Urban Action Collection: 4 Film Favorites (Black Belt Jones / Black Samson / Hot Potato / Three the Hard Way) | 
| Directors: Charles Bail, Gordon Parks Jr., Oscar Williams, Robert Clouse
Actors: Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, Jim Kelly, Sheila Frazier, Jay Robinson
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 6106
Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 410 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: WARD116718D
UPC: 883929101641
EAN: 0883929101641
ASIN: B002U4UZT0
Release Date: January 12, 2010
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INCLUDES: BLACK BELT JONES, BLACK SAMPSON, THREE THE HARD WAY, H OT POTATO
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 13
 AT LAST! January 15, 2010
C. Utley
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
So glad to add legit, non-bootleg versions of "Black Belt Jones" & "Three The Hard Way" - two of the pantheons of Blaxploitation Cinema - to my DVD collection. I saw "Hot Potato" over 20 years ago and thought it was dumb. I didn't know that "Hot Potato" was a sequel of sorts to "Black Belt Jones" - I'll bear that in mind when I watch that one again. I had never seen "Black Samson" before and, after checking it out, I thought it was easily forgettable. I was expecting the hero of that flick to unleash his pet lion on the mobsters in the final action sequence but, alas, no luck.
Picture looks great on my 55 inch Sony HDTV. I expected to see tons of grain in the picture given the fact that these are obscure 1970's titles, but the picture quality on all 4 films is FANTASTIC! The sound is mono - wish they did a stereo mix of these flicks so the memorable theme from "Black Belt Jones" and those classic songs from "Three The Hard Way" would really come alive - but that's a minor complaint.
Hopefully WB will do a sequel to this 4 film collection soon and release some other Blaxploitation titles - most notably the sequel to Cleopatra Jones and others from the pre-1986 MGM library including "Cool Breeze", "Melinda", and "Hit Man" (yeah, those are "on DVD" already, but they're BOOTLEGS copied from crappy VHS tapes!). All in all, I will gladly spend my MLK weekend soaking up all the Jim Kelly action I can muster!
ONE POTATO... TWO POTATO... HOT POTATO? February 17, 2010
The Critic (Windsor)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
(Black Belt Jones)
The Mob want to buy a local karate studio in a city area planned for re-development. They enlist the aide of a local thug named "Pinky" and his henchmen to force the owner into selling. After they accidentally kill him, the karate students call on their number one kung-fu expert "Black Belt Jones" to even the score.
(Hot Potato)
A really weak sequel to 1974's "Black Belt" Jones. Jim Kelly reprises his role as a US government agent named Jones. This time around Jones travels to Thailand to rescue the daughter of a southern U.S. senator, who is being held by a ruthless crime lord named Rangoon.
(Black Samson)
These streets belong to Samson! A local nightclub owner Samson does everything he can to keep his neighborhood clean of crime, corruption and drugs. When a local mobster named Johnny Nappa played by William Smith tries to take over Samson's turf, Samson the staff wielding hero takes a stand against Nappa and his hoods to save his girl and the neighborhood.
(Three the Hard Way)
A white supremist named Monroe Feather plots to taint the United States water supply in several US cities with a toxin that is harmless to white people but lethal to black people. Standing in Monroe Feathers way are Jimmy Lait, Jagger Daniels and Mister Keyes, who'll stop at nothing to bring down Monroe Feathers and his supremist organization for good.
Whether you're a fan of Jim Brown, Jim Kelly, Fred "The Hammer" Williamson or Blaxploitation films in general; the Urban Action Collection has something for everyone. The 1970's gave rise to the Blaxploitation film genre and thanks to Warner Home Video we can now enjoy some of these classic films through the first legitimate DVD release from a major studio like Warner Home Video.
Fans of "Black Belt Jones" and "Three the Hard Way" can finally throw away those crappy bootlegs because the film prints used by Warner Home Video in this collection are outstanding to say the least. Either the prints were in excellent condition to begin with or Warner Bros spent some money to clean them up, because I've never seen these films look and sound so good.
The Urban Action Collection consists of 4 films on two single sided discs, that's right no double sided discs to fumble with. You get two movies per disc and all four films are in their 1.85:1 widescreen aspect ratio and the picture and sound quality are excellent. Fans of these films will rejoice in what they see and hear the moment they press the play button on their remote.
I expected these films would be riddled with tons of grain and plagued with sound problems, but that definitely wasn't the case. The prints used are fantastic, the picture is sharp and the colors are really vibrant. These films looked and sounded great on my 50" Panasonic Plasma, the only thing I would have changed would be the sound options. Three of the four films should have been in 5.1 Digital Dolby or at least stereo given their funky soundtracks.
Urban Action Collection: 4 Film Favorites February 21, 2010
D. S. HARDEN (L.A.,CA USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was a teeenager when these films "made the scene." The film that stuck the most in my memory was "Three the Hard Way!" Now, after 30-odd years (yes, I'm showing my age!), we have good copies on DVD? I'm getting mine! Get yours, and watch these films. Granted, they weren't the best - but they're better than the rest! Forgive the 70's style rhyming, but what's a fellow to do?
For nostalgia's sake (and the price), I'll give this collection: 5 stars! (Right on!)
Oldies but Goodies! January 27, 2010
Vernon E. Grier (Chicago, IL)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I agree with reviewer C. Utley, these 4 film favorites from the 1970's blaxpolitation years are great! I watched "Three the Hard Way" and "Black Belt Jones" and was amazed by the picture and sound quality, outstanding! Although the movies are kinda low budget with numerous plot holes and some bad acting, I am very pleased that Warner Bros. did the right thing and give the people what they want! Thank you WB!
Black Action April 26, 2010
Oscar Wilson Jr. (Troy MI)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Before Stallone, Schwarzenegger, and Willis. There was Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, Jim Kelly. The 3 biggest action stars of the seventies combined in one power packed combo DVD collection. These guys were fighting crime and kicking bad guy butts long before computer generated special effects and multi-million dollar budgets. So sit back , grab some popcorn and watch real Black power
as they "Take it to the man!"
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