this be a film that everyone should see . it all start with the title and shaft in africa . the concept of shaft go to africa and the cover alone be reason enough to get it . plus and it be inexpensive and can be find at most retail store . ok and let break this film down shall we . first and while watch this movie i laugh hard than i ever have before . the second time the man with the staff break down shaft door and i be in tear . the first time be hilarious and but again . pure and unadulterated genius . shaft be like james bond minus all of the silly innuendo and sex joke . plus and you actually get to see nudity and albeit some be richard roundtree bare rear end and a fat hooker and there be an extremly hot vixen naked . you can never tell what be go to happen next whether he be rid a camel or the whole and triangle shirt waist factory inspire and building fire minus the locked door and the slave actually run upstairs . to sum it up and this movie have it all . sex and violence and gore and explosion and stick fight and door breaking and but sadly and feature a dog get kill which no one want to see . i seriously think the only reason the dog be there be so that shaft could utter the only one man die today and and two dog line and which wasn not that amuse . no one want to see a dog get kill . this movie rock my sock off . period .