Super Fly: One of the better examples of the blaxploitation genre, about a New York drug dealer. Youngblood Priest (Ron O’Neal), looking for one last big score so he can leave the life behind. He has to contend with own partner, dirty cops, two girlfriends, and various other shadowy neighborhood types to do it. Stylish, with some inventive segments (one in particular showcases Super Fly’s growing drug empire through a montage of still shots run together, demonstrating the mechanics behind drug distribution as well as the users who avail themselves of it), and a great R&B score from Curtis Mayfield. O’Neal is very strong in the lead, and the film clips right along for a brisk 93 minutes, thanks to first time director Gordon Parks Jr. (his father Gordon Sr. directed “Shaft”). This film exceeded my expectations. Woodchuck sez, “Worth a look.”
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