Friday, August 21, 2009

Boss




First of all Fred Williamson is one of the greatest actors in the history of the line of cinema we call "BLACK ACTION." Hell he is on the cover of the 9.99 dvd set called Black Action. Boss Nigger (now pc'd out with the title Boss) is about two black men who are bounty hunters catching white bandits. They run across a some paper work that basically makes them sheriffs of a town, which is in the clutches of a bandit group led by a son of a bitch named Jed Clayton.
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The Good: Boss Nigger is Williamson's name in the film (a sequel to the Nigger Charley films) and he is as badass as they get. Dressed in black from head to toe, he whips an ignorant town into shape by enforcing "black man's law," which is about the same as basic old western laws, but if you say "nigger" you pay money or do time. They end up hustling a lot of money out of the white folks in town. Williamson even gathers up the poor Mexican community, walks them into town and makes the shop owners give them food and supplies. Sounds like High Plains Drifter.

The Bad: Jed Clayton's gang. Senior Clayton reminds me of my days growing up in a small town in Washington, because he looks like the loggers you would see walking into the bar every night, then drives home drunk past the local grade school only to force sex on his wife after a nice beat down. Needless to say this white trash is a coward who always stands behind his gang. But the gang is great fodder for Williamson to beat down so never a dull moment.

The Ugly: Racism. Just like many movies subverting cinematic race roles, there is something sobering behind them. The comedy usually defeats the forlorn feeling that racism creates, but in the end an innocent woman is shot in the back for being black and a Mexican child is trampled by a horse. Williamson gets his man in the end, but racism is still there.

The Badass: Williamson is alone with a posh white woman who has been craving his mandom, so he just grabs her and kisses her hard then says "that's just to satisfy your curiosity."

The Food: I was eating some crinkle cut frys and bbq sauce. This is a hamburger movie though. Get a good one going a double hand packed patty with some creole seasoning and a shit load of cheese that will get you through this kick ass movie.

A quick note for white looking honkeys like me. The theme song is very catchy but the word nigger is all through out it, so be careful if you find yourself singing it in public.......

5 comments:

  1. You'll be happy to know that this post sparked a debate at my workplace over the use of the word "nigger," leading to a debate about Randall Kennedy's book "nigger" and the problems it created on book review shows. Interesting stuff.

    Anyway, I have a nice print of this movie poster in a book of posters called "TRASH" - I recommend it.

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  2. I loved this movie. Tons of great lines, like "But I like fat women." Haha.

    Oh and I was humming the tune all day...

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  3. I watched this movie after they played the trailer on Howard Stern. Interesting piece to say the least and glad you posted a disclaimer on the theme song. It is catchy but not be sung in public...by no means.

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  4. Yeah the word "nigger" is most definitely a hot topic, its weird how people react to it without consistency. They will shun the use of it in all areas but laugh their ass off with Tarantino says it in Pulp Fiction. I usually stay away from debate on such things and exclaim and word can be used for hate.

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  5. Hahaha! In response to your warning about how catchy the song is... man, I been there. I like to call my one friend Nicole up every now and then and leave her voicemails of me singing the first part of the song, up until the N- ... 'cause then she gets the song stuck in her head all day and has to watch from singing it while at work. Mwahahah!

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