Maybe it was the casting of Samuel L. Jackson that gave Paramount the faith. Who cares what it was. And I'm glad we have the chance to prove ourselves. I've grown up with endless stories of the Shaft phenomenon 29 years ago. I've read endless commentaries and articles of the whole thing.
Shaft deserves the same kind of treatment.
Because Shaft belongs to us. Go see this film. Watch the joy on their face when Sam L and Richard Roundtree come on screen together. Let them reminisce to you about where they were the first time they saw the original Shaft. Don't buy any bootlegs.