Good Guys Wear Black

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Summary: Diplomacy is not always that clean
Review: A simple film about the aftermath of the Vietnam War. A diplomat negociates the destruction of a special unit of the CIA, the Black Tigers, at the end of the war. So they are tricked on a fake mission. Yet five manage to escape and survive. But the diplomat is going to become the Secretary of State and the five survivors are the argument of some, in the wings, to blackmail the diplomat. So they have to disappear. But one of them and a CIA executive say no and put a stop to the killings and to the career of the diplomat. A perfect film about what politics are really about for some politicians : careerism and nothing else.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU

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Summary: CORNY CHUCKY AGAIN~!!
Review: I do not like CHUCKY. And for some reason when Western people make Action movie, especially about Martial Arts, it gets CORNY~!!! Just like Kung Fu series.....Bruce Lee should have been in it, since it was HIS.

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Summary: Moderately good Chuck Norris film
Review: If you like Chuck Norris films, especially of the 70's and 80's you'll probably like this one. The DVD was unrated but I'd say it's about a PG-13. The DVD allows chapter access, English, French and Spanish subtitles and some bio info on the cast. No theatrical trailer was present. The film is generally well-preserved (no widescreen) but the colors fade in and out a little bit (probably the cinematography was a bit inconsistent).

The film is definitely *very* 1970's. That means lotsa keyboard instrumental jazz music scored with the action, 3-piece suits, undercranked camera shots to make cars look like they're speeding (giving unnatural jerky motion), and half-witted dialogue. And Anne Archer, while lovely in the film, wears some awful-looking sunglasses (egads!).

While there are several martial arts fight scenes (what else?) they are not nearly as sophisticated as those in 1973's Bruce Lee classic "Enter the Dragon" (this is a 1978 film).

Major John Booker (Chuck!) leads a top secret team into Vietnam in 1973 to rescue some American POW's (boy, you never see THAT in a Chuck Norris movie, eh?) ... ahem ... Well, they were set up and several men died. Booker takes the loss philosophically and takes up test-driving Porsches and teaching Political Science at the local college (whatta guy!). Ah, but then a lovely young lady lawyer shows up and starts reciting all the top secret details of the 1973 mission to Booker. Booker must figure out what she's all about. At the same time all of Booker's buddies who survived the disastrous operation start dropping like flies.

James Franciscus is the up-and-coming Secretary of State and boy does he cuss a lot (probably after seeing the script!), hence my PG-13 rating. And he's a very baaaaad man. Jim Backus (Gilligan's Island!) shows up as a protective doorman. And the ubiquitious Soon-Tek Oh is here. Not a bad film, on a par with other Chuck flicks such as "Hero and the Terror", "Invasion U.S.A." and "Code of Silence".

Will Major Booker discover the truth and stop the bad guys? ... hmmm ... well, I'll let you buy the movie and find out ... (as if you couldn't guess) ... While you're waiting to find out, you can count all the green automobiles in the film ...

There must have been a lot of automobiles painted green in 1978 because there's a green car in nearly every street scene (all shades!). Even the toy car at one of the politician's home is green. Generally OK, and we can overlook some of Norris' acting since it's one of his first films. It is hard to forgive the paisley robes, Harvest Gold appliances, and the wide collars on the shirts, but hey, that was the 1970's.

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Summary: Chuck better hide this one
Review: If you're a Martial Art film collector who loves movies that shaped and inspired the genre then Good Guys In Black is right up your alley. You see every fan knows that martial art movies tend to be the same. No disrespect to Norris, Bolo Yeung and other stars spectacular fighting skills, but centreing a film based around their only talent is troublesome. Unlike our Oriental film makers who made Tournament based films about "Little brother seeking revenge against Big Beast who killed their brother blah blah" about 100 times over and over, American film makers fused the Martial Art/Action Adventure film genre together. Good Guys adopts the action/adventure template and uses Chuck Norris as centre character. The action takes place near the end of the vietnam war, whereby Norris's special force the "Black Tigers" suffer fatal loses during a failed mission. Years pass and Norris becomes a War Science teacher who after the war buries his past. Out of the blue an attractive woman claims that his failed mission was a set up by a curropt senator. I'm not going into detail as this film has dated badly. There are only two fight sequences throughout the entire film and the plot just doesn't seem to exist. So why did I even think about reviewing a negative film? Well if you're a film collector as I said before, you may notice this could have inspired Steven Siegal's film "NICO". Apart from a few changes the film's are much alike. A film for anyone seeking Martial Art nostalga

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Summary: what I think of good guys wear black
Review: john t Booker a ex vietnam commando (chuck Norris)stuck in the middle of a murder of Bookers vietnom pals.If you like action,mystery,and suspense youll like good guys wear black.

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Summary: CHUCK NORRIS WEARS BLACK
Review: My favorite DVD! The widescreen transfer is so clear that you will think you are in the movie. I want to say that they just dont make them like this anymore! Chuck Norris jump kicking through a oncoming car's windshield killing his enemy in slow motion is unforgettable. I watch that sceen over and over along with the parking lot fight sequence, it's amazing. Norris is one of a kind, a rare breed! His 70's and early 80's films have reached classic status. And they deserve it, next to the junk made today. This is my favorite film along with A Force Of One (the sequel to Good Guys Wear Black), The Octagon and Forced Vengeance.

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Summary: Love It
Review: OK this is probably my favorite movie. It's very flawed and only for certain viewers. It's dated with poor film quality and bad acting. But I love it. The music, altho scratchy, is unique and builds off the visuals. The action is good - very good. Chuck has an excellent moustache and the supporting actors do their part. The moral of the tale is difficult to figure out at best, but you can feel the message even if you can't describe it. In my opinion, this film is (along with its runner-up, "Night of The Juggler") the Holy Grail of action B-movies.

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Summary: A Guilty Pleasure-I LIke this Poorly Made Film
Review: This film, directed by Mike Post (Magnum Force) was Chuck Norris' second lead-starring role. It starts out as a movie of politcal intrigue put sputters on the direction. In the scene wear the plane blows up, one can see that right before the explosion, the plane is not even there. Just a small example of poor editing.

I do, however, love this movie. The few fights scenes in this pitcure are fun (airport and parking lot) and it is one of Norris' better acting performance. The "jumping into the car scene" is actually Chuck's brother Arren. The other acting performances are also very good (Ann Archer, Lloyd Hayes, and Dana Andrews to name a few). The Chuck Norris fan may want to add this film to your collection.

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Summary: A Guilty Pleasure-I LIke this Poorly Made Film
Review: This film, directed by Mike Post (Magnum Force) was Chuck Norris' second lead-starring role. It starts out as a movie of politcal intrigue put sputters on the direction. In the scene wear the plane blows up, one can see that right before the explosion, the plane is not even there. Just a small example of poor editing.

I do, however, love this movie. The few fights scenes in this pitcure are fun (airport and parking lot) and it is one of Norris' better acting performance. The "jumping into the car scene" is actually Chuck's brother Arren. The other acting performances are also very good (Ann Archer, Lloyd Hayes, and Dana Andrews to name a few). The Chuck Norris fan may want to add this film to your collection.

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Summary: Norris's first big hit.
Review: This low-budget 'gem' from 1977 (I even remember there being a novelization, got to look for it) was a modest hit and pretty much made Chuck Norris a star. Playing John T. Booker (the way the credit is listed mades me wonder if there would be more John T. Booker movies, alas not to be), Norris is a former CIA commando whose dark past comes back to haunt him when the politician that set him up in a raid turned death trap needs to erase that unpleasent part of history. This is an old school action movie, back when they bothered to have plot and mystery prior to the fist fights and car chases, and it will probably bore many expecting wall to wall kung-fu action. Nothing happens until nearly an hour into the movie, then the pay off begins. Good Guys Wear Black was sold on the strength of one big stunt, Norris (or a double) leaping onto a car and kicking through the windshield to get at the assassin driving. It was impressive then, today it is routine. As I said, it is a low budget movie, one with Southern California locations filling in for Vietnam (sandy trails and eucalyptus trees in Vietnam???) as well as East Coast locations. Pretty giggle inducing. But the movie still works when watched in the context of its era (70s exploitation) and director Ted Post (Hang 'Em High, Magnum Force, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, etc.) keeps the movie professional looking, at least. One shocking bit of trivia, one of the movie's screenwriters is Children of A Lesser God author Mark Medoff. Wow. Recommended only to Norris fans on a nostalgia kick.