The Black Godfather

I have always believed that to be a good reviewer of movies, you have to willing to watch films that maybe out of the scope of the genres that you would normally watch for enjoyment. This film falls into one of those genres that I haven't watched a lot of but I am willing to explore new ideas and new films to expand my way of viewing. In the hay day of 1970s film making the film genre of Blaxploitation ran the gambit of issues from drugs, crime fighting, fighting militants, just to name a few. Most of the films had a completely black cast but there were some, like this film, that had white actors in supporting roles.
A black man leads an attempt to overthrow the mob organization that is running the drug trade in his neighborhood of the city. The title of the film is an obvious play off of the success of The Godfather, just set up for the black community. The acting is a little stale but for the time period that it was shot in and the fact that there probably wasn't too much money spent, it comes off pretty well. The story itself is strong, but with the mild frontal nudity, the occasional swearing and the over exaggerated gun play you can tell that the film makers were doing what ever they could to grab hold of the audience.
The social issues that are examined throughout the film are straightforward and some of them are still a concern in today's world. The biggest issue that is identified is the drug use and how it's destroying the black community, almost sounds like a story that could be shot today. This film is worth watching to see how the black film community took matters into their own hands to create movies that showed the world that they had just as much talent as any other person in Hollywood.