ShangLuda Admirable film.

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Leofwine_draca BLACK SAMURAI is your typical low rent American martial arts movie, starring man of the moment Jim Kelly who appeared in a whole slew of cheapjack kung fu flicks in the late 1970s. This one's a typical Al Adamson movie, which is no recommendation: it's cheap, badly edited, disjointed feeling, and very, very silly.There's barely any plot to speak of, just a long running sequence of fight scenes in which Kelly uses his martial arts abilities to kick various bad guys in the face, over and over again. It becomes repetitive and yet these sluggish fights are the best thing about an otherwise incredibly cheap production.The acting is wooden, the cinematography poor, and the film as a whole looks incredibly cheap. Felix Silla (Twiki from BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY) has a role as a miniature hit-man which has to be seen to be believed. Overall, BLACK SAMURAI isn't one of the worst films out there - at least it's unintentionally funny throughout - but it is a real mess.

mikelcat Strictly for comedy relief , this film is so bad its hysterical .Jim Kelly is a terrible actor and OK we knew that . but I thought he was a decent karate man . However the fighting in this film is comical , the overdubbing is of the quality of an Asian kung fu flick and the plot GEEZ !!! Janicot the warlock is trying to take over the world I think and he has the midget kung fu men to do the job !! However there is one man who can stop him , he's that agent of D.R.A.G.O.N. which stands for defense something something ... Yes thats how realistic it is , the realism is gripping and ...I'm kidding , actually its good fun because they really seem to take this somewhat seriously .If bad/good is your bag , its right here in abundance .

prhanlon Unintentional or not, this is one of the funniest movies ever put on film. Jim Kelly acts unbelievably seriously in this movie considering that he ends up fighting little people, snakes, and a vulture (not necessarily in that order). Also released as "Black Terminator" (available on DVD in an edited version). The box for the version I saw contained the catchline "Miami Vice meets James Bond". This certainly must refer to the luck that our hero has with the ladies. If you can find it, watch it with friends who can appreciate a really good B movie.

skidplate Once more beaten to the first review of a great movie! Oh well... Not much to add, except the final fight of this movie has some of the best dub work I have seen since... Well I can't even think of better dubbing than the final seen of this movie. Funny thing is this movie is american so they didnt dub it so you can understand the actors, no they dubbed it cuz, I guess they just thought the last part was just too quiet.. It's awesome, oh yeah and the vulture scene is probably the most horrific bit of animal cruelty i've seen since "Peking Man". This movie has Jim Kelly Kung-Fu Fighting a Vulture, "Peking Man" has people running from a Cheetah with it's mouth sewn shut.. You just cant beat it.