The Worst Film Ever

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

When a nurses sister dies of an overdose, she goes on the hunt for the evildoers responsible. In a refreshing idea, the gang is black and white. Coffy gets her revenge, and it's a brutal one. Pam Grier, still lovely today, absolutely steals this movie.

CoffyToday, the only way to tell if a woman is mad is if she is constantly rolling her eyes.In the 1970s, however, angry women, like the one in this action movie, carried a shotgun.Already sick of the filth corrupting her city and filling her OR, nurse Coffy (Pam Grier) hits her boiling point when her sister ends up in the morgue due to an overdose.Posing as a prostitute, Coffy positions herself next to drug dealers, pimps and the mafia, whom she pits against one another in a series of strategic hits. But things get tricky when she learns her congressman boyfriend is dirty.With an anti-drug message to accompany its seedy characters, corrupt authorities and brutal violence, Coffy adheres to Blaxploitation themes, but also blazes an entirely different path by having a strong black female impose the social justice.Nevertheless, vigilantes are more successful without platform shoes. Yellow Light vidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

Over the course of my cinematic love affair, I have really enjoyed the few films I have seen, either starring Pam Grier, one of my favourite B-movie American actresses, or that were directed by Jack Hill. I can't get enough of especially the films of which they collaborated, 'Foxy Brown' and this, both of which I consider up there with the 'Shaft' trilogy and 'Super Fly' as masterpieces of the 'urban action' genre of the 70's. She, just 24 when she made this, certainly was one of the most beautiful and exciting women ever put on celluloid, and while I also love both Hill's short film 'The Host' and 'Switchblade Sisters' (viewed on one DVD as part of Quentin Tarantino's 'Rolling Thunder' reissue series), here his pacing and filming are on an entirely different level altogether.It's a shame for us cinephiles that he chose at such an early age, 42 and clearly in his filmmaking prime, to retire from the business to both write novels as well as explore meditation with his wife, but I'm thankful for the films he made. The soundtrack (and most particularly the killer title song) by one of my favourite jazz/funk singer/musicians of the period, Roy Ayers, is up there with Curtis Mayfield's for 'Super Fly' as essential listening for lovers of such music.Say what you want about him as a filmmaker, but I for one am glad that Tarantino has revived interest in both the actress (casting her as the star of 'Jackie Brown') and the director (through his aforementioned reissue series). It is an under-recognized way that Tarantino has significantly contributed to contemporary American cinema of all sorts, and has helped these unsung heroes from prior generations, who would otherwise be neglected and ignored unjustly from contemporary cinephilic attention.

Coffy (Pam Grier) is a nurse by day and avenging sexy woman at night. Coffy is bringing justice for the drug pushers, who nearly killed her young sister (Karen Williams) on drug abuse and beating up badly her police friend (William Elliot). She becomes an one-woman war on organized crime on Los Angeles.Written and Directed by Jack Hill (The Big Doll House, The Big Bird Cage, Foxy Brown) made an entertaining, action-thriller with sense of humour. Grier is fun to watch as the title character, she has some great dialogue and of course, she has an great body (Which she does appear topless at times). It is amusing to see Robert DoQui, who is best known for the "RoboCop Trilogy" as a pimp! and Sid Haig (House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects) as a low-life criminal.DVD has an fine non-anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) transfer and an decent Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Sound. DVD has an fairly interesting commentary by the writer/director of the film and original theatrical trailer is also included. "Coffy" was an big hit back in 1973. Grier is certainly one of the sexy black woman's out there, certainly back in the 1970's, she was absolutely stunning. "Coffy" does have some flaws but it is an trashy enjoyable action flick to watch. (*** ½/*****).