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Summary: Good blaxploitation flix Not one for the kids
Review: Brutally beaten and arrested on false charges, Charlie has done his time and now he's out...for revenge. Standard blaxploitation fare made legendary by a scene involving Charlie's murderous member.
IF YOU SHOULD ENJOY SUCH THINGS IN LIFE AS THE SIGHT OF SOMEONE BEING STRANGLED BY A 30 FOOT [...], THEN THIS SLICE OF BLAXPLOITATION IS FOR YOU. THIS MOVIE WAS ORIGINALLY RELEASED UNDER THE TITLE 'WELCOME HOME, BROTHER CHARLES',BUT THIS INCARNATION AS 'SOUL VENGEANCE',IM PLEASED TO SAY, REMAINS UNCUT AND RUNS FOR 98MINS (NOT 87 AS STATED ON THE BOX). AT SUCH A CHEAP PRICE YOU CAN'T GO WRONG.
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Summary: Greatest Movie Ever
Review: I'm not kidding - this movie has to be seen to be believed. It's got love, romance, lust, sex, revenge - in short, all the things that make life worthwhile. Shakespeare doesn't have anything up on this fine piece of cinema. The strangulation scene makes this whole movie worth it.
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Summary: Greatest Movie Ever
Review: I'm not kidding - this movie has to be seen to be believed. It's got love, romance, lust, sex, revenge - in short, all the things that make life worthwhile. Shakespeare doesn't have anything up on this fine piece of cinema. The strangulation scene makes this whole movie worth it.
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Summary: Disjointed, Camp Classic
Review: Originally released in the theatres as "Welcome Home, Brother Charles," this is the first feature directed by Jamaa Fanaka ("Penitentiary"). Made while a student at UCLA, the film looks like it was shot on a shoestring budget -- and without the help of faculty advisors. The technical quality of the film aside, the narrative is terribly disjointed. What little story it has involves a man wrongfully sent to prison. What takes the film beyond mere cliche is a bizarre twist on the "Pinocchio" story. Here, another part of the man's anatomy grows instead of his nose. It must be seen to be believed. If ever there was a rival to the campiness of Ed Wood (and later, John Waters), it is Jamaa Fanaka with this film. Perhaps like Ed Wood, someone will do a biopic on Fanaka's early career. Even more amazing is that "Welcome Home, Brother Charles" got significant theatrical distribution over equally risky, but much better crafted works by fellow UCLA classmates Haile Gerima ("Harvest: 3000 Years") and Charles Burnett ("Killer of Sheep"). Gerima later directed the indie hit "Sankofa." Burnett would go on to make "To Sleep with Anger" and the telefilm, "The Wedding." Meanwhile, Fanaka followed this film with the vastly superior "Emma Mae" (released on video as "Black Sister's Revenge"), which also got a theatrical release. The latter is arguably the best film of his career ("Penitentiary III" being the best from a technical standpoint). In short, "Welcome Home, Brother Charles" is nothing more than a curiosity piece for avid fans of so called "blaxploitation" films. It might also serve as an example to aspiring filmmakers of what NOT to do in a film. You have been warned.
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Summary: Man.... this is a great "bad movie"
Review: This movie has a few scenes that make it worth watching. One "brilliant" (literally) scene is the "blinky-eye" scene where the actors are constantly blinking for no apparent reason. There must have been a bright light in their eyes or something. And there's another great scene at the end that just has to be seen to be believed.
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Summary: Man.... this is a great "bad movie"
Review: This movie has a few scenes that make it worth watching. One "brilliant" (literally) scene is the "blinky-eye" scene where the actors are constantly blinking for no apparent reason. There must have been a bright light in their eyes or something. And there's another great scene at the end that just has to be seen to be believed.
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