It’s much more entertaining than it sounds. ![]() Good God… rattling off that plot synopsis really makes this one seem like a dry ride. finds out that Charlie is the man responsible for her brother’s death… you know that motherfucker’s gonna have to pay. Meeting the mob bosses in a nightclub, she eventually befriends their right hand man, Charlie. Joe agrees to ask around town and causes a major shitstorm when he sparks the ire of the local mob, who were already very nervous about T.N.T.’s presence in the first place. Joe is a resourceful man who seems to have the lowdown on all the town gossip and is also very passionate about hair dressing. makes it over to her brother’s old residence, a karate dojo named Joe’s Haven. breaks some guy’s arm while blood gushes out of his elbow… fantastic cinema! The fight is typically slow and clunky as these films usually go, but ends on a high note as T.N.T. is already kicking the shit out of a gang wielding balisong knives. So bad in fact, that the first thing she sees when stepping foot in the area is a bare breasted woman fleeing from a drooling rapist. Jackson touches down on the tarmac in Hong Kong and immediately sets out to her brother’s old stomping grounds, which of course happens to be in the worst part of town. ![]() The story is your typical “deadly woman out to get revenge for her brother’s death at the hands of drug dealers” plot that you exploitation fans should all be familiar with now. You want heroin dealers, kung fu fights, and titties? Then by golly, T.N.T. manages to cram it all into a wonderfully slim, 71 minute running time, making this essentially one of the prime, go-to films for those hungry blaxploitation fiends in dire need of a quick fix. It’s also a lesson in bang for your buck economy, as T.N.T. From bouncy afros, bouncy boobs, and lines of guys in white uniforms practicing karate punches, this film has you covered. Far from a negative criticism, this movie actually seems to benefit from touching on virtually every genre cliché and fleeting convention in the vernacular of grindhouse cinema. Jackson may well be the most generic exploitation film of any genre that I have ever seen. Starring Jeannie Bell, Stan Shaw, Chiquito, Pat Anderson, Ken Metcalfe, Imelda Ilanan, Leo Martinez
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