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JIM 'DRAGON' KELLY in Austin for a double feature of ENTER THE DRAGON & BLACK BELT JONES!
Hey folks, Harry here... To me, the only way that KILL BILL could be cooler than it apparently already is, is if JIM KELLY were in it. Jim Kelly is... for any lover of American Seventies Martial Arts and Blaxploitation filmmaking... He's the mutherfucking BOMB of cool.
"BULLSHIT, MR HAN-MAN!"
Once upon a time, there was no greater film geek cult film than ENTER THE DRAGON. There is something magical about ENTER THE DRAGON, something that you can never really touch. I'm not sure if it's the Lalo Schifrin score... The widescreen asskicking cinematography... Bruce Lee's astonishing fight with the guards... OR - Just how fucking cool JIM KELLY is. Jim, for me, has always been the cherry on top of the cinematic sundae that is ENTER THE DRAGON...
"MAAAN, YOU COME RIGHT OUT OF A COMIC BOOK!"
True, true, actually I come right out of a comic book shop, the one my Dad owned in the 70's. Beginning at the age of 3 I sold stills of JIM KELLY at conventions, right alongside Bruce Lee, Kirk, Spock, LOGAN, HAL, The Demon from CURSE OF THE DEMON, and on and on and on. I collected Martial Arts movie posters and 16mm trailers - which I still own today. You watch Jim Kelly kick the shit out of bad guys in film with his distinctive howl as his fist meets their tonsils and I dare ya not to go... "COOOOOOL".
"I'LL BE TOO BUSY LOOKING GOOD!"
Jim Kelly is a figure of legend, alongside John Saxon and Bruce Lee - he figured prominently into one of the coolest flat out amazing films of all time. His chiseled features and just utter badassness just leap from the screen, and the idea that he'll be there... at the Alamo Drafthouse Lakecreek along with ENTER THE DRAGON is unreal! You see... for almost 20 years Jim Kelly disappeared... Many assumed he was off having adventures... whupping the ass of bad guys everywhere... Kicking "The Man's Ass" wherever it was showing up to keep the righteous down. JIM KELLY... He's gonna be here in Austin this Sunday and I'm just jazzed as can be!
"BATMAN, MUTHERFUCKA!"
Now, I don't want to seem like the only worthwhile film he did was ENTER THE DRAGON.... God no. I've got videos in my collection of BLACK SAMURAI, BLACK BELT JONES, THREE THE HARD WAY, GOLDEN NEEDLES and TAKE A HARD RIDE! And I enjoy them all.
This Sunday... JIM KELLY - Black Belt Jones himself hits Austin and only a fool won't be there... You a fool?
CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR TICKETS FOR JIM KELLY - ENTER THE DRAGON and/or BLACK BELT JONES, with Jim Kelly being there in person to kick your ass!!!
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Damn, I wish this crap hit Chi-town once in a while. Sounds cool as an eskimo bee job.
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RULEZ...
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Sep 25, 2003 5:14:53 PM CDT
Dude, Jim Kelly was so like a comic book character, ironically
by terry_1978
Even though I was born in '78, my older family members would go on and on about Kelly and how cool the man was in these flicks. He had that "black superhero" vibe that so many of my uncles and father still go on about to this day. True enough there we had Shaft and Superfly and all, but did any of these dudes know kung-fu and sport such a tight ass fro? I don't THINK so!
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I hope he kicked "the mans" ass everyday for those 20 years.
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Sep 25, 2003 5:31:43 PM CDT
I was hoping that Jim Kelly and Ron Van Clief would have a duel
by declan_swartz
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My memory of Kelly is that he couldn't act to save his life. He was wooden. Am I wrong? Where was he when they were shooting I'M GONNA GET YA, SUCKER? which by the way was on TV today!
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Criticising martial arts stars for their acting ability is slightly redundant, I would suggest. In the case of Jim Kelly, it is also unfair, as his simple coolness somehow supercedes his poor thesp-ing skills. "If I've missed anyone out, I'm sorry. It's been a big day. I'm a little tired."
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Jim Kelly is the greatest! He is the coolest thing about Enter the Dragon. Black Belt Jones is the cooler then cool! Hot Potato is dynamite! But THREE THE HARD WAY is his best - and probably the greatest Blaxploitation film of them all!
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All those quotes and you forgot THAT old chestnut?
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Man that sounds like a hulluva evening Harold......damn
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Isn't that what he's been mostly doing for the past couple of dozen years?
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... get a pic of Jim Kelly and post it here for all of us who can't make it to Austin this weekend. Thanks!
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Because he's going to be here, in Houston, tomorrow night. At our Alamo Drafthouse(which is admittedly not as good yet)before he comes to yours. It's so nice to get over on your elitist city for a change.
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so what was he doing those 20 years??? and pls harry... don't hold out on us... pls post some pix. thx
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Sep 25, 2003 9:03:18 PM CDT
I always thought it was "Bullshit, Mr HAND-Man." Isn't that why
by alcamaeon
Can anybody confirm this?
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www.whatisthematrix.com REDEMPTION!
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Sep 25, 2003 9:34:21 PM CDT
Too bad Warner Bros are being bitches about releasing a 30th Ann
by stonemonkey
there are still at least a good 4 or more scenes missing.
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And so does Thurman Thomas, and the rest of those loser ass Buffalo Bills. FOUR IN A ROW, what kind of assholes lose FOUR superbowls in a row, especially to the COWBOYS?? Jesus H Tapdancin Christ! Oh wait....you dont mean the white QB with the hair helmet under his real helmet and the no huddle offense, do you? Nevermind.
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I must correct you Alcamaeon.
The correct line is:
'Bullshit Mr. Han-man!'
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...for a few hours.
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Man if only I was rich I'd fly out to Texas first thing in the morning! Man, Harry you really get it jumpin' down there. Jim Kelly is the MAN. PERIOD! I wish we had cool stuff go on up here in NYC. Jim Kelly is the man! I was just watching Black Samurai last week! And Enter The Dragon is the greatest! Wow, the event Sunday is going to be great! Please post some pics Harry. Thanks. Keep up the good work!
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my video collection is so cool man. when i was like 2 years old i lived with fred olen ray and he gave me all the original prints from his movies. then I worked at the laserdisc factory when they were first invented and i got the first ever printing of every laserdisc ever made there. and at the time, sonny chiba lived across the road, and we'd stay up all night talking about how cool we were. then later, i was working as the chief tester in a fireworks factory, which i waaaay cooler than anything you ever did, and who should work there, but the special effects guys that did godzilla vs. mothra. man i actually got mothra's original wing given to me, which i still have at my house, which is the best. i told jess 'jesus' franco to come and look (he was my best pal at the time) then i spent a lot of time learning to skateboard with tony hawk before it was cool, then I started writing computer games for this company called "id software" but i left cause they got so full of themselves, plus they stole my 3-d shooter game idea. ps did i say I rule?
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Sep 26, 2003 12:39:36 AM CDT
Take a Hard Ride, enter the dragon, good pics, cool memories, bu
by watashiwadare
so don't ferking try to remake them.
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Man, too bad Jim Kelley isn't in Kill Bill - that would've been sweet! Hoop! Hoop! Hoop!
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Jim Kelly is still one of my favorite blaxplotation actors. At least once every two weeks or so, I bust out the clamshell case that holds Black Belt Jones. Dammit Harry, why does Austin have to be so far from SoCal. Harry, if you don't post pictures of this event, I will have to beat you like Belt beats JellyBelly. Still the greatest flick ever with the coolest ultimate superfly brotha on the planet in the starring role. BATMAN MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Belt Has Spoken!
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He is going to be at the alamo drafthouse at westoaks. The enter the dragon re-release skipped houston last year,so this is a must see. To quote the blackbelt jones trailer "He's back and he's black!".
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He still looks damn good.
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I simply cannot wait for this historic event. Like Henri from Drafthouse said... this night will be legendary. I have a cool Black Belt Jones resource (images, official comic book, and production info) at my site here:
http://www.badassmovieimages.com/movies/blackbeltjones
and anyone wanting to see Italian "Johnny Svelto" Black Belt Jones poster:
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His classic pre-fight conversation with Mr. Han is legendary
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But, I had the opportunity to watch "Black Samurai" on MAx Action last week or so. I taped it so I could at least have this one in my collection. Boy, I gotta tell ya, its bad, not BAD as in cool but bad as in, well, bad. Avoid this one if you can. Still trying to get my hands on Black Belt Jones. One other thing, Jim Kelly has the COOLEST RUN in movies. The only cooler run is Billy Dee Williams running through Cloud City in "The Empire Strikes Back". I know its trivial but then again, what isn't?
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But, I had the opportunity to watch "Black Samurai" on MAx Action last week or so. I taped it so I could at least have this one in my collection. Boy, I gotta tell ya, its bad, not BAD as in cool but bad as in, well, bad. Avoid this one if you can. Still trying to get my hands on Black Belt Jones. One other thing, Jim Kelly has the COOLEST RUN in movies. The only cooler run is Billy Dee Williams running through Cloud City in "The Empire Strikes Back". I know its trivial but then again, what isn't?
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...is that, like Bruce Lee, he was a legit martial artist. Piss him off and he could legit kick your ass. I love ENTER THE DRAGON (got it on DVD)and I have to check out his other films. He would have fit in perfect in KILL BILL. He may not be a great actor but you could see a natural charisma in DRAGON. Watch him during the scene when John Saxon is getting beat up so they can win a bet. I also love it when he kicks the cop's asses. He not only took them out, HE DROVE OFF IN THEIR COP CAR! That's a cool muthafucka, right there. Harry, you gotta post pics of this event and if you get a chance, interview Mr. Kelly for us.
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Jim Kelly. Bad ass karate motherfucker. My hero when I first saw Enter the Dragon on channel 20 in 1982! Man, he made being a brother soooo fucking cool.
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Sep 27, 2003 3:49:01 AM CDT
Jim Kelly and Demond "Lamont" Wilson should do a buddy cop movie
by nicholaswolfwood
They avenge Rollo's death.
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One of my favorite lines from
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My other favorite line from Black Belt Jones! Does anyone know if there's a soundtrack for that movie, cause man, it kicks ass!
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Black belt Jones...wheres the DVD WB?
Love the site MadMonkey. Had it in my PC's Favorite file for a while know.
"Whats a Bogart"? "Treacherous Nigga's!!" -
Jim "da man" Kelly graced us with his first appearance in twenty years
at the Houston Alamo Drafthouse Saturday night. Man, he was something
straight out of a comic book(ahem). It was a double feature of Enter the
Dragon and Black Belt Jones; supposedly marking the thirtieth anniversary of
Enter the Dragon.
I had originally bought the tickets to see Enter the Dragon on the Big
screen, and was shocked to see Williams (Jim) there. He was signing
autographs before the movie, which gave the average Joe Schmoe a chance to
talk to the legend (he signed a pair of panties for my wife). The man exudes
coolness.
Before the show he did a quick Q&A session, answering questions about
Bruce, martial arts, his age (avoided this answer), ect. Some unanswered
questions shouted out:
Who got more women, you or John Saxon?
Who cut your hair?
The first movie played, big cheers when Jim "Williams" appeared. It was
great to see this play on the big screen. During the intermission between
movies a group of martial artists from some local school gave demostrations
in the lobby.
I had to leave before the next movie, but I count this as one night that
I'll not soon forget.
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