B-Movie Review: TNT Jackson

TNT Jackson

Synopsis:

When her brother is killed by ruthless drug dealers, Diana "TNT" Jackson travels to Hong Kong to avenge his death.

Tim's Opinion:

Brawls, boobs, and big afros... what's not to like about this movie. TNT Jackson is a mid-70's cross between blaxploitation and chop-socky movies. The plot is typical of the b-movies of the time, the dialog is cheesy, and the fight scenes are badly choreographed. The editing of some of the fight scenes is pretty badly done as well, with some of the cuts being obvious. But aren't those some of the things that make b-movies so enjoyable? I certainly wouldn't say that this is a b-movie masterpiece, but it does have it's charm. One of the fight scenes features Playboy Playmate Jeanne Bell fighting topless against the drug gang's hired goons.

If you're in the mood for a good, low-budget, mid-70's action film, then you should definitely see this one.

Lisa's Opinion:


When one thinks of movies from the 1970s, they might think of Dirty Harry, Star Wars and the Godfather. However, there were other genres that also defined the 70's that stayed in the 70s. Among those were kung fu and blaxploitation.

TNT Jackson is a film that pretty much covers both. It showed Diana (aka TNT) avenging her brother's death while kicking some major butt (possibly a nod to the feminist movement at the time). However, the films fight scenes are pretty leave a lot to be desired, even though it did show some pretty cool moves. That and it seemed to me that the guy who killed TNT's brother somehow forgot to wear a shirt until the end of the film. One of the fight scenes was quite impressive though, TNT, while defending herself, somehow changed her underwear in the middle of it all; from  brownish colored underwear, to white for a brief second and back to the brown underwear.