Let's Do It Again

Starring:John Amos, Val Avery, Lee Chamberlin, Bill Cosby, Ossie Davis, Billy Eckstine, Talya Ferro, Med Flory, George Foreman, Julius Harris, Paul E. Harris, Doug Johnson, Calvin Lockhart, Denise Nicholas, Sidney Poitier, Morgan Roberts, Cedric Scott, Mel Stewart, Jimmie Walker, Richard Young
Director: Sidney Poitier
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product Type: DVD

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Back in the day, when Richard Roundtree, Fred Williamson, Issac Hayes, and Pam Grier were stickin' it to the Man, Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby collaborated on three buddy comedies that offered urban audiences an alternative to private dicks, sex machines, and bad muthas. The Uptown Saturday Nightstars re-team for an "outtasite" scam involving hypnosis, a hopeless beanpole boxer (Jimmie Good Times Walker), and two rival kingpins. Though in fashion and patois Let's Do It Again is a candidate for the '70s time capsule, it does hold up better than most of its more militant blaxploitation brethren. Poitier, the straight man, and Cosby, working his improvisational mojo, are a great comedy team. Worth the price of purchase alone is the sight of these icons decked out in flamboyant Mack Daddy duds to impress their marks, Kansas City Mack (John Amos) and Biggie Smalls (Calvin Lockhart). Curtis Mayfield's score, with vocals by the Staples Singers, is also good for the soul. --Donald Liebenson

Description

Comedy about a pair of blue collar cons who raise funds for their fraternal order by hypnotizing a scrawny boxer into believing he's a mighty fighter, then betting heavily on him. Trouble ensues when gangsters figure out their plot and seek payback.

Customer Reviews:

never received.......2007-06-27

This movie is a mystery to me - could you please let me know when I purchased this movie because if I ordered it, it was never received and if I find a charge to my card for it, it will be protested. I heard the movie was good, though.

Oh yeah..........2007-05-12

Not as good as "Uptown" but still funny, worth a look or to add to the trilogy.

A must have movie for the ages.......2007-01-12

I grew up watching this movie and it reminded me of the good old days. I'm now able to share this with my children. Good old fashion fun. Buy this movie, you won't be disappointed.

My personal favorite of the 3 Poitier/Cosby classics........2007-01-01

Great Cast, Great Soundtrack, Great Movie. Can't go wrong when you pair Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier to try and outsmart John Amos and Calvin Lockhart. Hilarious!

Can't forget Denise Nicholas, she's smoking!

Let's Do It Again.......2006-08-30

I wanted this movie for sometime being, but I did not know the name of it (caught it on Television a few times). So when I visited a store (to remain unidentified) and searched through their gigantic book of DVD selections, I read a synopsis that I thought fit with the scenes of the movie I previously viewed on television and ordered it...to my dismay and later joy it turned out to be Uptown Saturday Night(wrong movie). Well I kept searching and finally found this great movie "Let's Do It Again." It is a great comedy with scores of great actors/actresses such as, Sidney Poitier, Ossie Davis, Bill Cosby, John Amos, Calvin Lockhart, Denise Nicholas, Lee Chamberlin, and Jimmy Walker. The director of this film did an awesome job in capturing and preserving 70's atmosphere with flare. The comedic scenes...Billy(Bill Cosby) and Clyde (Sidney Poitier) trying to maneuver themselves down a fire escape to avoid being caught by Bootney Farnsworth's( Jimmy Walker) trainers after Clyde hypnotizes him, only to end up in the hands of danger a few flights down. Trips to New Orleans to "flip" clean money into "semi-dirty" Money along with glances into Atlanta's 70s community settings, all make for a family fun pack film. I highly recommend it to all...it is worth keeping. Another classic movie...do not overlook this one.
...They could not get it right the first time so Billy and Clyde reconciled to...Let's Do It Again...

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