{"id":25555,"date":"2018-08-10T09:11:01","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T15:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=25555"},"modified":"2018-05-04T09:12:34","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T15:12:34","slug":"shafts-big-score-1972-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=25555","title":{"rendered":"Shaft&#8217;s Big Score! (1972)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/images-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"277\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25534\" \/><br \/>\nRichard Roundtree returns as the black foul-mouthed private eye John Shaft, reprising the role he made famous in the previous film SHAFT. Made in 1972, SHAFT&#8217;S BIG SCORE clearly shows its age as an old star vehicle. Almost everything, from clothing, quips and concept, have been outdated by today&#8217;s bigger standards. Still, there&#8217;s much to enjoy in Roundtree&#8217;s iconic portrayal as the private eye Shaft as he gets tangled up with the mob, led by gangster Gus Mascola (Joseph Mascolo).<\/p>\n<p>So much of the film is devoted to a lot of mob meetings and Shaft at his private eye work, and less comes the action. Up until the finale, a terrific long helicopter chase, the film is devoted to Ernest Tidyman&#8217;s (THE FRENCH CONNECTION) well-written if often tedious screenplay. Long out-dated and outdone by better anti-Bond cop movies as DIRTY HARRY and THE FRENCH CONNECTION which still stood the test of time. Still, SHAFT&#8217;S BIG SCORE! is an enjoyable caper, Roundtree and the action finale delights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"syndication-links\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Roundtree returns as the black foul-mouthed private eye John Shaft, reprising the role he made famous in the previous film SHAFT. 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