Nasty, violent, vulgar, sexy, hot...perfect. This is BLAXPLOITATION! I haven't seen the Samuel L. Jackson-version but I don't even interested in it because Richard Roundtree is the best. He's mean, brutal and not obviously standing on the right side. He's a private-eye and hasn't any moral problems with working to the mob. He is hired by the head of the mob, whose daughter was kidnapped, and Shaft finds himself in the line of the fire. You can guess, that there are lot of actions, good women (he's definitely not the best husband at all...). I've heard a lot about this film before, I saw the two sequels (Shaft's Big Score /1972/ and Shaft in Africa /1973/) first, so I knew what to expect. And I wasn't disappointed. And the music!!! Isaac Hayes is a God! He deserved his Oscar for the Best Song in 1971. It's the essence of the whole film. I've never seen another film where the music and the film was in better harmony than in this one. The whole soundtrack is perfect too. You can think over the film again while you're listening the music. So, if you want to watch a great 1970's crime and action movie, 'Shaft' is what you're looking for. 100%