A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Following the phenomenonal success of "Enter the Dragon," director Robert Clouse and co-star Jim Kelly teamed up for this more tongue in cheek martial arts flick, "Black Belt Jones." Released in 1974 and distributed by "Warner Bros," Jim Kelly was given his first and best leading role. He becomes reluctantly embroiled in a war between local businessmen and a Mafia family, after the latter threaten his martial arts school with closure. It has been said that not all martial artists can "sell" their moves on the big screen by being more larger than life. As a result, it doesn't pave the way for a successful movie career. In the case of Jim Kelly however, he can certainly put on a good show and he does in "Black Belt Jones." One of the best examples of this, is when he takes on a group of corrupt police officers at a car park. Some neat moves are on display. The ending I found to be a bit too silly for words. Robert Clouse does a good enough job in the directing but Bruce Lee is sorely missed when it comes to the fight choreography. A pretty good film on the whole.

This movie was so unbelievably awesome when I first saw back in high school, we watched it over and over, eventually just never returning it to the video store it was so good. The opening sequence is one of the best ever in film history: great theme music, and Jim Kelly just kicks everyone's ass in sight, sometimes for no reason at all. Scatman is cool of course as the oldtimer karate teacher who gets everyone in trouble with the mafia for gambling. The final scene with the carwash bubbles is the ultimate in martial arts mayhem. This is also one of the funniest comedies ever made, from the ladies who hang around the trampoline at Jones' beach house, to Jone's afro puffing out his stocking cap when they're raiding the mafia mansion in broad daylight.?!!? Also classic lines like, "that motherfu**er threw his panties at us!??!" Look for cameos by Isaac from the Love Boat and the lady from the Jeffersons.

The man with the funky behind fro is back. I mean when i saw this movie I was like WOW Damn. Bruce Lee Ainu't got nothing on the fro. Have you seen the scene he beats up the honky IEEE. In the scene where Black Jones whips up the spaghetti guy named Plaza, he says. "Who hit me!" Then Jones Sayz: "BATMAN MUTHA*****"! I mean priceless! In the last scene the bad guy tries to drop Jones with an iron hand, then his woman screams: "watch out for the hand Jim"! And then he gets his groove on with his girl. He gets it after dropping the spaghetti dude. The movie should be seen by every karate movie lover, it has drama, adventure, comedy, a great hero and one of the greatest climaxes i've ever seen. Jones kills the mob-guy by urinating on him. His magic pee makes the mob guys skin dissolve. The Jones turns towards his own genitals and says the priceless one-liner: you've been practicing HUH? a great movie.

Well, I can easily say that this is my favorite movie ever. Ever! Jim Kelly provides non-stop kung-fu-rific action with a style of the 70's no-one can match. Filled with tons of creative fight scenes including a crutial battle, fought in a rising bed of BUBBLES! Black-belt's female counterpart Sydney also provides a mean ass-woopin throughout this masterpiece. One warning though, its as full of off-color, non-pc dialog as it is great fight choreography (just keep in mind, its a 70's "B" movie, so just take them as funny, "i can't believe they said that" humour and you're set).So ya, basically its a must see in my eyes. It's so great i own a sealed copy of it! Enjoy.