This movie is so bad that it makes Dolemite look like the GodfatherNothing in this movie makes any kind of senseThe first 15 minutes takes place at a martial arts tournament and instead of introducing the characters of the movie the "director" (I use that term very lightly) decided to focus on the random martial artists fighting with very little actual dialogue and the actors merely observing the guys fightingAnyways after that the movie actually starts (I guess) but there's not much of a movie to speak of as it is random scenes with people jumping to conclusions based on nothing in one scene one of the guys asks for a orangejuice at the bar and the waitress says: "Orange Juice? You must be friends with them Karate guys from the other night" which makes a lot of sense since only Karate guys and friends of Karate guys drink Orange Juice.And the leads in the movie are allowed to kill and harass as many people as they want because they have a just cause and the sheriff just tell them they need to come in to the station so they can write a report, but most times the leads just can't be arsedIt's just a terrible piece of crap movie that doesn't make any sense and that only focuses on trying to make the leads look like cool guys and nothing elseI didn't even mention the fact that 40 minutes in they decide to change leads completely when they introduce Jim Brown and Fred Williamson they take over the show instead of Richard Roundtree and Jim Kelly who sorts of fade away from leads into co-stars instead

I did not realize that Fred Williams made another flick which consist of the biggest stars of Blaxploitation. but unlike Original Gangsters this movie came out at the height of their careers, which is good because the only reason you would want to see it is because of the black star power. With a title that sounds like the Sequel to 3 the Hard Way, adding Shaft to the list making 4, the movie starts with marshal arts master, Jim Kelly and Richard Roundtree getting into some trouble with dudes who don't want to pay the money they are owed, and when trouble escalates, they call in their boys Fred the Hammer and Jim Brown to help. The movie is not much different from 3 the hard way with Jim carrying a big gun and Fred hooking up with some chick. In fact, I mentioned basically every movie these two did in the 1970's. What's lacking is Jim Kelly's marshal arts. Sure nothing can beat the scene in 3 the hard way where somehow his nice boots are replaced with sneakers out of nowhere and he gets into some hard hitting action, but it would be nice if they tried.This wouldn't be much of a problem if Shaft was used to his fullest in the film, but he's not. I guess when you got the Hammer in the directors chair, he's got no choice but to make super star Jim Brown more than just his back up, but once Fred is on screen it's his show, make no mistake.Most of these movies are just like the other, but somehow this movie's quantity is a little under, despite the large talent pool. Try to Avoid.

Boasting the awesome cast of Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Jim Kelly and Richard Roundtree, one would expect a major kick ass flick here....Unfortunately, whilst on paper this should indeed have been the case, in reality the finished product is only average at best especially since aside from the unengaging plot, the film manages unforgivably to all but waste the talents of the latter two stars.Kelly especially comes out of this the worst with his character hardly getting to show off any of his famous moves, instead finding himself bedridden for most of his screen time after getting shot early on! Roundtree to doesn't fare much better after he takes a beating at the hands of some thugs and subsequently disappears until much later in the film.On the other hand, if Kelly and Roundtree are effectively relegated to supporting roles, at least we do get to see Jim 'Slaughter' Brown and Fred 'The Hammer' Williamson getting to strut their stuff.....and how super coolly they do it to!Action wise this is hardly groundbreaking stuff with a few fist fights, a bit of shooting and a number of explosions seemingly only included to fill up the accepted quota. There are however a number of humorous scenes throughout to compensate, which should certainly raise a smile. Take for instance the old and seemingly incompetent sheriff in this for instance. Despite the fact that Brown and Williamson (bearing in mind that they are only civilians) beat up, shoot up and even blow up numerous crooks in this, the said law officer merely gives them a slight scolding before handing them back their weapons every time!!!Overall, certainly not a bad film by any means but at the same time certainly not a particularly noteworthy one either and one which sadly wasted such a great opportunity in it's misuse of such a great cast.

In this hoped for "revival" of the Blaxploitation genre, you have the superstars of Black '70s cinema: Jim Brown (always with the biggest gun with the longest barrel), Jim Kelly (who I always thought was a posturing joke), Richard Roundtree (still looking good post-Shaft), and Fred "Da Hammer" Williamson (so cool, he has ice dripping down his back!).Only Roundtree has kept his actor's dignity of the four. Fred still cranks out his Po Boy Productions straight to video flicks, but I will say he still does well in Europe. These low budget films actually are profitable there. I'll give him that. Brown has had his own share of woes in the press in recent years and just walks through this one. Jim Kelly has to be thee WORST actor of the group. GI Joe (with the Kung-Fu grip) could whoop him easily. (In one scene, his woman is getting gang-banged, and he's getting his KF stance on against one bad guy). And Roundtree didn't embarass himself, and has at least has maintained a long list of character roles, most notably the "Shaft" update with Samual L. Jackson in 2000.This is one turd of a movie, lovingly directed by Williamson. Bland direction, hokey lines, low budget hoettas, you name it. Yet it's considered a cult favorite, by whom I don't know. I'll skip the plot. It's so banal it doesn't bear repeating. On the level of a Cynthia Rothrock film. But the best scene is at the end when Fred "Hammer" sticks one of his trademark cigars into a pooch's mouth.So there you have it. Gets a 2 out of 5 from me.And most of the soundtrack was "moonlighted" by Jazz Fusion keyboardist Rodney Franklin, but credited to others.