Overall rating: 4.6728396 / 5 from 162 reviews.
This limited edition Blu-ray collection of Rene Martinez Jr.'s films, including 'Super Soul Brother' and 'The Guy from Harlem', is highly recommended by customers for its excellent transfer quality, fantastic collection of low-budget movies, and engaging titles. While opinions on the movies themselves are mixed, the overall release is praised for its upgrade and outstanding visual presentation.
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"A really interesting release with strong archival value and a lot of personality. The presentation gives the films a respectful showcase, and the set is a great way to discover this corner of cult cinema. A worthwhile addition for collectors."
"What an incredible upgrade from the original AGFA DVD. The picture quality can only improve so much based on what they’re having to work with, but I had no idea about Rene Martinez, Jr. ’s other films, and for that alone this release is worth the purchase for those weird few who own that disc but have yet to purchase this one."
"The main picture, we'll call it "The Six Thousand Dollar Gentleman Of High Melanin Count" is very funny. It's amateurish, but there are some sexy women, a dwarf doctor whose girlfriend looks like the type Russ Meyer appreciated, and it's generally outrageous. The other two films are pretty bottom of the barrel for their respective genres (blaxploitation, biker roughie) though they aren't completely without merit. The insert cards are a nice touch. I'll put on the main feature again when I need a laugh sometime."
"If you're a student of Bad-Good cinema like I am, "Super Soul Brother" and "The Guy from Harlem" will not disappoint ( I still have to view "Road of Death" ). The menu page also includes a charming little song "6000 What?" by the Saxton Kari Orchestra with vocals by a kid version of Curtis Mayfield. The restoration with the colours, contrast and the sound is superb. That is to say compressed rich and gritty."
"The slipcover of this awesome triple feature was very cool! This collection of 3 flicks is loaded with lots of older blaxploitation goodies and is definitely NOT to be missed by fans of that awesome genre! The peerless VS restoration process was on full display with stellar sound and picture! Thank you, VS, for continuing to lovingly restore and release so many wonderful films from every conceivable genre! You are keeping physical media alive in this streaming world we now live in! Highly recommended!"
"A collection of 3 films that entice the fans of biker movies and blaxploitation, all made by one René Martinez Jr. The slipcover looks great, the presentation is amazing, the acting is shodden but the fun remains in all 3 films. Great stuff by AGFA again!"
"I'm looking forward to rolling through the films of Rene Martinez Jr. in this collection. These all seem like unique, interesting pieces of film history. I can always trust an AGFA release to bring something special."
"Best quality picture out there. Decent features"
"A great little collection of flicks. Wildman Steve at his finest."
"This one is def not for the easily offended or people who want high art movies. This is super gritty and low fi and very un PC so if you have thin skin. . . pass over now. This is a great time capsule to a different era of film. It is a real oddity in the Blackspoitation genre for sure. This is even more low budget than some of those so just a heads up so you know what you are in for. Raunchy . . . yes, offensive. . yes. . . hilarious. . yes. This film has spirit and great extras as well."
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