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01/26/06
Original Gangstas (1996)
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Reviews Counted: 14
Fresh: 6
Rotten:8
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Set in Gary, Indiana, this film stars many popular actors from the "blaxploitation" era in a tale of revenge and good vs. evil. The premise involves John Bookman, who escaped from the ghettos of Gary years ago and is now a successful pro... [More]
Starring: Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Pam Grier, Paul Winfield
Director: Larry Cohen
Reviews for Original Gangstas
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05/20/03
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Although the leads are intended to be cool and menacing, the result resembles parody; scenes of drugs, guns and fights are likely to make audiences burst out in laughter.
06/05/02
Original Gangstas leaves you feeling that more could have been made of this 'blaxploitation' reunion, but it's not bad -- and no more and no less substantial than the films of the original cycle.
02/14/01
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The purpose is to entertain, and on that score the film delivers impressively.
01/01/00
Where Original Gangstas works is in its understanding that the stars are playing the characters they created 25 years ago as their older selves.
01/01/00
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