SHE WAS INTIMATE WITH ON A DEEPER LEVEL BUT HE DIDN'T GIVE A SH*T ABOUT HER WELFARE OR HER FEELINGS! ****IT WAS "SWEET VICTORY" WHEN HE THOUGHT SHE WAS R.I.P, THEN SHE SHOWS UP... "I LOVE HER TENACITY"!!!! *OF COURSE THE TRUE COFFY CAME OUT!!! COFFY/PAM SHOWS UP & THE BYTCH TRIES 2 RUN GAME ON THE SISTA... COFFY CAME CLOSE TO FORGIVING HIM...THEN HIS' WHITE-BREAD SLUT STEPS INTO THE LIGHT & ALL OF HIS' BULLSH*T LIES "SURFACED" HA HA HA HA... HE LOOKS INTO COFFYS' EYES SO THEN HE KNEW HIS' FATE!
***I COULD FEEL THE TENSION OFF THE SCREEN, I COULD SLICE IT WITH A SWORD! THE SCUM TRIES 2 UTTER THE WORDS "BUT BABY WAIT" (WAS HE 4 REAL"?! BEFORE HE COULD RUN ANYMORE BULLSH*T..."COFFY PULLS BACK THE SAWWED-OFF DOUBLE-BARREL SHOTTY & LETS LOSE IN HIS' HIDEOUS FACE" HA HA ("MY GIRL")!!!! **NEVER PLAY WITH HOTT COFFY YOU WILL GET SCORCHED !!** MUCH PROPS & RESPECT 2 JACK HILL FOR KEEPING IT AUTHENTIC! YEAH REALITY WILL BE MOSTLY GROTESQUE! ***PEOPLE OF ALL CREEDS & COLORS "NEEDS" 2 SEE MS.COFFY!!!!*** "COFFY" 1 OF THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIMES"!$$$ 2 MS. PAM GRIER, BABY YOU HAVE MORE OF MY "R.E.S.P.E.C.T" FOR YOUR WORK! YOU HAVE MY LOVE, RESPECT & BLESSINGS... YOU STILL HAVE THE GLOW & "YOU ARE STILL A LOVELY CUP OF COFFEE LIKE MS. TINA TURNER" !!!!
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| Rating | | | Date | October 21, 2004 | | Summary | Over the top | Content
| I continue to marvel at the DVD revolution. When I first learned about DVD several years ago, I rightly figured that it would change the way we watch movies. What I didn't figure was how much. Thanks to the acquisition of a relatively cheap player and a cheaper subscription to a rental service, I can sit in front of the television set EVERY NIGHT and watch cult, exploitation, horror, action, and other films in dozens of genres that were next to impossible to find a few years ago. And if you could find a beat up VHS copy of a low budget classic, for example, you would pay top dollar for the privilege because you had to buy, not rent, the film. Video stores out where I live long ago quit carrying the sorts of films I longed to see. Heck, the last time I considered myself lucky at the local movie store was when I found an uncut version of Joe D'Amato's "Buio Omega," under the name "Buried Alive," at a major retailer well known for not carrying such cinematic treasures. And that was probably fifteen years ago! Yep, DVD is not only here to stay but also keeps growing by leaps and bounds. No film is too outrageous for rerelease on DVD, which is where Jack Hill's 1973 blaxploitation epic "Coffy" enters the picture.
Director Hill sets the tone of his project immediately by introducing us to Coffy (Pam Grier), a nurse by day and an avenging angel by night. Sadly, a bunch of drug dealers corrupted her little sister some time ago, turning the poor lass into a mentally unstable basket case who now resides full time in a bed at the local psych ward. Coffy knows she can't go to the police for help because of the systemic racism of the man, so she decides to take matters into her own hands. Decked out in the steamiest outfit she can find, she lures a drug kingpin and his lieutenant back to his apartment in order to dispatch the two with shotgun and syringe. Two down for her sister with a bunch more to go. In the meantime, Coffy rekindles her friendship with a black cop named Carter (William Elliot) while maintaining a relationship with fast talking politico Howard Brunswick (Booker Bradshaw). Our heroine comes close to telling her cop friend all about her missions of carnage, but before she can do so a bunch of heavies beat Carter senseless for refusing to go on the take. It's not surprising at all that these same thugs are the guys Coffy will eventually go after as her plot takes her up the underworld chain of command. But in order to achieve her mission, she's going to need all of her feminine wiles. Seeking revenge is serious business--just ask Charles Bronson.
Coffy learns about the existence of drug kingpin Arturo Vitroni (Allan Arbus of M*A*S*H* fame) who associates with a powerful procurer named King George (Robert DoQui). In order to ingratiate herself to Vitroni, Coffy goes undercover as a Jamaican harridan named Mystique complete with hilarious accent and a huge Afro. When you stop laughing, feel free to continue. Grier's character puts the moves on King George, convincing him to take her on as his star employee. The other ladies in his majesty's service resent the power Mystique holds over the boss, so Coffy needs to worry about the girls plotting her downfall even as she strives to keep her true identity under wraps. Mystique manages to grab Vitroni's attention at a soiree where a full scale catfight breaks out between Coffy and the other gals, a catfight involving thrown food, slapping, a broken bottle, and razor blades carefully placed in Mystique's Afro just in case one of these sneaky girls tries to pull her hair. The movie flies by rapidly from this point forward, with Coffy discovering just how far Vitroni and his goons--including the ominous Russian thug Omar (Sid Haig)--are willing to go. Expect a few plot twists before the credits roll.
I really got a charge out of "Coffy." I've always been a big fan of Pam Grier, one of those rare actresses who just keep getting better looking with age. She's great as the relentless Coffy, a woman out to destroying her enemies anyway she can. And while her acting isn't the greatest, the script easily takes much of the blame off the performers. Hill's movie is pure exploitation, more focused on exaggerated visual theatrics like Omar tying King George to the bumper of his car and dragging him through the streets than engaging in intellectually stimulating dialogue. The movie does examine several themes--racism, crime in the black community, and drug abuse among others--but the real driving force of the film is mixing up sex and violence in ways aimed at shocking audiences and pushing boundaries. I initially found the scene between Vitroni and Coffy deeply offensive until I placed it in the context of the film as a whole. Black audiences could bellow in rage at the overt racism expressed by a few of the characters and then sit back and relax as Coffy dealt out her own brand of justice to the evildoers on behalf of the black community.
The primary extra on the DVD is a commentary with Jack Hill that is, unfortunately, rather boring to listen to. It's the film that should draw in audiences, and in that respect "Coffy" will succeed because of it's in your face attitude and over the top histrionics. I can't wait to follow this one up with the other blaxploitation classics. Although this is my first excursion into this genre, I suspect "Coffy" is an excellent place for the novice to start. Go get 'em, Coffy!
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| Rating | | | Date | September 07, 2004 | | Summary | Coffy may have made Pam Grier a star.... | Content
| but it sure as hell didn't make her an actress... She admits that herself, and she's improved 1000-fold over the years. Acting-wise here, Pam ranges from terrible to awful to below awful (the Jamaican is to die for), but that doesn't mean this isn't an entertaining film. It most definitely is. Whether you just laugh at the bad acting, the bad-looking sets, the improbable set-ups, the cheesy fights (including one cool catfight) or the ever-thinning plot, Coffey set the fundamental tone for hundreds of similar films to come. Few, however, have yet to surpass it. And besides, any film where Pam Grier takes her clothes off every 20 minutes or so can't be all bad (smile). Absolutely worth owning!! |
| Rating | | | Date | September 07, 2004 | | Summary | COFFY IS THE COLOR!!!!!!! | Content
| SKIN AS SMOOTH AS VELVET. THIS IS ONE TOUGH WOMAN YOU DON'T WANT TO MESS WITH. THIS IS ANOTHER CLASSIC FROM PAM GRIER AND THIS IS A MUST HAVE FOR ANY FAN. I WOULD RECOMMEND ANYONE WHO LIKES BLAXPLOITAION FILMS TO BUY THIS VIDEO BECAUSE YOU WOULD DEFINITELY ENJOY THIS VIDEO. I LIKE THIS VIDEO IT IS GOOD, EXCITING, AND FULL OF ACTION. PAM ALWAYS DELIVERS A LOT OF ACTION WITH HER MOVIES I LIKE THIS ONE AS WELL SHE GETS EVEN WITH SOME PEOPLE BUT SHE STILL DOES IT IN A SLICK,SUAVE, AND PERFECT WAY AND LIKE ALWAYS SHE ALWAYS EVEN THE SCORE. IF YOU LIKE ACTION MOVIES, PAM GRIER, AND BLAXPLOITATION MOVIES THEN YOU WOULD DEFINITELY ENJOY THIS ONE IT IS A MUST HAVE FOR ANY PAM GRIER FAN. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 15, 2004 | | Summary | A hot lady being like Bronson | Content
| This is a very tough movie with a very pretty leading lady. Really. Pam is something special to look at. However, you can't let that fool you... she's a killing Machine. There are reasons for her acting the way in which she chooses to act in this movie, and they are well written as well. When you get past the set up of the plot and the way the story is set up, the action is just non-stop, and it keeps coming at you. She lures hooligans into her apartment, and then blows their heads off. It's hardcore. Then she pretends to be one of the ladies of the night, and pretends to befriend a pimp named king George, although she is only kidding, and doesn't really like him. He gets it pretty bad in the end, but it's not Coffy that does it to him... so you thought you knew where this was going huh? It's pretty crazy. It's too bad that Ving Rhames is not in this, although the movie is kind of old, and I don't think he was famous when it was made. However, if you like Ving Rhames and the tough movies he makes, this is kind of like one of those, only with a really pretty lady instead. |
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