KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

SanEat 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."

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

dworldeater Superfly is a groundbreaking urban crime classic and of the best films to come out during the blaxsploitation era. After the success of Shaft, this got the green light from Warner Bros. studio and went on to be a big hit and in my opinion a much better film than Shaft. Directed by Gordon Parks Jr. and starring Ron O'Neil as Priest and rounded out by the excellent and totally on point score by Curtis Mayfield, Superfly is a powerful, amazing film. Priest(Ron O'Neil) is a cocaine dealer that is tired of the life and takes steps to get out. Ron delivers an incredibly tough, but cool performance here and comes across very authentic. He definitely embodies what could have been one of the baddest hustlers in town. The film has a lot of style, but has a lot of depth and commentary on what life was like for urban blacks at this time. While Priest is indeed superfly(beyond cool), and a very charismatic and bad ass character, the film does show that hustling is'nt easy and is a hard life that our main man is trying to get out of. The film is very realistic and gritty, much like getting hit in the face with a bike lock. Much of this is still relevant today, especially with regards to crooked cops and civil rights. While, a lot of blaxsploitation movies are very entertaining and fun. Superfly, is much more than that and is a exceptional film and classic that really holds up.

Uriah43 "Priest" (Ron O'Neal) is a drug dealer who realizes that the dangers of his profession are bound to catch up to him and decides to retire. But first he wants to make one last "big score" before he does. So he talks to his partner "Eddie" (Carl Lee) and his mentor "Scatter" (Julius Harris) and they reluctantly agree to support him. However, after one slip of the tongue things begin to unravel very quickly for all three of them in one fashion or the other. Anyway, rather than reveal the rest of the plot and possibly ruin the film for those who haven't seen it, I will just say that this is possibly the best "blaxploitation" film ever made. As a matter of fact, in my opinion only "Shaft" can equal its stature within the genre. Be warned though that this film is certainly not for general audiences. Be that as it may it is still very interesting and all things considered I rate this movie as definitely above average.

Gangsteroctopus To anyone out there who wants to see a seminal blaxploitation film: skip this one! This is one of the absolute DULLEST movies you will ever see. All the high ratings that people give this one, I gotta wonder what the heck they were smoking/snorting (some of Priest's blow, no doubt).Just check under the 'Trivia' section where it's revealed that the script was only 45 pages long - thus all the footage of people driving, walking, etc. This recalls comments by notorious schlockmeister Herschell Gordon Lewis in an interview with John Waters in which Lewis recalls how he purchased an unfinished film called 'Monster A Go-Go' and filled out the continuity by shooting random, unrelated footage of 'feet walking...hands passing telegrams, etc.' This movie may as well have been directed by Lewis, for all the 'excitement' that it evokes. Gordon Parks Jr. could not hold a candle to his old man (R.I.P.).So pass this one over and check out any number of GOOD blaxploitation pictures, like just about anything with Pam Grier ('Coffy', 'Foxy Brown'), or 'Black Shampoo', or 'Detroit 2000', or a Doris Day movie...

theactordray I was a young kid when this movie came out but, I remember how "cool" everyone thought he was.I too wanted to be a pimp and a player.Then I watched it a few years ago and realized how "cheesy" the movie looked.I mean don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed it but,...Anyway, it's worth adding to your collection if your a true movie fan.I would really recommend you get the sequel to this one too. Super Fly TNT.That one I can't really remember much about but, hey, if you're going to get one...why not both.This movie fits right in there with "The Mack","Shaft" (the original),"Come Back Charlston Blue", and my other "Black Movies of the 70's"So get out there and find them. And if you can find any of them, there great to just kick back with your friends and have a few good laughs while you compare the film style of the 70's to that of today's.