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Shaft (2019) Official Thread
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Sensitive Christian Grey
The Fisher King
Don't read the Guardian review 
DaRealness
I think very deeply
Don't read the Guardian review
"Because it turns out that a 2019 version of Shaft probably shouldn’t turn into an unabashed celebration of regressively misogynistic and homophobic masculinity."
That sentence pretty much sums up the mentality of the reviewer.
But let Tarantino do the same thing and make anti black jokes throughout a whole movie and he'd be a "genius".
IGN's review took the angle that making Shaft that way actually made him less cool and effectively turned the movie, and him, into a "back in my day" type and that's never who Shaft has been. Which I 1000% agree with. Making Shaft the old man on the porch is the antithesis of the character. Shaft shouldn't be homophobic masculinity because he's never been that. Ever. He's always been the coolest cat around and doesn't care how you're living your life as long as you're living righteous and not fukking anyone up
The reviewer also said the movie doesn't tackle any social issues, which he also felt was a cardinal sin for a Shaft movie. Also agreed with that. To have a Shaft movie in 2019 not deal with race or any social issue in any way isn't a good look
Ironman
#Knickstape
Critics totally destroyed the Avengers this weekend (Fury, Thor, Tessa)
No carry-over good will for them at all
Like I said way back in the beginning of this thread or one of the others, this new Shaft should have been a period piece in the 70's (no internet, cell phone, etc)
I think it would have worked better, who still uses Private Eyes in 2019
No carry-over good will for them at all
Like I said way back in the beginning of this thread or one of the others, this new Shaft should have been a period piece in the 70's (no internet, cell phone, etc)
I think it would have worked better, who still uses Private Eyes in 2019
Critics totally destroyed the Avengers this weekend (Fury, Thor, Tessa)
No carry-over good will for them at all
Like I said way back in the beginning of this thread or one of the others, this new Shaft should have been a period piece in the 70's (no internet, cell phone, etc)
I think it would have worked better, who still uses Private Eyes in 2019
There are ways to make the private eye angle work now. Definitely ways. That doesn’t seem to be an issue.
Critics totally destroyed the Avengers this weekend (Fury, Thor, Tessa)
No carry-over good will for them at all
Like I said way back in the beginning of this thread or one of the others, this new Shaft should have been a period piece in the 70's (no internet, cell phone, etc)
I think it would have worked better, who still uses Private Eyes in 2019
Hell they could have done a modern take on Shaft in Africa being that its still relevant.
Black Ball
Superstar
Sam Jackson said in his breakfast club interview that Christian Bale was supposed to be the main villain for the 1st one, but he told the writers to beef up the peoples character because he was way more interesting.
He absolutely was
They probably didn't decide until Jeffrey Wright started rehearsing.