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For some odd reason IMDb "declined" to post one of my film reviews and I cannot understand why as the reason they gave was "unspecified."  Admittedly, the film (the Black Klansman) was one that revolved around racism but I used no words that anybody with any common sense would think was sexist, racist, or remotely offensive.  So unless the title of the film itself was objectionable I simply don't understand it and if anybody cares to read my review I have posted it below and would welcome any suggestions to make it more appealing to the staff.  I would also recommend that before criticizing what I wrote that a person should watch the movie in question (to get an idea of the overall plot) or at the very least look at some of the other reviews and compare it to mine.  Trust me, although I didn't read these reviews before I posted mine, I haven't said anything that wasn't already stated by multiple reviewers.  Thanks.

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The Black Klansman (1966) [5]

This film begins in Los Angeles with a black jazz musician by the name of “Jerry Ellsworth” (Richard Gilden) learning that his young daughter has just been killed by members of a racist organization in the small town of Turnerville, Alabama. Seeking revenge upon the people that committed this act, he immediately boards a flight to Turnerville where he hopes his light-skinned complexion will allow him to masquerade as a white man long enough for him to infiltrate the local chapter of the KKK. What he doesn’t know, however, is that his white girlfriend “Andrea” (Rima Kutner) and his good friend “Lonnie” (James McEachin) have followed right behind him and their appearance creates unforeseen difficulties which endangers his extremely hazardous plan. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was a fairly interesting film which was hindered somewhat by the rather low-budget production values and mediocre acting of all concerned. It does, however, serve as a decent precursor to the blaxploitation films which followed a few years later and for that reason I have rated this film accordingly. Average.

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Hi -

 

I can confirm the review aligns with our policies, it has now been approved and will show live on the site shortly.

 

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